7.8 /10 1 Votes
Starring Marcus du Sautoy Country of origin United Kingdom First episode date 16 April 2012 Presented by Dara Ó Briain Genre Comedy | 7.8/10 IMDb Theme music composer Marc Sylvan Original language(s) English Final episode date 22 April 2014 Network Dave | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Sarah Morgan
Ged Parsons
George Sawyer
Colin Swash Directed by Mike Bradley
Samuel Wilkinson
Richard Valentine Cast Dara Ó Briain, Marcus du Sautoy Similar Dara Ó Briain's Science, Mock the Week, Argumental, Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 show Comaneci University Mathematics. The programme is broadcast on Dave and is presented by Dara Ó Briain and stars Marcus du Sautoy. Each episode is themed and Ó Briain, along with a guest or guests, attempts to solve various conundrums set by du Sautoy. At the end of each episode, Ó Briain sets homework questions for viewers; the answers can be checked on the show's website.
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Episodes
A pilot episode was produced with the title Dara O'Briain's University of Practical Mathematics, but this was never broadcast.
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Reaction
Readers of UKGameshows.com named it on a two way tie, the seventh best new game show of 2012 in their "Hall of fame" poll.