Dara O'Briain's School of Hard Sums

Dara O'Briain's School of Hard Sums: Jon Richardson and Stephen K Amos

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Dara O'Briain's School of Hard Sums

Jon Richardson and Stephen K Amos

Season 2 | Episode 7 | SBS2 | January 18, 2016

Mathematics

Classification: General

Guest comedians Jon Richardson and Stephen K Amos pit their brute strength and common sense against Dara's mathematically-minded brain as they battle it out to solve puzzles and problems set by Professor Marcus du Sautoy. Today's theme is, 'The Maths of Old Age'.

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Guest comedians Jon Richardson and Stephen K Amos pit their brute strength and common sense against Dara's mathematically-minded brain as they battle it out to solve puzzles and problems set by Professor Marcus du Sautoy. Today's theme is, 'The Maths of Old Age'.

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