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QI: Series D

13 episodes Premiered Sep 29, 2006 Updated Oct 11, 2026

Previously on QI

Season 4 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 3.
⚡ 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.

Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes

Core (9): Character development & subplots

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S4·E1 Mytharc

Danger

Sep 29, 2006 · 29 min

Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Sean Lock, Jimmy Carr and Jo Brand discuss quite interesting topics beginning with 'D', particularly 'Danger'.

S4·E2 Core

Discoveries

Oct 6, 2006 · 29 min

Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Vic Reeves, Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith discuss quite interesting topics beginning with 'D', particularly 'Discoveries'.

S4·E3 Core

Dogs

Oct 13, 2006 · 29 min

Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Neil Mullarkey, Jeremy Clarkson and Liza Tarbuck discuss quite interesting topics beginning with 'D', particularly 'Dogs'.

S4·E4 Core

Dictionaries

Oct 20, 2006 · 29 min

Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Phill Jupitus, Ronni Ancona and Rory Bremner discuss quite interesting topics beginning with 'D', particularly 'Dictionaries'.

S4·E5 Filler

Death (Halloween Special)

Oct 27, 2006 · 29 min

Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Andy Parsons, Sean Lock and Clive Anderson discuss quite interesting topics beginning with 'D', particularly 'Death'.

S4·E6 Core

Drinks

Nov 3, 2006 · 29 min

Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Jimmy Carr, Phill Jupitus and John Sessions discuss quite interesting topics beginning with 'D', particularly 'Drinking'.

S4·E7 Core

Differences

Nov 10, 2006 · 29 min

Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Dara O'Briain, Julian Clary and Jo Brand discuss quite interesting topics beginning with 'D', particularly 'Differences'.

S4·E8 Core

Descendants (Children in Need Special)

Nov 17, 2006 · 29 min

Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Rich Hall, Phill Jupitus and Jonathan Ross discuss quite interesting topics beginning with 'D', particularly 'Descendants'.

S4·E9 Core

Doves

Nov 24, 2006 · 29 min

Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, John Sessions, David Mitchell and Andy Hamilton discuss quite interesting topics beginning with 'D', particularly 'Doves'.

S4·E10 Core

Divination

Dec 1, 2006 · 29 min

Stephen Fry, Alan Davies (in spirit), Johnny Vaughan, Graeme Garden and Phill Jupitus discuss quite interesting topics beginning with 'D', particularly 'Divination'.

S4·E11 Core

Deprivation

Dec 8, 2006 · 29 min

Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Mark Steel, Vic Reeves and Roger McGough discuss quite interesting topics beginning with 'D', particularly 'Deprivation'.

S4·E12 Mytharc

Domesticity

Dec 15, 2006 · 29 min

Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Jo Brand, Phill Jupitus and Jessica Stevenson discuss quite interesting topics beginning with 'D', particularly 'Domesticity'.

S4·E13 Mytharc

December (Christmas Special)

Dec 22, 2006 · 29 min

Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Jo Brand, Rich Hall and Dara Ó Briain discuss quite interesting topics beginning with 'D' in this Christmas special.