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his son lachlan's, amazing yacht, the sarissa. >> named after a macedonian weapon of war. it's this exquisite sailing vessel. it's a work of art. as we understand it, they're sleeping on the boat. it's the caribbean. it's peaceful. in the middle of the night, rupert gets up to relieve himself and trips and falls. rupert is lying on the floor of his cabin, and he can't get up and the situation seems serious, he may not survive. a lot is at stake here, his own life as well as his company. >> he has not yet designated an heir. >> and the future of his media empire will be up for grabs. ...

and we commandeered the gulfstream jet. and about eight or nine of us got on that jet at midnight and flew to berlin. a current affair was rupert's baby, to the point where i believe rupert wrote a check out of his own checking account every single week for the show. >> this show is rampant anarchy. >> rupert liked it because it was cheeky. >> charles and camilla's naughty thong fantasy. >> it was edgy. >> these gorgeous playmates frolic with privileged guests. >> a current affair. >> it was a tabloid show. he said there is a place for a show like this, and people will gravitate to i...

the sarissa. >> named after a macedonian weapon of war. it's this exquisite sailing vessel. it's a work of art. as we understand it, they're sleeping on the boat. it's the caribbean. it's peaceful. in the middle of the night, rupert gets up to relieve himself and trips and falls. rupert is lying on the floor of his cabin, and he can't get up and the situation seems serious, he may not survive. a lot is at stake here, his own life as well as his company. >> he has not yet designated an heir. >> and the future of his media empire will be up for grabs. ♪ >> stand by. >> there we go. o...

the u.s. economy, which used to be the envy of the world is in the most serious trouble since the great depression. inflation is rising, standard of living is declining. >> tremendous inflation and not much growth. the country was not in a great depression but the united states is in the dumps. >> wall street was cold, gray, wet, and miserable. there was no comfort to be found outside for investors there was not much inside. the tickers carried almost nothing but bad news. >> we would have a terrible decade for investing. people were skeptical of the stock market. it was a sleepy wal...

machiavellian approach to the newspaper business. it's about putting your rivals under. >> mr. maxwell -- >> rupert discovered if you start turning the dial down market, ratings go up. >> sex and murder, blood and mayhem. >> he brought up 40% of the circulation of newspapers in new england. >> this is your chance to expand. >> murdoch put his stamp on the city of new york. here i am. you better pay some attention. i'm going to have one hell of an impact. >> as usual, we were drinking one night. the producers, the reporters and me. we always gathered. >> this is the first concrete blo...