William Lever, Lord Leverhulme, founder of Unilever
Richard Walker, managing director of Iceland, picks the man behind Unilever, William Lever. With Matthew Parris. From 2022.
Richard Walker picks the man behind Unilever - industrialist and philanthropist, William Lever.
William was a grocer's son who went on to make a fortune selling soap. Lifebuoy, Lux ... and eventually Unilever are just some of his creations.
Picking him for Great Lives is Richard Walker, managing director of Iceland. Joining him is Adam Macqueen, author of The King of Sunlight: How William Lever Cleaned up the The World.
The presenter is Matthew Parris.
Producer for BBC audio in Bristol: Miles Warde
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2022.
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Great Lives
Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
