S3 E1 • Phone Calls

David picks up on the assumption that everything is quicker and easier to sort out by text. Is sending bite-sized messages really that effective? Or is it just a small pointless chore?

Première diffusion : 26 mai 2011

S3 E2 • LOL

David tackles text speak and the charming little innovation LOL. But will he be for or against the modern habit of approving a joke with the abbreviation?

Première diffusion : 2 juin 2011

S3 E3 • Machines

David berates the modern button-loving gadget designers who are given free reign with their counterintuitive scratchable DVDs. Do you too lament the simple days of the VHS?

Première diffusion : 9 juin 2011

S3 E4 • Weddings

In this episode David takes issue with ridiculously extravagant weddings. He questions whether they're really supposed to be special for you, or for everyone else?

Première diffusion : 16 juin 2011

S3 E5 • Stag Nights

David rants about the totally invented tradition of the stag night.

Première diffusion : 23 juin 2011

S3 E6 • Naming Your Child

David discusses the folly of giving your child a unique name. But as soon as you get used to a name do you stop noticing it's strangeness altogether? Just think of 'Peep Show'...

Première diffusion : 30 juin 2011

S3 E7 • Sports TV

In this episode David gets agitated by broadcasters who plaster logos over logos over logos. Shouldn't there be a degree of mature cooperation where the highest bidder gets the slot?

Première diffusion : 7 juillet 2011

S3 E8 • Chef's Special

David discusses the subtext of the sign 'If you are not satisfied with anything we serve, the chef will eat it himself.' Just how bad can the food be?

Première diffusion : 14 juillet 2011

S3 E9 • Cheap Hotels

David picks up on British reservations about calling hotels 'cheap.' But cheap is good is it not, so why not say it?

Première diffusion : 21 juillet 2011

S3 E10 • Friends

David discusses the trials and tribulations of keeping up with old friends from which there is no etiquette of release. Shouldn't there be a system for rotating them every ten years?

Première diffusion : 28 juillet 2011

S3 E11 • Dell Quiz

David asks a series of questions that are not imminently googleable but to which there are definitively correct answers. The fabulous prize? A Dell XPS15z.

Première diffusion : 4 août 2011

S3 E12 • Television Credits

You know those credits which disrupt your television viewing pleasure at the end of every programme? Squashing the show you were watching into one half of the screen, whilst a voice speaks over the music, what on earth are they thinking?

Première diffusion : 11 août 2011

S3 E13 • Gifts

David has his say on the rationale of the gift-giving ritual, from ill-fitting jumpers to duplicate copies of the Bonesetter's daughter, the whole system is hideously inefficient. Aren't we better off putting anything we actually want on an accessible online list?

Première diffusion : 18 août 2011

S3 E14 • Britain's Drinking Culture

David talks about the country's problem with its drinking culture; but not in the way of 'Broken Britain's Wild Teens In Booze Binge Shame Shock', rather like having a nice glass of wine at a party, or a pint in the pub.

Première diffusion : 25 août 2011

S3 E15 • Dell Quiz Answers

David Mitchell provides answers for the Dell Quiz.

Première diffusion : 1 septembre 2011

S3 E16 • Sustainability

Is there perhaps a way of combating wastefulness and planned obsolescence. From tables to fuel, could a subscription fee perhaps be a viable solution?

Première diffusion : 8 septembre 2011

S3 E17 • Burden of Proof

David Mitchell follows his sustainability rant with one on saving the environment. There is always heated debate about global warming, but until there is proof it doesn't exist, shouldn't we be looking for solutions?

Première diffusion : 15 septembre 2011

S3 E18 • Young Man

The phrase 'young man' is a joke that is made to a boy who is obviously not a man, but can also be said to a man who is clearly not young. This certainly gives David something to think about at the grand age of 37.

Première diffusion : 22 septembre 2011

S3 E19 • Marathons

David Mitchell analyses marathon runners this week, and what the logic is behind their attempts to raise money for charity. Surely all the time they spend training, would have been better spent working a job? After all, they would make a lot more money for charity!

Première diffusion : 29 septembre 2011

S3 E20 • Not One

With season 3 of David Mitchell's soapbox coming to an end, David discusses what matters (and what doesn't matter) when it comes to ranting.

Première diffusion : 6 octobre 2011