Skin cancer, London rents and your great-great-great-granddaughter
Is it true that 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women in the UK will get skin cancer in their lifetime?
A ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ report quoted a study that said 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women in the UK will get skin cancer in their lifetime. Tim Harford and the team look into the detail. Also Londonβs Mayor Sadiq Khan said Londonβs average rent will hit Β£2,700 a month next year, with the average take home salary Β£2,131. How accurate are the figures and what do they tell us about the affordability of the capitalβs rental properties? We fact check Donald Trumpβs recent claim that 35,000 Americans died building the Panama Canal. And as noughties band Busted re-release Year 3000 with the Jonas Brothers, just how many greats should be in front of βgranddaughterβ in that famous lyric?
Presenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Jon Bithrey
Reporters: Natasha Fernandes, Daniel Gordon, Nathan Gower and Tom Farmer
Editor: Richard Vadon
Production Co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele
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- Wed 13 Sep 2023 09:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 15 Sep 2023 16:30ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 17 Sep 2023 20:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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