Maxwell | Mirror Man | 2
British Scandal
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🗓️ 15 March 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Robert Maxwell buys Britain's second biggest tabloid. Will it help him defeat his rival Rupert Murdoch and give him the power and prestige he's always craved?
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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. |
| 0:12.1 | Alice, how you doing? |
| 0:13.1 | Yeah, good thanks. How are you? |
| 0:14.4 | Yeah, really good. This is a bit awkward. Could I borrow some money off you, please? |
| 0:18.4 | Yeah, of course you can. How much? |
| 0:19.6 | £1,000? |
| 0:20.8 | Ah, um... no. |
| 0:23.9 | Okay, how about £100,000? |
| 0:25.9 | Well, obviously not. I just said no to £1,000. |
| 0:28.0 | Okay, I hear you. A million? |
| 0:30.0 | Are you okay? |
| 0:33.9 | It's March 1991, New York City. |
| 0:37.5 | No one can fail to spot huge yachts sailing slowly up Manhattan's East River. |
| 0:42.6 | At full stories high, it dwarves most of its neighbours as it docks at the water club |
| 0:47.2 | at East 30 Street. |
| 0:49.3 | In his thick camel hair coat and bright red bow tie, |
| 0:52.5 | Robert Maxwell is equally eye-catching as he waves to bemused onlookers inside the club. |
| 0:58.4 | He's confident this publicity stunt has done its job. |
| 1:01.7 | Told America he's arrived. |
| 1:04.0 | Stepping off the Lady Galein named in honour of his favourite daughter, Maxwell Grins, |
| 1:09.3 | raises a bushy eyebrow and doves his baseball cap in greeting. |
| 1:13.6 | The onlookers smile back at him, quizzically. |
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