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21/08/2009

Tim Harford and the team test the reliability of swine flu data and speak to one of the creators of the 'financial weapons of mass destruction' which, two years ago, led to the credit crisis.

An Open University co-production for BBC Radio 4.

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30 minutes

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Sun 23 Aug 200920:00

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  • Fri 21 Aug 200913:30
  • Sun 23 Aug 200920:00

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