No Such Thing As A Donkumentary is the 84th episode ofNo Such Thing As A Fish, the 32nd episode of the second year, and the 43rd episode of 2015. It features regular presenters Andrew Hunter Murray and Dan Schreiber, QI Elf Alex Bell, and guest presenter Karl Kruszelnicki. The episode was recorded at the Waldorf Astoria in London.
Description[]
Dan, Andy, Alex and special guest Dr Karl Kruszelnicki discuss dangerous ticks, millennium bugs and a newly discovered Bastard.
Facts[]
- Two people in Sydney every week get bitten by ticks and shortly afterwards become allergic to meat for the rest of their lives. (Kruszelnicki)
- The Millennium Bug is going to hit in 2038. (Murray)
- Buckminster Fuller's complete diaries take over 18 metres of shelf space. (Bell)
- Australian scientists have recently named a newly discovered species of fish "blue bastard". (Schreiber)
Trivia[]
- Regular presenters James Harkin and Anna Ptaszynski are absent.
- This episode marks the first and only appearance of Dr Karl Kruszelnicki.
- Kruszelnicki is a winner of a 2002 Ig Nobel Prize in Interdisciplinary Research.
- Alex Bell guests, makes his thirteenth appearance.
- This episode marks the first and only appearance of Dr Karl Kruszelnicki.
- Despite being recorded at a venue other than the QI Offices, this is not a Live Episode, not is it part of the No Such Thing As A Fish Live Tour.
- Buckminster Fuller's sleep schedule is discussed again in the 20 Hour Podcast.