No Such Thing As Batman And Thrush is the 406th episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, the 42nd episode of the eighth year, and the 53rd episode of 2021. It features regular presenters James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski, and Dan Schreiber, and was recorded at The Alexandra in Birmingham.
Description[]
Live from Birmingham it's the Fish Christmas Special! Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss Christmas birds and Christmas paintings, and wish you a Randy Christmas.
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Facts[]
- The song "When the Red, Red Robin Goes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along" is actually about a thrush.[1] (Harkin)
- Nobody knows where Caravaggio's most Christmasy painting is, but the main theory is that it was eaten by pigs in the 1970s.[2] (Murray)
- Merrie Christmas Park in Miami isn't named after the holiday but after a girl named Merrie who was the daughter of the city's former mayor Randy Christmas.[3] (Schreiber)
- The edible Advent calendar came before the printed picture Advent calendar.[4] (Ptaszynski)
Trivia[]
- This is the twelfth episode of the Nerd Immunity tour.
Notes[]
- ↑ Shoreline Area News: For the Birds: The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along
- ↑ Wikipedia: Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence
- ↑ Ashley Cusack Team: Merrie Christmas Park Finally Opened!
- ↑ Weihnachtsmuseum: Advent calendars