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Sir Paul McCartney: The Rich One

After his spectacular rise in The Beatles, how Sir Paul McCartney became British music royalty and the UK's first billionaire rock star.

He enjoyed a spectacular rise in The Beatles, and went on to become a gold-plated member of British music royalty. Hear how Sir Paul McCartney, one of the last century’s defining songwriters, became the UK's first billionaire rock star along the way. But how much of Sir Paul McCartney’s cash comes from royalties, tours or his ownership of other artists’ back catalogues?

BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng track Macca’s journey from his working-class Liverpudlian roots, through his incredible career in music, to joining the global financial elite. Recorded live at the Crossed Wires Podcast Festival in Sheffield.

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