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Numbers of the Year 2015: Part Three

Tim Harford looks back at some of the numbers making the news in culture and sport in 2015.

What is preventing some Americans from being creative? And, how much money does the English Premier League contribute in tax? Tim Harford looks back over some of the numbers that made the news in 2015. He speaks to author and broadcaster Farai Chideya, former footballer Graeme le Saux, and BBC cricket statistician Andrew Samson.

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