Australian Story on ABC and ABC iview profiles Lachlan Murdoch part 2 – Who is Lachlan Murdoch? And how has he been shaped by the family legacy, his rivalry with his siblings, the years at his father’s side and those spent estranged from the media empire?
In a three-part Australian Story special, journalist Paddy Manning sheds light on one of the media industry’s most enigmatic and least-understood characters.
From Australia to Britain and America, Manning talks to those who know, have worked with and reported on the Murdochs for decades. He examines how Rupert Murdoch built his media empire, explores his complicated relationship with Lachlan and how his desire for one of his children to take over the family business led to the bitter rivalry that will play out this week in a US courtroom.
This second episode, Money, examines Lachlan’s complicated relationship with the family business – his desire to prove himself to his father and take over the empire but his need to also show that he can also go it alone.
It looks at his wins and losses – including Super League, which pitted him against fellow media heir James Packer, One.Tel, REA and Channel Ten – his nine-year self-imposed exile from the family business and his eventual return following the phone-hacking scandal in the UK that tarnished the reputation of his brother James.
Making Lachlan Murdoch combines a treasure trove of archival material with acute analysis from friends, associates and commentators, including James Packer, Malcolm Turnbull, New York Times journalist Jim Rutenberg, footballer and friend Ian Roberts and former Murdoch employees Mark Day, Eric Beecher, Roy Greenslade and David Armstrong.
Manning’s fascination with the Murdochs, and Lachlan in particular, has led to him becoming one of the world’s leading authorities on the family. In this landmark series, he combines forensic investigative skills with a down-to-earth style to tell one of the great untold stories of our time.
Producers: Paddy Manning, Lisa McGregor and Greg Hassall.
Australian Story on ABC and ABC iview – Monday 16 September, 2024 at 8:00pm
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Australian Story on ABC and ABC iview profiles Lachlan Murdoch part 2
