Tim Harford

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

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After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal · Britain's Worst Airship Disaster · 20 Jul 2026 podcast

The other thing, of course, is planes are getting better all the time. voice-verified

So in 1930, you think about the aeroplane technology available in 1930. voice-verified

And you could conceivably say, well, look, that's not the future the airship is. voice-verified

But by 1940, planes can go so much further. voice-verified

They're making so much progress. voice-verified

And of course, by 1950, you're only going to use the airship for very specific purposes. voice-verified

It's an observation platform. voice-verified

You might use it for a safari. voice-verified

You might use it instead of a satellite, potentially. voice-verified

Maybe you can put one up above a combat zone with sensors on it and just keep it up there using solar power to fix it in place. voice-verified

There are some specialized uses that you might have. voice-verified

But generally, I think the real death of the airship was the advances in aeroplanes. voice-verified

One conclusion you might draw is it's very important that whistleblowers feel that they can blow the whistle. voice-verified

And it's very important to create mechanisms whereby that is possible. voice-verified

And there were plenty of warning signs. voice-verified

The Titanic is a different sort of case. voice-verified

The Titanic, they made mistakes. voice-verified

But fundamentally, what happened to the Titanic kind of came out of nowhere. voice-verified

Whereas the R101, it's... voice-verified

No one got on the Titanic and turned around to their son and said, son, I need you to promise me you'll look after your mother because I don't think I'm coming back. voice-verified

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