Elon Musk

A look beyond the hype and headlines at the life of the world's richest man. What's the truth about the Tesla billionaire, space pioneer, and the tech entrepreneur who just bought Twitter?

BBC1 Catch up via iPlayer Elon Musk made billions from electric vehicles and space travel, but when he bought Twitter last year its users were quick to predict its demise. Though reports of the social media site’s death appear to have been exaggerated, Musk’s takeover has seen thousands of company staff sacked and the reinstatement of users previously banned for breaking Twitter’s rules. Marianna Spring reports on the changes at the influential platform, speaking to insiders both in the UK and at Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, and investigates claims that Musk has created a culture in which hate and misogyny are allowed to thrive.

Profile of the billionaire entrepreneur, one of a tiny group of powerful, uber-rich men with global reach exceeding governments.

A new age of space exploration, and exploitation, is dawning. But surprisingly, some of the boldest efforts at putting humans into space are now those of private companies started by a handful of maverick billionaire businessmen.

Maggie Aderin-Pocock interviews astronaut Jessica Meir, who returned from 205 days on the International Space Station to a world she barely recognised. They also discuss Jessica's experiments in micro-gravity, growing lettuce in space and the first all-female spacewalk. Chris Lintott meets the astronomer who recently announced the discovery of the closest black hole to Earth. Pete Lawrence photographs the dark side of Venus and Lucie Green investigates whether Elon Musk's constellation of Starlink satellites are ruining the night sky.