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07/08/2009

Tim Harford investigates statistics which some claim reveal the 'Islamification' of Europe and checks whether the Home Office has been doing its sums properly. Do its claims about the DNA Database really add up?

An Open University co production for BBC Radio 4.

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30 minutes

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Sun 9 Aug 200920:00

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  • Fri 7 Aug 200913:30
  • Sun 9 Aug 200920:00

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