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Politics Live
07/12/2020
44 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament
Jo Coburn is live in Westminster with Caroline Nokes, Wes Streeting, Richard Tice and Tim Harford to discuss UK-EU trade negotiations, distribution of the coronavirus vaccine and racism in football. Show more
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Play and Creativity
43 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Cultural discussion programme. Tom Sutcliffe considers the relationship between play and creativity with Steven Johnson, Stella Duffy, Tim Harford and Ed Smith. Show more
Sue Perkins sets moral and ethical posers for Tony Law, Isy Suttie, Gemma Cairney and Tim Harford. From February 2014. Show more
Simon asks why bricks and mortar are deemed a safe investment, and who really owns land we buy? With Kevin Cahill. From May 2014. Show more
From paying for funerals to cryonics, what are the economics of death? With Louise de Winter. From 2016. Show more
Simon Evans examines the concept of the 'free lunch' and shines a light on new ways of making money in the 21st century. Show more
Simon Evans examines the concept of the 'free lunch' and shines a light on new ways of making money in the 21st century. Show more
Simon Evans examines the concept of the 'free lunch' and shines a light on new ways of making money in the 21st century. Show more
Simon asks is it moral to trade in food? How much of it is animal feed and what is the future? With Jim Rogers. From May 2014. Show more
Why do we buy and sell gold all around the world? Why do we continue now we have paper money? With Tim Harford. From May 2014. Show more
Simon looks at commodities markets in oil. How is it produced? Why is this trade different to others? From June 2014. Show more
Can't face an evening without a glass of wine? The comedian presents a lecture on the economics behind alcohol. From 2015. Show more
Can't face an evening without a cigarette? The comedian presents a lecture on the economics of the addictive weed. From 2015. Show more
A comedy lecture on the economics behind commodities we're addicted to. Just how harmful is a coffee addiction? From 2015. Show more
Comedy lecture on the economics behind goods we're addicted to – unravelling how the food industry deals with sugar. From 2015. Show more
Simon explores youth, from pocket money and exam subject choice to university and property ladders. With Tim Harford. From 2016. Show more
Simon asks if marriage is all romance and harmony, or the most commercial of transactions. With Merryn Somerset Webb. From 2016. Show more
Simon asks from an economic point of view, should people have children, how many and when? With Tim Harford. From 2016. Show more
Simon Evans examines the concept of the 'free lunch' and shines a light on new ways of making money in the 21st century. Show more