Season 3 (2011)

Phone Calls
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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

LOL
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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

Machines
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June 9, 2011

David berates the modern button-loving gadget designers who are given free reign with their counterintuitive scratchable DVDs. Do ...Read more

Weddings
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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

Stag Nights
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June 23, 2011

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

Naming Your Child
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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

Sports TV
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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

Chef's Special
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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?

Cheap Hotels
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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?

Friends
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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

Dell Quiz
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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

Television Credits
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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

Gifts
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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

Britain's Drinking Culture
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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

Dell Quiz Answers
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September 1, 2011

David Mitchell provides answers for the Dell Quiz.

Sustainability
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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

Burden of Proof
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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

Young Man
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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

Marathons
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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

Not One
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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.