Richard Branson: My Life (2003)
He was only 18 when he made his first million. Today he is the boss of the international company Virgin Enterprises and nobody can stop him. Richard Branson is one of the richest men in Britain and he is definitely one of its most eccentric and courageous entrepreneurs. Richard Branson began his entrepreneurial trajectory in the 70s, making money from what was then a hobby. With the success of the album "Tubular Bells" which he produced he launched a music label, Virgin Records, and stars like the Rolling Stones, U2, Janet Jackson and Phil Collins came flocking to a label that seemed to nurture creativity. Today, Virgin Enterprises runs a huge number of businesses - from condoms to airlines. More than 50.000 people work for Virgin, despite the fact that Branson claims to not know how to use a personal computer. His strengths lie in founding new enterprises, not necessarily in leading them himself, and moving on to the next challenge.
Primary Title
- Richard Branson: My Life
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 20 November 2008
Release Year
- 2003
Start Time
- 17 : 30
Finish Time
- 18 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- Documentary Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- He was only 18 when he made his first million. Today he is the boss of the international company Virgin Enterprises and nobody can stop him. Richard Branson is one of the richest men in Britain and he is definitely one of its most eccentric and courageous entrepreneurs. Richard Branson began his entrepreneurial trajectory in the 70s, making money from what was then a hobby. With the success of the album "Tubular Bells" which he produced he launched a music label, Virgin Records, and stars like the Rolling Stones, U2, Janet Jackson and Phil Collins came flocking to a label that seemed to nurture creativity. Today, Virgin Enterprises runs a huge number of businesses - from condoms to airlines. More than 50.000 people work for Virgin, despite the fact that Branson claims to not know how to use a personal computer. His strengths lie in founding new enterprises, not necessarily in leading them himself, and moving on to the next challenge.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Business
- Entrepreneurship
- Documentary films
Genres
- Biography
- Documentary
Contributors
- Richard Branson (Subject)
- Jean Boué (Director)
- Macroscope Film (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Business
- Entrepreneurship
- Documentary films