Not a Strait-foward solution

Wake Up To Money

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4.1 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Sean Farrington brings all the reaction to Presidents Trump's Iran address while back at home, we look ahead to the Prime Minister hosting a meeting of 35 countries to work of getting the Strait of Hormuz fully open.

Elsewhere, we'll hear how the government's new rules on subscription services will affect customers and the companies that offer them.

And with Easter just round the corner, we couldn't resist a visit to Cadbury's - we'll hear from some of those making our Easter Eggs.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:07.3	Their company's success helped build a nation.
0:10.9	The company is such a big part of Korea's economy.
0:13.5	But who are the family behind one of the world's tech giants?
0:17.2	They often say, look, we built the nation.
0:19.2	And without us, South Korea as it exists today,
0:22.6	would simply not be here. Inheritance, Samsung explores the real-life dramas of the Lee family
0:28.3	and their company. They are the equivalent of royalty. Listen first on BBC sounds.
0:34.7	Wake Up to Money from BBC Five Live. Hello, welcome. It is Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live.
0:39.1	Hello, welcome.
0:40.7	It is Wake Up to Money.
0:41.5	Good news.
0:47.2	The crew of Artemis 2 is safe, secure and in great spirits as they set off to circle the moon.
0:47.7	The first mission of its kind in 50 years.
0:50.6	The crew of Artemis 2 now bound for the moon.
0:53.7	Humanity's next great voyage begins.
0:56.7	We'll have the latest from the Kennedy Space Center elsewhere in the US in a prime time address from the Oval Office.
1:03.0	Donald Trump claimed that the core objectives of the US were nearing completion.
1:07.6	He did say strikes would continue for now.
1:09.4	The oil price up this morning.
1:11.6	We're going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We're going to bring them back to the Stone Ages.
1:19.8	The Prime Minister has said that there'll be a meeting of 35 countries to work on getting the straight of Hummus.
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