Nathan Gower
@nathanjgower.bsky.social
BBC audio journalist working on, amongst other programmes, More or Less.
Trying to make a career out of splicing together complex explanations with stupid, stupid jokes. Results pending.
Trying to make a career out of splicing together complex explanations with stupid, stupid jokes. Results pending.
Did you see the claim from the Government in the House of Lords that "10.8 million families use X as their main news source"?
Well, the government has admitted it was wrong.
I investigated for Radio 4's More or Less - you can hear it here, starting at 14:55.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Well, the government has admitted it was wrong.
I investigated for Radio 4's More or Less - you can hear it here, starting at 14:55.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
More or Less - Have more than 100 private schools been forced to close because of VAT? - BBC Sounds
Tim Harford investigates closing schools, X users, Covid deaths and churchgoers
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Did you see the claim from the Government in the House of Lords that "10.8 million families use X as their main news source"?
Well, the government has admitted it was wrong.
I investigated for Radio 4's More or Less - you can hear it here, starting at 14:55.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Well, the government has admitted it was wrong.
I investigated for Radio 4's More or Less - you can hear it here, starting at 14:55.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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*Rachel Reeves banging table*
safe haven, safe haven
*Andrew Bailey joining in*
safe haven, safe haven
*entire DMO chanting as one*
SAFE HAVEN, SAFE HAVEN
safe haven, safe haven
*Andrew Bailey joining in*
safe haven, safe haven
*entire DMO chanting as one*
SAFE HAVEN, SAFE HAVEN
Sexy gilts news today! 🫦
Strongest demand seen for a gilt auction since DMO records began in 1998.
Britain sold £900 million of an index-linked gilt due in 2035 and received orders worth £4.333 billion - the highest such ratio (4.81) seen in at least 27 years.
Strongest demand seen for a gilt auction since DMO records began in 1998.
Britain sold £900 million of an index-linked gilt due in 2035 and received orders worth £4.333 billion - the highest such ratio (4.81) seen in at least 27 years.
January 13, 2026 at 11:46 AM
*Rachel Reeves banging table*
safe haven, safe haven
*Andrew Bailey joining in*
safe haven, safe haven
*entire DMO chanting as one*
SAFE HAVEN, SAFE HAVEN
safe haven, safe haven
*Andrew Bailey joining in*
safe haven, safe haven
*entire DMO chanting as one*
SAFE HAVEN, SAFE HAVEN
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Check out my BBC Radio 4 stand up show! First ep is already out, three to come!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Stand-Up Specials, Why in the Name of Pierre Novellie
Pierre Novellie focuses on the deep and the shallow in a comedic answer to In Our Time.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Check out my BBC Radio 4 stand up show! First ep is already out, three to come!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
If only this had happened during Radio 3's Christmas broadcast from Peak Wildlife Park three weeks earlier.
Would have made for possibly the best Outside Broadcast ever.
Would have made for possibly the best Outside Broadcast ever.
December 20, 2025 at 8:12 AM
If only this had happened during Radio 3's Christmas broadcast from Peak Wildlife Park three weeks earlier.
Would have made for possibly the best Outside Broadcast ever.
Would have made for possibly the best Outside Broadcast ever.
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My response to anything over the next two weeks
December 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
My response to anything over the next two weeks
You love to see it (pt. 1).
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
You love to see it (pt. 1).
Good news on ambulance handovers (and it was already quite good)! Looks like average time taken to hand patients over to hospitals in England is at about 31 minutes, down from about 38 minutes last week.
December 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Good news on ambulance handovers (and it was already quite good)! Looks like average time taken to hand patients over to hospitals in England is at about 31 minutes, down from about 38 minutes last week.
Well, the end of the cricket was pretty dispiriting. Time to cheer myself up with this happy little book.
December 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Well, the end of the cricket was pretty dispiriting. Time to cheer myself up with this happy little book.
I'm on your radios / podcast feeds from 9am talking about how this year's flu might be bad, but it ain't 'superflu', and the NHS isn't under record winter pressures.
More or Less, Radio 4 at 9am.
More or Less, Radio 4 at 9am.
December 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I'm on your radios / podcast feeds from 9am talking about how this year's flu might be bad, but it ain't 'superflu', and the NHS isn't under record winter pressures.
More or Less, Radio 4 at 9am.
More or Less, Radio 4 at 9am.
Made it to the 12th of December so far without yet hearing John Taverner's The Lamb - aka Lambageddon.
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Made it to the 12th of December so far without yet hearing John Taverner's The Lamb - aka Lambageddon.
Forget Whammageddon, it's not truly Christmas till you listen to this banger.
December 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Forget Whammageddon, it's not truly Christmas till you listen to this banger.
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Reading the OBR report before the chancellor starts. An illicit thrill.
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Reading the OBR report before the chancellor starts. An illicit thrill.
Finally got round to watching TV highlights of day 2 of the Perth Test. That Head knock was quite something to witness, the lightness of heart and confidence running through the innings.
I know it's a shocker for England, but hard not to appreciate the brutal glory of an Ashes series in Australia.
I know it's a shocker for England, but hard not to appreciate the brutal glory of an Ashes series in Australia.
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Finally got round to watching TV highlights of day 2 of the Perth Test. That Head knock was quite something to witness, the lightness of heart and confidence running through the innings.
I know it's a shocker for England, but hard not to appreciate the brutal glory of an Ashes series in Australia.
I know it's a shocker for England, but hard not to appreciate the brutal glory of an Ashes series in Australia.
As Richie Benaud would say - morning, everyone.
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 AM
As Richie Benaud would say - morning, everyone.
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I was in a meeting where the chart in the Budget showed they were missing the rule. Gordon asked if they could just make the line fatter, so it appeared to meet the axis.. and a certain SPAD (now with a popular podcast) responded "well yes, but we did that last time... there are limits" 🤣
November 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I was in a meeting where the chart in the Budget showed they were missing the rule. Gordon asked if they could just make the line fatter, so it appeared to meet the axis.. and a certain SPAD (now with a popular podcast) responded "well yes, but we did that last time... there are limits" 🤣
Boy, I sure wish someone would make a radio documentary about how budgets and bond markets interact, eh, @duncanweldon.bsky.social?
Oh wait:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
(From April this year)
Oh wait:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
(From April this year)
Currently - Of Budgets and Bond Markets - BBC Sounds
Duncan Weldon explores the political and economic reality of relying on the bond markets.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Boy, I sure wish someone would make a radio documentary about how budgets and bond markets interact, eh, @duncanweldon.bsky.social?
Oh wait:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
(From April this year)
Oh wait:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
(From April this year)
Bank of England getting out of the bond-buying game as it announces plans to drop a seminal prog rock album.
November 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Bank of England getting out of the bond-buying game as it announces plans to drop a seminal prog rock album.
Discussing the prospects of a financial crash was so fun, we made an extended podcast cut.
Very happy with this episode of the Briefing Room I produced this week, though almost all the credit goes to our excellent guests, @katie0martin.ft.com, @duncanweldon.bsky.social and Simon French.
Very happy with this episode of the Briefing Room I produced this week, though almost all the credit goes to our excellent guests, @katie0martin.ft.com, @duncanweldon.bsky.social and Simon French.
The Briefing Room - Is there a crash coming? - BBC Sounds
Could an AI bubble or so-called ‘shadow banking’ threaten the global economy?
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Discussing the prospects of a financial crash was so fun, we made an extended podcast cut.
Very happy with this episode of the Briefing Room I produced this week, though almost all the credit goes to our excellent guests, @katie0martin.ft.com, @duncanweldon.bsky.social and Simon French.
Very happy with this episode of the Briefing Room I produced this week, though almost all the credit goes to our excellent guests, @katie0martin.ft.com, @duncanweldon.bsky.social and Simon French.
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2-in-5 men die prematurely according to charity Movember, but what exactly do they mean?
It was great to be able to join Tim Harford and the 'More or Less' team on BBC Radio4 this morning to discuss life expectancy statistics and what they really mean.
This one may not mean what you think it does!
It was great to be able to join Tim Harford and the 'More or Less' team on BBC Radio4 this morning to discuss life expectancy statistics and what they really mean.
This one may not mean what you think it does!
October 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
2-in-5 men die prematurely according to charity Movember, but what exactly do they mean?
It was great to be able to join Tim Harford and the 'More or Less' team on BBC Radio4 this morning to discuss life expectancy statistics and what they really mean.
This one may not mean what you think it does!
It was great to be able to join Tim Harford and the 'More or Less' team on BBC Radio4 this morning to discuss life expectancy statistics and what they really mean.
This one may not mean what you think it does!
Some superb details in the Guardian review of Ozzy Osbourne's autobiography.
October 7, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Some superb details in the Guardian review of Ozzy Osbourne's autobiography.
My money's on Julia Roberts.
September 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
My money's on Julia Roberts.
Once again the implausibly hunky Eric Whitacre crashes my timeline.
September 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Once again the implausibly hunky Eric Whitacre crashes my timeline.
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if you’re curious, the 6.30pm slot on radio 4 attracts about 1.5m listeners
So I looked up the ratings for the network late night hosts and one thing that genuinely surprised me is how few people watch Jimmy Fallon
www.tvinsider.com/1202434/late...
www.tvinsider.com/1202434/late...
July 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
if you’re curious, the 6.30pm slot on radio 4 attracts about 1.5m listeners
Thanks to the super cool bond nerds for letting me hang out with them for a few weeks.
You know what's cool? Bonds. So cool that @duncanweldon.bsky.social did a documentary about them on radio 4 with input from @tobyn.bsky.social and me and other similarly cool cats.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Currently - Of Budgets and Bond Markets - BBC Sounds
Duncan Weldon explores the political and economic reality of relying on the bond markets.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Thanks to the super cool bond nerds for letting me hang out with them for a few weeks.
This is on on Radio 4 in ten minutes.
Some classic Easter-themed bond market content for you.
But seriously, if you want to learn about how the financial markets that the government leans on for its spending plans add up actually work, and the consequences for our public finances, listen in!
Some classic Easter-themed bond market content for you.
But seriously, if you want to learn about how the financial markets that the government leans on for its spending plans add up actually work, and the consequences for our public finances, listen in!
April 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This is on on Radio 4 in ten minutes.
Some classic Easter-themed bond market content for you.
But seriously, if you want to learn about how the financial markets that the government leans on for its spending plans add up actually work, and the consequences for our public finances, listen in!
Some classic Easter-themed bond market content for you.
But seriously, if you want to learn about how the financial markets that the government leans on for its spending plans add up actually work, and the consequences for our public finances, listen in!