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 2, Episode 7
Notes
This episode was delayed from its scheduled broadcast time of 11:15pm by approximately 10 minutes.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 23rd November 2016
- Time
- 11:25pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Tuesday 22nd November 2016, 19:00 at Up The Creek
Cast & crew
| Dan Schreiber | Host / Presenter |
| Anna Ptaszynski | Host / Presenter |
| Andrew Hunter Murray | Host / Presenter |
| James Harkin | Host / Presenter |
| Jane Hill | Self |
| Matthew Amroliwala | Self |
| James Harkin | Researcher |
| Andrew Hunter Murray | Researcher |
| Anna Ptaszynski | Researcher |
| Dan Schreiber | Researcher |
| Mandy Fenton | Researcher |
| John Kelly | Researcher |
| Gerard Groves | Researcher |
| Michael Matheson | Director |
| John Lloyd | Series Producer |
| Keith Blackmore | Programme Editor |
| Alex Bell | Editor |
| Richard Hornsby | Production Designer |
| Ben Frewin | Director of Photography |
| Joe Miller | Deputy Programme Editor |
Videos
New Australian words
New entries in the Australian National Dictionary.
Featuring: Andrew Hunter Murray.
The Queen's hospitality
What will happen when Donald Trump eventually meets the Queen?
Featuring: Dan Schreiber, Anna Ptaszynski, Andrew Hunter Murray & James Harkin.
Thirsty concrete
A new absorbent concrete has been created.
Featuring: Anna Ptaszynski, Andrew Hunter Murray & James Harkin.
The Kessler effect
How satellites can be destroyed by a simple chain reaction.
Featuring: Dan Schreiber, Anna Ptaszynski, Andrew Hunter Murray & James Harkin.
The satellite that can't get dirty
A satellite cannot get dirty at all.
Featuring: Dan Schreiber, Anna Ptaszynski & Andrew Hunter Murray.
Press
It has been a tough few weeks for the podcast-turned-TV show that seeks to put a positive spin on current affairs. That's not to say the puckish quartet of QI researchers have shirked the task of unearthing trivia fascinating enough to leaven even the most depressing news cycle: Andrew Hunter Murray recently seemed particularly delighted to relate the story of a Trump speechwriter whose trousers caught fire in an autocue-related mishap.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 23rd November 2016