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The Thought Show: How Safe is Flying?

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09/04/2015

How Safe is Flying?

BBC World Service - The Thought Show, How Safe is Flying?

Are plane crashes getting more common, and why do people take their own lives?

BBC Trending explains how Australian sex workers are using #facesofprostitution to challenge stereotypes, and The Why Factor asks why people take their own lives.

The Germanwings A320 tragedy is the latest in a series of fatal plane crashes to hit the headlines over the past year. More or Less asks whether plane crashes are becoming more common. Plus, is Chelsea Football Club right to complain that it has been awarded too few penalties this season? With Kevin McConway, professor of Applied Statistics at The Open University. 

BBC Trending explains how Australian sex workers are using #facesofprostitution to challenge stereotypes about the profession. And, the 'Mirrey' ('My King') phenomenon in Mexico that has sparked a backlash online towards young, elite, Mexicans. 

In The Why Factor, Mike Williams asks why people take their own lives. He talks to those who have been affected, including Steve Mallen from the UK, who lost his 18-year-old son Edward in February 2015.

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