Good Bad Billionaire - George Lucas and Peter Jackson: Film stories

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George Lucas created Star Wars and Peter Jackson directed the Lord of the Rings films, two of the movie world’s most epic adventures.

Ahead of a new season of Good Bad Billionaire, presented by Zing Tsjeng and BBC business editor Simon Jack, here’s another chance to hear how these two film directors went from zero to a billion, in episodes originally released in 2023 and 2024.

Good Bad Billionaire is the podcast that explores the lives of the super-rich and famous, tracking their wealth, philanthropy, business ethics and success.

This season we want to hear YOUR thoughts about our billionaires. And we’ll be heading back to the movies…

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Published on Monday, 8th September 2025.

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