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Alan Bond’s high-flying empire hits a dangerous stretch as Black Monday rattles the global economy and a meeting with a man called Tiny hints at deeper trouble. This episode follows Bond scrambling to protect everything he’s built while his recklessness gives rivals an opening.

Bondy’s world of diamonds, mansions and big-money deals reaches its height after the America’s Cup, as banks back him with billions and he moves among figures like Donald Trump. This episode tracks how that rise strains his marriage to Eileen and exposes the damage he leaves behind as a beer baron.

Alan Bond’s America’s Cup campaign takes shape as a high-stakes clash of ambition, design, and national pride. This episode follows Bondy’s provocative push into Newport, where a radical boat, a crack crew, and underdog energy put the Aussies in position to challenge history.

A fishy-looking photograph sends Clare Wright into a deeper story about the clash between industry and sustainability. This episode appears to use one curious image to explore a broader tension around how the past is framed and what’s at stake in the present.

Alan Bond is the larger-than-life subject of this six-part series, tracing his rise from celebrated America’s Cup winner to disgraced business figure. It promises a fast-moving look at ambition, celebrity, empire-building and the scandal that brought everything undone.