Apple at 50: The man who pitched Steve Jobs the "i"
Wake Up To Money
BBC
4.1 • 775 Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
As tech giant Apple celebrates its 50th birthday, we hear from the man behind the "i" in iPhone. Sean Farrington also brings the latest on oil prices, and we hear from the Chancellor about what kind of help the government might announce for those facing higher bills.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio Podcasts. |
| 0:05.6 | Hello, I've just nipped in before your BBC podcast starts to tell you all about |
| 0:09.4 | You're Dead to Me. We're the comedy podcast that takes history seriously. Also from the BBC |
| 0:13.9 | and presented by me, Greg Jenner. I should have told you that at the beginning. Sorry. |
| 0:17.9 | Anyway, like many other BBC podcasts, such as Desert Island Discs, Evil Genius, or In Our Time, your dead to me is available first on BBC Sounds, |
| 0:26.3 | a whole month earlier than anywhere else, in fact. So if you can't wait another day to hear |
| 0:31.2 | the very latest in history and loads of other good stuff, then listen first on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:37.0 | Wake up to Money from BBC 5 Live. |
| 0:40.5 | Hello, good morning, welcome. |
| 0:42.4 | It is Wake Up to Money. |
| 0:43.7 | We've had the price of oil reach almost its highest point since the start of this US-Israeli war with Iran. |
| 0:51.1 | And front page headlines today, President Donald Trump telling the UK and many others |
| 0:57.0 | to go get your own oil from the Strait of Hormuz. So we'll have a look at what impact all that is |
| 1:02.3 | having. We're going to hear from the Chancellor about what help the government might or might not |
| 1:06.7 | announce for those facing higher bills. And when we're going to talk hospitality or chat to a boss in that sector as the new |
| 1:14.0 | minimum wage comes into effect. |
| 1:15.8 | And tech giant Apple celebrates its 50th birthday today. |
| 1:19.8 | An iPod. |
| 1:21.6 | A phone. |
| 1:23.0 | This is one device. |
| 1:24.8 | And we are calling it iPhone. |
| 1:28.4 | We are going to hear from the man who worked with Steve Jobs to put the eye in iPhone. |
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