David Baddiel Tries to Understand
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David Baddiel Tries to Understand
David Baddiel tries to make sense of some apparently puzzling topics.
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19 episodes
Crying
David Baddiel tries to understand crying: why does water come out of our eyes when we get emotional?
David sets off to meet two experts who have...
Global Trade
David Baddiel tries to understand global trade.
With trade in the headlines - from both Brexit and President Trump - David is keen to understand...
Fashion
David Baddiel tries to understand how the fashion industry works: what makes things fashionable?
David is challenged by a listener from Wigan to...
TV Broadcasting
David Baddiel tries to understand TV broadcasting.
In the last episode of the current series, David helps broadcaster Danny Baker understand TV...
The Constitution
David Baddiel tries to understand the United Kingdom's constitution.
What does a constitution do? Does not having a written constitution mean we...
Hacking
David Baddiel tries to understand computer hacking.
Is hacking just about people being careless with their passwords, or do hackers sit in darke...
Bitcoin
David Baddiel investigates Bitcoin. What is it, and how does it work?
Bitcoin is often in the news, but David has always been confused about wha...
Fracking
David Baddiel tries to understand fracking.
David asks how it differs from traditional drilling, what kind of gas it produces, and if it is bad...
The Kardashians
In the first episode of a new series, David Baddiel tries to understand the Kardashians.
David starts by unpicking the Kardashian family tree, e...
Rugby
In the last episode of this series, David sets out to understand the rules of rugby union.
Producer: Giles Edwards.
The US Electoral System
David Baddiel tries to get to grips with the US electoral system.
2016 has seen lots of twists and turns in American politics, and David isn't t...
The IMF
David Baddiel tries to understand what the International Monetary Fund actually does.
He starts by speaking to the former Chancellor, Alastair...
Pi
David is asked by a member of the public to try and understand Pi, and what it means for its digits to continue infinitely. He starts out with a mathe...
The Cloud
After receiving suggestions of topics that merit explanation through social media, David Baddiel sets out to make sense of The Cloud (as in computing,...
Nuts
David Baddiel sets out to make sense of some apparently puzzling topics.
In the first programme of this series, after receiving suggested topics...
Sunni and Shia Islam
In the final episode in the series, David Baddiel tries to understand the difference between Sunni and Shia Islam.
David speaks to senior theolo...
Derivatives
Continuing his quest for understanding, David Baddiel explores derivatives. What are they and how do they work?
David begins by meeting journali...
Cryptic Crosswords
Continuing his new series where he tries to make sense of apparently puzzling matters, David Baddiel seeks to understand something which is meant to b...
Electricity
In a new series, David Baddiel sets out to make sense of some apparently puzzling topics.
In this first programme, and after hearing suggestions...