British Comedy Guide
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Sandi Toksvig. Copyright: TalkbackThames
QI

QI

  • TV panel show
  • BBC Two / BBC One / BBC Four
  • 2003 - 2025
  • 324 episodes (22 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.

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Video clips Page 17

Tippe Tops and Rattlebacks

Stephen demonstrates a spinning top that turns upside down called a tippe top and a spinning strip of plastic called a rattleback that always goes back to spinning in one direction.

Measure aggression with cute kittens and bubble wrap

The panel measure their aggression by popping bubble wrap whilst looking at cute animals.

Let's test your beer goggles

The panel try out some optical illusions.

Pouring a liquid uphill

Stephen pours polyethylene oxide uphill under ultraviolet light.

The Bend Sinister

The panellists chat about the 'bend sinister' on a coat of arms being a reference to illegitimate birth.

Stephen Fry makes a kinky tower

Stephen Fry makes a "kinky tower" out of sodium acetate. Contains adult humour.

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