Matthew Rickardson

They could not kind of put a lid on it.

They were forced to do something that Murdoch has almost never done in his career, which is to close a newspaper.

closed the News of the World instantly.

It folded overnight.

And then, of course, an official government commission of inquiry.

Murdoch sat down in front of a parliamentary committee.

He looked old.

It was an amazing performance.

He forgot all the details when they were put to him.

And he said... I would just like to say one sentence.

This is the most humble day of my life.

Pretty soon after that, once he got out of the committee room, he magically regained his memory and regained his posture and his poise.

And of course, he has gone on to live his life in full.

Rupert, he's undoubtedly one of the most important figures in the media, certainly in the last 50 years, not only for what he owns, but also for the way he's used it.

Australia was the training ground.

The UK was where he could really find his feet and wield political power.

Many, many millions of newspapers sold every day, which gives him the capital, but also the influence.

All of those lessons are to be applied in the U.S.

and ultimately the rest of the globe.

Well, I mean, yeah, but then it very quickly moved to New York.