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6/10. Rockefeller. John D Rockefeller was the world's richest, and one of its most hated, men. The founder of Standard Oil, Rockefeller created the world's first corporation using methods more in tune with the old Wild West. He also gave great chunks of his fortune away.
Proposer Martin Smith , head of the English National
Opera, can't decide if he was a sinner or a saint.
Francine Stock chairs the programme, and Professor Homberger is on hand with expert advice. Producer Miles Warde

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Martin Smith
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Francine Stock
Producer:
Miles Warde
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