Inheritance: Samsung Podcast
The family dramas behind some of the world’s biggest businesses. Inheritance explores what it takes to build a dynasty, and pass it on.
When you’re born into a powerful business dynasty, what comes first: the family or the firm? Inheritance explores the family dynasties behind some of the biggest names in global business. Many brands are controlled by families through the generations. But who gets the top job? And how do they hold onto power?
In this brand-new 10-part series from the BBC World Service, we look behind closed doors- inside the billion-dollar deals and the family power struggles that shape global empires.
Episodes to download
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2. Move fast and break things—Samsung
Today
2/10Samsung survives an early scandal on its way to becoming a global tech giant
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1. My kingdom for a horse—Samsung
Today
1/10Samsung’s future hangs in the balance as its heir-in-waiting faces jail
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Introducing Inheritance: Samsung—Samsung
Mon 9 Mar 2026
When Samsung’s chairman has a heart attack, his son faces a risky succession struggle
