The Lee family (from Inheritance: Samsung): Part two

About this episode

The episode explores the growth of Samsung into a global tech giant amidst family power struggles and billion-dollar deals.

The second episode of Inheritance: Samsung sees the company grow into a global tech giant. The series takes you inside the billion-dollar deals and the family power struggles that shape global empires. When your relatives are also your business partners, every decision is personal. In these dynasties, the boardroom isn’t just about profit - it’s about survival. Host: Elise Hu Producers: Simon Tulett and Sally Abrahams Fact-checkers: Matt Toulson and Su-Min Hwang Music: Thomas Ross Fitzsimons Mixing and sound design: Charlie Brandon-King Series editor: Matt Willis With special thanks to Geoffrey Cain, Sojin Lim, Jaeyeon Lee, Jake Kwon and Mary Wilkinson Senior commissioning producer: Sarah Green Commissioning editor: Jon Manel Inheritance: Samsung is a BBC Long Form Audio production

People in this episode

Host: Elise Hu

Topics covered

• family business
• power struggles
• global tech
• inheritance
• billion-dollar deals
• dynasties

Keywords

• Samsung
• inheritance
• family business
• global empire
• tech giant
• power struggles
• billion-dollar deals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Samsung, BBC, BBC World Service

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