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Numbers of the year
The most informative, revealing and idiosyncratic statistics of 2013, with Tim Harford.
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Britain's 80,000 homeless children
Tim Harford on a Shelter statistic. Plus wine shortage, maths and magic, and football.
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An army of drunk children?
Are hundreds of young children visiting A&E because of alcohol? Tim Harford investigates.
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Are patients 45% more likely to die in NHS hospitals than US ones?
Tim Harford looks at the claim that there are more hospital deaths in England than the US.
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Do free school meals work?
Tim Harford on free school meals, the Formula 1 film Rush, plastic bags and cycling risk.
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How long can you wait to have a baby?
Tim Harford discusses fertility statistics, the GDP and Africa's 'drinking problem'.
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The Death Toll in Syria
Tim Harford on conflict deaths, Super Pumas and whether left-handers die young.
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What price the life of a badger?
Tim Harford queries the numbers of the badger cull, plus NHS deaths and climate migrants.
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A&E, and the chances of having twins
Tim Harford explores the world of official statistics, plus the chances of having twins.
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The maths of spies and terrorists
Tim Harford examines the maths of terror surveillance, and kidney donations.
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Economics of Scottish independence; Ryanair punctuality
Tim Harford on the economics of Scottish independence, Ryanair's punctuality and cat years
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Angelina Jolie's 87% cancer risk; Romanian crime stats
Angelina Jolie's 87% cancer risk examined. And is the UK suffering a Romanian crime wave?
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The true age of your dog, and how much does the EU cost?
Tim Harford on the cost of the EU, military suicides, Richard III and dog years.
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Austerity, Thatcher, Mozart and dead birds
Tim Harford talks to a student whose work raises questions about austerity policies.
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The Parable of the Ox
What the Parable of the Ox can tell us about a bloated and dysfunctional financial system.
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Numbers of 2012
Tim Harford and guests look back at the most surprising statistics of 2012.
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Fact-checking US gun crime statistics
Tim Harford investigates US gun crime statistics and the average age of first-time buyers.
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The Census, and what is 'rare'?
Tim Harford looks at why the estimate for Eastern Europeans coming to the UK was so wrong.
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Royal twins and the Autumn Statement
Tim Harford asks what severe morning sickness tells us about the chances of having twins.
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The art of polling, Kevin Pietersen, stacking lego
Tim Harford looks at opinion polling, and how high you can stack Lego bricks.
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Ash Dieback and Fergie-Time
Tim Harford fells some ash tree related statistics and asks if Fergie-time really exists.
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The great playing field sell off?
How many school playing fields have really been sold off? Presented by Tim Harford.
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How to lose money, fast
High-frequency trading, Trumptonomics and more medalling with the Olympics.
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How extraordinary is Ye Shiwen?
Ye Shiwen's statistics, what's happening to homelessness, and TV's murder capital.
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Levelling the playing field
Which countries punch above and below their weight at the Olympics? With Tim Harford.
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The Tour de France and the statistics of cheating
Can maths prove whether the Tour de France has successfully clamped down on drugs?
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Who are the Libor losers?
How much damage did messing with Libor actually do to the financial system?
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Would firing staff 'at will' boost the economy?
The Beecroft Review, infidelity, Ben Goldacre and the truth about hard-working Greeks.
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Are 120,000 families responsible for a disproportionate share of society's ills?
Troubled families, nursing numbers and the mathematical consequences of unneutered cats.
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Are CEOs worth it?
Executive pay, chess and trouble on the Greek railway.
