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British Scandal

Wondery

Scandal, Alice Levine, Great Britain, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, British, England, History, Matt Forde, Documentary

4.5 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Nick Leeson’s losses are getting out of hand. And he’s under more pressure than ever to make money - not lose it. Then, disaster strikes. The bank announces an audit of all its accounts. Nick is going to have to take one hell of a risk to get himself back on track.

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0:00.0	Levine, Ford.
0:07.0	Ford.
0:08.0	We're back for our second part of our journey into the stayed stiff-up-a-lip world of Britain's oldest bank.
0:14.0	I'm ready, I'm comfortable, let's go.
0:16.5	I'm telling you now you're going to feel less comfortable very quickly.
0:21.0	Oh no. Because of the story, I don't have any like horrible shocks.
0:24.0	Gonna say what you gonna do?
0:25.0	I'm gonna take my shirt off.
0:27.0	Singapore Stock Exchange, October 1994.
0:30.0	It's 1240 Singapore Stock Exchange, October 1994.
0:34.2	It's 1240 on a Thursday afternoon.
0:37.3	Nick Leeson runs across the trading floor.
0:40.3	He pushes past groups of traders, everyone shouting and jeering.
0:44.4	In the middle of the crowd, George Schue is arguing with an American from a rival bank.
0:49.8	Lisa needs to stop them before it comes to blows.
0:53.0	So George is the soggy, Sigg and cream cake face guy.
0:57.0	That's the one.
0:58.0	But he's too late.
0:59.0	Leeson hears a sickening crunch as George Hugh headbutts the American. Blood splatters everywhere.
1:05.8	Okay, so George is also the punchy punchy fighty fighty guy.
1:09.3	For a second, there's complete silence. It's broken by the shouts of hundreds of angry traders.
1:15.0	It takes the best part of an hour to sort medical care and calm the other traders down.
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