Just before this BBC podcast gets underway, here's something you may not know.

My name's Linda Davies and I Commission Podcasts for BBC Sounds.

As you'd expect, at the BBC we make podcasts of the very highest quality featuring the most knowledgeable

experts and genuinely engaging voices. What you may not know is that the BBC

makes podcasts about all kinds of things like pop stars,

poltergeist, cricket, and conspiracy theories and that's just a few examples.

If you'd like to discover something a little bit unexpected, find your next podcast over at BBC Sounds.

Hello, Tim Harford here, thank you for downloading this podcast.

Alongside our regular nine minute episode of the program,

this is the first in a brand new series of the Radio 4 edition,

and more or less, nearly half an hour long,

and I hope you enjoy every moment of it.

Hello, we are back. It's a brand new series of more or less,

your weekly guide to the numbers all around us in the news and in life. This week are two-thirds of Irish exports bound

for the UK, our swimming lessons being cut with fatal results, and...

Your pants have been deceiving you for years. fatal results and... and...

Your pants have been deceiving you for years.

But are your dresses and blouses more honest?

First, it is exam results season again.

This week, G.C's last week A levels.

Congratulations to everyone who achieved the results they were hoping for,

commiserations to everyone else and keep going.

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