David Mitchell's Soapbox

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Phone Calls
Episode overview
David picks up on the assumption that everything is quicker and easier to sort out by text. Is sending bite-sized messages really that effective? Or is it just a small pointless chore?
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LOL
Episode overview
David tackles text speak and the charming little innovation LOL. But will he be for or against the modern habit of approving a joke with the abbreviation?
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Machines
Episode overview
David berates the modern button-loving gadget designers who are given free reign with their counterintuitive scratchable DVDs. Do you too lament the simple days of the VHS?
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Weddings
Episode overview
In this episode David takes issue with ridiculously extravagant weddings. He questions whether they're really supposed to be special for you, or for everyone else?
3x5
Stag Nights
Episode overview
David rants about the totally invented tradition of the stag night.
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Naming Your Child
Episode overview
David discusses the folly of giving your child a unique name. But as soon as you get used to a name do you stop noticing it's strangeness altogether? Just think of 'Peep Show'...
3x7
Sports TV
Episode overview
In this episode David gets agitated by broadcasters who plaster logos over logos over logos. Shouldn't there be a degree of mature cooperation where the highest bidder gets the slot?
3x8
Chef's Special
Episode overview
David discusses the subtext of the sign 'If you are not satisfied with anything we serve, the chef will eat it himself.' Just how bad can the food be?
3x9
Cheap Hotels
Episode overview
David picks up on British reservations about calling hotels 'cheap.' But cheap is good is it not, so why not say it?
3x10
Friends
Episode overview
David discusses the trials and tribulations of keeping up with old friends from which there is no etiquette of release. Shouldn't there be a system for rotating them every ten years?
3x11
Dell Quiz
Episode overview
David asks a series of questions that are not imminently googleable but to which there are definitively correct answers. The fabulous prize? A Dell XPS15z.
3x12
Television Credits
Episode overview
You know those credits which disrupt your television viewing pleasure at the end of every programme? Squashing the show you were watching into one half of the screen, whilst a voice speaks over the music, what on earth are they thinking?
3x13
Gifts
Episode overview
David has his say on the rationale of the gift-giving ritual, from ill-fitting jumpers to duplicate copies of the Bonesetter's daughter, the whole system is hideously inefficient. Aren't .. show full overview
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Britain's Drinking Culture
Episode overview
David talks about the country's problem with its drinking culture; but not in the way of 'Broken Britain's Wild Teens In Booze Binge Shame Shock', rather like having a nice glass of wine at a party, or a pint in the pub.
3x15
Dell Quiz Answers
Episode overview
David Mitchell provides answers for the Dell Quiz.
3x16
Sustainability
Episode overview
Is there perhaps a way of combating wastefulness and planned obsolescence. From tables to fuel, could a subscription fee perhaps be a viable solution?
3x17
Burden of Proof
Episode overview
David Mitchell follows his sustainability rant with one on saving the environment. There is always heated debate about global warming, but until there is proof it doesn't exist, shouldn't we be looking for solutions?
3x18
Young Man
Episode overview
The phrase 'young man' is a joke that is made to a boy who is obviously not a man, but can also be said to a man who is clearly not young. This certainly gives David something to think about at the grand age of 37.
3x19
Marathons
Episode overview
David Mitchell analyses marathon runners this week, and what the logic is behind their attempts to raise money for charity. Surely all the time they spend training, would have been .. show full overview
3x20
Not One
Episode overview
With season 3 of David Mitchell's soapbox coming to an end, David discusses what matters (and what doesn't matter) when it comes to ranting.

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