Cars, Turkeys and Double Glazing
John Swinfield's Big Business
English - August 25, 2021 10:00 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MBDocumentary Society & Culture Personal Journals documentary history journalist writer journalist memories business moguls industrialist bbc itv Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Three industrialists who began with nothing and built empires were all friends and lived near each other in the East of England.
George Williams built a window company – Bernard Matthews had a turkey business and Colin Chapman created Lotus cars which dominated Grand Prix motor racing.