No Such Thing As A Hummingbird Pilot is the 115th episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, the 11th episode of the third year, and the 22nd episode of 2016. It features regular presenters James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, and Anna Ptaszynski, and guest QI Elf Anne Miller. It was recorded at the QI Offices in Covent Garden, London.
Description[]
Anna, James, Andy and Anne discuss alarm clocks in space, ripped-off national anthems and crows holding grudges.
Facts[]
- The alarm clock on the Mir Space Station made the same noise as the emergency alarm. (Miller)
- The Bosnian national anthem is almost identical in melody to the theme tune from National Lampoon's Animal House. (Harkin)
- Crows can bear a grudge for nine years and over two generations. (Murray)
- In 1959, the man who set the record time for swimming the Panama Canal was declared an honorary ship by the Panama Canal Authority. (Ptaszynski)
Trivia[]
- Regular presenter Dan Schreiber is absent.
- In his absence, Anna Ptaszynski hosts.
- Anne Miller guests, making her thirteenth appearance.
- Reference is again made to Ptaszynski drinking a lot of wine, first noted in Episode 47: No Such Thing As A Lonely Starbucks Customer, and peaking with Episode 249: No Such Thing As A Pint of Wine.