No Such Thing As The News. Image shows from L to R: Dan Schreiber, Anna Ptaszynski, James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray
No Such Thing As The News

No Such Thing As The News

  • TV comedy
  • BBC Two
  • 2016
  • 13 episodes (2 series)

A topical comedy series hosted by the stars of QI's No Such Thing As A Fish podcast. Stars Dan Schreiber, Anna Ptaszynski, Andrew Hunter Murray, James Harkin, Jane Hill and Matthew Amroliwala

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 2

This week the panel discuss reception to Episode 1; US President Obama in Vietnam; 3D-printed buildings; Thomas Becket's elbow; and a massive failure of solar energy.

Preview clips

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 27th May 2016
Time
11:05pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes
Recorded
  • Thursday 26th May 2016, 19:00 at Up The Creek

Cast & crew

Cast
Dan Schreiber Host / Presenter
Anna Ptaszynski Host / Presenter
Andrew Hunter Murray Host / Presenter
James Harkin Host / Presenter
Jane Hill Self
Writing team
James Harkin Researcher
Andrew Hunter Murray Researcher
Anna Ptaszynski Researcher
Dan Schreiber Researcher
Mandy Fenton Researcher
John Kelly Researcher
Anne Miller Researcher
Joe Miller Researcher
Production team
Michael Matheson Director
John Lloyd Series Producer
Keith Blackmore Programme Editor
Alex Bell Editor
Ben Frewin Director of Photography
Neil Breakwell Deputy Programme Editor

Video

Barack Obama's car

Dan Schreiber discuss 'the beast' - a Cadillac that is part of the long list of items that travel abroad with the President.

Featuring: Dan Schreiber.

Press

Week two of the news digest that aims to do for current affairs what the popular QI podcast No Such Thing As A Fish does for facts: find interesting stuff, kick it about, explain it and then bask in the glow of human knowledge gently expanded. Hosting in front of a live audience, which must be a daunting step up from sitting in an office with some microphones, are the "QI Elves": James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski and Dan Schreiber.

Jack Seale, The Guardian, 27th May 2016

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