Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown ups – and they are all true. Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC, author of “The Data Detective”) brings you stories of awful human error, tragic catastrophes, and hilarious fiascos. They'll delight you, scare you, but also make you wiser. New episodes every Friday.

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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Episodes (203)

Today Flight of the Fantasist: The Race Around the World - Part 2
Fri Feb 20th The Philosopher and the Handyman: The Race Around the World - Part 1
Tue Feb 17th Presenting... American Criminal: The Great McDonald's Monopoly Heist

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Feb 27, 2026
41¼ minutes
38 MB

Donald Crowhurst is a brilliant inventor with a failing business. When he hears about the Golden Globe Race offering publicity and cash to the fastest to sail around the world, it feels like the perfect solution. Betting his business and his home on success, Crowhurst sets off in a high-tech trimaran. Soon, the brutal Southern Ocean starts to look too much for his boat. Alone at sea, under mounting pressure, Crowhurst has a bold idea. If he radios in the right coordinates, no one needs to know he’s not where he claims to be. WAR...

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Flight of the Fantasist: The Race Around the World - Part 2

Pushkin Industries

00:00 -41:21