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David Baddiel Tries to Understand
David Baddiel tries to make sense of some apparently puzzling topics.
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Listen to David Baddiel Tries to Understand, a Religion & Spirituality podcast by BBC. Stream 19 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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19 episodesGlobal Trade
David Baddiel tries to understand global trade. With trade in the headlines - from both Brexit and President Trump - David is keen to unders...
Fashion
David Baddiel tries to understand how the fashion industry works: what makes things fashionable? David is challenged by a listener from Wiga...
TV Broadcasting
David Baddiel tries to understand TV broadcasting. In the last episode of the current series, David helps broadcaster Danny Baker understand...
The Constitution
David Baddiel tries to understand the United Kingdom's constitution. What does a constitution do? Does not having a written constitution mea...
Hacking
David Baddiel tries to understand computer hacking. Is hacking just about people being careless with their passwords, or do hackers sit in d...
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...
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...
The Kardashians
In the first episode of a new series, David Baddiel tries to understand the Kardashians. David starts by unpicking the Kardashian family tre...
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...
The IMF
David Baddiel tries to understand what the International Monetary Fund actually does. He starts by speaking to the former Chancellor, Alasta...
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 wi...
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...
Nuts
David Baddiel sets out to make sense of some apparently puzzling topics. In the first programme of this series, after receiving suggested to...
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 th...
Derivatives
Continuing his quest for understanding, David Baddiel explores derivatives. What are they and how do they work? David begins by meeting jour...
Cryptic Crosswords
Continuing his new series where he tries to make sense of apparently puzzling matters, David Baddiel seeks to understand something which is...
Electricity
In a new series, David Baddiel sets out to make sense of some apparently puzzling topics. In this first programme, and after hearing suggest...
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