Dara O Briain: School of Hard Sums

Series 1

Comedy game show about the subject of mathematics and it is based on the Japanese show Comaneci University Mathematics.
Where to Watch Series 1
8 Episodes
  • The Mathematics of Positioning
    E1
    Episode 1The Mathematics of PositioningComedian and mathematical physics graduate Dara O'Briain takes a humorous look at how maths underpins everything around us, solving problems using only numbers and equations. This week's guest is David O'Doherty.
  • Location Location Maths
    E2
    Episode 2Location Location MathsDara O'Briain continues on his journey into the realms of pure logic. Once again he's helped by Oxford University maths professor Marcus du Sautoy and is joined by comedy guest Alex Horne.
  • How Maths Can Stop You Getting Screwed
    E3
    Episode 3How Maths Can Stop You Getting ScrewedDara O'Briain takes a witty look at how maths underpins everything around us. Dara takes on comic Jason Byrne in a problem-solving challenge.
  • You Can't Argue With Logic
    E4
    Episode 4You Can't Argue With LogicBrains and brawn go head to head once again as Dara O'Briain presents the light-hearted science show. Taking up Dara's problem-solving challenge here is Andi Osho.
  • The Maths of Italian Restaurants
    E5
    Episode 5The Maths of Italian RestaurantsDara's back, proving again that mathematics can save the day in almost any circumstance. This week the Mock The Week host tackles problems that you might come across in an Italian restaurant. Comedian David O'Doherty is on hand to help with the puzzles, all set by the fiendishly logical, Oxford university professor, Marcus du Sautoy. The first conundrum comes from counting dough balls. When the menu offers a choice of 6, 9 or 20 dough balls, Marcus wants to know the largest amount of dough balls that cannot be ordered.
  • How Maths Saves Lives
    E6
    Episode 6How Maths Saves Lives
  • Finding Your Way with Maths
    E7
    Episode 7Finding Your Way with Maths
  • The Maths of Sport
    E8
    Episode 8The Maths of Sport
Cast of Series 1
  • Marcus du SautoyHimself
  • Dara Ó BriainPresenter
 
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