Great Lives - William Lever, Lord Leverhulme, founder of Unilever
Download William Lever, Lord Leverhulme, founder of Unilever
William Lever 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.
Presented by Matthew Parris.
Produced at BBC Audio in Bristol by Miles Warde.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2022.
Published on Monday, 10th January 2022.
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