More or Less

Original version

BBC Radio 4 LW

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: Maternity litigation, stars, bees and windowless planes

Maternity litigation, stars, bees and windowless planes

BBC Radio 4 - More or Less, Maternity litigation, stars, bees and windowless planes

Are damages for maternity mistakes now more than wages for maternity nurses and doctors?

The former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says that the cost of maternity litigation claims in England is now more than the cost of salaries for maternity nurses and doctors. We crunch the numbers and ask how worried parents and taxpayers should be. Also are there more bees in the world than stars in the galaxy? And would planes be much lighter if they didn’t bother with windows? Maths Professor Hannah Fry talks to us about her experience of cancer and the choices she and others have faced after a diagnosis. And we hear from author Simon Singh, who wants to bring fun maths conversations into homes everywhere. 

Produced in partnership with the Open University.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Charlotte McDonald
Reporters: Nathan Gower, Lizzy McNeill, Jon Bithrey
Production Coordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound Engineer: James Beard
Editor: Richard Vadon

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

Maternity litigation, stars, bees and windowless planes

Genres

Brand

BBC Radio 4 LW

About BBC Radio 4