Episode 2: Fruit and Flowers

One of the richest men in Britain, Guy Hands, has ridden over the hill promising to save ailing music company EMI.    Guy has bet the farm on the takeover, in the middle of a global financial crisis, and is taking the biggest gamble of his life. As he takes the keys he is appalled by the corporate waste and extravagance and starts to swing the axe. This triggers an almighty clash between    the money men and the musical old guard. The suits and the creatives dig in for a long war… Featuring interviews with Guy Hands, Neil Tennant, Tony Wadsworth, Caryn Tomlinson, David Kassler    Host: Chris AtkinsProducer; Max Bower Assistant Producer: Mohamed Ahmed Editor: Jo Wheeler  Researcher: Zeyana Yussuf Additional production and story development: Sonny Marr Sound design and Mix by Daniel Kempson.  Original music by Vincent Watts Production Managers: Cheree Houston, Charlotte Wolf, Sarah Tobin Executive Producers: Ian Neil, Max O’Brien & Craig Strachan Produced by Novel in Association with Cart Before Horse & BBC Studios   BBC News 2007, BBC Breakfast 2010, BBC - Working Lunch, 2007, BBC News 2008, Bloomberg 2012, Bloomberg News 2009, CNN News 2008See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.