Gatwick Plans Take Off

Wake Up To Money

BBC

Business

4.1 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

As Gatwick gets the green light for a second runway, we explore what the expansion could mean for businesses around the airport.

Plus, if your local pub was about to close, would you buy it with other community members? Sean Farrington speaks to someone in Hull who did just that.

And 70 years ago today, the UK’s first television advert aired - for toothpaste. We take a look at how the advertising industry has changed since then.

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0:15.6	Really?
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0:17.2	Many of them are very funny.
0:19.1	Which I think means...
0:20.3	A hatful of ha-hars. And energy. Even if we do very funny. Which I think means... A hatful of ha haas.
0:21.7	And energy.
0:22.9	Even if you do say so ourselves.
0:24.3	I agree 100% to that.
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0:33.6	I'm really looking forward to getting stuck in.
0:36.7	Wake up to Money from BBC 5 Live.
0:39.9	Hello, welcome. It is Wake Up to Money. We have learned, haven't we?
0:43.5	The Gatwick is going to have a new runway. Still a fair few eyes to be dotted and tease to be crossed.
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