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Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums

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3 Seasons · 24 Episodes · Premiered March 26, 2007 · Ended April 22, 2014

The stand-up comic and celebrity rationalist probably gets as close here as TV can to making maths fun. Fellow egghead Professor Marcus du Sautoy sets Ó Briain a series of puzzles couched in accessible, practical terms, but which get progressively harder and need real sums to answer. Maths graduate Ó Briain squeaks out attempted solutions, often rather impressively, on a Waking the Dead-style glass board. Joining him is the obligatory weekly comedian guest – David O'Doherty tonight – cast in the role you're probably playing at home: shouting answers that might, if you're lucky, be half-right.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

8 episodes
E01
The Mathematics of Positioning
Mon, Apr 16 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 40 min
E02
Location Location Maths
Mon, Apr 23 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 40 min
E03
How Maths Can Stop You Getting Screwed
Mon, Apr 30 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 40 min
E04
You Can't Argue with Logic
Mon, May 7 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 40 min
E05
The Maths of Italian Restaurants
Mon, May 14 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 40 min
E06
How Maths Saves Lives
Mon, May 21 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 40 min
E07
Finding Your Way with Maths
Mon, May 28 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 40 min
E08
The Maths of Sport
Mon, Jun 4 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 40 min

Season 2

8 episodes

Season 3

8 episodes

Cast

Dara Ó Briain
Dara Ó Briain as Presenter
Marcus du Sautoy
Marcus du Sautoy as Marcus du Sautoy
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