In 1996 Rupert Murdoch was at the helm of one of the most influential media empires in the world, when he founded a new television network in the United States called Fox. Two decades later, Fox News would help elect President Donald Trump. Today, many believe Murdoch is more powerful than ever before. In this podcast David Dimbleby charts Murdoch’s rise, from Australia to the UK to the US, beginning when the two men first met in London in 1968. David wants to find out – who is the man they call The Sun King?
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The Sun King
