Introducing British Scandal
British Scandal
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🗓️ 19 April 2021
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Summary
In a country obsessed with gossip, the great and the good fear one thing more than any other - scandal.
British scandals change the course of history. They bring down governments, overthrow the rich and cause the mighty to fall. Some are about sex, others about money. In the end, they’re all about power.
But often at the heart of a scandal, there are ordinary human stories, stories of those caught up in the swirl of outrage.
Who was really to blame for what happened? Why did they do it? And when all is said and done, did anything really change?
From the creators of Business Wars, American Scandal and Even The Rich, comes British Scandal. We tell the stories of the murkier side of the British elite, from Phone Hacking to Saville to Profumo who show us the reality of power, the price of pride and the failings of the great and good. Because sometimes the truth doesn’t set everyone free…
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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. |
| 0:13.0 | Okay, Matt. Here's a question for you. What are the British the best at in the world? |
| 0:18.0 | Oh, the eating fish and chips drinkin' tea. |
| 0:21.0 | Not what I was thinking of. |
| 0:22.0 | Been drinking, alcohol-related violence. |
| 0:24.0 | Good, but no. |
| 0:26.0 | Say and sorry all the time, even though we're not. |
| 0:28.0 | It's true, but it's not what's on the card. I was thinking a good old great British scandal. |
| 0:33.0 | Oh, yes, I should have guessed. |
| 0:35.0 | You really should have. |
| 0:36.0 | British scandals come in all shapes and sizes. Some are about greed, some are about vanity, some are about... |
| 0:42.0 | Six. |
| 0:43.0 | Yes, a lot of them actually. But they're all in the end about outrage. |
| 0:46.0 | Outrage at those who have more money, more influence. |
| 0:49.0 | More palaces. |
| 0:50.0 | Yes, more power than we can ever dream of. |
| 0:53.0 | British scandals change everything. |
| 0:55.0 | But do they really? |
| 0:58.0 | Oh, interesting taste. |
| 0:59.0 | Thank you so much. |
| 1:02.0 | From Wondery, I'm Alice Levine. |
| 1:04.0 | And I'm Matt Ford. |
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