May 26, 2011
David picks up on the assumption that everything is quicker and easier to sort out by text. Is sending bite-sized messages really ...Read more
June 2, 2011
David tackles text speak and the charming little innovation LOL. But will he be for or against the modern habit of approving a jok...Read more
June 9, 2011
David berates the modern button-loving gadget designers who are given free reign with their counterintuitive scratchable DVDs. Do ...Read more
June 16, 2011
In this episode David takes issue with ridiculously extravagant weddings. He questions whether they're really supposed to be speci...Read more
June 23, 2011
David rants about the totally invented tradition of the stag night.
June 30, 2011
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 stra...Read more
July 7, 2011
In this episode David gets agitated by broadcasters who plaster logos over logos over logos. Shouldn't there be a degree of mature...Read more
July 14, 2011
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?
July 21, 2011
David picks up on British reservations about calling hotels 'cheap.' But cheap is good is it not, so why not say it?
July 28, 2011
David discusses the trials and tribulations of keeping up with old friends from which there is no etiquette of release. Shouldn't ...Read more
August 4, 2011
David asks a series of questions that are not imminently googleable but to which there are definitively correct answers. The fabul...Read more
August 11, 2011
You know those credits which disrupt your television viewing pleasure at the end of every programme? Squashing the show you were w...Read more
August 18, 2011
David has his say on the rationale of the gift-giving ritual, from ill-fitting jumpers to duplicate copies of the Bonesetter's dau...Read more
August 25, 2011
David talks about the country's problem with its drinking culture; but not in the way of 'Broken Britain's Wild Teens In Booze Bin...Read more
September 1, 2011
David Mitchell provides answers for the Dell Quiz.
September 8, 2011
Is there perhaps a way of combating wastefulness and planned obsolescence. From tables to fuel, could a subscription fee perhaps ...Read more
September 15, 2011
David Mitchell follows his sustainability rant with one on saving the environment. There is always heated debate about global warm...Read more
September 22, 2011
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 no...Read more
September 29, 2011
David Mitchell analyses marathon runners this week, and what the logic is behind their attempts to raise money for charity. Surely...Read more
October 6, 2011
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.