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• How much do consultant doctors really earn?

  The Nuffield Trust's Billy Palmer looks at consultant doctors' earnings with Tim Harford.

  Duration: 8:05

• Is the UK uniquely awful at big infrastructure projects?

  Prof Bent Flyvbjerg and Tim Harford consider Britain's track record on schemes like HS2.

  Duration: 5:13

• Has the government built a record amount of social housing?

  We ask if the Tories have really built a record number of social rent homes since 2010

  Duration: 7:54

• Does Busted's Year 3000 really add up?

  Tim Harford and Rob Eastaway consider the maths behind the pop-punk band's hit song.

  Duration: 6:38
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