Are CEOs worth it? (R4)
Executive pay, chess and trouble on the Greek railway.
11 Touko 201228min
A grand economic experiment? (WS)
Are we witnessing a grand economic experiment being played out between Europe, trying to cut its way out of trouble, and the United States, trying to spend its way to redemption? Plus, we investigate the height of North Koreans. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
4 Touko 20129min
Austerity, border queues and bank holidays (R4)
Are we witnessing a grand economic experiment playing out between Britain and the United States? How long have travellers been waiting to get through immigration at Heathrow? Plus, are you going to destroy the economy this bank holiday weekend?
4 Touko 201227min
The formula that changed the world
The Midas Formula - In this week's More or Less: The story of Black-Scholes, the equation that transformed Wall Street – and the arguments over whether it made the world a better place, or helped cause the financial mess we have all been dealing with for the past five years. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
27 Huhti 20129min
The formula that changed the world
Rain and drought in numbers, the formula which changed Wall Street and then the world forever - and why Conservative MPs used to be taller than their Labour counterparts.
27 Huhti 201228min
20 Apr 12
Is the rate of species extinction exaggerated - or even unknowable? Producer: Richard Knight This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
20 Huhti 20129min
20 Apr 12
We investigate the height of North Koreans, the width of police officers and rate of species extinction. Producer: Richard Knight
20 Huhti 201227min
Eurostats - True or False?
Are there really more Porsche Cayenne owners in Greece than taxpayers earning over 50,000 euros? Can there really be 30,000 chauffeur driven cars for the exclusive use of Italian politicians? Would it really be cheaper to send everyone by taxi than train in Greece and is youth unemployment in Spain really 50%? Ruth Alexander and Wesley Stephenson take a very close look at some widely reported Eurostats to see whether they stand up to scrutiny for out this week's More or Less. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
13 Huhti 20129min
