Original version

BBC Radio 4 LW

More or Less

Magazines & Reviews

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics used in everyday life

Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life

BBC Radio 4 FM

More or Less: 29/04/2011

Factual

29/04/2011

BBC Radio 4 - More or Less, 29/04/2011

A cornucopia of wedding-related numbers, and AV explained.

Note: The 29 April 2011 edition of More or Less is truncated. This copy reflects the content of the full programme broadcast on 1 May 2011.

This week we present a cornucopia of wedding-related numbers, including: 

Why we predict a jump in the number of weddings next year (hint: it will have nothing to do with the Royal Wedding); 

How much does the average British wedding cost (less than you might think); 

Can we know how many people watched the Royal Wedding (probably not);

Do married men earn more? (Yes, according to 140 years of baseball stats.) 

Also in this week's programme: we explain the alternative vote electoral system, using limericks and puddings.

BBC Radio 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

More or Less

29/04/2011

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC Radio 4 LW

About BBC Radio 4