Uncharted with Hannah Fry

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Uncharted with Hannah Fry

Hannah Fry follows the numbers on thrilling journeys of data and discovery. Along the way we meet the remarkable people who dug into the data and unearthed something extraordinary.

  1. 09/09/2024

    20. The Confidence Trick

    An ambitious portfolio manager stumbles upon a perfect graph. It outlines eye watering profits. But something doesn't quite add up - could this graph be accurate? Or does it hide a far more sinister truth? Producer Lauren Armstrong Carter Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke

    18 min

  2. 09/09/2024

    19. A Different Kind of Justice

    How does a small informal survey lead to shocking truths about the US justice system thirty years later? Producer Lauren Armstrong Carter Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke

    14 min

  3. 09/09/2024

    18. The Night the Earth Shook

    In a small Italian city nestled in the Apennine mountains, a series of low level tremors are setting nerves on edge. Is this just a passing phase, or a prelude to something far more devastating? Producer: Ilan Goodman Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke

    17 min

  4. 09/09/2024

    17. The Golden Spike

    At a conference in Mexico, one scientist’s outburst launches a global quest. Hannah Fry follows a group of researchers on the hunt for a ‘golden spike’: the boundary, marking a shift into a dramatic new geological period dominated, not by volcanoes and asteroids, but the influence of humans. From plastics and concrete to nuclear fallout, the data they uncover reveals a planet profoundly changed. But can these scientists persuade their colleagues - and the world? Producer: Ilan Goodman Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke

    16 min

  5. 09/09/2024

    16. A Drop in the Ocean

    A fisherman is stranded in the ocean late at night. Completely alone, the clock is ticking. How do you find one man lost in the open ocean? Can he be rescued in time? Producer: Lauren Armstrong Carter Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke

    16 min

  6. 09/09/2024

    15. Song of the Sea

    A PhD student with a passion for whales stumbles upon something strange. An eerie sound deep beneath the ocean waves is about to rock her world. Producer Lauren Armstrong Carter Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke

    15 min

  7. 09/09/2024

    14. Whispers from the Cosmos

    In a shabby brick hut in 1967, a young researcher spots a bizarre, pulsing signal: a cosmic whisper picked up a huge receiver she helped to build. Is it just mundane interference - or could it be alien life? Hannah Fry shares a tale of one woman’s journey through the male-dominated halls of 1960s academia, to a groundbreaking discovery that transformed our understanding of the universe. Producer: Ilan Goodman Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke

    16 min

  8. 09/09/2024

    13. The Grain of Truth

    Amid the desperation of war-starved Netherlands a doctor finds a way of curing a group of gravely ill children. His finding challenges accepted medical wisdom, and provokes opposition from Catholics. But why had the rest of the world missed this miracle treatment? Producer: Ilan Goodman Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke

    15 min
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Hannah Fry follows the numbers on thrilling journeys of data and discovery. Along the way we meet the remarkable people who dug into the data and unearthed something extraordinary.

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  • Creator
    BBC Radio 4
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © (C) BBC 2024
  • Show Website
    Uncharted with Hannah Fry

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