Who's Afraid of Rupert Murdoch?
Episode 7 · 1981-02-16
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
At 49, the Australian millionaire is set to become one of the world s most powerful press tycoons. His critics say he makes and breaks politicians, he fires editors who don't fit, and relies on sex and scandal to sell some of his newspapers. He is derided as ' the Dirty Digger' as a result of his page three nudes in The Sun, yet hailed as the brilliant saviour of our ailing press. In Britain his controversial bid for The Times, its supplements and The Sunday Times, have led to unprecedented legal safeguards for editorial freedom. Elwyn Parry-Jones accompanies Rupert Murdoch on a visit to his Australian newspapers, talks to his critics and supporters and from New York reports on a bitter newspaper war prompted by Murdoch's brash tactics.
Season 29 episodes
1. Whatever Happened To Afghanistan?1981-01-05
2. Italy's Other Earthquake1981-01-12
3. How the Left Won1981-01-19
4. Episode 41981-01-26
5. The Politics of Hunger1981-02-02
6. Episode 61981-02-09
7. Who's Afraid of Rupert Murdoch?1981-02-16
8. Episode 81981-02-23
9. The Right to Privacy - The Need to Know1981-03-02
10. Has the Lady Turned?1981-03-09
11. The Last of the Big Spenders?1981-03-16
12. Episode 121981-03-23
13. Episode 131981-03-30
14. Gold and Diamonds - The Kremlin Connection1981-04-06
15. Episode 151981-04-13
16. France's Seven-Year Itch1981-04-27
17. Episode 171981-05-11
18. The Re-arming of America1981-05-18
19. Episode 191981-06-01
20. The DPP1981-06-08
21. South Africa: To the Last Drop of Blood1981-06-15
22. Episode 221981-06-22
23. The PLO - The Road to Respectability1981-06-29
24. Crash - Whatever Happened To Flight 1008?1981-07-06
25. Episode 251981-07-13
26. Episode 261981-07-20
27. Episode 271981-07-27
28. The Islamic Bomb1981-08-10
29. Episode 291981-08-17
30. Episode 301981-08-24
31. The Class of 811981-09-07
32. Episode 321981-09-14
33. The Provo's Last Card1981-09-21
34. Labour: Which Direction Will the Party Go?1981-09-28
35. Episode 351981-10-05
36. Episode 361981-10-12
37. KGB -Russia's Secret Service in the West1981-10-19
38. Episode 381981-10-26
39. How Many More Skeletons?1981-11-02
40. Episode 401981-11-09
41. Episode 411981-11-16
42. Libya: Trading in Terror1981-11-23
43. Trade Unions and the Law1981-11-30
44. Episode 441981-12-07
45. Experimenting with Life1981-12-14
46. Episode 461981-12-21
