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What are the numbers of 2022?

Tim Harford and guests on the numbers that help tell the big stories of the year, including the war in Ukraine, soaring inflation and a breakthrough for women’s football.

Tim Harford discusses the numbers that help explain some of the biggest stories of the year, including the war in Ukraine, soaring inflation and a breakthrough for women’s football.

His guests are Olga Ivshina, correspondent for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Russian service; Chris Giles, economics editor of the Financial Times; Linda Bauld, professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh and Georgina Sturge, author and House of Commons statistician.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Jon Bithrey
Editor: Simon Watts
Production Coordinator: Brenda Brown
Studio Engineer: James Beard

(Miniature flags of Ukraine bear the names of Ukrainian military who died defending Mariupol./Getty Images)

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