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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.

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

 

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#1153

Are French school protesters right to say education is underfunded?

French high school students have been on the streets for weeks, blockading schools to dema... more

07 Nov 2026

08 MINS

08:58

07 Nov 2026

#1152

Europe's witch trials: The numbers behind the myth

Witches and witchcraft have captivated people for centuries. From the curse tablets of Anc... more

31 Oct 2026

08 MINS

08:58

31 Oct 2026

#1151

Terence Tao: Maths ‘the canary in the coal mine’ on AI

Terence Tao is widely celebrated as the world’s greatest living mathematician. He was doin... more

24 Oct 2026

10 MINS

10:36

24 Oct 2026

#1150

Did Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centres stop disinformation bots?

Last week, Ukraine launched drone attacks against three data centres owned by Russian tech... more

17 Oct 2026

08 MINS

08:58

17 Oct 2026

#1149

Fact-check: Will Scottish pensioners really be funding English social care?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week: (00:40) First Ministe... more

14 Oct 2026

29 MINS

29:10

14 Oct 2026

#1148

Fact-check: Is China missing a billion people?

A viral video circulating online claims the population of China is actually a billion peop... more

10 Oct 2026

08 MINS

08:58

10 Oct 2026

#1147

Is the UK state pension really the lowest in Europe?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week: (00:42) Is the UK uni... more

07 Oct 2026

28 MINS

28:42

07 Oct 2026

#1146

The Uzbekistan-shaped hole in an influential climate cost paper

How much could climate change cost the global economy? That would be a very useful thing ... more

03 Oct 2026

08 MINS

08:59

03 Oct 2026

#1145

Does the UK really have nine out of the ten poorest regions in Northern Europe?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week: (00:40) Does the UK a... more

30 Sep 2026

30 MINS

30:22

30 Sep 2026

#1144

Trump fact-check: Do the US and Venezuela have 60% of the world’s oil?

US president Donald Trump has claimed in a speech to the UN that the US and Venezuela comb... more

26 Sep 2026

09 MINS

09:01

26 Sep 2026

#1143

Has the UK’s productivity puzzle been solved?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week: (00:42) Frustrated ec... more

23 Sep 2026

29 MINS

29:04

23 Sep 2026

#1142

Are carrots becoming less nutritious?

Are fruit and vegetables less nutritious than they used to be? And is declining soil quali... more

19 Sep 2026

08 MINS

08:58

19 Sep 2026

#1141

Are bad teeth the number one reason kids go to A&E?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week: (00:33) Are crumbling... more

16 Sep 2026

28 MINS

28:28

16 Sep 2026