Book of the Week

Daniel Tammet - Thinking in Numbers

Episode 1: Counting to Four in Icelandic

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 20^th Aug 2012, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 25^th Jul 2017, 02:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Daniel Tammet explores the different ways in which cultures across the world approach and describe numbers. Read by James Anthony Pearson. Show more

Book of the Week

Daniel Tammet - Thinking in Numbers

Episode 3: Snowman

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 22^nd Aug 2012, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 27^th Jul 2017, 02:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Daniel Tammet's essay celebrates maths with a look at the mathematical complexity of snow. Read by James Anthony Pearson. Show more

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Episode 5: The Art of Maths

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 24^th Aug 2012, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 29^th Jul 2017, 02:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Daniel Tammet's essay explores how beauty and creativity inform the work of mathematicians. Read by James Anthony Pearson. Show more

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Book of the Week: Daniel Tammet - Thinking in Numbers

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Daniel Tammet - Thinking in Numbers

Episode 2: Classroom Intuitions

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 21^st Aug 2012, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 26^th Jul 2017, 02:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Daniel describes how his time spent as a children's maths tutor helped to inform his thoughts on how humans approach and understand numbers. Read by James Anthony Pearson. Show more