Crude Awakenings
Wake Up To Money
BBC
4.1 • 775 Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
In a week that's seen the price of oil on a rollercoaster and Iran's new leader says it plans to keep a key shipping route effectively closed, Will Bain is joined by an expert panel to pick over what the consequences could be - and for how long.
The boss of Eurostar has called on the government to move quickly on a plan that would accommodate trains for both her company and Virgin at London's Temple Mill depot. Eurostar's chief executive Gwendoline Cazanave speaks to Wake Up to Money.
Plus, with Mothering Sunday just two days away, WUTM hears from one grower who's moving half a million flowers a day this week.
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| 0:12.1 | You might. You might. It is called Sightraught with me, Nick Grimshaw. |
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| 0:45.6 | Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live. |
| 0:49.0 | Hello, morning. |
| 0:49.8 | Welcome to Wake Up to Money. |
| 0:50.8 | In a week that's seen the price of oil on a bit of a roller coaster ride, |
| 1:00.1 | and Iran's new leader pledging to keep the key shipping route, the straight-up Hormuz effectively closed, |
| 1:05.1 | we pick over what the consequences could be and how long for with our expert panel this morning. |
| 1:12.9 | Also on the program today, the boss of Eurostar suggests more space is needed to maintain cross-channel trains if both it and potential rival Virgin trains are to share the line. We know that to serve the British markets, we need more |
| 1:19.6 | space. And with Mother's Day this weekend, we hear from one flower grower turning to robotics |
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