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Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news.
Presenter: Tim Harford
Reporters: Nathan Gower and Bethan Ashmead Latham
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Sound mix: Rod Farquhar
Editor: Richard Vadon
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More or Less: Behind the Stats
Tim Harford investigates numbers in the news: are they always reliable?
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