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Radio 4,4 mins

How many wizards are there in the UK and Ireland?

Radio 4 in Four

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Fans of Harry Potter have been asking - just how many wizards live among us? J K Rowling has been quoted as saying there were 3000 wizards in the UK and Ireland. Tim Harford and Lizzy McNeill follow a trail of clues in J K Rowling's best-selling books to provide the definitive estimate of the wizarding population. First broadcast on More or Less, 3 June 2018.

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