Outrageous Fortunes.

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BBC Three goes in search of the truth behind the biggest brands in the world and the families that control them. Disney, Bacardi, Nintendo, Wal-Mart, Guinness and De Beers Diamonds have all been created by powerful dynasties.

This series investigates the real stories behind the success of these companies and questions at what price have the families made their millions.

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The Episodes.
Episode One: Simon Reeve looks for the reality behind the magic of Disney.

Episode Two: Simon Reeve investigates the fortunes of the Bacardi family.

Episode Three: Libby Potter visits Tokyo and the USA to uncover the truth behind the Nintendo success story.

Episode Four: Emeka Onono takes you inside Wal-Mart, the biggest and richest retailer in the world and America’s most admired company.

Episode Five: Sangita Myska investigates how far Guinness has flowed around the globe.

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The Presenters.

Simon Reeve is a writer, New York Times bestselling author and television presenter. His book "The New Jackals: Ramzi Yousef, Osama bin Laden and the Future of Terrorism" was the first in the world on Bin Laden and al-Qaeda. Simon also wrote and presented a four-part documentary series on Central Asia (Holidays in the Danger Zone: The Stans) broadcast recently on BBC Four, as well as an investigation of the Kennedy family for BBC Three's The Third Degree.

Libby Potter is a reporter on Celebdaq and has previously worked as reporter on BBC Three's Liquid News and Euro News. She has worked at Channel Four news on the Foreign desk, News 24 and USA Direct. Libby has been a journalist in New York and has taught English as a foreign language abroad.


Emeka Onono is a well established Producer/Director who has made documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4. This is his first reporting role and while investigating Wal-Mart for Outrageous Fortunes he travelled across the US meeting people who have been involved with the corporation.

Sangita Myska has worked as a special correspondent for the BBC One O' Clock News, as a news reporter for BBC Scotland, as a producer on BBC News 24 and as a presenter on The 7 O’Clock News for BBC Three.
Her career in TV began when she won a BBC Talent competition. Most recently she has worked as an investigative reporter for BBC Current Affairs.

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]Disney

Civil war has broken out in the world's best-known entertainment company - Disney. Roy Disney, who was closely involved in his Uncle Walt's billion-dollar empire before he resigned last year, is trying to oust chairman Michael Eisner, whom he accuses of making Disney bloated and uninspiring.

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Op maandag 3 mei 2004 17:29 schreef Duiveltja het volgende:
Wie is er volgende week aan de beurt?

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Today Guinness is more recognizable than the Irish flag, yet more Guinness could soon be drunk in Africa than in Ireland.

Outrageous Fortunes looks at the dynasty that founded an Irish icon and asks, how Irish really are the beer and the family? Reporter Sangita Myska meets the heir to the £754 million family fortune, and actor Rutger Hauer.