No Such Thing As A Bassoon In A Football Stadium is the 17th episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, the 17th episode of the first year, and the 32nd episode of 2014. It features regular presenters James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski, and Dan Schreiber, and guest John Lloyd, the creator of QI. It was recorded at the QI Offices in Covent Garden, London.
Description[]
This week in the QI Office Dan Schreiber (@schreiberland), James Harkin (@eggshaped), Anna Ptaszynski (@nosuchthing), Andrew Hunter Murray (@andrewhunterm) & Chief Gnome John Lloyd (@qikipedia) discuss Elgar's football chants, Arsenal's response to 9/11, how connecting trains can affect a match, and more... Liking football not required
Facts[]
- The first known football chant was composed by Edward Elgar. (Ptaszynski)
- Eric Cantona was raised in a cave. (Schreiber)
- In the first World Cup Final, Uruguay and Argentina could not agree on the size of the ball to use, so they used Argentina's small ball in the first half (ending with Argentina 2-1 up), and Uruguay's big ball in the second half (Uruguay won 4-2). (Harkin)
- FIFA has more members than the United Nations. (Lloyd)
Trivia[]
- This episode is football-themed, to tie in with the final of the 2014 World Cup, making it an unofficial end to the International Factball series.
- This is the first appearance of John Lloyd, the creator of QI, and "head elf" - referred to in the programme as "head gnome".
- As there are five people around the microphones, regular presenter Andrew Hunter Murray fact-checks this episode.
- James Harkin supports Tranmere Rovers.