Succession Settled

Wake Up To Money

BBC

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4.1 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Sean Farrington gets the latest as the battle for control of Rupert Murdoch's media empire reaches a multibillion-dollar finale. We hear from the Trades Union Conference about speculation on changes to the Workers Rights Bill. And we speak to the distillery which has produced England's first 18-year-old whisky.

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0:00.0	You're dead to me.
0:05.0	No, no, that's the name of our podcast. Sorry.
0:08.7	And we're back for a brand new series.
0:11.1	Not only is it British history, it was a quill drop.
0:15.1	With more fun and facts from history without taking it too seriously.
0:19.8	Empress Matilda, what is she going to do now?
0:21.7	She decides to take back some of the jewels with her.
0:25.0	I'm taking these as well.
0:26.7	I'm going to come back for Tuscany one day as well.
0:29.2	You're dead to me.
0:30.6	Again, not you.
0:32.0	Name of the show.
0:32.8	Listen first on BBC Sounds.
0:36.3	BBC Sounds.
0:39.4	Music, radio, podcasts.
0:43.1	Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live.
0:46.0	Hello, welcome, it is Wake Up to Money.
0:51.9	Brace yourselves for the dramatic succession analogies in a multi-billion dollar finale.
0:55.6	The decade-long battle over Rupert Murdoch's media empire has concluded with a deal. Was there a twist at the end? Will there be more spin-off dramas to come?
1:01.2	We'll have all the spoilers for you on the show coming up. And elsewhere, Norfolk Distillery
1:06.4	has produced England's first 18-year-old whiskey. We're going to speak to the boss there about the bottle that carries a £3,000 price tag.
1:14.9	Wake up to Money with Sean Farrington.
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