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James Harkin is a QI Elf, producer of Museum of Curiosity, and a regular presenter of No Such Thing As A Fish.

Non-Appearances[]

As a regular presenter, Harkin appears in every episode of the podcast except the following:

Trivia[]

  • Harkin has never filled in for Dan Schreiber to host even a single episode of No Such Thing As A Fish.
  • Harkin's twitter account was @eggshaped until Episode 184: No Such Thing As Dinosaur Diaries, when he changed it to @JamesHarkin.
  • Harkin was an accountant for a pub company, and a qualified pub landlord, but frequented the QI message boards, where he was offered a job as a QI Elf.
    • Harkin was also once qualified as a football referee.
  • Harkin was born on the 30th of December 1978, making him a Capricorn.
  • Harkin comes from Bolton, Greater Manchester and lives in Finsbury Park, London. He supports Tranmere Rovers.
  • Harkin went to primary school with Jenny Ryan of The Chase.
  • Harkin has a brother and two sisters, one of whom lives in a graveyard and grows vegetables, and another of whom is afraid of falling into holes. He is the eldest.
  • Harkin suffers from a form of aphantasia.
  • Harkin is married to a Russian, Polina, and speaks some Russian.
  • Harkin was on the QI Elves' Only Connect team with Anne Miller and Andrew Hunter Murray.
  • Harkin studied Maths and Physics at the University of Sheffield.
  • Harkin has a phobia of mushrooms, which is sometimes mentioned when fungi are discussed on the podcast.
  • Harkin has been on research trips for QI to Bhutan, Nepal, Peru, and Japan.
  • The Pottermore test put Harkin in Slytherin.
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