Series 1, Episode 5
Dara's back, proving again that mathematics can save the day in almost any circumstance. This week he tackles problems that you might come across in an Italian restaurant.
Further details
Dara's back, proving again that mathematics can save the day in almost any circumstance. This week the Mock The Week host tackles problems that you might come across in an Italian restaurant.
Comedian David O'Doherty is on hand to help with the puzzles, all set by the fiendishly logical, Oxford university professor, Marcus du Sautoy.
The first conundrum comes from counting dough balls. When the menu offers a choice of 6, 9 or 20 dough balls, Marcus wants to know the largest amount of dough balls that cannot be ordered.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 14th May 2012
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 40 minutes
Repeats
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Time |
Channel |
Tuesday 15th May 2012 |
11:00pm |
Dave |
Wednesday 16th May 2012 |
10:20pm |
Dave |
Sunday 20th May 2012 |
6:00pm |
Dave |
Sunday 5th August 2012 |
3:20pm |
Dave |
Sunday 5th August 2012 |
7:20pm |
Dave |
Tuesday 19th November 2013 |
11:40pm |
Dave |
Saturday 20th September 2014 |
12:35am |
Dave |
Tuesday 10th March 2015 |
3:30am |
Dave |
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