NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - The Mathematics of Positioning
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/16/2012
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.
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#2 - Location Location Maths
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/23/2012
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.
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#3 - How Maths Can Stop You Getting Screwed
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/30/2012
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.
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#4 - You Can't Argue With Logic
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/7/2012
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.
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#5 - The Maths of Italian Restaurants
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/14/2012
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.
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#6 - How Maths Saves Lives
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/21/2012
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#7 - Finding Your Way with Maths
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/28/2012
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#8 - The Maths of Sport
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/4/2012
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#9 - Does Crime Add Up?
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 5/1/2013
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#10 - How Maths Gets You More Bang for Your Buck
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 5/8/2013
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!
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#11 - How Maths Can Keep the Peace
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 5/15/2013
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.
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#12 - How Maths Can Help You Find What You're Looking For
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/22/2013
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.
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#13 - How Maths Can Get You Stuffed
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/29/2013
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
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#14 - Maths at the End of the World
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 6/6/2013
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#15 - How Maths Can Feel The Force
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 6/12/2013
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#16 - How Maths Can Take You All The Way
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 6/19/2013
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#17 - Maths and Two Veg: How Maths Can Help You Eat Better
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 3/4/2014
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
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#18 - Yo Ho Ho and A Bottle of Sums: Maths For Pirates
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 3/11/2014
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
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#19 - The Maths of Making and Breaking: Breaking Add
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/18/2014
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
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#20 - Downton Abacus: The Maths of Wealth
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/25/2014
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.
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#21 - Alfresco Arithmetic: The Maths of the Great Outdoors
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 4/1/2014
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.
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#22 - The Maths of Balls: Lets Get Spherical
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 4/8/2014
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.
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#23 - The Prime of Your Life: The Maths of Old Age
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 4/15/2014
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.
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#24 - Maths of Sport: Maths of the Day
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 4/22/2014
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!
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The Best Episodes of Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums
Every episode of Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums!
Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums is a British comedy game show about the subject of mathematics and it is based on the Japanese...
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Network:U&Dave
Top Episode Ratings Summary
"The Mathematics of Positioning" is the best rated episode of "Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/16/2012. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "Location Location Maths".