Τα καλύτερα Country Club Bank podcast (2024)

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32 - Dusty Springfield with Lucy O'Brien (West Hampstead) 1:08:17

19h ago1:08:17

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Join us to take a deep dive into the life & career of LBGTQ icon Dusty Springfield - starting with her early life first in West Hampstead in London & then briefly in High Wycombe, Dusty attended a convent school but reinvented herself after leaving school into the glamorous blonde icon she became famous as. When our guest biographer Lucy O'Brien fi…

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Whitney Wolfe Herd: Dating app entrepreneur 42:18

3d ago42:18

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Whitney Wolfe Herd, the “queen of the swipes”, launched a female-led dating app after a public scandal around her sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit against Tinder. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng follow her story from a popular student with a flair for marketing, to carving her own path in the male-dominated tec…

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31 - Steve Wynn - The Dream Syndicate & The Paisley Underground (Los Angeles) 58:19

8d ago58:19

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You can see our upcoming live events here: https://rocknrollbookclub.co.uk/live/ Steve Wynn joins us to tell us all about his time with the Dream Syndicate, the formation of the band & the Paisley Underground scene. Steve's new book is out now on Jawbone Press & his latest record Make It Right is out on Fire Records. The Dream Syndicate formed in 1…

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Aliko Dangote: Africa’s richest person 38:28

14d ago38:28

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Industrialist Aliko Dangote is known as a mild-mannered cement tycoon who often drives himself to business meetings. How did he become the world’s richest black person? Dangote rapidly dominated Nigeria’s cement, sugar, flour and fertiliser markets. He says his mission is to make Nigeria’s economy self-reliant, without requiring Western investment …

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30 - The Scala Cinema (featuring Jah Wobble, Stewart Lee, Caroline Catz & Richard Norris) with Jane Giles & Ali Catterall (Kings Cross) 1:21:38

19d ago1:21:38

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Featuring exclusive clips from Jah Wobble, Stewart Lee, Caroline Catz & Richard Norris sharing their memories of the Scala Cinema. You can see our upcoming live events here: https://rocknrollbookclub.co.uk/live/ You can watch the Scala documentary on BFI Player: https://player.bfi.org.uk Scala documentary makers Jane Giles & Ali Catterall join us t…

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Sam Altman: ChatGPT and the AI revolution 45:48

21d ago45:48

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How is freshly minted billionaire Sam Altman shaping our future through his company OpenAI and ChatGPT? He made his fortune by investing in huge tech start-ups like Reddit and Airbnb, before turning his attention to artificial intelligence - being fired and re-hired by his own company in the process. Altman believes that OpenAI, with him in charge,…

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29 - Clem Cattini - Joe Meek, The Beatles, Billy Fury, Johnny Kidd & more (304 Holloway Road) 1:02:35

26d ago1:02:35

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Clem Cattini tells us about the birth of British rock & roll - Clem has played on over 40 number 1 singles, including Shakin’ All Over by Johnny Kidd & The Pirates & of course Telstar with his band the Tornados, the first British band to top the charts in America. We start in late 1959 when Clem leaves Larry Parnes represented backing band The Beat…

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Zhang Yiming: TikTok’s tech boss 46:55

28d ago46:55

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How did an unassuming software engineer become one of the richest people on the planet? This is the story of how Zhang Yiming transformed social media by creating TikTok, and how the Chinese tech company ByteDance became a multi-billion dollar business. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng explore Yiming’s various successes wit…

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28 - Prince with Matt Thorne - Part 2 (Minneapolis) 43:16

1M ago43:16

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Part 2 of our chat with Prince biographer Matt Thorne picks up where we left off with the release of his debut album For You in 1977 on Warner Bros. We find out about Prince's fast way of working in the studio along with his decision to produce, sing & play most of his records himself. Prince put a full time band together following the release of h…

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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw: Beer, brewing and biotech 34:01

1M ago34:01

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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw built a pharmaceutical empire after failing to get a job brewing beer. She also overcame gender bias to become India’s first self-made female billionaire. Her company Biocon is now Asia's biggest insulin producer. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng follow her story, from a childhood living on a brewery com…

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27 - Prince with Matt Thorne - Part 1 (Minneapolis) 43:44

1M ago43:44

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Join us as we chart Prince's formative years in Minneapolis, Minnesota with biographer Matt Thorne. We discuss his family background, how he came to be named Prince, his early bands & songwriting (he wrote his first song at the age of 7). Prince's early influences remained pretty consistent throughout his life & included Larry Graham, James Brown, …

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George Soros: 'The man who broke the Bank of England' 45:34

1M ago45:34

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George Soros escaped Nazi occupation in Hungary, before becoming one of the most successful investors in history. After making his name on Wall Street and setting up the hedge fund Quantum, he also become known as “the man who broke the Bank of England” after making a billion dollars in a day by “betting against” the pound. BBC business editor Simo…

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26 - Pulp with Nick Banks (Sheffield) 58:07

2M ago58:07

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Pulp Part 1 - Nick Banks joined Pulp in 1986 after seeing an ad outside Sheffield Leadmill & as a fan of the local band already decided to audition, making his live debut at the Adelphi Hotel in Hull shortly after. Following Jarvis Cocker's decision to relocate to London in 1988, Nick follows suit & Pulp begin to focus more on gigs in the capital. …

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Jerry Seinfeld: The World’s Richest Comedian 36:56

2M ago36:56

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Jerry Seinfeld has a life-long obsession with jokes, but his smash hit sitcom turned the New York stand-up into the richest comedian of all time. Seinfeld was the most watched programme in America when it ended in in 1998, but it’s what came next that made the real Jerry Seinfeld mega rich – streaming and syndication. Simon Jack and Zing Tsjeng fin…

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25 - Joy Division in Walthamstow, East London 53:23

2M ago53:23

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Join us to take a deep dive into the little known history of Joy Division right here on our home turf in Walthamstow, East London. Find out from a first hand source how the band came to play 2 gigs here in 1979 - how it came about, how many people were there, what happened & more. Joy Division's first trip to London had been in late 1978 when they …

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Peter Jackson: Lord of the Films 46:21

2M ago46:21

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How did Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson become one of only four filmmakers worth a billion dollars, and one of just three billionaires from New Zealand? BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng find out how a childhood obsession with movies led to a booming film industry in Jackson’s homeland. From Bad Taste to King Kong a…

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24 - Josef K - Scottish Post Punk with Johnnie Johnston (Edinburgh) 53:00

2M ago53:00

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Join us on our first trip to Scotland, Edinburgh to be precise to retrace the history of on elf post-punk's most iconic bands, Josef K. The band were only around a few years but their influence has grown enormously in the intervening years, biographer Johnnie Johnston takes us through our first look at C81, Postcard Records, & the Sound of Young Sc…

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Miuccia Prada: ‘Ugly fashion’ 40:37

2M ago40:37

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How a communist mime artist became the billionaire boss of a luxury fashion house. Miuccia Prada changed her name, then made it famous with one of the runway’s biggest brands. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng explain how the Italian fashion designer turned her grandfather’s shop into a fashion powerhouse. Alongside her husb…

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23 - Public Image Limited with Jah Wobble 1:05:43

2M ago1:05:43

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We welcome Jah Wobble to tell us about his time with PiL (Public Image Limited) - we start with how he joined the band, touch upon his youth with John Lydon, who came up with the name of the band & the brief early involvement of Richard Branson. We hear about how Keith Levene & Jim Walker joined the band (and Jim's departure later) as well as signi…

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Sergey Brin: Googling billions 47:27

2M ago47:27

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By founding Google, tech titan Sergey Brin helped shape the internet. He also got very, very rich, as his company Alphabet became one of the biggest in the world. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng tell the story of the billionaire who partied on planes after escaping prejudice in Russia. Sergey Brin and his best friend Larry…

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22 - Paul McCartney & Wings with Lesley-Ann Jones (High Park Farm) 1:03:15

2M ago1:03:15

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Biographer Lesley-Ann Jones joins us to talk about Paul McCartney's time in Scotland living on High Park Farm near Campbeltown. We talk about his decision to buy this property in a remote part of Scotland, his & John Lennon's links (or lack of) to Scotland, Linda's role in Paul & his family spending more time there & the privacy it subsequently aff…

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Tiger Woods: Golf’s ‘golden boy’ 40:07

3M ago40:07

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Golfing superstardom made him incredibly rich. Personal disasters nearly took it all away. How did Tiger Woods go from a child golfing prodigy to the world’s highest paid athlete for a whole decade? BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng explain how one of the greatest golfers of all time broke barriers in his sport, winning 15 m…

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21 - Tim Booth - James - Part 2 (Manchester) 48:13

3M ago48:13

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Carrying on our chat with Tim Booth we continue on the early years of James with the recording of their first demo, signing to Factory Records & making their debut release with the Jimone EP in November 1983. From there Tim tells us about meeting The Smiths & playing with them at the Hacienda & subsequently touring Ireland with them & later joining…

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20 - Tim Booth - James & When I Died For The First Time - Part 1 (Manchester) 49:17

3M ago49:17

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Tim Booth joins us this week to talk about his new book 'When I Died For The First Time' out now on Constable (imprint of Little Brown). We talk about his writing influences from Doris Lessing & Patti Smith to Frank Herbert & then how his experiences in James influenced his writing. We also talk in depth about James latest UK number 1 album Yummy a…

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19 - Helen O'Hara - Dexys Midnight Runners (Birmingham) 1:03:50

3M ago1:03:50

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Helen O'Hara joins us as we talk through her early career from getting a knock on the door to play with Kevin Archer's The Blue Ox Babes to later joining Dexys Midnight Runners. We talk about being renamed Helen O'Hara by Kevin Rowland & joining Dexys as one of the Emerald Express shortly after & Helen's difficult decision to join the band & turn d…

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18 - Dexys Midnight Runners with Nige Tassell (Birmingham) 50:45

3M ago50:45

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This week we make our first visit to Birmingham to trace the history & early years of Dexys Midnight Runners - how Kevin Rowland & Kevin Archer formed the band, the strict rules for membership, how the various members came to join. Writer Nige Tassell, talks us through some of the stories, myths & legends from his new book Searching For Dexys Midni…

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FIXED AUDIO 17 - Bob Dylan & the Band with John Niven (Big Pink) 52:35

4M ago52:35

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FIXED AUDIO - sorry the original audio was the previous episode with Thurston Moore, meaning anyone who had already downloaded before we fixed it cannot update to the new audio. So here is a new version for anyone with the wrong audio. Join writer John Niven to have a chat about Bob Dylan & the Band & the time they spent in Woodstock. John talks us…

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17 - Bob Dylan & the Band with John Niven (Big Pink) 52:35

4M ago52:35

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Join writer John Niven to have a chat about Bob Dylan & the Band & the time they spent in Woodstock. John talks us through his idea for a fictional book set when the Band were living in Big Pink & recording with Dylan in the basement downstairs. We discuss how Dylan & the various members of The Band came to be in Woodstock, how the Basement Tapes r…

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16 - Thurston Moore - Part 2 (New York City) 48:58

4M ago48:58

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Thurston Moore returns for the 2nd part of our chat including: bumping into Joey Ramone on the way to CBGBs for the first time, Wayne County, meeting Lee Ranaldo at a gig, being introduced to Kim Gordon via a mutual friend, the downtown art world including Jean-Michel Basquiat, his early band The Coachmen, even Madonna gets a mention. We also detai…

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15 - Thurston Moore - Part 1 (New York City) 41:53

4M ago41:53

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This week we welcome Thurston Moore formerly of Sonic Youth - we talk about his childhood in Connecticut, some of the early records he including Iron Butterly, Abbey Road, Led Zeppelin & Black Sabbath, Buying the Rolling Stones - Their Satanic Majesties Request, the influence of his Dad, seeing an early Patti Smith gig in Westbury, CT & later sendi…

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14 - Willy Vlautin (Reno) 52:22

4M ago52:22

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Writer & musician Willy Vlautin (Richmond Fontaine, The Delines) joins us to talk about his new book The Horse on Faber & Faber - we also go deep on his formative years in Reno, Nevada, his love for the Pacific Northwest - specifically Portland, Oregon. We talk about his early influences including Green on Red, The Long Ryders & the Cowpunk bands, …

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13 - The Human League with Martyn Ware (Sheffield) 1:06:14

5M ago1:06:14

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Join us on our first trip to the mighty music city of Sheffield as Martyn Ware guides us through growing up in the city, meeting Phil Oakey at school, his formative early bands, the influence of science fiction on his work, he & Phil's shared love of Marvel & DC comics, seeing Star Wars on opening day at the Sheffield Gaumont, seeing Roxy Music at …

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12 - Acid House with Richard Norris (Ladbroke Grove) 1:02:09

5M ago1:02:09

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Richard Norris talks us through the birth of Acid House at clubs such as Shoom, Future & Heaven, the Jack the Tab album, his time as a member of The Grid, their unexpected chart success, Alan McGee's brief tenure as manager, his early trips to Ibiza & collaborations with Andy Mackay and Phil Mazanera from Roxy Music, Robert Fripp from King Crimson,…

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11 - Kate Bush with Tom Doyle (East Wickham Farm) 1:00:26

5M ago1:00:26

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Acclaimed music writer Tom Doyle is our guide this week as we take a deep dive into the formative years & early career of Kate Bush. From her upbringing on East Wickham Farm near Welling, her early songwriting, learning to play piano, David Gilmour's involvement in her early career, the visual aspect of her work, her early gigs with the KT Bush Ban…

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10 - Kings Road with Max Decharne 50:09

5M ago50:09

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Join us & take a stroll down the Kings Road with writer Max Decharne as our guide. Our first stop is the Angry Young Men of 1956, before moving on to the Swinging Londoners of 1966 & finally the punks of 1976. With mentions along the way for Mozart, the Beatles, John Osborne, Henry VIII, Rolling Stones, James Bond, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Charles I…

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9 - DJ Paulette (The Hacienda) 56:51

6M ago56:51

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Join us on our first trip to The Hacienda in Manchester as we talk to DJ Paulette about her early days & first DJ gigs, her influences, launching the iconic Flesh night at the Hacienda (Manchester's first gay club night), Manchester nightlife of the 80's & 90's, the 'it's queer up north' tagline, the birth of the LBGTQ scene in Manchester & much mo…

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8 - MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR - Reach For The Stars with Michael Cragg (Princess Park Manor) 53:17

6M ago53:17

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Join Penderyn Prize winning writer Michael Cragg to discuss all things pop in the 90's & 2000's. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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7 - The Fall with Paul Hanley (Iceland) 53:28

6M ago53:28

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Join us to hear about Paul Hanley's time in the fall including making his live debut at the Electric Ballroom age 16, recording Totally Wired & How I Wrote Elastic Man at his first recording session, the legendary trip to Iceland, recording Hex Education Hour, Slates, The Wonderful & Frightening World... and more. Hosted by Mark Hart & Simon Cardwe…

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6 - David Bowie with Suzi Ronson (Hammersmith Odeon) 50:29

6M ago50:29

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Suzi Ronson gives us a first hand account of the Ziggy Stardust years she spent with David Bowie from creating the iconic Ziggy haircut & costumes, the early days at Haddon Hall in Beckenham, hearing Starman for the first time, touring America with the Spiders, the UK tours leading up to the final performance at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1973. Hoste…

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5 - Lush with Miki Berenyi (part 2) 1:00:57

6M ago1:00:57

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The second part of our chat with Miki Berenyi from Lush - from the release of the debut album Spooky, the Lolopoloza tour of the US, second album Split, the commercial success of the Lovelife album & the Single Girl & Ladykillers singles, 4AD, the end of the band in 1996 & the reunion in 2016. Hosted by Mark Hart & Simon Cardwell Produced by Tim Be…

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4 - Lush with Miki Berenyi (Willesden Green) 40:56

7M ago40:56

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Miki Berenyi joins us to talk about her upbringing & early life in Willesden Green, meeting Emma Anderson & the other members of Lush, making their fanzine Alphabet Soup, their first band the Baby Machines, changing the name to Lush, the first Lush gig at the Camden Falcon, signing with 4AD & more. Hosted by Mark Hart & Simon Cardwell Produced by T…

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Mark Zuckerberg: Move Fast and Get Rich 56:50

7M ago56:50

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How one social media site birthed an empire. The story of Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng take us from his childhood to joining the billionaires club soon after, at just 23, then on to his current status as one of the four richest people on the planet. He dropped out of Harvard to mix with oth…

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Richard Branson: Sky's the Limit 48:34

7M ago48:34

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From The Exorcist to owning 400 companies, how music sent the Virgin entrepreneur into space. He's an island owning adventurer, but he's incredibly shy. He's the record label owner who doesn't even like music. Journalist Zing Tsjeng and BBC business editor Simon Jack try to understand a man of many paradoxes and ask whether he's good, bad, or just …

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Jim Ratcliffe: Man U Mogul 48:25

7M ago48:25

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He's spent a billion on Manchester United, but how did Jim Ratcliffe become a billionaire? BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng learn how the Premier League club's new co-owner got rich via some daring investments and impressive acquisitions. They learn how he made his name in petrochemicals before founding one of the industry'…

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3 - The Stone Roses with John Robb (Manchester) 48:12

7M ago48:12

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This week acclaimed writer John Robb takes us up north to put our first pin in our Music Map in the iconic city of Manchester. We detail the bands formation & early years, first gigs around the country, the release of Sally Cinnamon, their live debut in Manchester at the International 1, almost signing with Rough Trade, recording Elephant Stone wit…

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Bernie Ecclestone: Fast Money 50:05

7M ago50:05

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How the Formula One supremo won control of a sport, and how it all came crashing down. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng trace Bernie Ecclestone's unique rise and fall. From modest beginnings selling second hand cars, he built Formula One into a one man empire worth billions. How did he go from the very top to tax fraud, and…

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2 - Karen Carpenter with Lucy O'Brien (Downey, California) 47:02

8M ago47:02

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Join us to celebrate the life & career of Karen Carpenter. Biographer Lucy O'Brien takes us on our first trip to the USA to chat all things Karen from her early years, the formation of the band with her brother Richard, signing to A&M Records, their peak years of success, her illness & tragic death. Help us put another pin in our Music Map in the L…

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Gina Rinehart: The Other Iron Lady 50:48

8M ago50:48

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How mining magnate Gina Rinehart amassed a $30 billion fortune to become Australia's richest person and earn a reputation for being highly litigious. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng uncover a woman who has taken legal action against her father's widow, her own biographer and the biggest mining company in the world, and who…

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1 - Two Tone with Daniel Rachel (Coventry) 47:54

8M ago47:54

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Join us as and Penderyn Prize winning author Daniel Rachel to take a deep dive into the formation of the Two Tone record label in Coventry - starting with the beginnings of the label, moving onto the early years of Jerry Dammers, The Specials & Madness meeting at the Hope & Anchor in Islington, the Two Tone Top of the Pops Episode, the Two Much Too…

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Charles Koch: Dark Money’s Slick Operator 38:28

8M ago38:28

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How oilman Charles Koch turned black gold into dark money. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng investigate the feuding family that has shaped US politics for decades. The Koch family battles made “Dallas and Dynasty look like a playpen” with brother against brother, and even twin against twin. But Charles Koch succeeded as hei…

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