Numbers of the year part 2
Did we break the Paris agreement and is the German economy run by fax?
We asked and you responded, this edition of 鈥榥umbers of the year鈥� are from you. our loyal listeners. We scoured the inboxes to find three fascinating numbers that say something about the world we live in now and put them to our experts.
Tune if you want to hear about rising global temperatures, what Taylor Swift has in common with 65 years olds and facts about fax (machines).
Contributors:
Amanda Maycock, University of Leeds
Jennifer Dowd, University of Oxford
Presenter: Charlotte McDonald
Reporter: Lizzy McNeill
Producer: Vicky Baker and Lizzy McNeill
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Editor: Richard Vadon
Sound Engineer: Rod Farquhar.
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