Dave Davies

But those three, James, Lachlan, and Liz, were the main characters for most of this drama. James and Lachlan would both eventually play prominent roles in the businesses and would be rivals for succession over the years at various times. But James didn't start out that way, did he? I mean he went a whole different direction out of college and thereafter.

But those three, James, Lachlan, and Liz, were the main characters for most of this drama. James and Lachlan would both eventually play prominent roles in the businesses and would be rivals for succession over the years at various times. But James didn't start out that way, did he? I mean he went a whole different direction out of college and thereafter.

So we were talking about the Murdoch family. James, the younger of the two sons, wasn't in the business at first, but he eventually did get in. This is interesting. One of the things that I found puzzling watching the succession, the HBO drama, was seeing each of these children assuming that they're ready to take over this big company or even a division of a big company.

So we were talking about the Murdoch family. James, the younger of the two sons, wasn't in the business at first, but he eventually did get in. This is interesting. One of the things that I found puzzling watching the succession, the HBO drama, was seeing each of these children assuming that they're ready to take over this big company or even a division of a big company.

So we were talking about the Murdoch family. James, the younger of the two sons, wasn't in the business at first, but he eventually did get in. This is interesting. One of the things that I found puzzling watching the succession, the HBO drama, was seeing each of these children assuming that they're ready to take over this big company or even a division of a big company.

I mean, to me, they just looked like regular people, but they had no problem thinking they could manage hundreds of people and budgets of Hundreds of millions of dollars. And then in your story, I see that James Murdoch at age 27 gets sent to run an Asian satellite TV company that his father owned called Star, which was losing money. And he does it and succeeds. Yeah.

I mean, to me, they just looked like regular people, but they had no problem thinking they could manage hundreds of people and budgets of Hundreds of millions of dollars. And then in your story, I see that James Murdoch at age 27 gets sent to run an Asian satellite TV company that his father owned called Star, which was losing money. And he does it and succeeds. Yeah.

I mean, to me, they just looked like regular people, but they had no problem thinking they could manage hundreds of people and budgets of Hundreds of millions of dollars. And then in your story, I see that James Murdoch at age 27 gets sent to run an Asian satellite TV company that his father owned called Star, which was losing money. And he does it and succeeds. Yeah.

Now, Lachlan, the other son, the eldest son, who had been in the company longer and had seemed to be the heir apparent to the family business, eventually got fed up after some disputes internally and in 2005 resigned and moved his family back to Australia, right? Out of the succession picture? Yeah.

Now, Lachlan, the other son, the eldest son, who had been in the company longer and had seemed to be the heir apparent to the family business, eventually got fed up after some disputes internally and in 2005 resigned and moved his family back to Australia, right? Out of the succession picture? Yeah.

Now, Lachlan, the other son, the eldest son, who had been in the company longer and had seemed to be the heir apparent to the family business, eventually got fed up after some disputes internally and in 2005 resigned and moved his family back to Australia, right? Out of the succession picture? Yeah.

Right. He ended up moving to the UK and becoming quite the powerful and influential person, having dinner with the prime minister. Some said that he sort of was striking a figure kind of like his father. Is that fair? Yeah.

Right. He ended up moving to the UK and becoming quite the powerful and influential person, having dinner with the prime minister. Some said that he sort of was striking a figure kind of like his father. Is that fair? Yeah.

Right. He ended up moving to the UK and becoming quite the powerful and influential person, having dinner with the prime minister. Some said that he sort of was striking a figure kind of like his father. Is that fair? Yeah.

Right. I mean you're right that in Sky, it's a British satellite TV company that he actually brings in people who have standards of conduct and business negotiation which weren't the typical Rupert Murdoch way of doing things.

Right. I mean you're right that in Sky, it's a British satellite TV company that he actually brings in people who have standards of conduct and business negotiation which weren't the typical Rupert Murdoch way of doing things.

Right. I mean you're right that in Sky, it's a British satellite TV company that he actually brings in people who have standards of conduct and business negotiation which weren't the typical Rupert Murdoch way of doing things.

In 2011, the Murdoch family business was hit by an epic scandal, revelations by The Guardian and other media that reporters at the Murdoch-owned paper The News of the World had used private investigators to hack the cell phones of subject of their stories, including the mother of a murdered child and families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan and others.

In 2011, the Murdoch family business was hit by an epic scandal, revelations by The Guardian and other media that reporters at the Murdoch-owned paper The News of the World had used private investigators to hack the cell phones of subject of their stories, including the mother of a murdered child and families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan and others.

In 2011, the Murdoch family business was hit by an epic scandal, revelations by The Guardian and other media that reporters at the Murdoch-owned paper The News of the World had used private investigators to hack the cell phones of subject of their stories, including the mother of a murdered child and families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan and others.