John Swinfield's Big Business Podcast
1) Robert Sangster - First past the Post
ROBERT SANGSTER: First past the PostThe bloodstock business is a multi-billion dollar industry employing thousands of people around the globe. John Swinfield made a TV documentary about Robert Sangste...Show More
2) Ed Acker of Pan Am: Triumphs and Tragedies
SYNOPSISED ACKER of Pan Am: Triumphs and Tragedies Flying taxis, private space shots, aircraft powered by electricity, solar and even hydrogen. Aviation has witnessed swift and tumultuous developments...Show More
3) Red Letter - Into the Red - How a gift company fell to earth
SYNOPSISINTO THE RED: how a gift company fell to earthA high number of different businesses have gone bust lately, many being the victims of Covid. But life in business has always been precarious with...Show More
4) HEAVENS ABOVE: Sir Freddie Laker’s low fares and cheap travel.
HEAVENS ABOVE: Sir Freddie Laker’s low fares and cheap travel.In the capricious airline business low cost fliers battle it out. The Hungarian based Wizz Air has collared a chunk of the market and is w...Show More
5) MARKS & SPENCER: M&S Weathering the storm
MARKS & SPENCER: Weathering the stormBritain’s ubiquitous Marks & Spencer (M&S) with over a 1,000 shops and 78000 workers began as a market stall in the Yorkshire city of Leeds in 1884. Like other fam...Show More
6) STRICTLY DELFONT: The impresario Lord Delfont.
STRICTLY DELFONT: The impresario Lord Delfont.Lord Bernard Delfont began as a dancer and rose to the top of the entertainment industry. A powerhouse in London’s theatre land and New York’s Broadway he...Show More
7) PARTY TIME: Clive Sinclair and Jeffrey Archer
PARTY TIME: Clive Sinclair and Jeffrey ArcherLegendary inventor and computer genius Sir Clive Sinclair was a friend of many years standing of John Swinfield. They met up again at a party given by the ...Show More
8) Profits to Popeye - Granada Tv and the Disney Empire
PROFITS TO POPEYEThe world’s biggest mouse house and why Gerry Robinson of Granada TV chose profit over priesthood. Robinson ran Britain’s Granada company. It triggered a takeover battle which changed...Show More
9) Big Bucks and Bold Breakthroughs - Autonomy
Big Bucks and Bold BreakthroughsHi-tech is hi-risk. It’s built into the DNA. People and companies make fortunes, others fall by the wayside. In some the science is strong. In others it’s flaky. Deals ...Show More
10) Little Big Man: Lord Forte global hotelier
FORTELittle Big Man: Lord ForteThe legendary Charles Forte built a hotel and catering empire which straddled the globe, only to see it snatched away in his twilight years in one of the City’s most fer...Show More