A panel of four comedians share Quite Interesting anecdotes and trivia in response to questions. As of 2022, only the extended edition QI XL is airing regularly.
Show Details:
Start date: Sep 2003
End date: ___ ____
Status: current show
Network(s): BBC One (UK)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 300+ eps
Genre(s): Game/Quiz
End date: ___ ____
Status: current show
Network(s): BBC One (UK)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 300+ eps
Genre(s): Game/Quiz
Credits:
- regulars:
- Stephen Fry, host [ 1-13 ]
- Sandi Toksvig, host [ 14 - ]
- Alan Davies, regular panelist
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze •
TV.com
| Episode # | Original Air Date |
Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 A | |||
| 1. | 1-1 | 11 Sep 03 | Adam |
| 2. | 1-2 | 11 Sep 03 | Astronomy |
| 3. | 1-3 | 18 Sep 03 | Aquatic Animals |
| 4. | 1-4 | 25 Sep 03 | Atoms |
| 5. | 1-5 | 02 Oct 03 | Advertising |
| 6. | 1-6 | 09 Oct 03 | Antidotes |
| 7. | 1-7 | 16 Oct 03 | Arthropods |
| 8. | 1-8 | 23 Oct 03 | Albania |
| 9. | 1-9 | 30 Oct 03 | Antelopes |
| 10. | 1-10 | 06 Nov 03 | Aviation |
| 11. | 1-11 | 13 Nov 03 | Arts |
| 12. | 1-12 | 23 Dec 03 | Advent |
| Season 2 B | |||
| 13. | 2-1 | 08 Oct 04 | Blues, Beetles, Baguettes |
| 14. | 2-2 | 08 Oct 04 | Birds, Bills, Brothers |
| 15. | 2-3 | 15 Oct 04 | Bombs, Bats, Bagpipes |
| 16. | 2-4 | 22 Oct 04 | Birmingham, Bhutan, Baldness |
| 17. | 2-5 | 29 Oct 04 | Bears, Bulbs, Bamboo |
| 18. | 2-6 | 05 Nov 04 | Beavers, Bulges, Bacteria |
| 19. | 2-7 | 12 Nov 04 | Biscuits, Ballet, Baboons |
| 20. | 2-8 | 19 Nov 04 | Bees, Barnacles, Basketball |
| 21. | 2-9 | 26 Nov 04 | Butterflies, Blackberries, Bernards |
| 22. | 2-10 | 03 Dec 04 | Bills, Bens, Buildings |
| 23. | 2-11 | 10 Dec 04 | B Major, B Minor, B Flat |
| 24. | 2-12 | 17 Dec 04 | Birth |
| Season 3 C | |||
| 25. | 3-1 | 30 Sep 05 | Campanology |
| 26. | 3-2 | 30 Sep 05 | Cummingtonite |
| 27. | 3-3 | 07 Oct 05 | Common Knowledge |
| 28. | 3-4 | 14 Oct 05 | Cheating |
| 29. | 3-5 | 21 Oct 05 | Cat's Eyes |
| 30. | 3-6 | 28 Oct 05 | Cockneys |
| 31. | 3-7 | 04 Nov 05 | Constellations |
| 32. | 3-8 | 11 Nov 05 | Corby |
| 33. | 3-9 | 18 Nov 05 | Creatures |
| 34. | 3-10 | 25 Nov 05 | Cleve Crudgington |
| 35. | 3-11 | 02 Dec 05 | Carnival |
| 36. | 3-12 | 09 Dec 05 | Combustion |
| Season 4 D | |||
| 37. | 4-1 | 29 Sep 06 | Danger |
| 38. | 4-2 | 29 Sep 06 | Discoveries |
| 39. | 4-3 | 06 Oct 06 | Dogs |
| 40. | 4-4 | 13 Oct 06 | Dictionaries |
| 41. | 4-5 | 20 Oct 06 | Death |
| 42. | 4-6 | 27 Oct 06 | Drinks |
| 43. | 4-7 | 03 Nov 06 | Differences |
| 44. | 4-8 | 10 Nov 06 | Descendants |
| 45. | 4-9 | 17 Nov 06 | Doves |
| 46. | 4-10 | 24 Nov 06 | Divination |
| 47. | 4-11 | 01 Dec 06 | Deprivation |
| 48. | 4-12 | 08 Dec 06 | Domesticity |
| 49. | 4-13 | 15 Dec 06 | December |
| Season 5 E | |||
| 50. | 5-1 | 21 Sep 07 | Engineering |
| 51. | 5-2 | 28 Sep 07 | Electricity |
| 52. | 5-3 | 05 Oct 07 | Eating |
| 53. | 5-4 | 12 Oct 07 | Exploration |
| 54. | 5-5 | 19 Oct 07 | Europe |
| 55. | 5-6 | 26 Oct 07 | Everything Etc |
| 56. | 5-7 | 02 Nov 07 | Espionage |
| 57. | 5-8 | 09 Nov 07 | Eyes and Ears |
| 58. | 5-9 | 16 Nov 07 | Entertainment |
| 59. | 5-10 | 23 Nov 07 | England |
| 60. | 5-11 | 30 Nov 07 | Endings |
| 61. | 5-12 | 07 Dec 07 | Empire |
| 62. | 5-13 | 14 Dec 07 | Elephants |
| Season 6 F | |||
| 63. | 6-1 | 14 Nov 08 | Family |
| 64. | 6-2 | 22 Dec 08 | Fire and Freezing |
| 65. | 6-3 | 09 Jan 09 | Flotsam and Jetsam |
| 66. | 6-4 | 16 Jan 09 | Fight or Flight |
| 67. | 6-5 | 23 Jan 09 | France |
| 68. | 6-6 | 30 Jan 09 | Fakes and Frauds |
| 69. | 6-7 | 06 Feb 09 | Fingers and Fumbs |
| 70. | 6-8 | 13 Feb 09 | Fashion |
| 71. | 6-9 | 20 Feb 09 | The Future |
| 72. | 6-10 | 27 Feb 09 | Flora and Fauna |
| 73. | 6-11 | 06 Mar 09 | Film |
| 74. | 6-12 | 20 Mar 09 | Food |
| Season 7 G | |||
| 75. | 7-1 | 26 Nov 09 | Gardens |
| 76. | 7-2 | 03 Dec 09 | G Animals |
| 77. | 7-3 | 10 Dec 09 | Games |
| 78. | 7-4 | 17 Dec 09 | Geography |
| 79. | 7-5 | 24 Dec 09 | Groovy |
| 80. | 7-6 | 01 Jan 10 | Genius |
| 81. | 7-7 | 08 Jan 10 | Girls and Boys |
| 82. | 7-8 | 15 Jan 10 | Germany |
| 83. | 7-9 | 22 Jan 10 | Gallimaufrey |
| 84. | 7-10 | 29 Jan 10 | Greats |
| 85. | 7-11 | 05 Feb 10 | Gifts |
| 86. | 7-12 | 12 Feb 10 | Gravity |
| 87. | 7-13 | 19 Feb 10 | Gothic |
| 88. | 7-14 | 05 Mar 10 | Greeks |
| 89. | 7-15 | 26 Mar 10 | Green |
| 90. | 7-16 | 02 Apr 10 | Geometry |
| Season 8 H | |||
| 91. | 8-1 | 17 Sep 10 | Hodge Podge |
| 92. | 8-2 | 24 Sep 10 | H Anatomy |
| 93. | 8-3 | 01 Oct 10 | Hoaxes |
| 94. | 8-4 | 08 Oct 10 | Humans |
| 95. | 8-5 | 15 Oct 10 | H Animals |
| 96. | 8-6 | 22 Oct 10 | Happiness |
| 97. | 8-7 | 29 Oct 10 | Horrible |
| 98. | 8-8 | 05 Nov 10 | Hypothetical |
| 99. | 8-9 | 12 Nov 10 | House and Home |
| 100. | 8-10 | 26 Nov 10 | Health and Safety |
| 101. | 8-11 | 03 Dec 10 | Highs and Lows |
| 102. | 8-12 | 10 Dec 10 | Horses and Hunting |
| 103. | 8-13 | 17 Dec 10 | Holidays |
| 104. | 8-14 | 24 Dec 10 | Hocus-Pocus |
| 105. | 8-15 | 07 Jan 11 | Hypnosis, Hallucinations & Hysteria |
| 106. | 8-16 | 14 Jan 11 | History |
| Season 9 I | |||
| 107. | 9-1 | 09 Sep 11 | I-Spy |
| 108. | 9-2 | 16 Sep 11 | International |
| 109. | 9-3 | 23 Sep 11 | Imbroglio |
| 110. | 9-4 | 30 Sep 11 | Indecision |
| 111. | 9-5 | 07 Oct 11 | Invertebrates |
| 112. | 9-6 | 14 Oct 11 | Inventive |
| 113. | 9-7 | 21 Oct 11 | Incomprehensible |
| 114. | 9-8 | 28 Oct 11 | Inequality |
| 115. | 9-9 | 04 Nov 11 | Illness |
| 116. | 9-10 | 11 Nov 11 | Inland Revenue |
| 117. | 9-11 | 25 Nov 11 | Illumination |
| 118. | 9-12 | 02 Dec 11 | Intelligence |
| 119. | 9-13 | 29 Dec 11 | Ice |
| 120. | 9-14 | 29 Dec 11 | Infantile |
| 121. | 9-15 | 27 Apr 12 | Immortal Bard |
| 122. | 9-16 | 04 May 12 | Idleness |
| Season 10 J | |||
| 123. | 10-1 | 14 Sep 12 | Jargon |
| 124. | 10-2 | 21 Sep 12 | Jam, Jelly and Juice |
| 125. | 10-3 | 28 Sep 12 | Journeys |
| 126. | 10-4 | 05 Oct 12 | Jack and Jill |
| 127. | 10-5 | 12 Oct 12 | J-Places |
| 128. | 10-6 | 19 Oct 12 | Joints |
| 129. | 10-7 | 26 Oct 12 | Journalism |
| 130. | 10-8 | 02 Nov 12 | Jumble |
| 131. | 10-9 | 09 Nov 12 | Jeopardy |
| 132. | 10-10 | 23 Nov 12 | Jungles |
| 133. | 10-11 | 30 Nov 12 | Jumpers |
| 134. | 10-12 | 07 Dec 12 | Justice |
| 135. | 10-13 | 14 Dec 12 | Jobs |
| 136. | 10-14 | 21 Dec 12 | Jingle Bells |
| 137. | 10-15 | 11 Jan 13 | Jolly |
| 138. | 10-16 | 25 Aug 13 | Just the Job |
| Season 11 K | |||
| 139. | 11-1 | 06 Sep 13 | Knees & Knockers |
| 140. | 11-2 | 13 Sep 13 | Kit and Kaboodle |
| 141. | 11-3 | 20 Sep 13 | K-Folk |
| 142. | 11-4 | 27 Sep 13 | Knits & Knots |
| 143. | 11-5 | 04 Oct 13 | Kings |
| 144. | 11-6 | 11 Oct 13 | Killers |
| 145. | 11-7 | 18 Oct 13 | Knowledge |
| 146. | 11-8 | 25 Oct 13 | Keys |
| 147. | 11-9 | 01 Nov 13 | Kinetic |
| 148. | 11-10 | 08 Nov 13 | Keeps |
| 149. | 11-11 | 29 Nov 13 | Kinky |
| 150. | 11-12 | 06 Dec 13 | Knights and Knaves |
| 151. | 11-13 | 13 Dec 13 | Kitchen Sink |
| 152. | 11-14 | 27 Dec 13 | Kris Kringle |
| 153. | 11-15 | 10 Jan 14 | Kitsch |
| 154. | 11-16 | 17 Jan 14 | Kaleidoscope |
| Season 12 L | |||
| 155. | 12-1 | 03 Oct 14 | L Animals |
| 156. | 12-2 | 10 Oct 14 | Location, Location, Location |
| 157. | 12-3 | 17 Oct 14 | Literature |
| 158. | 12-4 | 24 Oct 14 | Levity |
| 159. | 12-5 | 31 Oct 14 | Lenses |
| 160. | 12-6 | 07 Nov 14 | Liblabble |
| 161. | 12-7 | 21 Nov 14 | Lethal |
| 162. | 12-8 | 28 Nov 14 | Lovely |
| 163. | 12-9 | 05 Dec 14 | Ladies and Gents |
| 164. | 12-10 | 12 Dec 14 | Lying |
| 165. | 12-11 | 19 Dec 14 | Lumped Together |
| 166. | 12-12 | 25 Dec 14 | No L |
| 167. | 12-13 | 02 Jan 15 | Lucky Losers |
| 168. | 12-14 | 09 Jan 15 | Little and Large |
| 169. | 12-15 | 16 Jan 15 | Long Lost |
| 170. | 12-16 | 23 Jan 15 | Landmarks |
| Season 13 M | |||
| 171. | 13-1 | 16 Oct 15 | Medley of Maladies |
| 172. | 13-2 | 23 Oct 15 | Military Matters |
| 173. | 13-3 | 30 Oct 15 | M-Places |
| 174. | 13-4 | 06 Nov 15 | Miscellany |
| 175. | 13-5 | 20 Nov 15 | Maths |
| 176. | 13-6 | 27 Nov 15 | Marriage and Mating |
| 177. | 13-7 | 11 Dec 15 | Middle Muddle |
| 178. | 13-8 | 25 Dec 15 | Merriment |
| 179. | 13-9 | 29 Dec 15 | Messing with Your Mind |
| 180. | 13-10 | 08 Jan 16 | Making a Meal of It |
| 181. | 13-11 | 15 Jan 16 | Menagerie |
| 182. | 13-12 | 22 Jan 16 | Medieval and Macabre |
| 183. | 13-13 | 29 Jan 16 | Monster Mash |
| 184. | 13-14 | 05 Feb 16 | Messy |
| 185. | 13-15 | 12 Feb 16 | Mix and Match |
| 186. | 13-16 | 19 Feb 16 | Misconceptions |
| Season 14 N | |||
| 187. | 14-1 | 21 Oct 16 | Naming Names |
| 188. | 14-2 | 28 Oct 16 | North Norse |
| 189. | 14-3 | 04 Nov 16 | Nosey Noisy |
| 190. | 14-4 | 11 Nov 16 | Noble Rot |
| 191. | 14-5 | 25 Nov 16 | Not Nearly |
| 192. | 14-6 | 02 Dec 16 | Night |
| 193. | 14-7 | 09 Dec 16 | Naked Truth |
| 194. | 14-8 | 16 Dec 16 | Non Sequiturs |
| 195. | 14-9 | 22 Dec 16 | Noël |
| 196. | 14-10 | 30 Dec 16 | Nature/Nurture |
| 197. | 14-11 | 06 Jan 17 | Nonsense |
| 198. | 14-12 | 13 Jan 17 | Noodles |
| 199. | 14-13 | 20 Jan 17 | Naval Navigation |
| 200. | 14-14 | 27 Jan 17 | Numbers |
| 201. | 14-15 | 03 Feb 17 | Next |
| 202. | 14-16 | 10 Feb 17 | New |
| Season 15 O | |||
| 203. | 15-1 | 20 Oct 17 | Ologies |
| 204. | 15-2 | 27 Oct 17 | Organisms |
| 205. | 15-3 | 03 Nov 17 | Oceans |
| 206. | 15-4 | 10 Nov 17 | Over and Ova |
| 207. | 15-5 | 24 Nov 17 | Odorous and Odious |
| 208. | 15-6 | 01 Dec 17 | Odds and Ends |
| 209. | 15-7 | 08 Dec 17 | Opposites |
| 210. | 15-8 | 15 Dec 17 | Operations |
| 211. | 15-9 | 26 Dec 17 | O Christmas |
| 212. | 15-10 | 05 Jan 18 | Origins and Openings |
| 213. | 15-11 | 12 Jan 18 | Objects and Ornaments |
| 214. | 15-12 | 19 Jan 18 | The Occult |
| 215. | 15-13 | 26 Jan 18 | Omnishambles |
| 216. | 15-14 | 02 Feb 18 | Oddballs |
| 217. | 15-15 | 09 Feb 18 | Occupations and Offices |
| 218. | 15-16 | 16 Feb 18 | Overseas |
| Season 16 P | |||
| 219. | 16-1 | 10 Sep 18 | Panimals |
| 220. | 16-2 | 17 Sep 18 | Peril |
| 221. | 16-3 | 24 Sep 18 | Piecemeal |
| 222. | 16-4 | 01 Oct 18 | Parts |
| 223. | 16-5 | 08 Oct 18 | Public & Private |
| 224. | 16-6 | 15 Oct 18 | Pictures |
| 225. | 16-7 | 22 Oct 18 | Picnics |
| 226. | 16-8 | 29 Oct 18 | Plants |
| 227. | 16-9 | 18 Dec 18 | Pubs |
| 228. | 16-10 | 11 Jan 19 | Pain & Punishment |
| 229. | 16-11 | 18 Jan 19 | Potpourri |
| 230. | 16-12 | 25 Jan 19 | Procrastination |
| 231. | 16-13 | 01 Feb 19 | Phenomenal |
| 232. | 16-14 | 08 Feb 19 | Pathology |
| 233. | 16-15 | 15 Feb 19 | Past Times |
| 234. | 16-16 | 22 Feb 19 | Post |
| Season 17 Q | |||
| 235. | 17-1 | 06 Sep 19 | Quirky |
| 236. | 17-2 | 13 Sep 19 | Quintessential |
| 237. | 17-3 | 20 Sep 19 | Quarrels |
| 238. | 17-4 | 27 Sep 19 | Queasy Quacks |
| 239. | 17-5 | 04 Oct 19 | Questions and Qualifications |
| 240. | 17-6 | 11 Oct 19 | Quests: Part I |
| 241. | 17-7 | 18 Oct 19 | Quests: Part II |
| 242. | 17-8 | 25 Oct 19 | Qanimals |
| 243. | 17-9 | 24 Dec 19 | Quizmas |
| 244. | 17-10 | 03 Jan 20 | Quiet |
| 245. | 17-11 | 10 Jan 20 | Quaffing |
| 246. | 17-12 | 17 Jan 20 | Quagmire |
| 247. | 17-13 | 24 Jan 20 | Quills |
| 248. | 17-14 | 31 Jan 20 | Queens |
| 249. | 17-15 | 07 Feb 20 | Quantity and Quality |
| 250. | 17-16 | 14 Feb 20 | Quads and Quins |
| Season 18 R | |||
| 251. | 18-1 | 28 May 20 | Rude |
| 252. | 18-2 | 04 Jun 20 | Ruff and Reddy |
| 253. | 18-3 | 11 Jun 20 | Road and Rail |
| 254. | 18-4 | 18 Jun 20 | Restaurants |
| 255. | 18-5 | 25 Jun 20 | Rubbish |
| 256. | 18-6 | 02 Jul 20 | Ridiculous |
| 257. | 18-7 | 09 Jul 20 | Revolutions |
| 258. | 18-8 | 16 Jul 20 | Reflections |
| 259. | 18-9 | 23 Jul 20 | Radioactive |
| 260. | 18-10 | 30 Jul 20 | Rest and Recreation |
| 261. | 18-11 | 06 Aug 20 | Roaming |
| 262. | 18-12 | 23 Dec 20 | Rejoice! A Christmas Special |
| 263. | 18-13 | 14 Jan 21 | Rogue |
| 264. | 18-14 | 21 Jan 21 | Random |
| 265. | 18-15 | 28 Jan 21 | Rock 'n' Roll |
| 266. | 18-16 | 27 Mar 21 | R Animals |
| Season 19 S | |||
| 267. | 19-1 | 09 Sep 21 | Sick |
| 268. | 19-2 | 16 Sep 21 | Secrets, Spies & Sleuths |
| 269. | 19-3 | 23 Sep 21 | Shady & Shaky |
| 270. | 19-4 | 30 Sep 21 | Sideshows, Stunts & Scavenger Hunts |
| 271. | 19-5 | 07 Oct 21 | Sugar & Spice |
| 272. | 19-6 | 14 Oct 21 | Sensational |
| 273. | 19-7 | 21 Oct 21 | Spooky |
| 274. | 19-8 | 20 Dec 21 | Seasons Greetings |
| 275. | 19-9 | 05 Jul 22 | 'S' Animals |
| 276. | 19-10 | 28 Jul 22 | Smörgåsbord |
| 277. | 19-11 | 09 Aug 22 | Saints & Sinners |
| 278. | 19-12 | 17 Aug 22 | Silly Season |
| 279. | 19-13 | 22 Aug 22 | Sun, Sea & Sandi |
| 280. | 19-14 | 30 Aug 22 | Sexed-Up |
| Season 20 T | |||
| 281. | 20-1 | 11 Nov 22 | Tips and Tools |
| 282. | 20-2 | 18 Nov 22 | 'T' Animals |
| 283. | 20-3 | 25 Nov 22 | Television |
| 284. | 20-4 | 02 Dec 22 | Thrills & Spills |
| 285. | 20-5 | 09 Dec 22 | Testing |
| 286. | 20-6 | 16 Dec 22 | Tricks & Treats |
| 287. | 20-7 | 09 Jan 23 | Ticks Tax Toes |
| 288. | 20-8 | 16 Jan 23 | Theatrical! |
| 289. | 20-9 | 23 Jan 23 | Telling Tails |
| 290. | 20-10 | 30 Jan 23 | Trundling |
| 291. | 20-11 | 06 Feb 23 | This, That and the Other |
| 292. | 20-12 | 13 Feb 23 | Tubular |
| 293. | 20-13 | 21 Feb 23 | Tea Time |
| 294. | 20-14 | 15 Dec 23 | Toys, Tinsel, and Turkeys |
| Season 21 U | |||
| 295. | 21-1 | 21 Dec 23 | All I Want for Christmas is U |
| 296. | 21-2 | 05 Jan 24 | Upside Down |
| 297. | 21-3 | 12 Jan 24 | United |
| 298. | 21-4 | 19 Jan 24 | Unsavoury |
| 299. | 21-5 | 26 Jan 24 | Uncle Sam |
| 300. | 21-6 | 06 Feb 24 | Ultras |
| 301. | 21-7 | 13 Feb 24 | Ufology |
| 302. | 21-8 | 20 Feb 24 | 'U' Animals |
| 303. | 21-9 | 27 Feb 24 | Unrelated |
| 304. | 21-10 | 26 Mar 24 | Upsadaisy |
| 305. | 21-11 | 02 Apr 24 | Underthings |
| 306. | 21-12 | 09 Apr 24 | University |
| 307. | 21-13 | 16 Apr 24 | Upbringing |
| 308. | 21-14 | 23 Apr 24 | Underground and Underwater |
| 309. | 21-15 | 30 Apr 24 | Ulex |
| Season 22 V | |||
| 310. | 22-1 | 22 Oct 24 | Voyaging |
| 311. | 22-2 | 29 Oct 24 | Vocal |
| 312. | 22-3 | 05 Nov 24 | Very Varied |
| 313. | 22-4 | 12 Nov 24 | Vets |
| 314. | 22-5 | 19 Nov 24 | Visual |
| 315. | 22-6 | 26 Nov 24 | Volatile |
| 316. | 22-7 | 03 Dec 24 | Visionaries |
| 317. | 22-8 | 10 Dec 24 | Viral |
| 318. | 22-9 | 17 Dec 24 | Variety |
| 319. | 22-10 | 31 Dec 24 | Vulgar |
| 320. | 22-11 | 07 Jan 25 | Vintage |
| 321. | 22-12 | 14 Jan 25 | Vices and Virtues |
| 322. | 22-13 | 21 Jan 25 | Veggies |
| 323. | 22-14 | 25 Feb 25 | Victory |
| Season 23 W | |||
| 324. | 23-1 | 21 Oct 25 | Wales, Whales and Wails |
| 325. | 23-2 | 28 Oct 25 | Wings and Wheels |
| 326. | 23-3 | 04 Nov 25 | Weaponry |
| 327. | 23-4 | 11 Nov 25 | Wavey |
| 328. | 23-5 | 25 Nov 25 | Wild West |
| 329. | 23-6 | 02 Dec 25 | Wooing |
| 330. | 23-7 | 09 Dec 25 | Who What Why? |
| 331. | 23-8 | 16 Dec 25 | Weird and Wonderful |
| 332. | 23-9 | 23 Dec 25 | Winter Wonderland |
| 333. | 23-10 | 06 Jan 26 | 'W' Animals |
| 334. | 23-11 | 13 Jan 26 | Wet and Windy |
| 335. | 23-12 | 20 Jan 26 | Willy Nilly |
| 336. | 23-13 | 27 Jan 26 | Wordmongery |
| 337. | 23-14 | 03 Feb 26 | Whatnots |
| Specials | |||
| S09. | 9-0 | 10 Sep 11 | The Making of QI |