Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, statistician - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter specialises in medical statistics. He is the Chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at Cambridge University, and one of the most frequently cited experts in his field. During the Covid 19 pandemic, he has made regular appearances as a broadcaster and newspaper commentator, analysing and explaining complex data for a general audience.

David was born in Barnstable, the youngest of three children. After studying maths at Oxford University and University College London, he spent a year teaching at the University of Berkeley, California before returning to the UK. He has also worked in the field of computer-aided diagnosis. His expertise was called upon in the Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry and the Harold Shipman Inquiry.

He was knighted in 2014 for his services to medical statistics.

DISC ONE: Everybody Knows by Leonard Cohen
DISC TWO: Dragostea Din Tei by O-Zone
DISC THREE: Oh Well Part 1 by Fleetwood Mac
DISC FOUR: A Vaca de Fogo by Madredeus
DISC FIVE: If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues
DISC SIX: Four Last Songs: Beim Schlafengehen, composed by Richard Strauss and sung by Jessye Norman
DISC SEVEN: St Matthew Passion: Erbarme dich, mein Gott! Composed by Bach, sung by Németh, with Hungarian State Orchestra, conducted by Geza Oberfrank
DISC EIGHT: When Father Papered The Parlour by Billy Williams

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LUXURY ITEM: An unlimited supply of printed Killer Sudoku
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Dragostea Din Tei by O-Zone

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