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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown ups – and they are all true. Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC, author of “The Data Detective”) brings you stories of awful human error, tragic catastrophes, and hilarious fiascos. They'll delight you, scare you, but also make you wiser. New episodes every Friday.

192 episodes

Episodes

The Disappearance of Grace Oakeshott

00:38:2012/5/2025

Your Chance to Attend a Cautionary Tales Table Read

00:01:4112/4/2025

Homo deceptus: Science's Dirty Little Secret

00:38:5611/28/2025

Kyoto: The Battle that Defined Climate Politics - with Joe Robertson

00:39:1911/21/2025

Presenting: Twenty Thousand Hertz

00:29:1311/18/2025

The Treasure Hunt that Broke America (Part 2)

00:40:4211/14/2025

The Treasure Hunt that Broke America (Part 1)

00:38:5811/7/2025

The Truth About Hansel and Gretel (Classic)

00:36:4810/31/2025

On Fire from the Inside - Lethal Injection Up Close with Malcolm Gladwell

00:27:0410/28/2025

Derek Bentley Must Hang

00:38:4210/24/2025