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What’s the best way to wrap a round present?

Christmas is approaching and Tim Harford has a puzzling present-related question – what’s the best way to wrap a spherical object? Fortunately mathematician Hannah Fry has been thinking about this and gives her best thoughts on how to tackle this festive problem.

First broadcast on More or Less, 4 December 2016.

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