The Murdochs' real-life succession drama | Podcast
Today in Focus
The Guardian
4.6 • 5.9K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2023
⏱️ 32 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Guardian. |
| 0:10.5 | Today as succession comes to an end, |
| 0:13.4 | a look at the real life drama playing out inside the Murdoch's, with no end inside. |
| 0:27.2 | How can I save on energy bills? |
| 0:29.0 | What's the bank holiday weather? |
| 0:30.9 | Whatever the question, Google helps people in the UK access reliable news, |
| 0:35.2 | so it's easy to find quality journalism. |
| 0:37.8 | Learn more at g.co-supportingnews-uk |
| 0:47.5 | Okay, first up, there are no season four spoilers in this episode, |
| 0:51.6 | so listen on without fear. |
| 0:54.3 | And now, the music. |
| 0:56.7 | Yes, sadly, the hit show succession wraps up this week. |
| 1:01.8 | It's a show about a fictional family, the Royes, |
| 1:05.2 | whose patriarch Logan rules his media empire ruthlessly, |
| 1:09.4 | and whose children fight for his love, his attention, |
| 1:12.9 | and to take over the family business. |
| 1:15.6 | The show's creator, Jesse Armstrong, says it's not based on any one family, |
| 1:22.8 | but clearly one family is a big inspiration. |
| 1:26.9 | There are people who will tell you that, |
| 1:29.3 | yeah, the script writers must have had someone on the inside of the Murdoch family, |
| 1:34.6 | literally fading them plot twists and lines. |
| 1:39.1 | One of the CEO vibes the kids are not equipped to take on the role. |
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