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QI: Series L

18 episodes Premiered Oct 3, 2014 Updated Oct 11, 2026
Previously on QI

Season 12 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of QI Season 11.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 12 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S12·E1 Mytharc

L-animals

Oct 3, 2014 · 29 min

From lonely whales to larval locomotives, Stephen Fry takes a look at the animal kingdom themed around the letter L. With Sarah Millican, Ross Noble, Colin Lane and Alan Davies.

S12·E2 Core

Location, Location, Location

Oct 10, 2014 · 29 min

Stephen Fry, Jason Manford, Aisling Bea, Johnny Vegas and Alan Davies look at some quite interesting locations.

S12·E3 Core

Literature

Oct 17, 2014 · 29 min

Stephen Fry, Lloyd Langford, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Jack Whitehall and Alan Davies look at language.

S12·E4 Core

Levity

Oct 24, 2014 · 29 min

Stephen Fry, Josh Widdicombe, Sue Perkins, Frank Skinner and Alan Davies look at levity, levitation and lights.

S12·E5 Core

Lenses

Oct 31, 2014 · 29 min

Stephen Fry, Jo Brand, Josh Widdicombe, Phill Jupitus and Alan Davies look at parts of the body beginning with L.

S12·E6 Core

Liblabble

Nov 7, 2014 · 29 min

Stephen Fry, Rev. Richard Coles, Sara Pascoe, Bill Bailey and Alan Davies look through a list of L-themed larks.

S12·E7 Core

Lethal

Nov 21, 2014 · 29 min

Stephen Fry looks at the quite interesting side of all things lethal, with a deadly and dangerous panel of Bill Bailey, Sandi Toksvig, Jason Manford and Alan Davies.

S12·E8 Core

Lovely

Nov 28, 2014 · 29 min

Stephen Fry looks into love with the rather lovely Josh Widdicombe, Aisling Bea, Tony Hawks and Alan Davies.

S12·E9 Core

Ladies and Gents

Dec 5, 2014 · 29 min

The ladies and gents on the panel are Ross Noble, Kathy Lette, Sue Perkins and Alan Davies.

S12·E10 Core

Lying

Dec 12, 2014 · 29 min

Stephen Fry seeks out the truth about liars and lying with Sara Pascoe, Jack Whitehall, Adam Hills and Alan Davies.

S12·E11 Core

Lumped Together

Dec 19, 2014 · 29 min

Stephen Fry lumps together a whole lot of L-themed larks, from lava lamps to love handles. With David Mitchell, Ronni Ancona, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies.

S12·E12 Filler

No L

Dec 25, 2014 · 29 min

Carrie Fisher, Bill Bailey, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies are in the QI Christmas special.

S12·E13 Core

Lucky Losers

Jan 2, 2015 · 29 min

Stephen Fry, Jeremy Clarkson, Sandi Toksvig, Danny Baker and Alan Davies take a look at luck and loss.

S12·E14 Core

Little and Large

Jan 9, 2015 · 29 min

Stephen Fry and Alan Davies looks at the multi-sized world of the little and the large with Phill Jupitus, Richard Osman and Lucy Porter.

S12·E15 Core

Long Lost

Jan 16, 2015 · 29 min

Stephen Fry and Alan Davies are joined by Jimmy Carr, Claudia O'Doherty and Suggs.

S12·E16 Core

Landmarks

Jan 23, 2015 · 29 min

Stephen Fry and Alan Davies are joined by Jo Brand, David Mitchell and Colin Lane.

S12·E17 Mytharc

VG: Part One

Jan 30, 2015 · 29 min

A compilation of some of the best bits from Series L.

S12·E18 Mytharc

VG: Part Two

Jan 31, 2015 · 29 min

More of the best bits from Series L.

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