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Simon Evans Goes To Market

Simon Evans Goes To Market

  • Radio stand-up / factual
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2014 - 2021
  • 24 episodes (6 series)

Simon Evans presents a comic series explaining and exploring modern economics. Also features Tim Harford, Merryn Somerset Webb and Timandra Harkness.

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Series 4, Episode 4 - The Cost Of Health

While many services are now provided free of charge others continue to be very expensive, despite a widely held view that they should be free.

Further details

While many services are now provided free of charge others continue to be very expensive, despite a widely held view that they should be free. Nowhere more so than in the field of healthcare. Big Pharma, as it is for some reason known (presumably to confuse people that it's all about fields), makes millions out of selling drugs to the poorly. With the economic complexities of healthcare provision growing more and more complex, what are the implications of an industry that thrives on our ill health? Who decides what gets subsidized, and how?

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 6th February 2018
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 13th February 2018 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 13th February 2018 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 13th February 2018 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 14th February 2018 5:30am Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Simon Evans Host / Presenter
Tim Harford Self
Merryn Somerset Webb Self
Timandra Harkness Self
Guest cast
Kristian Niemietz (as Dr Kristian Niemietz) Guest
Writing team
Simon Evans Writer
Benjamin Partridge Writer
Production team
Richard Morris Producer

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