Wesley Stevenson

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1,470 appearances 54 recordings 1 series first heard Sep 2010 last heard May 2015

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More or Less · WS MoreOrLess: The Tour de France · 19 Jul 2014 podcast

It's a major hazard, yes. matched

And John Humphreys wasn't the only one surprised by that statistic. matched

Our inbox lit up with questions from listeners, essentially all asking, can this be true? matched

65 people a day killed by lightning? matched

James Fletcher's here. matched

James, it does sound implausible, given that being struck by lightning is the standard metaphor for something nasty. matched

That's also extremely unlikely. matched

because cars or houses with metal plumbing provide some protection against lightning. matched

And what's really dangerous is working all day out in a field somewhere, so you'd expect rural agriculture and poorer societies to lose more people to lightning. matched

And you can add to that the fact that the standard of medical care won't be as good. matched

Thanks, James. matched

And if you have a number you want to investigate, then get in touch. matched

You can email us at moreorless at bbc.co.uk. matched

And you can find out the odds of Charlie getting a golden ticket or whether we really are producing a generation of children who will die younger than their parents by listening to other editions of the programme at bbcworldservice.com forward slash more or less. matched

More or Less · WS MoreOrLess: Is this the greatest world cup ever? · 28 Jun 2014 podcast

Do you know what, Ruth? voice-verified

This is the best World Cup ever, isn't it? voice-verified

Well, yeah, I see what you're saying. voice-verified

But speaking as an England fan, you know, it should have been a miserable experience, but it hasn't been. voice-verified

OK, sink your teeth into this lot. voice-verified

At the end of the group stages, there were an average of 2.83 goals per game. voice-verified

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