No Such Thing As The Middle Ages is the 3rd episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, the 3rd episode of the first year, and the 3rd episode of 2014. It features regular presenters James Harkin, Anna Ptaszynski, and Dan Schreiber, and guest presenters Alex Edelman and Greg Jenner. It was recorded at the QI Offices in Covent Garden, London.
Description[]
Episode 3: This week QI Elves Dan Schreiber (@schreiberland) and James Harkin (@eggshaped) are joined by Horrible Histories consultant Greg Jenner (@gregjenner) and comedian Alex Edelman (@alexedelman) to discuss the first recorded smile, the most important animal in America and 300 years that may never have happened.
Facts[]
- The earliest known dentistry is 9,000 years old.[1] (Jenner)
- There is a theory by Dr. Hans-Ulrich Niemitz that the Middle Ages never happened.[2][3] (Schreiber)
- The most medically indispensable sea creature in the United States is the horseshoe crab.[4] (Edelman)
- 28 people are known to have slept with Elizabeth I . They were all women.[5][6] (Harkin)
Trivia[]
- Regular presenter Andrew Hunter Murray is absent.
- Alex Edelman and Greg Jenner guest, making their first respective appearances.
- This is the first episode to feature an absence from one of the four regulars, as such it is also the first episode to feature any guest presenters.
- Greg is promoting his book A Million Years in a Day.
- Since there are 5 people in the studio (as opposed to the usual 4), Anna spends the episode fact-checking the others' facts.
- Elizabeth I's ladies-in-waiting are part of a headline fact in Episode 277.
Notes[]
- ↑ The Guardian: Skeleton reveals secrets of 9,000-year-old dentistry
- ↑ Wikipedia: Phantom time hypothesis
- ↑ "Did the Early Middle Ages Really Exist?" by Dr. Hans-Ulrich Niemitz. (PDF)
- ↑ The Atlantic: The Blood Harvest
- ↑ The Queen's Bed: An Intimate History of Elizabeth's Court by Anna Whitelock. (Amazon)
- ↑ Toronto Star: The Queen's Bed by Anna Whitelock: review