David Baddiel Books in Order
David Baddiel has written 18 books, published between 1992 and 2024. The first book is The Mary Whitehouse Experience Encyclopedia (1992) and the newest is Small Fry (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 1992–2024
- Pages on record
- 3,311 in 10 of 18 books
- Reading time
- 55–83 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,311 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 18 titles with a page count on record.
David Baddiel, born 28 May 1964, is an English comedian, presenter, screenwriter and author. Baddiel first worked with Rob Newman on The Mary Whitehouse Experience and later formed a comedy partnership with Frank Skinner. Children's books by Baddiel include The Parent Agency, The Person Controller, AniMalcolm, Birthday Boy (2017), Head Kid (2018) and The Taylor Turbochaser (2019). Baddiel is also one of the lyricists of "Three Lions". The catalogue lists 18 titles from 1992 to Small Fry (2024).
How many David Baddiel books are there?
David Baddiel has 18 books, released between 1992 and 2024.
David Baddiel Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 David Baddiel books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Mary Whitehouse Experience Encyclopedia1992 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419921601/4
- 2The Official Baddiel and Skinner Fantasy Football Diary1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 3Time For Bed1996 · 277 pages · confirmed 1/419962771/4
- 4Whatever Love Means2000 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420003201/4
- 5The Secret Purposes2004 · 408 pages · confirmed 1/420044081/4
- 6The Death of Eli Gold2011 · 418 pages · confirmed 1/420114181/4
- 7The Boy Who Could Do What He Liked2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 8Birthday Boy2017 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/420174161/4
- 9Head Kid2018 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420183841/4
- 10The Taylor Turbochaser2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 11Jews Don't Count2021 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/420211441/4
- 12Future Friend2021 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420213681/4
- 13The Boy Who Got Accidentally Famous2021 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/420214161/4
- 14Virtually Christmas2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 15The God Desire2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 16Only Children2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 17My Family: The Memoir2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 18Small Fry2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
David Baddiel books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
18 books18 David Baddiel titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read David Baddiel books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 18 David Baddiel books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with David Baddiel
Start with The Mary Whitehouse Experience Encyclopedia (1992), the earliest published title.
What is the newest David Baddiel book?
Small Fry (2024) is the newest David Baddiel book released so far.
Is there a new David Baddiel book coming?
No next David Baddiel book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
David Baddiel at a glance
- Still publishing
- David Baddiel published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- David Baddiel books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,311 pages across the 10 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 376 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Baddiel books, 8 of 18, were published in the 2020s.
What the David Baddiel books are about
9 of the 18 David Baddiel books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: jews is tagged on 2 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Jews 2 of 9 books