7: 🧂 The University Paying Its Rent In Pepper
Which peppercorn is good for popping at festivals? Who still pays rent in peppercorns? How do you make a pepper martini?
31 Mars 202528min
6: 🍝 When Colgate Made Lasagna
What went wrong with Beeton’s inedible macaroni? Why did Colgate once sell lasagna? Where does Bologna keep its mysterious Golden Tagliatella?
24 Mars 202533min
5: 🌭 Our Nuclear Submarines Depend On Sausages
What makes sausages sausage-shaped? How can you win a duel armed only with a sausage? What is the worrying sausagey weakness in the UK’s nuclear deterrent?
17 Mars 202525min
4: 🍗 Who Invented The Modern Chicken?
WARNING - BROILERS AHEAD: How many chickens do you eat each year? What's the best way to shuck a chicken oyster? Who invented the frozen chicken?
10 Mars 202526min
3: 🥛 How Do You Milk A Flying Cow?
Why is it so hard to milk a moose? How have we all been duped by Big Milk?
3 Mars 202525min
2: 🍌 The Banana That Went To Alton Towers
Why do we have Alton Towers to thank for the British banana? What's the least appealing peeling technique? What's the most threatening thing you can do with a banana and a biro?
24 Feb 202525min
1: 🧄 Why Won't Ninjas Eat Garlic?
How could garlic breath help win a war? Can you taste garlic with your feet? Does anyone actually follow the recipe-recommended amount of garlic?
24 Feb 202527min
✨ Introducing Lunchbox Envy!
Join QI's most gastronomically-minded Elves, Manu and Jack along with chef and food writer Rosie MacKean as they unpack the world of food and drink, one lunchbox at a time.
12 Feb 202540s
