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BBC Radio 4

Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life

#1054

Has there been a $50 trillion wealth transfer to the richest Americans?

Bernie Sanders says a vast amount of wealth - $50 trillion - has moved from 90% of the pop... more

15 Nov 2025

08 MINS

08:58

15 Nov 2025

#1053

Is RFK Jr right about China's diabetes rate?

The US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr is on a mission to make America healthy again... more

08 Nov 2025

08 MINS

08:56

08 Nov 2025

#1052

Halloween special: How many people did the real Dracula impale?

Vlad III Dracula, the Wallachian Prince who became Bram Stokers inspiration behind his fam... more

31 Oct 2025

08 MINS

08:57

31 Oct 2025

#1051

Is your housework split sexist?

Do you ever have fights with your partner about who does more of the housework and whether... more

25 Oct 2025

08 MINS

08:58

25 Oct 2025

#1050

Nobel economics prize 2025: What's the big idea?

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt have been awarded this year’s Nobel Memorial ... more

18 Oct 2025

08 MINS

08:56

18 Oct 2025

#1049

Are millions of people getting Motability cars for anxiety and ADHD?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week: The Conservative part... more

15 Oct 2025

28 MINS

28:38

15 Oct 2025

#1048

Are 72% of prison inmates in Switzerland foreign?

In a recent speech to the UN, US president Donald Trump set out some remarkable figures on... more

11 Oct 2025

08 MINS

08:58

11 Oct 2025

#1047

Does half the UK get more in benefits than they pay in tax?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week: The Daily Mail says t... more

08 Oct 2025

26 MINS

26:40

08 Oct 2025

#1046

Is the world getting less miserable?

When you follow the news, particularly in countries like the UK and the US, it sometimes f... more

04 Oct 2025

08 MINS

08:58

04 Oct 2025

#1045

Has Donald Trump ended seven 'unendable' wars?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week: US President Donald T... more

01 Oct 2025

28 MINS

28:24

01 Oct 2025

#1044

The Case of the Missing US Data

In early February 2025, something strange started happening across US government websites.... more

27 Sep 2025

08 MINS

08:58

27 Sep 2025

#1043

Was it easier to deport migrants to France before Brexit?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week: Lib Dem leader Sir Ed... more

24 Sep 2025

28 MINS

28:48

24 Sep 2025

#1042

Is JD Vance right about left-wing violence?

On September the 10th 2025, right-wing political activist and media personality Charlie Ki... more

20 Sep 2025

08 MINS

08:58

20 Sep 2025

#1041

Is it true that out-of-work benefits have almost doubled?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week: Nigel Farage says 6.5... more

17 Sep 2025

29 MINS

29:09

17 Sep 2025

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#1054

Has there been a $50 trillion wealth transfer to the richest Americans?

#1053

Is RFK Jr right about China's diabetes rate?

#1052

Halloween special: How many people did the real Dracula impale?

#1051

Is your housework split sexist?

#1050

Nobel economics prize 2025: What's the big idea?

#1049

Are millions of people getting Motability cars for anxiety and ADHD?

#1048

Are 72% of prison inmates in Switzerland foreign?

#1047

Does half the UK get more in benefits than they pay in tax?

#1046

Is the world getting less miserable?

#1045

Has Donald Trump ended seven 'unendable' wars?

#1044

The Case of the Missing US Data

#1043

Was it easier to deport migrants to France before Brexit?

#1042

Is JD Vance right about left-wing violence?

#1041

Is it true that out-of-work benefits have almost doubled?