QI
- TV panel show
- BBC Two / BBC One / BBC Four
- 2003 - 2024
- 312 episodes (21 series)
Panel game that contains lots of difficult questions and a large amount of quite interesting facts. Stars Sandi Toksvig, Stephen Fry and Alan Davies.
- Continues on Tuesday 26th March on BBC2 at 9pm with Series U, Episode 10
- Series P, Episode 5 repeated at 9pm on Dave
- Streaming rank this week: 488
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Series A, Episode 9 - Antelopes
Topics
- A "Bongo" is type of antelope.
- The bongo player in T. Rex was called Steve Peregrin Took.
- In South Africa, the pastime of Bokdrol Spoeg involves spitting the dung of Kudu, a type of antelope.
- Alexander the Great was short, left-handed, epileptic, Albanian and bisexual. He introduced the banana, crucifixion, sugar, cotton and the ring-necked parakeet to Europe. He washed his hair in saffron, was embalmed in honey when he died, and was taught by Aristotle.
- Aristotle claimed that files have four legs and mucus was brain matter.
- "Auricle" is another name for the ear.
- Vincent Van Gogh, after cutting off half of his ear, presented to the prostitute who had spurned his love for her.
- Snakes do not have ears.
- The okapi can clean its own ear with its tongue.
- The "Ear-like growths" discovered by Galileo were the rings of Saturn.
General Ignorance
- The first King of England was Athelstan, who reigned between 924-939. (Forfeit: Alfred the Great)
- Aristotle claimed hedgehogs made love face-to-face, with the female lying on her back. (Forfeit: Very carefully)
- The most dangerous animal in history is the mosquito, killing around half the people who have ever lived.
- The Lords of Shouting are angels who sing to God every morning, according to Judaism.
- Samson's hair was cut off by a servant of Delilah. (Forfeit: Delilah)
Scores
- Dave Gorman: 20 points
- Jo Brand and Jeremy Hardy: 15 points
- Alan Davies: 10 points
Notes
This episode is also known as Africa.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 6th November 2003
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Tuesday 28th December 2010 | 8:20pm | Dave |
Sunday 27th March 2011 | 8:20pm | Dave |
Monday 15th August 2011 | 7:25pm | Dave |
Sunday 8th July 2012 | 6:40pm | Dave |
Sunday 8th July 2012 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 2nd January 2013 | 11:20pm | Dave |
Thursday 3rd January 2013 | 2:00am | Dave |
Wednesday 6th March 2013 | 11:20pm | Dave |
Sunday 28th April 2013 | 1:40pm | Dave |
Sunday 28th April 2013 | 5:40pm | Dave |
Saturday 15th June 2013 | 7:30pm | Dave |
Sunday 15th September 2013 | 12:20am | Dave |
Sunday 15th September 2013 | 3:20pm | Dave |
Tuesday 6th January 2015 | 11:40pm | Dave |
Monday 16th March 2015 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Monday 27th July 2015 | 1:20am | Dave |
Monday 9th November 2015 | 11:30pm | Dave |
Thursday 21st July 2016 | 12:40am | Dave |
Thursday 21st July 2016 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 2nd November 2016 | 11:20pm | Dave |
Friday 6th January 2017 | 3:20pm | Dave |
Thursday 9th March 2017 | 2:00pm | Dave |
Friday 10th March 2017 | 12:40am | Dave |
Thursday 11th January 2018 | 11:40pm | Dave |
Friday 12th January 2018 | 1:40am | Dave |
Saturday 10th March 2018 | 1:00am | Dave |
Friday 11th May 2018 | 12:00am | Dave |
Friday 11th May 2018 | 2:00am | Dave |
Thursday 7th June 2018 | 12:00am | Dave |
Thursday 7th June 2018 | 2:00am | Dave |
Wednesday 1st August 2018 | 11:20pm | Dave |
Wednesday 23rd January 2019 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 24th January 2019 | 1:00am | Dave |
Monday 3rd June 2019 | 8:20pm | Dave |
Cast & crew
Stephen Fry | Host / Presenter |
Alan Davies | Regular Panellist |
Jeremy Hardy | Guest |
Jo Brand | Guest |
Dave Gorman | Guest |
Samantha Ball | Researcher |
Adam Jacot de Boinod | Researcher |
Sophie Johnstone | Researcher |
Molly Oldfield | Researcher |
Ian Lorimer | Director |
John Lloyd | Producer |
Phil Clarke | Executive Producer |
Nick King | Editor |
Jonathan Paul Green | Production Designer |
Howard Goodall | Composer |