Important ground covered on Ukraine, climate, covid and NFTs - thanks ⁦Alexander C. Kaufman⁩ and ⁦Emily Feng 冯哲芸⁩ for some great analysis throughout bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w1…

Stepped in to the far smarter (and considerably more Midwestern) shoes of Victoria Craig on Marketplace morning report - with thanks to Stephen Ryan | Stiofan O Riain 🇮🇪 & Sarah Hawkins for holding my hand Russia won't live in an "American saloon," says foreign minister marketplace.org/shows/marketpl…

Another bumper set of US jobs numbers plus the landmark Amazon union vote and Poland’s vow to eliminate its reliance on Russian energy - I’ve got it all on BBC World Service today bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w1…

Tune into BBC World Service in 30 mins for a live broadcast from São Tomé and Príncipe to find out what life is like living on the sharp end of climate change. We’ve been to the rainforest, visited fishing communities and have an exclusive interview with the President thenewlove

Coming up on World Business Report BBC World Service, we’re live in São Tomé and Príncipe, aka The Chocolate Islands. This tiny archipelago used to be the biggest cocoa exporter in the world. We find out how it now focuses on quality not quantity thenewlove

It is raining in the famously usually sunny Côte d’Azur. Will that affect turnout in today’s French presidential election in a region where the far-right Marine Le Pen came top in the first round? Polling stations are about to open. #FrenchElection BBC World Service

Pleased to say I’ve moved to a new role in the BBC working on a variety of podcasts & programmes - initially BBC More or Less with Tim Harford where I have had a wonderful welcome from the superbly brilliant and brainy team

This week: will the Jubilee celebrations cost UK taxpayers £1bn? The UK has plenty of gas so why are our energy bills going up? How many families are in fuel poverty and is it true that gun violence is the leading cause of death in US children?

Plus if we told you to accurately measure an inch with three grains from one plant, which plant would you choose and why? Listen in at 9am tomorrow on R4 for this and other grains of truth.

Extremely thought provoking interview about whether we are given the facts and the space to make often life changing decisions about our health - if you missed Hannah Fry’s recent TV documentary you certainly shouldn’t miss this….

How often do people have sex? More or Less regular Dr @MarinaAdshade joins Tim Harford to chat sex and statistics in the US and Japan bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

Delighted to have worked with Evan Davis and the team from The Bottom Line BBC Radio 4 for the last couple of weeks - the latest programme tonight is about what it really means when businesses ‘leave’ Russia bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

We’ve kicked off the new series of BBC More or Less today on BBC Radio 4 BBC Sounds - debunking a claim about Liverpool FC ⚽️, finding out why it’s quicker to count to 200 in Welsh than English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and crunching the numbers behind our soaring energy bills ⚡️bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0c…

If you’re after some clear analysis of the government’s new energy price plan try this week’s More or Less…we have Paul Johnson talking to Tim Harford about how much it could cost (a lot) and what a “typical” household really is courtesy of Richard Vadon and family…

We’re looking at exactly how much territory Russia has lost in Ukraine on More or Less shortly on Radio 4 - lots of useful context given the latest developments #putin bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Is 9,500 sq km a big number? You’ll have to listen to our programme this week to find out…..#putin

Just been talking about falling wholesale gas prices on BBC More or Less ably guided by Robert Buckley from Cornwall Insight - and why we won’t feel the benefit for a while…. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

In the latest BBC More or Less on BBC World Service, Jon Bithrey delves into some potential good news for the planet bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

The team are all very excited as the R4 programme returns - even better it’s a mammoth 8 week run this time!

Last week Chancellor Jeremy Hunt sat down with a cup of coffee and pledged to halve inflation - but what does that really mean? Your statistical barista Tim Harford explains... ☕️ 🎧Listen on BBC Sounds: bit.ly/3XTFi6g