Uncharted with Hannah Fry

Uncharted with Hannah Fry

Behind every line on a graph, there lies an extraordinary human story. Mathematician Hannah Fry is here to tell us ten of them. Uncharted with Hannah Fry will lead us through ten captivating mysteries to reveal the power of numbers behind each one. Along the way we discover the remarkable people who followed the data and unearthed something extraordinary.
20.  The Confidence Trick

20. The Confidence Trick

An ambitious portfolio manager stumbles upon a perfect graph. It outlines eye watering profits. But something doesn't quite add up - could this graph be accurate? Or does it hide a far more sinister truth? Producer Lauren Armstrong Carter Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke

9 sep 2024 - 18 min 15 sek

 
19.  A Different Kind of Justice

19. A Different Kind of Justice

How does a small informal survey lead to shocking truths about the US justice system thirty years later? Producer Lauren Armstrong Carter Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke

9 sep 2024 - 14 min 14 sek

 
18.  The Night the Earth Shook

18. The Night the Earth Shook

In a small Italian city nestled in the Apennine mountains, a series of low level tremors are setting nerves on edge. Is this just a passing phase, or a prelude to something far more devastating? Producer: Ilan Goodman Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke

9 sep 2024 - 17 min 19 sek

 
17.  The Golden Spike

17. The Golden Spike

At a conference in Mexico, one scientist’s outburst launches a global quest. Hannah Fry follows a group of researchers on the hunt for a ‘golden spike’: the boundary, marking a shift into a dramatic new geological period dominated, not by volcanoes and asteroids, but the influence of humans. From plastics and concrete to nuclear fallout, the data they uncover reveals a planet profoundly changed. But can these scientists persuade their colleagues - and the world? Producer: Ilan Goodman Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke

9 sep 2024 - 15 min 59 sek

 
16.  A Drop in the Ocean

16. A Drop in the Ocean

A fisherman is stranded in the ocean late at night. Completely alone, the clock is ticking. How do you find one man lost in the open ocean? Can he be rescued in time? Producer: Lauren Armstrong Carter Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke

9 sep 2024 - 16 min 22 sek

 
15.  Song of the Sea

15. Song of the Sea

A PhD student with a passion for whales stumbles upon something strange. An eerie sound deep beneath the ocean waves is about to rock her world. Producer Lauren Armstrong Carter Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke

9 sep 2024 - 14 min 59 sek

 
14.  Whispers from the Cosmos

14. Whispers from the Cosmos

In a shabby brick hut in 1967, a young researcher spots a bizarre, pulsing signal: a cosmic whisper picked up a huge receiver she helped to build. Is it just mundane interference - or could it be alien life? Hannah Fry shares a tale of one woman’s journey through the male-dominated halls of 1960s academia, to a groundbreaking discovery that transformed our understanding of the universe. Producer: Ilan Goodman Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke

9 sep 2024 - 15 min 39 sek

 
13.  The Grain of Truth

13. The Grain of Truth

Amid the desperation of war-starved Netherlands a doctor finds a way of curing a group of gravely ill children. His finding challenges accepted medical wisdom, and provokes opposition from Catholics. But why had the rest of the world missed this miracle treatment? Producer: Ilan Goodman Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke

9 sep 2024 - 15 min 14 sek

 
12.  Scandal in the Air

12. Scandal in the Air

At a niche engineering conference, a young researcher shares some data that looks like an embarrassing mistake. Little does he know, his simple bar chart is the first pebble in an avalanche exposing a scandal of epic proportions. Producer: Ilan Goodman Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke

9 sep 2024 - 15 min 13 sek

 
11.  Love Bytes

11. Love Bytes

At thirty-one, mathematician Chris McKinlay is looking for love. But if it’s all a numbers game, his are not adding up. Could he be the problem? Or is something else getting in the way? Producer: Lauren Armstrong Carter Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke

9 sep 2024 - 17 min 42 sek