Reverse Swept Radio 158: Farewell to Bob Cattell, a mathematician’s love of cricket, and a poor effort from the BBC
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THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: farewell to Bob Cattell, author of the Glory Gardens series; and Jonathans Agnew and Liew talk about that incident
"This week of all weeks, we don't want to talk too much about politics, but..."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (09'00): Godfrey Harold Hardy - the mathematician who loved cricket
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Recorded 30 October 2022
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