Uncharted with Hannah Fry

BBC Radio 4

Hannah Fry follows the numbers on thrilling journeys of data and discovery. Along the way we meet the remarkable people who dug into the data and unearthed something extraordinary.

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22 episodes
Updated Sep 9, 2024

Episodes22

Newest first

Sep 9, 2024 · 17 min
20. The Confidence Trick
A finance manager sports a perfect graph. Is it a fluke or something sinister?
Sep 9, 2024 · 14 min
19. A Different Kind of Justice
How does a small informal survey lead to shocking truths about the US justice system?
Sep 9, 2024 · 17 min
18. The Night the Earth Shook
After months of mild quakes, a sudden tremor alarms an Italian city. What will follow?
Sep 9, 2024 · 15 min
17. The Golden Spike
With an angry outburst at a conference, one scientist ignites a multi-decade quest.
Sep 9, 2024 · 16 min
16. A Drop in the Ocean
How do you find a single man lost at sea?
Sep 9, 2024 · 14 min
15. Song of the Sea
A strange sound prompts an incredible discovery.
Sep 9, 2024 · 15 min
14. Whispers from the Cosmos
A few odd squiggles on a graph lead to a Nobel prize-winning discovery.
Sep 9, 2024 · 15 min
13. The Grain of Truth
In war-starved Netherlands, a doctor discovers a life-saving cure for a common disease.
Sep 9, 2024 · 15 min
12. Scandal in the Air
With one bar chart, three students help expose a global corporate scandal
Sep 9, 2024 · 17 min
11. Love Bytes
A mathematician struggles to find love. What could be messing with his odds?
Sep 2, 2024 · 2 min
Introducing... Uncharted with Hannah Fry Series 2
Hannah Fry shares thrilling tales of data and discovery in Series 2 of Uncharted.
Oct 2, 2023 · 14 min
10. Devil in the Detail
A PhD student discovers an anomaly which undermines a global movement.
Oct 2, 2023 · 14 min
9. Access Denied
What happens when a system designed to help people harms them instead?
Oct 2, 2023 · 14 min
8. In the Habit
What does a room full of nuns reveal about ageing with grace?
Oct 2, 2023 · 13 min
7. The Gossip Mill
A manufacturing company is in trouble. The new science of networks might know why.
Oct 2, 2023 · 13 min
6. The Happiness Curve
Do orangutans - and humans - experience a midlife crisis?
Sep 25, 2023 · 14 min
5. The Choice
John Carter must make a momentous decision. Can a data set guide him to the right choice?
Sep 25, 2023 · 13 min
4. This Train Has Been Delayed
It’s 2016 and Singapore’s metro system is misbehaving wildly.
Sep 25, 2023 · 14 min
3. The Doctor Will See You Now
A single piece of paper leads to a horrifying discovery.
Sep 25, 2023 · 13 min
2. The Hockey Stick
A climate scientist who shocked the world and provoked a scandal.

Uncharted with Hannah Fry

20. The Confidence Trick

19. A Different Kind of Justice

18. The Night the Earth Shook

17. The Golden Spike

16. A Drop in the Ocean

15. Song of the Sea

14. Whispers from the Cosmos

13. The Grain of Truth

12. Scandal in the Air

11. Love Bytes

Introducing... Uncharted with Hannah Fry Series 2

10. Devil in the Detail

9. Access Denied

8. In the Habit

7. The Gossip Mill

6. The Happiness Curve

5. The Choice

4. This Train Has Been Delayed

3. The Doctor Will See You Now

2. The Hockey Stick