Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.
Radio 4,·683 episodes
Tim Harford explores the numbers that help explain fertility, pharmaceuticals and crime
07 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Tim Harford explores the numbers that help explain the state of health and the NHS
06 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Tim Harford explores the numbers that help explain the state of the UK economy
05 Jan 2026,·28 mins
From passenger numbers to world cup travel, we cast our eye forwards into 2026
03 Jan 2026,·8 mins
A plethora of interesting numbers you may not know about
31 Dec 2025,·27 mins
From tariffs to comets, we look back at the numbers of 2025 across the world
27 Dec 2025,·8 mins
From counting people to measuring housework - we explore.
24 Dec 2025,·28 mins
Can the same pill cost $3 in a pharmacy and $750 in a hospital?
20 Dec 2025,·8 mins
The NHS is warning of an unprecedented flu season - we check.
17 Dec 2025,·28 mins
How an important climate model was too pessimistic about the future
13 Dec 2025,·8 mins
Do US teens have 50% lower sperm and testosterone counts than 65 year old men?
06 Dec 2025,·8 mins
Richard Thaler on two of his most famous observations in behavioural economics
29 Nov 2025,·8 mins
Can data tell us if a stock market crash is coming?
22 Nov 2025,·8 mins
Bernie Sanders says vast riches have moved to the wealthiest in the US. Is he right?
15 Nov 2025,·8 mins
Investigating if 50% of people in China really have diabetes
08 Nov 2025,·8 mins
Looking at the math's behind the myth
31 Oct 2025,·8 mins
Corinne Low explains the economics of women, men and housework
25 Oct 2025,·8 mins
Tim Harford explains the ideas behind the winners of the economics Nobel Prize.
18 Oct 2025,·8 mins
Farm tax, ADHD benefits, Movember claim and Tim’s marathon
15 Oct 2025,·28 mins
Donald Trump says three quarters of Swiss prisoners are not Swiss. Is he right?
11 Oct 2025,·8 mins
UK benefits, Zack Polanski’s billionaire claim and Gen Z job interviews
08 Oct 2025,·26 mins
Exploring global polling data that suggests people in more countries are "thriving"
04 Oct 2025,·8 mins
Trump’s peace deals, Labour’s GDP claim and university league tables
01 Oct 2025,·28 mins
Why does it matter that US government datasets are being deleted and discontinued?
27 Sep 2025,·8 mins
Migrant returns, ageing mistakes, beef prices and AI MP speeches.
24 Sep 2025,·28 mins
Following the murder of Charlie Kirk, what is the data on political violence in the US?
20 Sep 2025,·8 mins
Out-of-work benefits, French pensioners, surprising salmon and the truth about senses.
17 Sep 2025,·29 mins
Is Nvidia boss Jensen Huang right about a looming labour shortfall?
13 Sep 2025,·8 mins
National debt, Afghan crime, menopause retirement and literal snail pace.
10 Sep 2025,·29 mins
Investigating if 100 million sharks are killed by fishing nets every year.
06 Sep 2025,·8 mins
