All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 The Mathematics of Positioning

    • April 16, 2012
    • Dave

    Comedian 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.

  • S01E02 Location Location Maths

    • April 23, 2012
    • Dave

    Dara 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.

  • S01E03 How Maths Can Stop You Getting Screwed

    • April 30, 2012
    • Dave

    Dara O'Briain takes a witty look at how maths underpins everything around us. Dara takes on comic Jason Byrne in a problem-solving challenge.

  • S01E04 You Can't Argue With Logic

    • May 7, 2012
    • Dave

    Brains 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.

  • S01E05 The Maths of Italian Restaurants

    • May 14, 2012
    • Dave

    Dara'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.

  • S01E06 How Maths Saves Lives

    • May 21, 2012
    • Dave

  • S01E07 Finding Your Way with Maths

    • May 28, 2012
    • Dave

  • S01E08 The Maths of Sport

    • June 4, 2012
    • Dave

Season 2

  • S02E01 Does Crime Add Up?

    • May 1, 2013
    • Dave

  • S02E02 How Maths Gets You More Bang for Your Buck

    • May 8, 2013
    • Dave

    Dara Ó Briain teams up with professor Marcus du Sautoy and comedians Marcus Brigstocke and Josh Widdicombe to solve fun maths-based brain teasers. Stop laughing at the back!

  • S02E03 How Maths Can Keep the Peace

    • May 15, 2013
    • Dave

    A whimsical guide to the world of numbers with comedian Dara Ó Briain, who just happens to be a physics graduate too! David O'Doherty and Susan Calman join him today.

  • S02E04 How Maths Can Help You Find What You're Looking For

    • May 22, 2013
    • Dave

    Brainbox comedian Dara Ó Briain teams up with Oxford professor Marcus du Sautoy to make maths interesting! Solving conundrums here are guests Miles Jupp and Stephen Mangan.

  • S02E05 How Maths Can Get You Stuffed

    • May 29, 2013
    • Dave

    The comedian is joined by Andrew Maxwell and Marcus Brigstocke to come up with answers to a variety of problems, with assistance from maths professor Marcus du Sautoy

  • S02E06 Maths at the End of the World

    • June 6, 2013
    • Dave

    The host is joined by fellow comedians Josie Long and Alex Horne to come up with answers to a variety of problems, with assistance from maths professor Marcus du Sautoy

  • S02E07 How Maths Can Feel The Force

    • June 12, 2013
    • Dave

    The comedian is joined by Susan Calman and Richard Herring to come up with answers to a variety of problems, with assistance from maths professor Marcus du Sautoy

  • S02E08 How Maths Can Take You All The Way

    • June 19, 2013
    • Dave

    The comedian is joined by Alex Horne and Tim Key to come up with answers to a variety of problems, with assistance from maths professor Marcus du Sautoy

Season 3

  • S03E01 Maths and Two Veg: How Maths Can Help You Eat Better

    • March 4, 2014
    • Dave

    The host is joined by guest comedians Kevin Bridges and Peter Serafinowicz to come up with answers to a variety of problems. As usual, he is ably assisted by maths professor Marcus du Sautoy

  • S03E02 Yo Ho Ho and A Bottle of Sums: Maths For Pirates

    • March 11, 2014
    • Dave

    The host is joined by comedians Lee Mack and Miles Jupp to come up with answers to some pirate-themed posers, with assistance from maths professor Marcus du Sautoy

  • S03E03 The Maths of Making and Breaking: Breaking Add

    • March 18, 2014
    • Dave

    The host is joined by comedian Jon Richardson and actress Sally Phillips to come up with answers to a variety of problems, with assistance from maths professor Marcus du Sautoy

  • S03E04 Downton Abacus: The Maths of Wealth

    • March 25, 2014
    • Dave

    Is money the square root of all evil? Solving a wealth of conundrums about cash with academically affluent host Dara O Briain are guests Mark Watson and Marcus Brigstocke.

  • S03E05 Alfresco Arithmetic: The Maths of the Great Outdoors

    • April 1, 2014
    • Dave

    Mathematics minus all the boring bits! Guests Josh Widdicombe and Peter Serafinowicz hope to have the winning formula as they join Dara outdoors for some al fresco arithmetic.

  • S03E06 The Maths of Balls: Lets Get Spherical

    • April 8, 2014
    • Dave

    Throw away those tedious textbooks and join Dara for another light-hearted masterclass in maths. Guests Susan Calman and Andrew Maxwell will try to outdo our clever clogs host.

  • S03E07 The Prime of Your Life: The Maths of Old Age

    • April 15, 2014
    • Dave

    Is age really just a number? Sharp-witted stand-up comedian Dara O Briain is joined by Jon Richardson and Stephen K Amos to see whether maths can help us in our advanced years.

  • S03E08 Maths of Sport: Maths of the Day

    • April 22, 2014
    • Dave

    Kevin Bridges and Sally Phillips join Dara for a super sports special of the numbers-based game show. It's Maths of the Day so if you want to know the scores, don't look away!