Synopsis
A podcast from the QI offices in which the writers of the hit BBC show huddle around a microphone and discuss the best things they've found out this week. Hosted by Dan Schreiber (@schreiberland) with James Harkin (@jamesharkin), Andrew Hunter Murray (@andrewhunterm), and Anna Ptaszynski (#GetAnnaOnTwitter)
Episodes
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244: No Such Thing As A Fishman
23/11/2018 Duration: 01h15minDan, James, Anna, Andy and special guest Stephen Fry discuss frogs with regional accents, Canada's official tagline, and streaking in museums.
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243: No Such Thing As Jean-Paul Sartre's Crabs
16/11/2018 Duration: 52minLive from the Union Chapel in London, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss snail backpacks, the band from space, and Alexander Graham Bell's talking dog.
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242: No Such Thing As The Ancient Monty Python Dynasty
09/11/2018 Duration: 54minLive from York, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss scaring moths out of the sky, Sir Walter Raleigh's improv act, and why a robot would say 'poop'.
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241: No Such Thing As Tom Cruise In A Manger
01/11/2018 Duration: 46minLive from Nottingham, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the Nativity with celebrities, giraffes with asthma, and chucking hospital patients into a bush.
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240: No Such Thing As An Easy Tweet
26/10/2018 Duration: 53minDan, James, Anna, Andy and special guest Maxïmo Park frontman Paul Smith discuss banned bananas, earthquake-sensing belts, and the Great Lost Massive Toilet Of London.
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239: No Such Thing As The Queen Maaaaaaary
19/10/2018 Duration: 32minDan, Anna, Andy and Alex discuss why wombats have the best bums, how to build an extension on a cruise liner and Who Do You Think You Are?'s rejected celebrities.
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238: No Such Thing As A Low Sofa
12/10/2018 Duration: 34minDan, Andy, Anna and Anne discuss the world's worst poetry recital, where all the world's hazelnuts go, and the first ever advert on Channel 5.
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237: No Such Thing As A Closed-Minded Tortoise
05/10/2018 Duration: 42minDan, James, Andy and Anna discuss facial recognition for chickens, the whales older than Moby Dick, and the European Space Agency's rockin' sound system.
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236: No Such Thing As A Brie Sculpture
28/09/2018 Duration: 45minAnna, James, Andy and special guest Alex Edelman discuss illegal canoe practices, the funniest poo joke in history and Henry VIII's favourite pudding.
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235: No Such Thing As Trousers For Spiders
21/09/2018 Duration: 39minDan, James, Anna and Alex discuss how to make spiders less scary, the oldest message in a bottle, and unusual features of the Mastermind chair.
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234: No Such Thing As The Lemur Police
14/09/2018 Duration: 46minDan, James, Anna and Andy discuss earwax grubs, armadillo sex and selfies with sunflowers.
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233: No Such Thing As A Sexy Question Mark
07/09/2018 Duration: 48minDan, James, Anna and Andy discuss Beefeaters' birthdays, Roman ice and metal umlauts.
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232: No Such Thing As A Seven Foot Bond
31/08/2018 Duration: 34minDan, James, Anna and Andy discuss spiders with eyeliner, biblical teeth gnashing, and the sumo wrestler with silicone in his scalp.
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231: No Such Thing As A 24-Minute Podcast
24/08/2018 Duration: 24minDan, James, Anna and Alex discuss the first ever stripper to jump out of a cake, the Queen of Sweden's business cards, and why holding your breath underwater is cheating.
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230: No Such Thing As Tinder For Sloths
17/08/2018 Duration: 36minLive from the Wilderness Festival, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss how the Macarena could save your life, the secret penis code in the Bayeux Tapestry, and the one thing more painful than childbirth (for sloths).
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229: No Such Thing As The Great Modesto
10/08/2018 Duration: 37minDan, James, Andy and Alex discuss gold in the sewers, Robert Burn's homemade ink, and why Sweden's highest point isn't any more.
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228: No Such Thing As Seatbelts On Your Sofa
03/08/2018 Duration: 33minNot live and not from Bristol, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss indoor hot air balloon shows, McBaseball and what you'll find inside a giraffe's armpit.
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227: No Such Thing As A More Ambitious Crossover Event In History
27/07/2018 Duration: 49minLive (partly at least) from the Wellington Opera House, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss how to birth a lamb, the most niche Netflix categories, and Elton John's travel arrangements.
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226: No Such Thing As A Turtle Painting The Ceiling
20/07/2018 Duration: 46minLive from Auckland, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss painting pants on portraits, why Moscow's politicians don't kiss each other, and how often men really think about sex.
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225: No Such Thing As An Interesting Riddle
13/07/2018 Duration: 45minLive from the Sydney Opera House, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss BBC stock orgies, being buried with a chicken and why you might cycle the Olympic marathon.