Books, shelves & elves

Wake Up To Money

BBC

Business

4.1 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Felicity Hannah hears from the boss of Waterstones and gets an update from Tunbridge Wells.

Elsewhere, the reviews website Trustpilot's share price has PLUNGED by almost 30%, wiping more than £200 million pounds from its value. We ask what's happening to the FTSE 250-listed firm.

And it's the Christmas tradition that's become a global multi-million-dollar franchise - Fliss speaks to one of the founders of the company behind The Elf on the Shelf.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:05.7	Right, start at the beginning.
0:07.7	You're about to listen to a BBC podcast.
0:09.7	Okay, hello.
0:10.6	And if you're into true crime.
0:12.3	The message was clear.
0:13.7	You might like to investigate BBC sounds.
0:16.1	Somebody must know something.
0:18.0	Because there's a caseload of award-winning podcasts.
0:20.7	Do you think this is actually going to go to trial?
0:22.8	That cast light on shady cyber criminals,
0:24.9	mysterious drownings and unsolved murders, from Bergen to Belfast.
0:29.0	I didn't know who I could trust.
0:30.8	Search, true crime on BBC Sounds.
0:33.3	The only thing left to do now is run.
0:38.1	Wake up to money from BBC 5 Live.
0:41.8	Hello, welcome to Wake Up to Money, the boss of the bookshop chain Waterstones, thinks the budget could be good for the high street.
0:48.2	We'll be hearing about that and much more in our latest big boss interview.
0:52.3	Elsewhere, the reviews website TrustPilot's share price has plunged almost 30%, wiping more than 200 million quid from its value.
1:00.7	We'll ask what's going on at the Futsi 250 listed firm and...
1:05.3	Hey kids, get ready for Scoutoff Squad.
1:09.0	Yes, it is the Christmas tradition that has become a global multi-million dollar franchise.
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