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David Baddiel tries to make sense of some apparently puzzling topics.

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...

David Baddiel tries to understand global trade. With trade in the headlines - from both Brexit and President Trump - David is keen to unders...

David Baddiel tries to understand how the fashion industry works: what makes things fashionable? David is challenged by a listener from Wiga...

David Baddiel tries to understand TV broadcasting. In the last episode of the current series, David helps broadcaster Danny Baker understand...

David Baddiel tries to understand the United Kingdom's constitution. What does a constitution do? Does not having a written constitution mea...

David Baddiel tries to understand computer hacking. Is hacking just about people being careless with their passwords, or do hackers sit in d...

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...

David Baddiel tries to understand fracking. David asks how it differs from traditional drilling, what kind of gas it produces, and if it is...

In the first episode of a new series, David Baddiel tries to understand the Kardashians. David starts by unpicking the Kardashian family tre...

In the last episode of this series, David sets out to understand the rules of rugby union. Producer: Giles Edwards.

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...

David Baddiel tries to understand what the International Monetary Fund actually does. He starts by speaking to the former Chancellor, Alasta...

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 wi...

After receiving suggestions of topics that merit explanation through social media, David Baddiel sets out to make sense of The Cloud (as in...

David Baddiel sets out to make sense of some apparently puzzling topics. In the first programme of this series, after receiving suggested to...

In the final episode in the series, David Baddiel tries to understand the difference between Sunni and Shia Islam. David speaks to senior th...

Continuing his quest for understanding, David Baddiel explores derivatives. What are they and how do they work? David begins by meeting jour...

Continuing his new series where he tries to make sense of apparently puzzling matters, David Baddiel seeks to understand something which is...

In a new series, David Baddiel sets out to make sense of some apparently puzzling topics. In this first programme, and after hearing suggest...