Month: May 2013

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Curious City - So, What’s (Still) Made In The Chicago Area?

Sure, we have fewer industrial giants in our area these days, but if you know where to look you can find the beating heart of industry.

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Start the Week - Antonia Fraser: Democracy and Reform

On Start the Week Anne McElvoy explores movements and people that have changed the political landscape. The MP Jesse Norman champions the founder of modern conservatism, the 18th century philosopher and statesman Edmund Burke. Lady Antonia Fraser brings to life the Great Reform Bill of 1832 which transformed the way Britain was governed. And one of the co-founders of the Occupy movement, David Graeber, looks afresh at the idea of democracy. Producer: Katy Hickman.

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Angelina Jolie?s 87% cancer risk

As Angelina Jolie announces that an 87% cancer risk has prompted her to have a double mastectomy, Tim Harford assesses the probabilities associated with the disease. Plus, has the UK been hit by a Romanian crime wave? Also in the programme: Education Secretary Michael Gove?s use of PR surveys; and why the UK?s poor growth has not had led to the high levels of unemployment that economists would expect.