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

So when things started to go wrong, you had the R100 who didn't want to get involved and didn't want to take their foot off the accelerator. voice-verified

And the R101 who felt that they couldn't back away either. voice-verified

And so in the end, the whole project was rushed. voice-verified

And I mean, the R101 should never have taken off. voice-verified

Do we get to talk about the smoking lounge? voice-verified

Amazing. voice-verified

So we'll talk about the luxury. voice-verified

We'll talk about the smoking lounge. voice-verified

We'll talk about the champagne and the carpet. voice-verified

There'll be a moment to talk about Lord Thompson's carpet. voice-verified

What these things are is they are these enormous shells, cigar-shaped shells with big internal combustion engines hanging off them. voice-verified

And underneath this shell is a cabin, right? voice-verified

The cabin's not that big compared to the enormous size of the airships. voice-verified

The airship's got to be lighter than air. voice-verified

So it is mostly a massive bag of lighter than air gas. voice-verified

Plus you've got the fuel, the engines, and then you need the space for the crew and the passengers. voice-verified

So the luxury is partly about, well, what do we expect to provide our passengers with? voice-verified

Should there be a grand piano? voice-verified

Should there be a five-star silver service? voice-verified

Should there be baths? voice-verified

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