No Such Thing As Apocalypse 1988 is the 91st episode ofNo Such Thing As A Fish, the 39th episode of the second year, and the 52nd episode of 2015. It features regular presenters James Harkin, Anna Ptaszynski, and Dan Schreiber, and QI Elf Anne Miller. It was recorded at the QI Offices in Covent Garden, London.
Description[]
Dan, James, Anna and Anne discuss the Double-Cross System, biblical puns, and a week with Willy the worm.
Facts[]
- "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" was originally called "A Week with Willi the Worm". (Harkin)
- During World War II, the XX Committee, or "Double-Cross Committee", was in charge of turning German spies. (Miller)
- Houses in Bali are built in proportion to the owner's body. (Ptaszynski)
- According to Isaac Newton, the world is going to end in 2060. (Schreiber)
Trivia[]
- Regular presenter Andrew Hunter Murray is absent.
- Anne Miller guests, making her twelfth appearance.
- Harkin discusses a colonoscopy-performing robot, which is also referenced by Murray in Episode 188: No Such Thing As A Mouth-Propelled Grenade Launcher.
- Schreiber claims that Murray has banned him from talking about the Mongolian Death Worm.
- Harkin mentions the woman who had the most children, Valentina Vassilyev, who was discussed in TBA.
- Robert Hooke, who preceeded Newton in his theory of gravity, is again discussed in Episode 266: No Such Thing As An Innocent Pisces Sign.
- The end of this podcast is disrupted by Alex Bell annoucing that the street has to be evacuated.