I made a documentary about science and libel for the BBC: here it is

Hi all, I made a documentary for the BBC World Service on libel and science. It’s really good, go and listen to it here:

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009xbbw

It goes out live on the BBC World Service today (8 December) at 20:30 GMT; 9 December at 01:30; and 11 Dec at 13:30.

There’s a piece about it here on CiF:

www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/dec/08/science-libel-laws-mutual-criticism

And here at Index on Censorship:

www.indexoncensorship.org/2010/12/science-libel-law-ben-goldacre/

I did it with Rami Tzabar, exec producer for BBC Radio Science and I think the best person I’ve ever worked with. We also did a two-parter together called the Rise of the Lifestyle Nutritionists in 2008 which won a prize (and made some pill-peddlers have a tantrum). You can read about it here or better still listen to them, here:

www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/lifestyle_nutritionists_2progs.shtml

And lastly, if you’re in the mood for listening to even more of my girly radio voice, here’s this two-parter on the Placebo effect

www.badscience.net/2008/08/my-placebo-programme-on-bbc-radio-4/

And lots more audio and video here:

www.badscience.net/category/podcast/

Trala.

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