The Murdochs - Humble Pie | 3

Even the Rich

Wondery

Society & Culture

4.3 • 11.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The phone-hacking scandal doesn’t just threaten to bring down Rupert Murdoch’s empire: it might also tear apart his family. Siblings blame siblings. Rupert plays favorites. And Wendi seeks shelter from the storm ... in the arms of another man.

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0:12.8	their lives.
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0:25.6	little distraction and humor.
0:27.8	So you know, we're going to be swearing like sailors in this episode.
0:34.8	Picture this.
0:38.8	It's July 2011 and we're in central London in a chamber of the House of Commons.
0:45.3	Good afternoon, everybody.
0:46.8	This is a special meeting of the Culture, Media and Sports Select Committee.
0:50.3	It's a follow-up to the inquiry which the committee held in 2009 into press standards, privacy
0:57.3	and law and law.
0:58.3	Oh, should I put on my wig?
1:00.0	Yes, and take your hat off.
1:02.3	So two weeks ago, the public learned that news of the world reporters hacked into the
1:07.6	voicemail of a young murder victim.
1:10.1	And remember, this is a tabloid that Rupert Murdoch owns.
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