Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums

Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums is a British comedy game show about the subject of mathematics and it is based on the Japanese show Comaneci University Mathematics. The programme is broadcast on Dave and is presented by Dara Ó Briain and stars Marcus du Sautoy. Each episode is themed and Ó Briain, along with a guest or guests, attempts to solve various conundrums set by du Sautoy. At the end of each episode, Ó Briain sets homework questions for viewers; the answers can be checked on the show's website.

Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums
GenreComedy
Written bySarah Morgan
Ged Parsons
George Sawyer
Colin Swash
Directed byMike Bradley
Samuel Wilkinson
Richard Valentine
Presented byDara Ó Briain
StarringMarcus du Sautoy
Theme music composerMarc Sylvan
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes24 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersRichard Watsham
Katherine Parsons
Phil Morrow
ProducersMike Bradley
Samuel Wilkinson
Helen Younger
Production locationsBBC Television Centre, London
EditorsSimon Hornbrook
Malcolm Finch
Running timeSeries 1: 30 minutes
Series 2: 36 minutes
Series 3: 45 minutes
Production companiesFujisankei Productions
Wild Rover Productions
Original release
NetworkDave
Release16 April 2012 (2012-04-16) 
22 April 2014 (2014-04-22)
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