List of QI episodes

QI (short for Quite Interesting) is a BBC comedy panel game television show that began in 2003. It was created by John Lloyd, and was hosted by Stephen Fry until the end of Series 13 [M] after which Sandi Toksvig took over, and features permanent panellist Alan Davies. Each series covers topics that begin with a different letter of the alphabet; for example, the first series covered topics whose word began with "A". Thus it is referred to as "Series A" instead of "Series One".[1][2]

QI was given a full series after BBC executives responded well to a nonbroadcast pilot[3] and the first episode, "Adam" premiered on BBC Two on 11 September 2003.[4] From the second to the fifth series, episodes aired each week on BBC Two; the second and subsequent episodes were shown first on BBC Four in the time-slot after the previous episode's BBC Two broadcast. When the sixth series of QI began in 2008, the show moved to BBC One and the broadcasting of episodes on BBC Four was replaced in favour of an extended repeat broadcast on BBC Two the following day, titled QI XL. From the ninth series, QI returned to BBC Two on Friday at 10 pm with the XL edition on Saturdays. Lloyd acted as the producer for the first five series. Piers Fletcher became producer starting from Series F.[5]

On 28 May 2020, new episodes for "Series R" began airing on BBC Two. As of 28 January 2021, 265 episodes of QI have aired. This count does not include the unbroadcast pilot, two special episodes, 24 compilation episodes (from "Series G" onwards), and one episode containing outtakes from "Series E".

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
PilotUnaired
A1211 September 2003 (2003-09-11)23 December 2003 (2003-12-23)
B128 October 2004 (2004-10-08)17 December 2004 (2004-12-17)
C1230 September 2005 (2005-09-30)9 December 2005 (2005-12-09)
D1329 September 2006 (2006-09-29)15 December 2006 (2006-12-15)
E1321 September 2007 (2007-09-21)14 December 2007 (2007-12-14)
F1214 November 2008 (2008-11-14)21 March 2009 (2009-03-21)
G1826 November 2009 (2009-11-26)16 April 2010 (2010-04-16)
H1817 September 2010 (2010-09-17)2 May 2011 (2011-05-02)
Comic Relief6 March 2011 (2011-03-06)
I189 September 2011 (2011-09-09)19 May 2012 (2012-05-19)
Sport Relief23 March 2012 (2012-03-23)
J1814 September 2012 (2012-09-14)25 August 2013 (2013-08-25)
K186 September 2013 (2013-09-06)31 January 2014 (2014-01-31)
L183 October 2014 (2014-10-03)31 January 2015 (2015-01-31)
M1816 October 2015 (2015-10-16)25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
N1821 October 2016 (2016-10-21)24 February 2017 (2017-02-24)
O1820 October 2017 (2017-10-20)2 March 2018 (2018-03-02)
P1810 September 2018 (2018-09-10)8 March 2019 (2019-03-08)
Q186 September 2019 (2019-09-06)28 February 2020 (2020-02-28)
R1828 May 2020 (2020-05-28)4 February 2021 (2021-02-04)

Episodes

Pilot

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date
N/AN/A"Pilot"Bill Bailey
Kit Hesketh-Harvey
Eddie Izzard
Bill BaileyN/A[fn 1]

Series A (2003)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date
11"Adam"Danny Baker
Hugh Laurie
John Sessions
Danny Baker11 September 2003 (2003-09-11)
22"Astronomy"Bill Bailey
Rich Hall
Jeremy Hardy
Rich Hall and Jeremy Hardy18 September 2003 (2003-09-18)
33"Aquatic Animals"Clive Anderson
Bill Bailey
Meera Syal
Clive Anderson25 September 2003 (2003-09-25)
44"Atoms"Jo Brand
Howard Goodall
Jeremy Hardy
Jo Brand2 October 2003 (2003-10-02)
55"Advertising"Gyles Brandreth
Rob Brydon
Rich Hall
Gyles Brandreth9 October 2003 (2003-10-09)
66"Antidotes"Danny Baker
Jo Brand
Howard Goodall
Danny Baker16 October 2003 (2003-10-16)
77"Arthropods"Jo Brand
Jimmy Carr
Jackie Clune
Jackie Clune23 October 2003 (2003-10-23)
88"Albania"Clive Anderson
Sean Lock
Linda Smith
Clive Anderson30 October 2003 (2003-10-30)
99"Antelopes"[fn 2]Jo Brand
Dave Gorman
Jeremy Hardy
Dave Gorman6 November 2003 (2003-11-06)
1010"Aviation"Rich Hall
Julia Morris
Peter Serafinowicz
Alan Davies13 November 2003 (2003-11-13)
1111"Arts"Bill Bailey
Richard E. Grant
Linda Smith
Richard E. Grant20 November 2003 (2003-11-20)
1212"Advent"[fn 3]Phill Jupitus
Sean Lock
John Sessions
John Sessions23 December 2003 (2003-12-23)

Series B (2004)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date
131"Blue"Bill Bailey
Jo Brand
Sean Lock
Sean Lock8 October 2004 (2004-10-08)[fn 4]
142"Birds"Jo Brand
Rich Hall
Phil Kay
Rich Hall8 October 2004 (2004-10-08)
153"Bombs"Clive Anderson
Rich Hall
Phill Jupitus
Phill Jupitus15 October 2004 (2004-10-15)
164"Bible"Jeremy Clarkson
Barry Cryer
Jeremy Hardy
Jeremy Clarkson22 October 2004 (2004-10-22)
175"Bears"Bill Bailey
Jo Brand
Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr29 October 2004 (2004-10-29)
186"Beavers"Bill Bailey
Sean Lock
Anneka Rice
Anneka Rice5 November 2004 (2004-11-05)
197"Biscuits"Rich Hall
Dara Ó Briain
Arthur Smith
Dara Ó Briain12 November 2004 (2004-11-12)
208"Bees"Jo Brand
Rich Hall
Fred MacAulay
Rich Hall19 November 2004 (2004-11-19)
219"Bats"Rich Hall
Josie Lawrence
John Sessions
Rich Hall and Josie Lawrence26 November 2004 (2004-11-26)
2210"Bills"Clive Anderson
Phil Kay
John Sessions
Clive Anderson3 December 2004 (2004-12-03)
2311"Beats"Mark Gatiss
Sean Lock
Linda Smith
Linda Smith10 December 2004 (2004-12-10)
2412"Birth"[fn 3][fn 5]Rich Hall
Phill Jupitus
Mark Steel
Rich Hall17 December 2004 (2004-12-17)

Series C (2005)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date
251"Campanology"Bill Bailey
Rob Brydon
Rich Hall
Rich Hall30 September 2005 (2005-09-30)[fn 4]
262"Cummingtonite"Andy Hamilton
Doon Mackichan
Arthur Smith
Andy Hamilton30 September 2005 (2005-09-30)
273"Common Knowledge"Jimmy Carr
Sean Lock
Rory McGrath
Rory McGrath7 October 2005 (2005-10-07)
284"Cheating"Alexander Armstrong
Jeremy Clarkson
John Sessions
Alexander Armstrong14 October 2005 (2005-10-14)
295"Cat's Eyes"Jo Brand
Rich Hall
Sean Lock
Sean Lock21 October 2005 (2005-10-21)
306"Cockneys"Bill Bailey
Phill Jupitus
Rory McGrath
Bill Bailey28 October 2005 (2005-10-28)
317"Constellations"Jeremy Clarkson
Rich Hall
Sean Lock
Jeremy Clarkson4 November 2005 (2005-11-04)
328"Corby"Bill Bailey
Phill Jupitus
David Mitchell
David Mitchell11 November 2005 (2005-11-11)
339"Creatures"Helen Atkinson-Wood
Bill Bailey
Andy Hamilton
Helen Atkinson-Wood18 November 2005 (2005-11-18)
3410"Cleve Crudgington"Clive Anderson
John Sessions
Mark Steel
Mark Steel25 November 2005 (2005-11-25)
3511"Carnival"Clive Anderson
Jo Brand
Phill Jupitus
Clive Anderson2 December 2005 (2005-12-02)
3612"Combustion"Bill Bailey
Phill Jupitus
Dara Ó Briain
Bill Bailey9 December 2005 (2005-12-09)

Series D (2006)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date
371"Danger"Jo Brand
Jimmy Carr
Sean Lock
Jo Brand29 September 2006 (2006-09-29)[fn 4]
382"Discoveries"Clive Anderson
Vic Reeves
Arthur Smith
Vic Reeves29 September 2006 (2006-09-29)
393"Dogs"Jeremy Clarkson
Neil Mullarkey
Liza Tarbuck
Neil Mullarkey6 October 2006 (2006-10-06)
404"Dictionaries"Ronni Ancona
Rory Bremner
Phill Jupitus
Ronni Ancona13 October 2006 (2006-10-13)
415"Death"[fn 6]Clive Anderson
Sean Lock
Andy Parsons
The Audience20 October 2006 (2006-10-20)
426"Drinks"Jimmy Carr
Phill Jupitus
John Sessions
Alan Davies27 October 2006 (2006-10-27)
437"Differences"Jo Brand
Julian Clary
Dara Ó Briain
Dara Ó Briain3 November 2006 (2006-11-03)
448"Descendants"[fn 7]Rich Hall
Phill Jupitus
Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross10 November 2006 (2006-11-10)
459"Doves"Andy Hamilton
David Mitchell
John Sessions
Alan Davies17 November 2006 (2006-11-17)
4610"Divination"[fn 8]Graeme Garden
Phill Jupitus
Johnny Vaughan
Graeme Garden24 November 2006 (2006-11-24)
4711"Deprivation"Roger McGough
Vic Reeves
Mark Steel
Roger McGough and Vic Reeves1 December 2006 (2006-12-01)
4812"Domesticity"Jo Brand
Phill Jupitus
Jessica Stevenson
Jessica Stevenson8 December 2006 (2006-12-08)
4913"December"[fn 3]Jo Brand
Rich Hall
Dara Ó Briain
Dara Ó Briain15 December 2006 (2006-12-15)

Series E (2007)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date
501"Engineering"Bill Bailey
Rob Brydon
Jimmy Carr
Rob Brydon21 September 2007 (2007-09-21)[fn 4]
512"Electricity"Jo Brand
Rich Hall
Sean Lock
Jo Brand21 September 2007 (2007-09-21)
523"Eating"Jimmy Carr
Phill Jupitus
Johnny Vegas
Alan Davies28 September 2007 (2007-09-28)
534"Exploration"Bill Bailey
Rich Hall
Sean Lock
Rich Hall5 October 2007 (2007-10-05)
545"Europe"Phill Jupitus
David Mitchell
Dara Ó Briain
Phill Jupitus12 October 2007 (2007-10-12)
556"Everything, Etc."Clive Anderson
Jeremy Clarkson
Vic Reeves
Vic Reeves19 October 2007 (2007-10-19)
567"Espionage"Clive Anderson
Jo Brand
Vic Reeves
Clive Anderson and Vic Reeves26 October 2007 (2007-10-26)
578"Eyes and Ears"Jimmy Carr
Phill Jupitus
David Mitchell
Alan Davies2 November 2007 (2007-11-02)
589"Entertainment"[fn 7]Bill Bailey
Jo Brand
Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson9 November 2007 (2007-11-09)
5910"England"Charlie Higson
Phill Jupitus
Sean Lock
The Audience16 November 2007 (2007-11-16)
6011"Endings"Jimmy Carr
Doon Mackichan
Dara Ó Briain
Jimmy Carr and Dara Ó Briain23 November 2007 (2007-11-23)
6112"Empire"[fn 3]Bill Bailey
Jo Brand
Sean Lock
Alan Davies7 December 2007 (2007-12-07)
N/A13"Elephants"[fn 9]N/AN/A14 December 2007 (2007-12-14)

Series F (2008–09)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date
621"Families"[fn 7]Ronni Ancona
David Mitchell
Sir Terry Wogan
Ronni Ancona14 November 2008 (2008-11-14)
632"Fire and Freezing"[fn 3]Clive Anderson
Rob Brydon
Dom Joly
Clive Anderson22 December 2008 (2008-12-22)
643"Flotsam and Jetsam"Rob Brydon
Andy Hamilton
Charlie Higson
Charlie Higson9 January 2009 (2009-01-09)
10 January 2009 (XL edition)
654"Fight or Flight"Pam Ayres
Sean Lock
Johnny Vegas
Pam Ayres16 January 2009 (2009-01-16)
17 January 2009 (XL edition)
665"France"Jo Brand
Hugh Dennis
Phill Jupitus
Hugh Dennis23 January 2009 (2009-01-23)
24 January 2009 (XL edition)
676"Fakes and Frauds"Marcus Brigstocke
Jimmy Carr
Sean Lock
Sean Lock30 January 2009 (2009-01-30)
31 January 2009 (XL edition)
687"Fingers and Fumbs"Jo Brand
Phill Jupitus
Dara Ó Briain
Phill Jupitus6 February 2009 (2009-02-06)
7 February 2009 (XL edition)
698"Fashion"Clive Anderson
Rich Hall
Reginald D. Hunter
Rich Hall13 February 2009 (2009-02-13)
14 February 2009 (XL edition)
709"The Future"Rob Brydon
Sean Lock
Ben Miller
Ben Miller20 February 2009 (2009-02-20)
21 February 2009 (XL edition)
7110"Flora and Fauna"Jo Brand
Jimmy Carr
John Sergeant
The Audience27 February 2009 (2009-02-27)
28 February 2009 (XL edition)
7211"Film"David Mitchell
John Sessions
Emma Thompson
Alan Davies6 March 2009 (2009-03-06)
7 March 2009 (XL edition)
7312"Food"Jimmy Carr
Rich Hall
David Mitchell
David Mitchell20 March 2009 (2009-03-20) [fn 10]
21 March 2009 (XL edition)

Series G (2009–10)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date
741"Gardens"Rob Brydon
David Mitchell
Dara Ó Briain
David Mitchell and Dara Ó Briain26 November 2009 (2009-11-26)
20 March 2010 (XL edition)[fn 11]
752"G-Animals"[fn 12]Bill Bailey
John Hodgman
Sean Lock
Sandi Toksvig
John Hodgman3 December 2009 (2009-12-03)
12 October 2010 (XL edition)[fn 13]
763"Games"Phill Jupitus
Sean Lock
Liza Tarbuck
Liza Tarbuck10 December 2009 (2009-12-10)
19 October 2010 (XL edition)[fn 13]
774"Geography"Jo Brand
Rob Brydon
Jimmy Carr
Alan Davies17 December 2009 (2009-12-17)
23 December 2009 (XL edition)
785"Groovy"[fn 3]Bill Bailey
Lee Mack
David Tennant
Alan Davies24 December 2009 (2009-12-24)
29 December 2009 (XL edition)
796"Genius"David Mitchell
Graham Norton
Dara Ó Briain
Alan Davies1 January 2010 (2010-01-01)
2 January 2010 (XL edition)
807"Girls and Boys"Ronni Ancona
Jack Dee
Sandi Toksvig
The Girls[fn 14]8 January 2010 (2010-01-08)
9 January 2010 (XL edition)
818"Germany"Jo Brand
Rob Brydon
Sean Lock
Jo Brand15 January 2010 (2010-01-15)
16 January 2010 (XL edition)
829"Gallimaufrey"Hugh Dennis
Andy Hamilton
Phill Jupitus
Hugh Dennis22 January 2010 (2010-01-22)
23 January 2010 (XL edition)
8310"Greats"Jo Brand
Sean Lock
David Mitchell
David Mitchell[fn 15]29 January 2010 (2010-01-29)
30 January 2010 (XL edition)
8411"Gifts"Clive Anderson
Jimmy Carr
Jan Ravens
Jan Ravens5 February 2010 (2010-02-05)
6 February 2010 (XL edition)
8512"Gravity"Bill Bailey
Rich Hall
Barry Humphries
Alan Davies and Rich Hall12 February 2010 (2010-02-12)
13 February 2010 (XL edition)
8613"Gothic"Jimmy Carr
Jack Dee
Sue Perkins
Alan Davies and Jack Dee19 February 2010 (2010-02-19)
20 February 2010 (XL edition)
8714"Greeks"Clive Anderson
Rich Hall
Phill Jupitus
Clive Anderson (QI) /
The Audience (QI XL)[fn 16]
5 March 2010 (2010-03-05)
6 March 2010 (XL edition)
8815"Green"Bill Bailey
Danny Baker
Jeremy Clarkson
Bill Bailey26 March 2010 (2010-03-26)
22 February 2011 (XL edition)[fn 13]
8916"Geometry"Rob Brydon
David Mitchell
Johnny Vegas
Alan Davies2 April 2010 (2010-04-02)
22 February 2011 (XL edition)[fn 13]
N/A17"QI VG: Series G Compilation Show 1"N/AN/A5 April 2010 (2010-04-05)
N/A18"QI VG: Series G Compilation Show 2"N/AN/A16 April 2010 (2010-04-16)

Series H (2010–11)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date
901"Hodge Podge"Jack Dee
Phill Jupitus
Ross Noble
Jack Dee17 September 2010 (2010-09-17)
18 September 2010 (XL edition)
912"H Anatomy"Bill Bailey
Gyles Brandreth
Sue Perkins
Gyles Brandreth and Sue Perkins24 September 2010 (2010-09-24)
25 September 2010 (XL edition)
923"Hoaxes"Danny Baker
Sean Lock
David Mitchell
Sean Lock1 October 2010 (2010-10-01)
2 October 2010 (XL edition)
934"Humans"Jo Brand
Jimmy Carr
Jack Dee
Jo Brand8 October 2010 (2010-10-08)
9 October 2010 (XL edition)
945"H Animals"Sean Lock
Ross Noble
Ruby Wax
Ross Noble15 October 2010 (2010-10-15)
16 October 2010 (XL edition)
956"Happiness"Rich Hall
Andy Hamilton
Phill Jupitus
Phill Jupitus22 October 2010 (2010-10-22)
23 October 2010 (XL edition)
967"Horrible"[fn 6]Chris Addison
Sean Lock
Dara Ó Briain
Dara Ó Briain29 October 2010 (2010-10-29)
20 November 2010 (XL edition)
978"Hypothetical"John Lloyd
Sandi Toksvig
Johnny Vegas
Sandi Toksvig5 November 2010 (2010-11-05)
22 January 2011 (XL edition)
989"House and Home"Bill Bailey
Danny Baker
Eddie Izzard
Bill Bailey12 November 2010 (2010-11-12)
29 January 2011 (XL edition)
9910"Health and Safety"Jeremy Clarkson
David Mitchell
Ross Noble
David Mitchell26 November 2010 (2010-11-26)
27 November 2010 (XL edition)
10011"Highs and Lows"Rob Brydon
Fred MacAulay
Sandi Toksvig
Fred MacAulay3 December 2010 (2010-12-03)
4 December 2010 (XL edition)
10112"Horses & Hunting"Clare Balding
Jimmy Carr
Dara Ó Briain
Clare Balding10 December 2010 (2010-12-10)
11 December 2010 (XL edition)
10213"Holidays"Bill Bailey
Rob Brydon
Rich Hall
Rob Brydon17 December 2010 (2010-12-17)
18 December 2010 (XL edition)
10314"Hocus Pocus"[fn 3]Lee Mack
Graham Norton
Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe24 December 2010 (2010-12-24)
29 December 2010 (XL edition)
10415"Hypnosis, Hallucinations & Hysteria"Ronni Ancona
Phill Jupitus
Robert Webb
Phill Jupitus7 January 2011 (2011-01-07)
8 January 2011 (XL edition)
10516"History"Rob Brydon
David Mitchell
Sandi Toksvig
Rob Brydon14 January 2011 (2011-01-14)
15 January 2011 (XL edition)
N/A17"QI VG: Series H Compilation Show 1"N/AN/A25 April 2011 (2011-04-25)
N/A18"QI VG: Series H Compilation Show 2"N/AN/A2 May 2011 (2011-05-02)

Comic Relief Special (2011)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date
N/AN/A"Comic Relief special"[fn 17]Jo Brand
Sue Perkins
Russell Tovey
David Walliams
David Walliams6 March 2011 (2011-03-06)

Series I (2011–12)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date
1061"I-Spy"Jimmy Carr
Lee Mack
Sandi Toksvig
Sandi Toksvig9 September 2011 (2011-09-09)
10 September 2011 (XL edition)
1072"International"Bill Bailey
Jack Dee
David Mitchell
Bill Bailey16 September 2011 (2011-09-16)
17 September 2011 (XL edition)
1083"Imbroglio"John Bishop
Sean Lock
Frank Skinner
John Bishop and Frank Skinner23 September 2011 (2011-09-23)
24 September 2011 (XL edition)
1094"Indecision"Jimmy Carr
Rich Hall
Phill Jupitus
Phill Jupitus30 September 2011 (2011-09-30)
1 October 2011 (XL edition)
1105"Invertebrates"Jimmy Carr
Sarah Millican
Johnny Vegas
Johnny Vegas7 October 2011 (2011-10-07)
8 October 2011 (XL edition)
1116"Inventive"Bill Bailey
Nina Conti[fn 18]
Sean Lock
Nina Conti14 October 2011 (2011-10-14)
15 October 2011 (XL edition)
1127"Incomprehensible"Prof. Brian Cox
Ross Noble
Sue Perkins
Prof. Brian Cox21 October 2011 (2011-10-21)
22 October 2011 (XL edition)
1138"Inequality"Clive Anderson
Sandi Toksvig
Henning Wehn
Not stated[fn 19]28 October 2011 (2011-10-28)
29 October 2011 (XL edition)
1149"Illness"Jo Brand
Ben Goldacre
Andy Hamilton
Andy Hamilton4 November 2011 (2011-11-04)
5 November 2011 (XL edition)
11510"Inland Revenue"Al Murray
Dara Ó Briain
Sandi Toksvig
Sandi Toksvig11 November 2011 (2011-11-11)
12 November 2011 (XL edition)
11611"Infantile"Ronni Ancona
Dave Gorman
Lee Mack
Dave Gorman29 December 2011 (2011-12-29)[fn 20]
19 November 2011 (XL edition)
11712"Illumination"Chris Addison
Jack Dee
Rich Hall
Rich Hall25 November 2011 (2011-11-25)
26 November 2011 (XL edition)
11813"Intelligence"Jo Brand
Phill Jupitus
David Mitchell
ASIMO[fn 21]2 December 2011 (2011-12-02)
3 December 2011 (XL edition)
N/A14"QI VG: Series I Compilation Show 1"N/AN/A16 December 2011 (2011-12-16)
N/A15"QI VG: Series I Compilation Show 2"N/AN/A23 December 2011 (2011-12-23)
11916"Ice"[fn 3]Brian Blessed
Sean Lock
Ross Noble
Alan Davies29 December 2011 (2011-12-29)
30 December 2011 (XL edition)
12017"The Immortal Bard"[fn 22]Bill Bailey
David Mitchell
Sue Perkins
David Mitchell27 April 2012 (2012-04-27)
19 May 2012 (XL edition)
12118"Idleness"Jeremy Clarkson
Ross Noble
Dara Ó Briain
Alan Davies4 May 2012 (2012-05-04)[fn 23]
24 May 2012 (XL edition)[fn 24]

Sport Relief Special (2012)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date
N/AN/A"Sport Relief special"[fn 25]Jimmy Carr
Lee Mack
Sandi Toksvig
Everyone[fn 26]23 March 2012 (2012-03-23)

Series J (2012–13)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date
1221"Jargon"Bill Bailey
Jimmy Carr
Victoria Coren
Victoria Coren14 September 2012 (2012-09-14)
15 September 2012 (XL edition)
1232"Jam, Jelly and Juice"Jo Brand
Sue Perkins
Liza Tarbuck
Alan Davies21 September 2012 (2012-09-21)
22 September 2012 (XL edition)
1243"Journeys"Rob Brydon
Phill Jupitus
Cal Wilson
Alan Davies28 September 2012 (2012-09-28)
29 September 2012 (XL edition)
1254"Jack and Jill"Katy Brand
David Mitchell
Sue Perkins
David Mitchell5 October 2012 (2012-10-05)
6 October 2012 (XL edition)
1265"J-Places"Bill Bailey
Susan Calman
Sandi Toksvig
Susan Calman12 October 2012 (2012-10-12)
13 October 2012 (XL edition)
1276"Joints"Jimmy Carr
Jack Whitehall
Cal Wilson
Cal Wilson19 October 2012 (2012-10-19)
20 October 2012 (XL edition)
1287"Journalism"Shappi Khorsandi
Ross Noble
Johnny Vegas
Ross Noble26 October 2012 (2012-10-26)
27 October 2012 (XL edition)
1298"Jumble"Jo Brand
Dara Ó Briain
John Sessions
Stephen Fry[fn 27]2 November 2012 (2012-11-02)
3 November 2012 (XL edition)
1309"Jeopardy"Ross Noble
Sue Perkins
Julia Zemiro
Sue Perkins9 November 2012 (2012-11-09)
10 November 2012 (XL edition)
13110"Jungles"Reginald D. Hunter
David O'Doherty
Greg Proops
Reginald D. Hunter23 November 2012 (2012-11-23)
24 November 2012 (XL edition)
13211"Jumpers"Bill Bailey
Julian Clary
Ross Noble
Bill Bailey30 November 2012 (2012-11-30)
1 December 2012 (XL edition)
13312"Justice"Prof. Brian Cox
Rhys Darby
Jason Manford
Alan Davies7 December 2012 (2012-12-07)
8 December 2012 (XL edition)
13413"Jobs"The Rev. Richard Coles
Sarah Millican
David Mitchell
The Rev. Richard Coles14 December 2012 (2012-12-14)
16 December 2012 (XL edition)
13514"Jingle Bells"[fn 3]Danny Baker
Phill Jupitus
Sarah Millican
Danny Baker21 December 2012 (2012-12-21)
29 December 2012 (XL edition)
N/A15"QI VG: Series J Compilation Show 1"N/AN/A28 December 2012 (2012-12-28)
N/A16"QI VG: Series J Compilation Show 2"N/AN/A4 January 2013 (2013-01-04)
13617"Jolly"Rob Brydon
Tim Vine
Julia Zemiro
Alan Davies11 January 2013 (2013-01-11)
12 January 2013 (XL edition)
13718"Just the Job"Jeremy Clarkson
Jason Manford
Sandi Toksvig
Sandi Toksvig25 August 2013 (2013-08-25)
31 August 2013 (XL edition)
24 July 2013 (in Australia)

Series K (2013–14)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date
1381"Knees and Knockers"David Mitchell
Sara Pascoe
Jack Whitehall
Sara Pascoe6 September 2013 (2013-09-06)
8 September 2013 (XL edition)
1392"Kit and Kaboodle"Noel Fielding
Colin Lane
Ross Noble
Ross Noble13 September 2013 (2013-09-13)
15 September 2013 (XL edition)
1403"K-Folk"Phill Jupitus
Katherine Ryan
Josh Widdicombe
Alan Davies20 September 2013 (2013-09-20)
22 September 2013 (XL edition)
1414"Knits & Knots"David Mitchell
Ross Noble
Sue Perkins
David Mitchell27 September 2013 (2013-09-27)
29 September 2013 (XL edition)
1425"Kings"Bill Bailey
Jimmy Carr
Jeremy Clarkson
The Audience4 October 2013 (2013-10-04)
6 October 2013 (XL edition)
1436"Killers"Jason Manford
Trevor Noah
Sandi Toksvig
Sandi Toksvig11 October 2013 (2013-10-11)
13 October 2013 (XL edition)
1447"Knowledge"Jo Brand
Jimmy Carr
Graham Linehan
Alan Davies[fn 28]18 October 2013 (2013-10-18)
20 October 2013 (XL edition)
1458"Keys"Bill Bailey
Tim Minchin
Isy Suttie
Bill Bailey25 October 2013 (2013-10-25)
27 October 2013 (XL edition)
1469"Kinetic"Danny Baker
Jo Brand
Marcus Brigstocke
Danny Baker1 November 2013 (2013-11-01)
3 November 2013 (XL edition)
14710"Keeps"Bill Bailey
Jason Manford
Sarah Millican
Bill Bailey8 November 2013 (2013-11-08)
23 December 2013 (XL edition)
14811"Kinky"Janet Street-Porter
Sandi Toksvig
Johnny Vegas
Sandi Toksvig29 November 2013 (2013-11-29)
30 November 2013 (XL edition)
14912"Knights and Knaves"The Rev. Richard Coles
Victoria Coren Mitchell
Sue Perkins
The Rev. Richard Coles and Victoria Coren Mitchell6 December 2013 (2013-12-06)
7 December 2013 (XL edition)
15013"Kitchen Sink"Jason Manford
Richard Osman
Victoria Wood
Alan Davies13 December 2013 (2013-12-13)
15 December 2013 (XL edition)
15114"Kris Kringle"[fn 3]Jo Brand
Phill Jupitus
Brendan O'Carroll
Phill Jupitus24 December 2013 (2013-12-24) (XL edition)
29 December 2013[fn 29]
15215"Kitsch"Jimmy Carr
Reginald D. Hunter
Sue Perkins
Jimmy Carr10 January 2014 (2014-01-10)
11 January 2014 (XL edition)
15316"Kaleidoscope"Susan Calman
Liza Tarbuck
Sandi Toksvig
Sandi Toksvig17 January 2014 (2014-01-17)
18 January 2014 (XL edition)
N/A17"QI VG: Series K Compilation Show 1"N/AN/A24 January 2014 (2014-01-24)
N/A18"QI VG: Series K Compilation Show 2"N/AN/A31 January 2014 (2014-01-31)

Series L (2014–15)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date
1541"L-Animals"Colin Lane
Sarah Millican
Ross Noble
Ross Noble3 October 2014 (2014-10-03)
5 October 2014 (XL edition)
1552"Location, Location, Location"Aisling Bea
Jason Manford
Johnny Vegas
Jason Manford10 October 2014 (2014-10-10)
11 October 2014 (XL edition)
1563"Literature"Victoria Coren Mitchell
Lloyd Langford
Jack Whitehall
Victoria Coren Mitchell17 October 2014 (2014-10-17)
18 October 2014 (XL edition)
1574"Levity"Sue Perkins
Frank Skinner
Josh Widdicombe
Alan Davies24 October 2014 (2014-10-24)
25 October 2014 (XL edition)
1585"Lenses"Jo Brand
Phill Jupitus
Josh Widdicombe
Phill Jupitus31 October 2014 (2014-10-31)
1 November 2014 (XL edition)
1596"Liblabble"Bill Bailey
The Rev. Richard Coles
Sara Pascoe
Alan Davies7 November 2014 (2014-11-07)
8 November 2014 (XL edition)
1607"Lethal"Bill Bailey
Jason Manford
Sandi Toksvig
Sandi Toksvig21 November 2014 (2014-11-21)
22 November 2014 (XL edition)
1618"Lovely"Aisling Bea
Tony Hawks
Josh Widdicombe
Tony Hawks28 November 2014 (2014-11-28)
29 November 2014 (XL edition)
1629"Ladies and Gents"Kathy Lette
Ross Noble
Sue Perkins
Ross Noble5 December 2014 (2014-12-05)
7 February 2015 (XL edition)
16310"Lying"Adam Hills
Sara Pascoe
Jack Whitehall
Adam Hills12 December 2014 (2014-12-12)
13 December 2014 (XL edition)
16411"Lumped Together"Ronni Ancona
Jimmy Carr
David Mitchell
Alan Davies19 December 2014 (2014-12-19)
21 December 2014 (XL edition)
16512"No-L"[fn 3]Bill Bailey
Jimmy Carr
Carrie Fisher
Jimmy Carr25 December 2014 (2014-12-25)
27 December 2014 (XL edition)
16613"Lucky Losers"Danny Baker
Jeremy Clarkson
Sandi Toksvig
Danny Baker[fn 30]2 January 2015 (2015-01-02)
4 January 2015 (XL edition)
16714"Little and Large"Phill Jupitus
Richard Osman
Lucy Porter
Lucy Porter9 January 2015 (2015-01-09)
11 January 2015 (XL edition)
16815"Long Lost"Jimmy Carr
Claudia O'Doherty
Suggs
Claudia O'Doherty16 January 2015 (2015-01-16)
4 April 2015 (XL edition)
16916"Landmarks"Jo Brand
Colin Lane
David Mitchell
Colin Lane23 January 2015 (2015-01-23)
18 April 2015 (XL edition)
N/A17"QI VG: Series L Compilation Show 1"N/AN/A30 January 2015 (2015-01-30)
N/A18"QI VG: Series L Compilation Show 2"N/AN/A31 January 2015 (2015-01-31)

Series M (2015–16)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date
1701"A Medley of Maladies"Matt Lucas
Ross Noble
Lucy Porter
Lucy Porter16 October 2015 (2015-10-16)
17 October 2015 (XL edition)
1712"Military Matters"Jimmy Carr
Jeremy Clarkson
Sheila Hancock
Sheila Hancock23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
24 October 2015 (XL edition)
1723"M-Places"David Mitchell
Sue Perkins
Sami Shah
David Mitchell30 October 2015 (2015-10-30)
14 November 2015 (XL edition)
1734"Miscellany"Noel Fielding
Rhod Gilbert
Cariad Lloyd
Cariad Lloyd6 November 2015 (2015-11-06)
7 November 2015 (XL edition)
1745"Maths"Aisling Bea
Susan Calman
Sandi Toksvig
Aisling Bea20 November 2015 (2015-11-20)
21 November 2015 (XL edition)
1756"Mating and Marriage"Bill Bailey
Jo Brand
Greg Davies
Jo Brand27 November 2015 (2015-11-27)
28 November 2015 (XL edition)
1767"Middle Muddle"Aisling Bea
Danny Bhoy
Jimmy Carr
Danny Bhoy11 December 2015 (2015-12-11)
12 December 2015 (XL edition)
1778"Merriment"[fn 3]Bill Bailey
Jenny Eclair
Johnny Vegas
Alan Davies19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) (XL edition)
25 December 2015[fn 29]
1789"Messing with Your Mind"Sarah Millican
Tommy Tiernan
Josh Widdicombe
Tommy Tiernan29 December 2015 (2015-12-29)
2 January 2016 (XL edition)
17910"Making a Meal of It"Phill Jupitus
Cariad Lloyd
Dermot O'Leary
Phill Jupitus8 January 2016 (2016-01-08)
9 January 2016 (XL edition)
18011"Menagerie"Bill Bailey
Sue Perkins
Romesh Ranganathan
Bill Bailey15 January 2016 (2016-01-15)
16 January 2016 (XL edition)
18112"Medieval Macabre"Matt Lucas
David Mitchell
Julia Zemiro
Matt Lucas and Julia Zemiro22 January 2016 (2016-01-22)
23 January 2016 (XL edition)
18213"Monster Mash"Phill Jupitus
Sara Pascoe
Josh Widdicombe
Phill Jupitus29 January 2016 (2016-01-29)
22 February 2016 (XL edition)
18314"Messy"Noel Fielding
Eddie Kadi
Sarah Millican
Alan Davies5 February 2016 (2016-02-05)
29 February 2016 (XL edition)
18415"Mix and Match"James Acaster
Bill Bailey
Jo Brand
Jo Brand12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)
4 April 2016 (XL edition)
18516"Misconceptions"Chris Addison
Sara Cox
Sue Perkins
Chris Addison19 February 2016 (2016-02-19)
28 March 2016 (XL edition)
N/A17"QI VG: Series M Compilation Show 1"N/AN/A4 March 2016 (2016-03-04)
N/A18"QI VG: Series M Compilation Show 2"N/AN/A25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)

Series N (2016–17)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date
1861"Naming Names"Phill Jupitus
Cariad Lloyd
Romesh Ranganathan
Alan Davies21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
23 October 2016 (XL edition)
1872"North Norse"Lucy Beaumont
Rhod Gilbert
Jason Manford
Alan Davies28 October 2016 (2016-10-28)
30 October 2016 (XL edition)
1883"Nosey Noisy"Aisling Bea
Ross Noble
Corey Taylor
Alan Davies4 November 2016 (2016-11-04)
6 November 2016 (XL edition)
1894"Noble Rot"Jeremy Clarkson
Jason Manford
Sara Pascoe
Jason Manford11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
20 November 2016 (XL edition)
1905"Not Nearly"Gyles Brandreth
Jimmy Carr
Victoria Coren Mitchell
Gyles Brandreth25 November 2016 (2016-11-25)
27 November 2016 (XL edition)
1916"Night"Noel Fielding
David Mitchell
Holly Walsh
Holly Walsh2 December 2016 (2016-12-02)
4 December 2016 (XL edition)
1927"Naked Truth"Lolly Adefope
Lee Mack
Richard Osman
Richard Osman9 December 2016 (2016-12-09)
11 December 2016 (XL edition)
1938"Non Sequiturs"Phill Jupitus
Miles Jupp
Deirdre O'Kane
Miles Jupp16 December 2016 (2016-12-16)
17 December 2016 (XL edition)
1949"Noel"[fn 3]Susan Calman
Matt Lucas
Josh Widdicombe
All[fn 26]22 December 2016 (2016-12-22)
25 December 2016 (XL edition)
19510"Nature/Nurture"David Baddiel
Cariad Lloyd
Ross Noble
Ross Noble30 December 2016 (2016-12-30)
2 January 2017 (XL edition)
19611"Nonsense"Phill Jupitus
Nish Kumar
Holly Walsh
Phill Jupitus and Nish Kumar6 January 2017 (2017-01-06)
8 January 2017 (XL edition)
19712"Noodles"Cariad Lloyd
Matt Lucas
Jerry Springer
Cariad Lloyd13 January 2017 (2017-01-13)
15 January 2017 (XL edition)
19813"Naval Navigation"Ronni Ancona
Jimmy Carr
Johnny Vegas
Ronni Ancona20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)
22 January 2017 (XL edition)
19914"Numbers"Noel Fielding
Colin Lane
Sarah Millican
Sarah Millican[fn 31]27 January 2017 (2017-01-27)
29 January 2017 (XL edition)
20015"Next"Frankie Boyle
Ross Noble
Lucy Porter
Ross Noble3 February 2017 (2017-02-03)
4 February 2017 (XL edition)
20116"New"Clive Anderson
Jo Brand
Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr10 February 2017 (2017-02-10)
11 February 2017 (XL edition)
N/A17"QI VG: Series N Compilation Show 1"N/AN/A17 February 2017 (2017-02-17)
N/A18"QI VG: Series N Compilation Show 2"N/AN/A24 February 2017 (2017-02-24)

Series O (2017–18)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date
2021"Ologies"Bill Bailey
Phill Jupitus
Claudia Winkleman
Claudia Winkleman20 October 2017 (2017-10-20)
21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) (XL edition)
2032"Organisms"Nish Kumar
Cariad Lloyd
Holly Walsh
Cariad Lloyd27 October 2017 (2017-10-27)
28 October 2017 (2017-10-28) (XL edition)
2043"Oceans"Aisling Bea
Joe Lycett
David Mitchell
Joe Lycett3 November 2017 (2017-11-03)
4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) (XL edition)
2054"Over and Ova"Bill Bailey
Grayson Perry
Jan Ravens
Jan Ravens10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)
11 November 2017 (2017-11-11) (XL edition)
2065"Odorous and Odious"Nish Kumar
Ross Noble
Sally Phillips
Nish Kumar24 November 2017 (2017-11-24)
25 November 2017 (2017-11-25) (XL edition)
2076"Odds and Ends"Matt Lucas
Romesh Ranganathan
Liza Tarbuck
Matt Lucas1 December 2017 (2017-12-01)
2 December 2017 (2017-12-02) (XL edition)
2087"Opposites"Jimmy Carr
Colin Lane
Sara Pascoe
Colin Lane [fn 30]8 December 2017 (2017-12-08)
9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) (XL edition)
2098"Operations"Bill Bailey
Rhod Gilbert
Katherine Ryan
Katherine Ryan15 December 2017 (2017-12-15)
16 December 2017 (2017-12-16) (XL edition)
2109"O Christmas"[fn 3]Jason Manford
Romesh Ranganathan
Holly Walsh
All[fn 26]26 December 2017 (2017-12-26)
29 December 2017 (2017-12-29) (XL edition)
21110"Origins and Openings"Susan Calman
Rich Hall
Josh Widdicombe
Susan Calman5 January 2018 (2018-01-05)
6 January 2018 (2018-01-06) (XL edition)
21211"Objects and Ornaments"Alice Levine
Cariad Lloyd
Sarah Millican
Cariad Lloyd12 January 2018 (2018-01-12)
13 January 2018 (2018-01-13) (XL edition)
21312"The Occult"Aisling Bea
Russell Brand
Noel Fielding
Aisling Bea19 January 2018 (2018-01-19)
20 January 2018 (2018-01-20) (XL edition)
21413"Omnishambles"Stephen K. Amos
Cally Beaton
Josh Widdicombe
Josh Widdicombe26 January 2018 (2018-01-26)
27 January 2018 (2018-01-27) (XL edition)
21514"Oddballs"Jimmy Carr
Victoria Coren Mitchell
Jason Manford
Victoria Coren Mitchell2 February 2018 (2018-02-02)
3 February 2018 (2018-02-03) (XL edition)
21615"Occupations and Offices"David Mitchell
Deirdre O'Kane
Richard Osman
David Mitchell9 February 2018 (2018-02-09)
10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) (XL edition)
21716"Overseas"Bill Bailey
Desiree Burch
Colin Lane
Colin Lane16 February 2018 (2018-02-16)
17 February 2018 (2018-02-17) (XL edition)
N/A17"QI VG: Series O Compilation Show 1"N/AN/A23 February 2018 (2018-02-23)
N/A18"QI VG: Series O Compilation Show 2"N/AN/A2 March 2018 (2018-03-02)

Series P (2018–19)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date
2181"Panimals"Danny Baker
Teri Hatcher
Phill Jupitus
Danny Baker10 September 2018 (2018-09-10)
13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) (XL edition)
2192"Peril"Aisling Bea
Lee Mack
Jason Manford
Aisling Bea17 September 2018 (2018-09-17)
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) (XL edition)
2203"Piecemeal"Gyles Brandreth
Jimmy Carr
Sally Phillips
All[fn 32]24 September 2018 (2018-09-24)
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) (XL edition)
2214"Parts"Ed Balls
Sara Pascoe
Johnny Vegas
Sara Pascoe1 October 2018 (2018-10-01)
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) (XL edition)
2225"Public and Private"Bridget Christie
Victoria Coren Mitchell
Phill Jupitus
Victoria Coren Mitchell8 October 2018 (2018-10-08)
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) (XL edition)
2236"Pictures"Noel Fielding
Hannah Gadsby
Joe Lycett
Hannah Gadsby15 October 2018 (2018-10-15)
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) (XL edition)
2247"Picnics"Richard Osman
Rachel Parris
Romesh Ranganathan
Romesh Ranganathan22 October 2018 (2018-10-22)
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) (XL edition)
2258"Plants"Stephen K. Amos
Jason Manford
Sara Pascoe
Stephen K. Amos29 October 2018 (2018-10-29)
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) (XL edition)
2269"Pubs"[fn 3]Noel Fielding
Cariad Lloyd
Josh Widdicombe
Noel Fielding18 December 2018 (2018-12-18)
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) (XL edition)
22710"Pain & Punishment"Jimmy Carr
Alice Levine
Lee Mack
Jimmy Carr11 January 2019 (2019-01-11)
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) (XL edition)
22811"Potpourri"Cally Beaton
Rhod Gilbert
Phill Jupitus
Phill Jupitus18 January 2019 (2019-01-18)
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) (XL edition)
22912"Procrastination"Aisling Bea
Nikki Bedi
Holly Walsh
Holly Walsh25 January 2019 (2019-01-25)
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) (XL edition)
23013"Phenomena"Cariad Lloyd
Paul Sinha
Josh Widdicombe
Alan Davies1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)
11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) (XL edition)
23114"Pathological"Ed Byrne
Rhod Gilbert
Sindhu Vee
Ed Byrne8 February 2019 (2019-02-08)
18 May 2019 (2019-05-18) (XL edition)
23215"Past Times"Joe Lycett
Ellie Taylor
Phil Wang
Alan Davies and Ellie Taylor15 February 2019 (2019-02-15)
9 August 2019 (2019-08-09) (XL edition)
23316"Post"Susan Calman
Matt Lucas
Holly Walsh
Matt Lucas22 February 2019 (2019-02-22)
16 August 2019 (2019-08-16) (XL edition)
N/A17"QI VG: Series P Compilation Show 1"N/AN/A1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)
N/A18"QI VG: Series P Compilation Show 2"N/AN/A8 March 2019 (2019-03-08)

Series Q (2019–20)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date[10][11]
2341"Quirky"Loyiso Gola
Jason Manford
Sarah Millican
Loyiso Gola6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) (XL edition)
2352"Quintessential"Cariad Lloyd
Holly Walsh
Josh Widdicombe
Holly Walsh13 September 2019 (2019-09-13)
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) (XL edition)
2363"Quarrels"Aisling Bea
Jason Manford
Anuvab Pal
Anuvab Pal20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) (XL edition)
2374"Queasy Quacks"Stephen K. Amos
Victoria Coren Mitchell
Claudia Winkleman
Stephen K. Amos27 September 2019 (2019-09-27)
30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) (XL edition)
2385"Questions and Qualifications"Ade Adepitan
Nish Kumar
Holly Walsh
Holly Walsh4 October 2019 (2019-10-04)
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) (XL edition)
2396"Quests: Part I"Alan Carr
Phill Jupitus
Alice Levine
Phill Jupitus11 October 2019 (2019-10-11)
15 December 2019 (2019-12-15) (XL edition)
2407"Quests: Part II"Susan Calman
Joe Lycett
Holly Walsh
Marvin the Paranoid Android[fn 33]18 October 2019 (2019-10-18)
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) (XL edition)
2418"Qanimals"Daliso Chaponda
Phill Jupitus
Cariad Lloyd
Daliso Chaponda25 October 2019 (2019-10-25)
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) (XL edition)
2429"Quizmas"[fn 3]Sara Pascoe
Johnny Vegas
Josh Widdicombe
Alan Davies[fn 26]24 December 2019 (2019-12-24)
27 December 2019 (2019-12-27) (XL edition)
24310"Quiet"Jimmy Carr
Andrew Maxwell
Sara Pascoe
Jimmy Carr3 January 2020 (2020-01-03)
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) (XL edition)
24411"Quaffing"Jo Brand
Phill Jupitus
Prue Leith
Phill Jupitus10 January 2020 (2020-01-10)[fn 34]
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) (XL edition)
24512"Quagmire"Aisling Bea
Sally Phillips
Sindhu Vee
Sally Phillips17 January 2020 (2020-01-17)
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) (XL edition)
24613"Quills"Tom Allen
Jimmy Carr
Lou Sanders
Alan Davies24 January 2020 (2020-01-24)
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) (XL edition)
24714"Queens"Colin Lane
Sarah Millican
David Mitchell
Sarah Millican31 January 2020 (2020-01-31)
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) (XL edition)[fn 34]
24815"Quantity and Quality"James Acaster
Bridget Christie
Joe Lycett
The Audience7 February 2020 (2020-02-07)
4 April 2020 (2020-04-04) (XL edition)
24916"Quads & Quins"Aisling Bea
Nish Kumar
David Mitchell
David Mitchell14 February 2020 (2020-02-14)
4 May 2020 (2020-05-04) (XL edition)
N/A17"QI VG: Series Q Compilation Show 1"N/AN/A21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)[fn 34]
N/A18"QI VG: Series Q Compilation Show 2"N/AN/A28 February 2020 (2020-02-28)

Series R (2020–21)

No.
overall
No. in seriesTitleGuestsWinner(s)Original air date[10][12]
2501"Rude"John Barrowman
Aisling Bea
Phill Jupitus
John Barrowman28 May 2020 (2020-05-28)
29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) (XL edition)
2512"Ruff & Reddy"Tom Allen
Susan Calman
Zoe Lyons
Zoe Lyons4 June 2020 (2020-06-04)
5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) (XL edition)
2523"Road & Rail"Aisling Bea
Cally Beaton
Holly Walsh
Holly Walsh11 June 2020 (2020-06-11)
12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) (XL edition)
2534"Restaurants"Phill Jupitus
Sara Pascoe
Mark Watson
Alan Davies18 June 2020 (2020-06-18)
26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) (XL edition)
2545"Rubbish"Bridget Christie
Johnny Vegas
Holly Walsh
Holly Walsh25 June 2020 (2020-06-25)[fn 35]
3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) (XL edition)
2556"Ridiculous"Maisie Adam
David Mitchell
Holly Walsh
Holly Walsh2 July 2020 (2020-07-02)[fn 35]
10 October 2020 (2020-10-10) (XL edition)
2567"Revolutions"Gyles Brandreth
Susan Calman
Jessica Fostekew
Gyles Brandreth9 July 2020 (2020-07-09)
30 January 2021 (2021-01-30) (XL edition)
2578"Reflections"Joe Lycett
Zoe Lyons
Liza Tarbuck
Zoe Lyons16 July 2020 (2020-07-16)
7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) (XL edition)
2589"Radioactive"Joe Lycett
Shazia Mirza
Josh Widdicombe
Josh Widdicombe23 July 2020 (2020-07-23)
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) (XL edition)
25910"Rest and Recreation"Stephen K. Amos
Susan Calman
Lou Sanders
Susan Calman30 July 2020 (2020-07-30)
2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) (XL edition)
26011"Roaming"Sara Pascoe
Josh Widdicombe
Benjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Zephaniah6 August 2020 (2020-08-06)
12 February 2021 (2021-02-12) (XL edition)
N/A12"QI VG: Series R Compilation Show 1"N/AN/A13 August 2020 (2020-08-13)
26113"Rejoice! A Christmas Special"Chris McCausland
Justin Moorhouse
Holly Walsh
Everyone (it's Christmas)23 December 2020 (2020-12-23)
27 December 2020 (2020-12-27) (XL edition)
26214"R Animals"Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Tom Allen
Ed Gamble
Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock7 January 2021 (2021-01-07) (XL edition)[fn 36]
26315"Rogue"Bill Bailey
Jack Carroll
Olga Koch
Jack Carroll14 January 2021 (2021-01-14)
26416"Random"Bill Bailey
Daliso Chaponda
Sally Phillips
Alan Davies[fn 37]21 January 2021 (2021-01-21)
26517"Rock 'n' Roll"Eshaan Akbar
Bill Bailey
Katy Brand
Alan Davies28 January 2021 (2021-01-28)
N/A18"QI VG: Series R Compilation Show 2"N/AN/A4 February 2021 (2021-02-04)

Footnotes

  1. This episode was never broadcast, but was released as an extra on the Series A DVD.[6]
  2. Also known as "Africa".
  3. Christmas special
  4. Apart from the first episode which premiered on BBC Two, all the dates given are for when the episodes premiered on BBC Four.
  5. For the General Ignorance portion of this episode, Fry and Davies switched places after Davies demanded that he "not be humiliated at Christmas". Fry deliberately collected enough forfeits to ensure he finished bottom.
  6. Hallowe'en special
  7. Children in Need special
  8. Alan Davies was absent for the recording of this episode, as he did not want to miss his favourite football team, Arsenal, playing in the Champions League final that same evening. He did however make an appearance through pre-recorded material, which ended with him being 'teleported' to the match as he tested his buzzer.
  9. A special episode containing outtakes from Series E.
  10. The broadcast of this episode was delayed by a week because of the 2009 Comic Relief telethon.[7]
  11. The first few XLs were not screened the day after the short version was shown in Series G, the BBC instead choosing to hold them back for later airing dates.
  12. This is the only episode to feature five panellists on the show instead of four.
  13. The XL version of this episode premiered on Dave, not the BBC.
  14. For the first (and only) time, the players were divided into teams, with the men on one team and the women on the other.
  15. Jo Brand was listed as finishing 5th in this episode – US President Barack Obama ‘finished’ 4th with a score of −10 for referring to 44 different Presidents taking the oath of office in a clip of his inauguration speech, activating a klaxon. At the time, there were actually 43, because Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th President.
  16. On the original transmission, Clive Anderson was announced as the winner, but in the XL version it was shown that the actual winner was the audience, scoring 10 points compared to Anderson's 3 points.[8]
  17. Special episode webcast live as part of 24 Hour Panel People. Alan Davies was not present for this episode.[9]
  18. Conti was accompanied by her ventriloquist's puppet, Gran, whose score was counted separately from her own.
  19. As part of the theme, the scores were unjustly given at the beginning, stating that Toksvig won (despite the fact Anderson had a higher score). The true scores were not revealed at the end.
  20. The original broadcast of the 30-minute edition of this episode was replaced by live coverage of Children in Need on BBC Two. It was eventually shown during a run of repeats during Christmas 2011.
  21. ASIMO scored points by demonstrating its technological capabilities to the audience. Of the four panellists, Mitchell had the highest score.
  22. Special episode aired as part of BBC Two's Shakespeare season.
  23. This episode was originally scheduled to go out on 9 December 2011 (as episode 14 of the series), but after a furore over comments that panellist Jeremy Clarkson had made live on The One Show – concerning a recent public sector strike and suicides on railway lines – the BBC decided to postpone the airing until a later date.
  24. This XL edition was unintentionally made available on the BBC iPlayer following the date of its original intended broadcast (it was removed the following morning). The first TV broadcast was on BBC HD.
  25. A short sports-themed edition of the show, recorded during the filming of the "I-Spy" episode and broadcast during the 2012 Sport Relief telethon.
  26. The scores were not revealed.
  27. Fry declared himself the winner having awarded himself 52! (52-factorial, approximately 8×1067) points for demonstrating that no two shuffles of a deck of cards would ever be the same. Of the four panellists, Sessions had the highest score.
  28. To match with the theme of correcting previous inaccuracies, the panellists were given points that they would be owed for their prior appearances' incorrect answers which were statistically now correct. Davies received 737.66 owed points, several hundred more than anyone else was owed, ensuring that he won. The panellist who had the most points without including this bonus was Jo Brand.
  29. The XL edition of this episode was broadcast before the regular edition.
  30. As part of the theme, the scoring system was inverted, with the panellist with the lowest score being declared the winner and the highest scorer the loser.
  31. Although Millican had fewer points than both Lane, and Fielding, she was declared the winner as Toksvig once had to stand her up so she could become the host of QI.
  32. The episode had a theme of politeness. In keeping with the theme, when one panellist received points, the other panellists also received points. Instead of reading out scores at the end of the episode, Toksvig awarded prizes to each panellist: Brandreth won "Most Positive Attitude"; Carr won "Tidiest Desk"; Phillips won "Neatest Colouring In"; Davies won "Waggiest Tail".
  33. Marvin was awarded 42 points after appearing on the show. Of the panellists, Walsh had the highest score.
  34. This episode's broadcasting in Northern Ireland took place two days after this date.
  35. Show was recorded in March 2020 without a studio audience. This was because of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  36. No broadcast date has yet been announced for the regular edition of this episode.
  37. In keeping with the episode's theme, the points were awarded randomly. Alan Davies was declared the winner with 150,000 points - the weight in kilograms of a blue whale.

References

General
  • Wolf, Ian. "QI – Episode Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  • Wolf, Ian. "QI Merchandise". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
Specific
  1. Wolf, Ian. "QI – A Quite Interesting Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  2. "QI: The BBC Television Series". QI. Archived from the original on 6 November 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  3. John Lloyd and John Mitchinson (6 November 2006). QI – The Complete First Series: "Factoids" (Audio Commentary) (DVD). BBC and 2entertain. Catalogue number BBCDVD2325.
  4. Wolf, Ian. "Series A – Adam". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  5. Wolf, Ian. "QI – Production Details, Plus Regular Cast and Crew". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  6. Wolf, Ian. "QI – Pilot". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  7. Wolf, Ian. "QI: Series F – Food". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
  8. Wolf, Ian. "QI: Series G – Greeks". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  9. "24 Hour Panel People: Schedule". BBC: Comic Relief. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  10. "QI Upcoming Broadcasts". BBC. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  11. "QI XL Upcoming Broadcasts". BBC. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  12. "QI XL Upcoming Broadcasts". BBC. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

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