Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish

Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish

Continuing First aired 17/Sep/2013 United Kingdom English 7 season(s) 48 episode(s)

Dave Gorman points out things he finds strange about modern life.

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Season 6 · Season 6

3 episode(s) · Air date: 24/Feb/2025

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S6E3

Britain Is Also An Island

Air date: 10/Mar/2025 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 44 min

Summary

Dave Gorman's inquisitive mind takes on more quirks of modern life - AI, honesty in TV, leaving London and notions of 'celebrity' get his treatment this time.

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S6E2

That's Why Seas Are Salty

Air date: 03/Mar/2025 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 44 min

Summary

Dave Gorman and his iconic big screen explore more absurdities of modern life - Dave this time reinvents the alphabet and battles an online nemesis.

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S6E1

Twelve Is the Number We Do Things In

Air date: 24/Feb/2025 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 44 min

Summary

Dave Gorman is back probing modern life's follies, fake search engines, big tech's rules and a wager that goes too far.

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Season 5 · Season 5

8 episode(s) · Air date: 31/Oct/2017

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S5E8

My Childhood Is Ruined

Air date: 19/Dec/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Dave reveals how TV is made and examines the nature of happiness - with the help of Kate Middleton's clothes and Thomas the Tank Engine.

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S5E7

A Physically Large Head

Air date: 12/Dec/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Dave ponders society's image obsession and investigates how far people will go for fame.

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S5E6

Drippy Strummer

Air date: 05/Dec/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Dave asks just how gullible people are as he looks at movie marketing and whether celebrities really can sell anything.

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S5E5

It Does Not Bong

Air date: 28/Nov/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Dave tests the merits of man vs machine in all its lifelike glory. A lucrative situation presents itself.

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S5E4

You Use a Spoon for Licking Custard

Air date: 21/Nov/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Dave asks what the term 'generation' really means. And why does his mum use emojis?

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S5E3

A Helicopter Is Quicker Than a Car

Air date: 14/Nov/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Looking at nature's warning signs, Dave enlists celebrities, insect repellent and Doctor Google.

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S5E2

I've Never Seen a Cat

Air date: 07/Nov/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Dave plays tricks with singing toys, interrogates kids' TV characters, and messes with Monopoly.

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S5E1

Like Top Gun All Over Again

Air date: 31/Oct/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Can a knock-off can ever be as good as the real thing? Dave Gorman returns with some wry observations on DVDs, baking - and Bucks Fizz.

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Season 4 · Season 4

6 episode(s) · Air date: 08/Nov/2016

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S4E6

Spray Gravy

Air date: 13/Dec/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Dave invents a way of minimising the time it takes to listen to your favourite songs.

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S4E5

Nobody Wants Vom on Their Cheerios

Air date: 06/Dec/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

The comedian devises an experiment to discover whether people's behaviour is the same in the real world as it is online, using a room full of photographs of Alan Sugar.

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S4E4

Vicars, Horses, Doctors and Smurfs

Air date: 29/Nov/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Dave Gorman's laptop screen is back on the small screen, as he waxes lyrical on flirty hotel soap, kinky cages and overly familiar foods.

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S4E3

That's What Debt Actually Is, Actually

Air date: 22/Nov/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Dave Gorman's wry take on modern life, featuring a method to get rid of an unwanted gift and the reboot of a classic game show.

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S4E2

If You Put a Sausage in It, It's Not a Viennetta

Air date: 15/Nov/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Mirthful musings on modern life. Dave explores the perils of stock photography modelling and experiments with a celebrity.

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S4E1

It Was an Accident and I Was Hospitalised

Air date: 08/Nov/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Dave irks an old pal and explains why he isn't 'a geek'.

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Season 3 · Season 3

8 episode(s) · Air date: 08/Sep/2015

Season Overview

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S3E8

A German Tradition

Air date: 27/Oct/2015 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

With the help of Ant and Dec's fans, Dave ponders our fixation with customer feedback and market research.

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S3E7

That's What We Grow In

Air date: 20/Oct/2015 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Dave suggests revamping the calendar and considers the upshot of buying Twitter followers.

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S3E6

Stuck on Level 342

Air date: 13/Oct/2015 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Computer ads, board games and puzzle books come under Dave's gaze, along with his jigsaw habit.

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S3E5

Negative Nancy

Air date: 06/Oct/2015 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Dave considers offensive insults and tries to find a man on Tinder.

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S3E4

Too-Ra Taloo Rye-Eh

Air date: 29/Sep/2015 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Oddball observations on life with the laptop-literate Dave Gorman, who takes a sledgehammer to an irksome printer. And Christine Hamilton gets a gift!

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S3E3

Ova Is Latin. For Eggs.

Air date: 22/Sep/2015 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

The laptop-loving king of irreverence is tackling life's burning issues, from the shyness of elks to the evolution of the Honey Monster.

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S3E2

The Veneer of Civilisation

Air date: 15/Sep/2015 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Dave laments the death of the queue and considers ATM etiquette.

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S3E1

Why Are There Still Chickens?

Air date: 08/Sep/2015 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Dave conducts a live experiment with over a thousand eggs!

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Season 2 · Season 2

8 episode(s) · Air date: 09/Sep/2014

Season Overview

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S2E8

The Dirt Collects There

Air date: 28/Oct/2014 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Dave Gorman's quirky and highly personal investigation draws to a close with light-bulbs, gravy-boats, dot-to-dot books and Lego all being assessed for their contribution to modern life's overall goodishness.

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S2E7

I Like Hot Bananas

Air date: 21/Oct/2014 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

'Greatest Hits' albums, world records and superlative abuse are put under the spotlight as the studio audience is treated to a truly deluxe experience. Warning: features naked yoyo-ing.

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S2E6

Dat Is Data Dat Is

Air date: 14/Oct/2014 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

In this episode, Dave considers the appeal of dogging, explains why he was asked to move his van from a restaurant car-park, and highlights some of Lord Sugar's more surprising recent tweets.

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S2E5

I Would Drink That Bathwater

Air date: 07/Oct/2014 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Dave reveals why 184 people contacted him in one hour to tell him what he already knew, weighs up the true value of online petitions and explains how he took on cage-fighter Alex Reid and won. (Not at cage-fighting, obviously.)

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S2E4

Poogle

Air date: 30/Sep/2014 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

After turning his attention to micro-chipped cats, over-familiarity in coffee shops, self-driving cars, and the pointlessness of QR codes, Dave tries his hand at cyber-squatting.

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S2E3

Just Chips That Haven't Been Made Yet

Air date: 23/Sep/2014 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

In the third episode of the series examining the quirks, contradictions, frustrations and absurdities of modern life, Dave considers celebrity endorsements, and exclusively reveals the Queen's thoughts on insoles.

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S2E2

Winston Churchill's Pants

Air date: 16/Sep/2014 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

"Fun Facts". What's fun about them? Just what is Richard Branson capable of, according to the British public? And, if Dave's right, why must David Dickinson be stopped?

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S2E1

I Call Mine Sally

Air date: 09/Sep/2014 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

In the first episode, Dave gets involved in shredding some naughty magazines, helps a gerbil to fulfill its destiny, and is surprised by what develops when he finds an old-fashioned camera and hands the film in.

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Season 1 · Season 1

6 episode(s) · Air date: 17/Sep/2013

Season Overview

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S1E6

Will It Make Toasters Cheaper?

Air date: 22/Oct/2013 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Mr Gorman brings the curtain down on his cheeky comedy series about the world we live in, examining the role of faith in modern life.

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S1E5

I Like Eggs

Air date: 15/Oct/2013 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Dave looks at the footprint we leave behind when surfing the web.

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S1E4

A Prince, Not an Estate Agent

Air date: 08/Oct/2013 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

The laptop-loving comic casts a wry eye over the role of family in modern life.

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S1E3

I Is Da Queen

Air date: 01/Oct/2013 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

Money is the root of all comedy as Dave considers our love of cash.

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S1E2

Badgers Don't Vote

Air date: 24/Sep/2013 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

The titular comic examines celebrity culture and star lookalikes.

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S1E1

Not a Very Nice Biscuit

Air date: 17/Sep/2013 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

The bearded wonder casts a wry eye over the messages we receive every day.

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Season 0 · Specials

9 episode(s) · Air date: 11/May/2016

Season Overview

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S0E9

Bonus Bit: Space Race Found Poem

Air date: 24/Feb/2025 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 8 min

Summary

Firing up his trademark laptop, clicker and big screen, Dave forges a poem from material found online on the current Billionaire led Space Race. Part of the cancelled fourth episode of Season 6, released on the U streaming service.

S0E8

Bonus Bit: Kicked in the Balls

Air date: 24/Feb/2025 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 13 min

Summary

Firing up his trademark laptop, clicker and big screen, Dave shares a painful mishap. Part of the cancelled fourth episode of Season 6, released on the U streaming service.

S0E7

Special Four (2024)

Air date: — · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 46 min

S0E6

Special Three (2024)

Air date: — · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 46 min

S0E5

Special Two (2024)

Air date: — · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 46 min

S0E4

Special One (2024)

Air date: — · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 46 min

S0E3

Dave Gorman Goodish Hits 3

Air date: 25/May/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

The very goodish bits from the latest series of Dave Gorman's laptop-powered look at modern life and all its quirks, with some hitherto unseen clips thrown into the bargain.

S0E2

Dave Gorman Goodish Hits 2

Air date: 18/May/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

It was tough, but we've managed to cram the wittiest bits from the second series of Dave Gorman's contemplative show into an hour! Dave muses on QR codes and 'fun facts'.

S0E1

Dave Gorman Goodish Hits 1

Air date: 11/May/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min

Summary

The stand-out bits from Dave Gorman's sublime comedy series in which he shares wry observations on modern life's little quirks. Stay tuned for some previously unseen clips.

Cast

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Dave Gorman

Martin Roberts

James Acaster

Crew

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Dave Gorman

Executive Producer

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Quick Facts

Seasons 7

Episodes 48

Year 2013

Status Continuing

Runtime 45 min

Language English

Country United Kingdom

Release Info

Schedule Tuesdays at 10:00 PM (45 min)

Timezone Europe/London

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Network United Kingdom U&Dave (2013 - 2025)

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