David Mitchell's Soapbox - Season 3

David Mitchell's Soapbox - Season 3

Season 3

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Episodes20
DatesMay 26, 2011 - Oct 6, 2011
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Episodes

Phone Calls
Season 3Episode 13 min

Phone Calls

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?
May 26, 2011
LOL
Season 3Episode 23 min

LOL

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?
Jun 2, 2011
Machines
Season 3Episode 33 min

Machines

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?
Jun 9, 2011
Weddings
Season 3Episode 43 min

Weddings

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?
Jun 16, 2011
Stag Nights
Season 3Episode 53 min

Stag Nights

David rants about the totally invented tradition of the stag night.
Jun 23, 2011
Naming Your Child
Season 3Episode 63 min

Naming Your Child

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'...
Jun 30, 2011
Sports TV
Season 3Episode 73 min

Sports TV

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?
Jul 7, 2011
Chef's Special
Season 3Episode 83 min

Chef's Special

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?
Jul 14, 2011
Cheap Hotels
Season 3Episode 93 min

Cheap Hotels

David picks up on British reservations about calling hotels 'cheap.' But cheap is good is it not, so why not say it?
Jul 21, 2011
Friends
Season 3Episode 103 min

Friends

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?
Jul 28, 2011
Dell Quiz
Season 3Episode 113 min

Dell Quiz

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.
Aug 4, 2011
Television Credits
Season 3Episode 123 min

Television Credits

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?
Aug 11, 2011
Gifts
Season 3Episode 133 min

Gifts

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 we better off putting anything we actually want on an accessible online list?
Aug 18, 2011
Britain's Drinking Culture
Season 3Episode 143 min

Britain's Drinking Culture

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.
Aug 25, 2011
Dell Quiz Answers
Season 3Episode 153 min

Dell Quiz Answers

David Mitchell provides answers for the Dell Quiz.
Sep 1, 2011
Sustainability
Season 3Episode 163 min

Sustainability

Is there perhaps a way of combating wastefulness and planned obsolescence. From tables to fuel, could a subscription fee perhaps be a viable solution?
Sep 8, 2011
Burden of Proof
Season 3Episode 173 min

Burden of Proof

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?
Sep 15, 2011
Young Man
Season 3Episode 183 min

Young Man

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.
Sep 22, 2011
Marathons
Season 3Episode 193 min

Marathons

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 better spent working a job? After all, they would make a lot more money for charity!
Sep 29, 2011
Not One
Season 3Episode 203 min

Not One

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.
Oct 6, 2011

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