A paler shade of light?

Are energy-saving light bulbs really as bright, long-lasting and energy efficient as is often claimed? Some More or Less listeners had doubts, so we sent Ruth Alexander out to investigate.

Radio 4's More or Less is a magazine show investigating the ways we use numbers, statistics and measurements.

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This excerpt from More or Less was first broadcast on December, 11 2009.