Baddiel has appeared in shows including "Little Britain", "Skins", "The Life of Rock with Brian Pern" and "Horrible Histories" and is a regular guest on panel shows including "8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown", "QI" and Alan Davies’ "As Yet Untitled". In 2016, he fronted a four-part travel documentary for Discovery entitled "David Baddiel On the Silk Road", a 4,000-mile journey to explore the most famous trade route in history, as well as presenting two episodes of BBC2's "Artsnight" and becoming a regular presenter of "The Penguin Podcast" in which he interviews authors about the objects that inspired their books, which has seen him interview guests including Johnny Marr, Zadie Smith and Ruby Wax. Other documentaries he has fronted include "Baddiel and the Missing Nazi Billions" (BBC2), "Who Do You Want Your Child to Be?" (BBC2), "World's Most Dangerous Roads" (BBC2), and an episode of "Who Do You Think You Are?" (BBC1). He appeared on Desert Island Discs in 2018.