No Such Thing As A Fish
Award-winning podcast from the QI offices in which the writers of the hit BBC show 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)
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Recent Episodes
S2 Ep6: This Could Tail Off Really Quickly
Dec 07, 2025Dan, James and Andy discuss YOUR facts. In episode six, subjects include malls, astronauts and bonds. And we also try some quizzes of various quality. Finally, we meet eight new Custodians of Fish Fac...
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A lively episode of Little Fish where hosts Andy Hunter-Murray, James Harkin, and Dan Schreiber share listener-submitted facts covering everything from Elvis stamps and shopping mall heating to bond investments and Shakespeare's global reach. The episode features several quirky quizzes, including a carrot-themed segment and discussions about James Bond actors, plus the announcement of new 'fact custodians' for classic episodes.
- Elvis, Stamps, and the Living Dead Debate
- Mall of America's Human Heating System
Michael Palin joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss roadworks, Reeks, rescues and raspberry ripple. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes. Join Cl...
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Michael Palin joins the QI team to discuss his new book about Venezuela, sharing extraordinary facts about ice cream flavors, cable cars, Arctic expeditions, BBC censorship rules, and the peculiar Italian tradition of grumpy pensioners watching roadworks. The conversation weaves through tales of exploration, comedy censorship, and the value of aging gracefully.
- Venezuela's Record-Breaking Ice Cream Parlor and Cable Car
- The BBC's Green Book and Comedy Censorship
S2 Ep5: Little Fish: Now You Three Me
Dec 01, 2025Dan, James and Andy discuss YOUR facts. In episode five, subjects include cork, clocks, Patsy Cline and Ming Campbell. We also meet eight more listeners who have become Custodians of Fish Facts.
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Episode 5 of Little Fish features the hosts reviewing and expanding upon listener-submitted facts covering a diverse range of topics from clock towers and political runners to military traditions, gaming innovations, and historical oddities. The hosts provide additional research, humorous commentary, and verify the accuracy of submitted facts while maintaining an entertaining and educational tone throughout.
- The Four-Faced Liar Clock in Cork City
- Menzies Campbell: The Fastest White Man and Lib Dem Leader
611: No Such Thing As A Forbidden Panettone
Nov 27, 2025Anne Miller returns to join Dan, James and Andy in discussing peaks, pianos, panettoni and the Post Office tower. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episod...
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This episode of No Such Thing As A Fish features Anne Miller's return to the podcast, where the team discusses fascinating facts about panettone baking traditions, giant musical keyboards in ancient Indian temples, extreme climbing achievements by Alex Honnold and his mother, and the naming competition for London's Post Office Tower. The hosts explore quirky historical details, naming competitions, and unusual architectural features while maintaining their characteristic humor.
- The Art and Tradition of Panettone Making
- Ancient Indian Musical Temples and the Big Piano
Little Fish: Poor Benighted Mountain Beaver
Nov 23, 2025Dan, James and Andy discuss YOUR facts, in episode four of our brand new weekly show. This week's subjects include unicycles, genetics, watermelons and Mr Darcy in a ball pit. We also meet eight m...
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This is a Little Fish podcast episode where hosts James, Andy, and Dan read out fascinating facts submitted by listeners. The episode covers an eclectic mix of topics including Jeff Bezos' biological father being a unicycle hockey president, genetic inheritance surprises, relocating entire buildings, historical gossip about baronets and affairs, world records involving dangerous stunts, unusual animal facts, and Viking helmet discoveries. The hosts share witty banter while exploring these curious tidbits of knowledge.
- Jeff Bezos and Unicycle Hockey
- Genetic Inheritance: You're Not Related to Half Your Ancestors
610: No Such Thing As Lily Allen In The Hellespont
Nov 20, 2025Cariad Lloyd joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss Byron, Bazalgette, bacteria and beautiful beaches. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes. Join ...
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This episode features Cariad Lloyd sharing fascinating facts about historical dynasties, from Joseph Bazalgette's sewer engineering legacy to his great-great-grandson's musical career in The Vapors. The discussion covers NASA's clean room bacteria discoveries, Byron's Don Juan being inspired by pantomime, and the history of land speed records on Welsh beaches. Throughout, the hosts explore surprising connections between families, innovation, and British culture.
- The Bazalgette Dynasty: From Sewers to Turning Japanese
- NASA's Clean Rooms Breeding Super Bacteria
Little Fish: You've Been Harkin'd
Nov 16, 2025Dan, James and Andy discuss YOUR facts, in episode three of our brand new weekly show. This week's subjects include Oklahoma, dinosaurs, pumpkins and the ISS. We also meet EIGHT listeners who have bec...
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The hosts of Little Fish discuss audience-submitted facts covering topics from the International Space Station's urine tank tracker to extinct jobs like 'shake-willy machine' operators, dinosaur timeline surprises, and historical oddities. The episode maintains their signature mix of humor and fascinating trivia while inducting new members into their Friend of the Podcast Hall of Fame.
- ISS Piss Tracker and Space Bathroom Challenges
- Oklahoma's Surprising Shoreline Claims
Amy Gledhill joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss gambling, flirting, and pudding. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes. Join Club Fish for ad-f...
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A lively episode of No Such Thing As A Fish featuring comedian Amy Gledhill, exploring fascinating facts about bingo laws, Pizza Express flirting training, Laurel and Hardy's multilingual filming, and the surprising origin of Aunt Bessie Yorkshire puddings. The conversation meanders through topics of dating apps, historical flirting customs, and peculiar laws, with particular focus on Northern England culture and comedy history.
- North Carolina Bingo Laws and the Six-Hour Rule
- Pizza Express Flirting Training and Restaurant Service
2. Little Fish: Yum Yum, Plum Plum
Nov 09, 2025Dan, James and Andy discuss YOUR facts, in episode two of our brand new weekly show. This week's subjects include beds, wind, panhandles and Devo. We also meet our first four listeners who have be...
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In this second episode of Little Fish, hosts Andy, James, and Dan discuss fascinating facts submitted by listeners to the QI podcast inbox. They explore topics ranging from Britain's windiest locations and historical military incidents to surgical techniques, famous beds, and early contact lenses. The episode features their signature blend of research, tangents, and humorous commentary while also announcing the first custodians of facts in the No Such Thing As A Fish archive.
- The Windiest Place in the UK
- The Bathroom Break That Started World War II
608: No Such Thing As A Chocolate Sausage
Nov 06, 2025Live from the Cheltenham Literature Festival, Rachel Parris joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss baboons, breakouts, Beethoven, and bottom stainers. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live...
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A live episode from the Cheltenham Literature Festival featuring Rachel Parris, exploring bizarre historical facts ranging from 18th-century political scandals involving baboons and erotic poetry, to Japan's greatest prison escape artist who used miso soup to corrode handcuffs, Tom Stoppard's surprising work on Hollywood scripts including 'Beethoven' and 'Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot', and endangered British craft professions with hilariously antiquated job titles.
- The Earl of Sandwich, Baboons, and Erotic Poetry
- John Wilkes and the Power of Number 45
1. Little Fish: Steam Exploded Donkey Bone Powder
Nov 02, 2025Dan, James and Andy discuss YOUR facts, in a brand new weekly show. This week's subjects include hamburgers, space, staircases and Berlin. We also meet our first four Fact Custodians (spoiler: you...
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The inaugural episode of Little Fish, a new Monday bonus show where the QI podcast team reads listener-submitted facts instead of their usual format. James Harkin, Andrew Hunter-Murray, and Dan Schreiber share amusing facts about nominative determinism, spiral staircases, astronaut biology, corpse flowers, historical figures, and unusual food products. The episode concludes by introducing a new feature where Patreon supporters become custodians of facts from the show's 600+ episode archive.
- Introduction and McDonald's Nominative Determinism
- Spiral Staircases Are Actually Helixes