Going down & Going under?

Wake Up To Money

BBC

Business

4.1 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Warner Brothers Discovery takeover by Paramount has been given the green light by shareholders, we get a regulators reaction. Elsewhere we take a look into the finances of Leicester City after their relegation from the Championship this week and the wider EFL. Also in a week where the impact of the war is beginning to be seen in the UK's economic data, we'll hear what the Bank of England's Deputy Governor had to say.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts.
0:07.4	I'm Dilley Carter and I love organising.
0:11.6	In my brand new podcast, sort your life out, unpacked, celebrity guests join me to unbox three revealing items from their home.
0:18.7	Oh, wow. I wasn't expecting this.
0:21.6	Along the way, I'll be giving you practical hacks to help you declutter your life as well.
0:26.2	This is the tough love I need.
0:27.4	Don't hold back.
0:28.5	I'm definitely tucking you with me back to my house.
0:31.6	Sort your life out, unpacked.
0:33.5	Watch on eye player.
0:34.7	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:36.7	Wake up to Money from BBC 5 Live.
0:40.0	Hello morning, welcome to wake up to money.
0:42.4	The war in Iran and more AI uncertainty continue to dominate the business world.
0:46.7	Our Friday panel are here to look at why META and Microsoft are announcing cuts to jobs
0:51.9	and tell us what they learn from a week of data on the UK economy.
0:55.8	Also on the programme today, a warning from the Bank of England that it expects stock markets
0:59.8	around the world to fall as share prices don't reflect the many risks facing the global economy.
1:05.2	And 10 years after this,
1:07.7	Leicester City are the Premier League champions.
1:11.8	From Premier League champions to a 70 million pound financial black hole.
1:16.5	We'll take a look at the financial mess at Leicester City.
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