Video clips
QI - The Unluckiest Man in the World
Stephen and guests talk about Tsutomu Yamaguchi who amazingly survived both atomic bomb attacks on Japan during World War II. Somehow he managed to get a train from Hiroshima back home to Nagasaki, but this was where the second bombing took place.
QI - What's a Horse's Twitch?
Stephen Fry and guests discuss how you would use a 'twitch' to calm a horse. By twisting the horse's top lip endorphins are released to the brain causing the horse to relax.
QI - Poem for a Haggis!
Fred MacAulay recites part of the Burns address to a haggis and follows with a hilarious German translation.
QI - Blowing Smoke Up One's Ass
Stephen Fry explains how one might use a small bellows in eighteenth century England.
QI - Room To Swing A Cat
Where does the phrase "not enough room to swing a cat" come from?
QI - Quickfire Hypotheticals!
Stephen begins a round of 'quickfire hypotheticals' questioning whether sound exists if there's no one to hear it?