Tim Harford

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476 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 20 Jul

Tim Harford’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 1 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 1.

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It was like, no. voice-verified

The people on the airship knew it nearly crashed. voice-verified

Yeah, the crew were on it. voice-verified

It's unbalanced. voice-verified

It's too heavy. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

And the canvas is crumbling away at the front. voice-verified

And the hydrogen bags are leaking because they've been overinflated because they're worried. voice-verified

It's not got enough lift. voice-verified

They're pumping too much hydrogen in and they start rubbing against each other and developing these little holes. voice-verified

And the hydrogen has a tendency to escape. voice-verified

One of the crews said, what's the point in pumping gas into a bloody colander? voice-verified

So they knew. voice-verified

And one of the officers on board the ship cycled to the airship works. voice-verified

You could see this enormous silver object attached to the mast and he cycled with his son, with his baggage. voice-verified

And he's carrying his food and his clothes in a paper bag because they have been told to save weight. voice-verified

Oh, wow. voice-verified

Don't bring your suitcases. voice-verified

Don't bring no jars of cookies. voice-verified

Everything in a paper bag. voice-verified

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