Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

by Pushkin Industries

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.

100 episodes
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The WOW Machine Stops (Pt 2)
40:01 Jan 23, 2026
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Photographing Fairies (Classic)
37:44 Dec 26, 2025
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Presenting Heavyweight: Etta
37:32 Nov 25, 2025
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Derek Bentley Must Hang
38:32 Oct 24, 2025
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True Lies and Genuine Fakes
41:06 Sep 12, 2025
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The Man who Solved Kindness
37:42 Jun 27, 2025
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Le Mans 55: The Deadliest Race
39:35 Jun 13, 2025
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