Breaking Barings | Under The Water | 1

British Scandal

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Scandal, Exhibit C, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, Matt Forde, Alice Levine, British, History, England, Great Britain

4.4 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Nick Leeson rises through the ranks of Barings Bank. When he moves to run the Singapore office, he notices a weakness in the system.

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0:00.0	Hello, Prime Members. You can listen to British scandal at free on Amazon Music. Download the app today.
0:11.9	Miss Levine.
0:12.8	Mr Ford.
0:13.6	So it's me again in the hot seat. It's my turn. My mum is going to be so excited about this story.
0:18.4	Your mum?
0:19.3	She was not a fan of Nick Leason.
0:21.3	It turns out no one was, spoiler. But why your mum in particular?
0:25.0	She didn't really like bankers.
0:26.2	Okay, now I'm intrigued about Mrs. Ford's illicit activity.
0:30.5	Well, let's start and I'll explain later.
0:33.2	I am all ears.
0:35.5	East Malaysia. Friday the 24th of February 1995.
0:40.9	Nick Leason steps into a dinghy with a group of other tourists.
0:44.8	He's on the banks of the Pedasser River in Borneo, surrounded by lush green vegetation.
0:50.3	He and his wife Lisa are whitewater rafting.
0:52.5	It's his 28th birthday, but Nick feels much older.
0:56.2	Some days when he looks in the mirror, he can hardly recognise the pale bloated face that stairs back.
1:02.0	Tell me about it.
1:04.0	Oh come on. I would say a lot of things about you. You don't look like Nick Leason.
1:07.2	Thank you, that's so kind.
1:08.8	He helps Lisa adjust her life jacket. He fixes his own.
1:12.6	His chest feels tight, a reminder of his growing anxiety.
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