Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums
| Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by | Sarah Morgan Ged Parsons George Sawyer Colin Swash |
| Directed by | Mike Bradley Samuel Wilkinson Richard Valentine |
| Presented by | Dara Ó Briain |
| Starring | Marcus du Sautoy |
| Theme music composer | Marc Sylvan |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Richard Watsham Katherine Parsons Phil Morrow |
| Producers | Mike Bradley Samuel Wilkinson Helen Younger |
| Production locations | BBC Television Centre, London |
| Editors | Simon Hornbrook Malcolm Finch |
| Running time | Series 1: 30 minutes Series 2: 36 minutes Series 3: 45 minutes |
| Production companies | Fujisankei Productions Wild Rover Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Dave |
| Release | 16 April 2012 – 22 April 2014 |
Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums was a British comedy game show about the subject of mathematics, based on the Japanese show Comaneci University Mathematics. The programme was broadcast on Dave, was presented by Dara Ó Briain, and starred Marcus du Sautoy. Each episode was themed and Ó Briain, along with a guest or guests, attempted to solve various conundrums set by du Sautoy. At the end of each episode, Ó Briain set homework questions for viewers; the answers could be checked on the show's website.