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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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#1074

Is Greenland as big as Africa?

The vast island of Greenland has found itself at the centre of a geopolitical crisis. But ... more

24 Jan 2026

08 MINS

08:58

24 Jan 2026

#1073

How close is Greenland to the United States?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week: How far away is Gree... more

21 Jan 2026

29 MINS

29:05

21 Jan 2026

#1072

No, a study has not shown that the covid jab causes cancer

In Autumn 2025 a paper in South Korea was published that excited many a vaccine sceptic on... more

17 Jan 2026

08 MINS

08:58

17 Jan 2026

#1071

Have more than 100 private schools been forced to close because of VAT?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week: A headline in the Mai... more

14 Jan 2026

28 MINS

28:18

14 Jan 2026

#1070

Does Venezuela really have the biggest oil reserves in the world?

When people think of oil rich nations their mind generally goes to Saudi Arabia, Iraq and ... more

10 Jan 2026

08 MINS

08:59

10 Jan 2026

#1069

The Stats of the Nation: Immigration, benefits and inequality

What kind of state does the UK find itself in as we start 2026? That’s the question Tim Ha... more

09 Jan 2026

28 MINS

28:40

09 Jan 2026

#1068

The Stats of the Nation: Older people, education, prisons and the weather

What kind of state does the UK find itself in as we start 2026? That’s the question Tim Ha... more

08 Jan 2026

28 MINS

28:53

08 Jan 2026

#1067

The Stats of the Nation: Sex, drugs and empty homes

What kind of state does the UK find itself in as we start 2026? That’s the question Tim Ha... more

07 Jan 2026

29 MINS

29:13

07 Jan 2026

#1066

The Stats of the Nation: Health

What kind of state does the UK find itself in as we start 2026? That’s the question Tim Ha... more

06 Jan 2026

28 MINS

28:45

06 Jan 2026

#1065

The Stats of the Nation: The Economy

What kind of state does the UK find itself in as we start 2026? That’s the question Tim Ha... more

05 Jan 2026

28 MINS

28:41

05 Jan 2026

#1064

Numbers of the year 2026

From record-breaking passenger numbers, to some more record-breaking numbers - courtesy of... more

03 Jan 2026

08 MINS

08:57

03 Jan 2026

#1063

Numbers of the year 2025

From the number of women in space and transistors on a chip to social media usage -we’re t... more

31 Dec 2025

27 MINS

27:57

31 Dec 2025

#1062

Numbers of the year 2025

We look back at some stand out numbers of 2025. How significant were Trump’s import tariff... more

27 Dec 2025

08 MINS

08:58

27 Dec 2025

#1061

Were there really Three Wise Men?

The surprising things we learn when we count everyone - a tour of the UK census through ti... more

24 Dec 2025

28 MINS

28:04

24 Dec 2025