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

We had some amazing actors throughout Cautionary Tales. voice-verified

And also, you heard a glimpse of it there as well, the amazing music and sound design by Pascal Wise. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

So yeah, the vision of Cautionary Tales was always come and sit by the fire. voice-verified

I'm going to tell you a story and we're really going to luxuriate in this storytelling. voice-verified

But yes, I think that's Helen Cumming playing Lord Thompson. voice-verified

I was like, I know that voice. voice-verified

We also had Helena Bonham Carter. voice-verified

You've just got some C-lists. voice-verified

Playing her own distant cousin, Florence Nightingale. voice-verified

So, yes, I occasionally pinch myself that I'm writing scripts for Alan Cumming and Helena Bonham Carter. voice-verified

But that does set up this competition. voice-verified

So Lord Thompson has this vision. voice-verified

He has this interesting idea, not a crazy idea, I think, that, yeah, we have two organizations building these airships, but it goes toxic quite quickly. voice-verified

And I think part of the problem is on the one hand, the R100 is being built up in Howden in Yorkshire. voice-verified

They don't even have an airship mast. voice-verified

This is the private sector team, Vickers. voice-verified

They're feeling very under pressure, very underfunded, understaffed. voice-verified

However, the airship designer is Barnes Wallace, the guy who later built the bouncing bomb. voice-verified

He's a genius. voice-verified

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