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

Whereas there are a lot of men who got on that airship who really thought there was every chance they wouldn't return and they were right. voice-verified

I don't remember hearing of anybody who refused, but I think that must have been a possibility that you wouldn't get on. voice-verified

But going, no. voice-verified

Yes, the Titanic. voice-verified

You have to work really hard to sink the Titanic. voice-verified

Whereas the R101, you have to work really hard to keep it afloat. voice-verified

I mean, those last hours where it's flying, it flies over London, over the English Channel, over France. voice-verified

It doesn't get anywhere close to India. voice-verified

It crashes so soon. voice-verified

It's making such slow progress into the storm. voice-verified

And just that sense of this thing just grinding on and it's just not capable of doing what Lord Thompson thinks it can do. voice-verified

But no one's going to tell him it can't. voice-verified

So they keep trying. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

So I'm a nerd. voice-verified

You're in safe company. voice-verified

Thank you. voice-verified

So I'm always interested in that slightly nerdy angle. voice-verified

So in... voice-verified

The R101 story looked at some evidence from social science about what it takes for competition to turn toxic. voice-verified

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