Veteran ITV political correspondent John Sergeant chairs the debate between comic acquaintances, including team captains Marcus Brigstocke and Rufus Hound.

In the classic debate round, teams animatedly discuss such pearls of wisdom as: London should not host the Olympics in 2012; the credit crunch is no bad thing; recycling is a waste of time; and the Royal Family serve no purpose.

The teams then move on to a visual aids round, followed by an alternative 'flip-flop' round, where contestants have to argue against themselves, changing their argument around every time the bell sounds (in some episodes of the latest series this round was changed to arguing against the opponent).

With plenty of lively debate, some quick thinking and some sneaky point scoring, Argumental takes all the most topical and contentious issues of the day and rips them to shreds.

Our Review: A very positive new addition to the schedules of Dave, this panel show has proved to be a big hit for the channel (so much so that BBC Two purchased some of the episodes to repeat).

It does depend upon the guests as to how many laughs there are in each episode though, such is the variable nature of comedy panel formats like this one which rely so heavily on the participants' input.

Series Two upped the game by replacing some of the cardboard cutouts in the celebrity round with real people - for example, watching Rufus trying to argue that "bodybuilders are not fabulous" whilst standing next to a big hulking bodybuilder made for a very amusing segment!

For a period things got really competitive, with Rufus even stripping naked in one of the episodes in an attempt to win the round! However, 3 series in, the show has now settled into a very steady and reliable groove.