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David Baddiel Tries to UnderstandEpisodes

  1. Global Trade

    David Baddiel tries to understand global trade.

  2. Crying

    David Baddiel tries to understand crying: why does water come out of our eyes?

  3. Fashion

    David Baddiel tries to understand how the fashion industry works.

  4. Wifi

    David Baddiel tries to understand how wifi works.

  5. TV Broadcasting

    David Baddiel tries to understand TV broadcasting.

  6. The Constitution

    David Baddiel tries to understand the United Kingdom's constitution.

  7. Hacking

    David Baddiel tries to understand computer hacking.

  8. Bitcoin

    David Baddiel tries to make sense of Bitcoin. What is it, and how does it work?

  9. Fracking

    David Baddiel tries to understand the technology of fracking.

  10. The Kardashians

    David Baddiel tries to understand the Kardashians.

  11. Rugby

    David Baddiel sets out to understand the rules of rugby union.

  12. The US Electoral System

    David Baddiel tries to get to grips with the US electoral system.

  13. The IMF

    David Baddiel tries to understand what the International Monetary Fund actually does.

  14. Pi

    David Baddiel tries to get to grips with pi - and infinity.

  15. The Cloud

    David Baddiel tries to make sense of the computing service called the cloud.

  16. Nuts

    In the first of a new series, David Baddiel tries to understand why nuts have hard shells.

  17. Sunni and Shia Islam

    David Baddiel tries to understand the difference between Sunni and Shia Islam.

  18. Derivatives

    David Baddiel explores derivatives. What are they and how do they work?

  19. Cryptic Crosswords

    David Baddiel tries to understand the puzzling phenomenon of cryptic crosswords.

  20. Electricity

    David Baddiel seeks to make sense of electricity.

  21. Welcome to David Baddiel Tries to Understand

    Welcome to this new BBC podcast. The first episode will be published within seven days.