Recording Dates

The following are provisional dates for the full series of recordings for season F which take place in May and June. Please note that the producers reserve the right to change these dates at short notice.

Monday 5th May
Tuesday 6th May
Monday 12th May
Tuesday 13th May
Monday 19th May
Tuesday 20th May
Wednesday 28th May
Thursday 29th May
Wednesday 4th June
Thursday 5th June
Wednesday 11th June
Thursday 12th June

We're still looking for more reviewers of the recordings. Send an email to qifanatic@googlemail.com if you're interested.

Tickets to F Series Recordings

Applause Store are now taking applications for tickets to the first two recordings of the F series. Please note that contrary to previous years, only online bookings will be accepted and it will consequently be harder to get into recordings.

Tickets can be booked here.

Also, due to commitments for several members of this blog, we will be looking for additional guest authors this year to write reviews of the recordings. The reviews have proved to be a very popular part of the blog with several hundred readers. If you intend to be at any of the recordings and are interested in writing the reviews then please get in contact by sending an email to qifanatic@googlemail.com. We are particularly looking for anyone who has experience of review writing.

The Quite Interesting Society

Updating the blog has been quite difficult for the past couple of months, which I apologise for. However, I've had good reason to be too busy to write new posts. I have been very heavily involved in the creation of the Quite Interesting Society at the University of York. It is the first student society in the world dedicated to QI.

The Quite Interesting Society was launched at the event "An Audience With John Lloyd" where the creator and producer of QI was interviewed by an audience of over 250 students. The society has already been involved with research for the next series and amongst other activities will be taking trips to the recordings. QI speakers will also be coming to York to discuss interesting topics and there's a chance of one or two comedy gigs too.

Click Here to view QI Soc's website

And finally, a reminder that QI's B series DVD is released on Monday. Don't forget to pick up your copy.

The Museum of Curiosity

The Museum of Curiosity is the latest creation of John Lloyd, the creator of QI and it's coming to a wireless near you at 6:30pm on Wednesday 20th February for the next 6 weeks. It is a radio 4 comedy based around the principles of QI where a panel of guests will contribute an item to the museum. John Lloyd takes the role of the professor whilst regular QI panelist Bill Bailey takes the role of curator (at his keyboard).

Having seen the show being recorded, I am very confident that this series is going to be a big hit. It could well be radios' VI to TV's quite interesting since it doesn't rely purely on comedic talent but also on notable talents in many fields (Alastair Fothergill, the producer of Blue Planet and Planet Earth for example). However, the show still benefits from strong comedic talent including Bill Bailey himself and panelists like Kevin Day.

Don't forget to listen next Wednesday at 6:30pm on Radio 4.

Daily Telegraph QI Column - Week 50 and 51

Apologies for the delays in updating the blog over recent weeks. The reasons for this should become apparent within the next week. To bring the news up-to-date regarding the column, click here to read interesting moon facts and click here for six based factoids (without a mention of cricket).