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QI: Series H

18 episodes Premiered Sep 17, 2010 Updated Oct 11, 2026
Previously on QI

Season 8 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 7.
  • ⚡ 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 8 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S8·E1 Mytharc

Hodge Podge

Sep 17, 2010 · 28 min

Stephen Fry asks unanswerable questions about a hodge-podge of topics beginning with the letter H, with Ross Noble, Jack Dee, Phill Jupitus and Alan Davies.

S8·E2 Core

H Anatomy

Sep 24, 2010 · 29 min

Stephen Fry asks unanswerable questions about body parts beginning with the letter H.

S8·E3 Core

Hoaxes

Oct 1, 2010 · 29 min

Sean Lock, David Mitchell, Danny Baker and Alan Davies are quizzed on hoaxes.

S8·E4 Core

Humans

Oct 8, 2010 · 29 min

Stephen Fry asks unanswerable questions about humans, with Jo Brand, Jack Dee, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies.

S8·E5 Core

H-animals

Oct 15, 2010 · 29 min

Stephen Fry asks unanswerable questions about animals which begin with the letter H, with Ruby Wax, Ross Noble, Sean Lock and Alan Davies.

S8·E6 Core

Happiness

Oct 22, 2010 · 29 min

Stephen Fry asks unanswerable questions about happiness, with Andy Hamilton, Rich Hall, Phill Jupitus and Alan Davies.

S8·E7 Filler

Horrible (Halloween Special)

Oct 29, 2010 · 29 min

Stephen Fry asks unanswerable questions about Halloween, with Chris Addison, Sean Lock, Dara Ó Briain and Alan Davies.

S8·E8 Core

Hypothetical

Nov 5, 2010 · 29 min

Stephen Fry considers some hypothetical questions with panellists Sandi Toksvig, John Lloyd, Johnny Vegas and Alan Davies.

S8·E9 Core

House and Home

Nov 12, 2010 · 29 min

Stephen Fry asks unanswerable questions about house and home, with Bill Bailey, Eddie Izzard, Danny Baker and Alan Davies.

S8·E10 Core

Health and Safety

Nov 26, 2010 · 29 min

Stephen Fry asks unanswerable questions about health and safety, with Ross Noble, David Mitchell, Jeremy Clarkson and Alan Davies.

S8·E11 Core

Highs and Lows

Dec 3, 2010 · 29 min

Stephen Fry asks unanswerable questions about highs and lows, with Rob Brydon, Fred MacAuley, Sandy Toksvig and Alan Davies.

S8·E12 Core

Horses and Hunting

Dec 10, 2010 · 29 min

Stephen Fry asks unanswerable questions about horses and hunting, with Clare Balding, Dara Ó Briain, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies.

S8·E13 Core

Holidays

Dec 17, 2010 · 26 min

Stephen Fry asks unanswerable questions about Holidays, with Bill Bailey, Rich Hall, Rob Brydon and Alan Davies.

S8·E14 Filler

Hocus-Pocus (Christmas Special)

Dec 24, 2010 · 29 min

Stephen Fry conjures up some hocus-pocus in a special Christmas edition of the quiz, with Daniel Radcliffe, Lee Mack, Graham Norton and Alan Davies.

S8·E15 Core

Hypnosis, Hallucinations & Hysteria

Jan 7, 2011 · 29 min

Stephen Fry asks questions about hypnosis, hallucinations and hysteria. With Ronni Ancona, Phill Jupitus, Robert Webb and Alan Davies.

S8·E16 Core

History

Jan 14, 2011 · 29 min

Stephen Fry asks unanswerable questions about history. With Sandi Toksvig, David Mitchell, Rob Brydon and Alan Davies.

S8·E17 Mytharc

VG Part One

Apr 25, 2011 · 29 min

A compilation of some of the best bits from the H series of QI, with Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, and a host of special guests.

S8·E18 Mytharc

VG Part Two

May 2, 2011 · 29 min

A compilation of some of the best bits from the H series of QI, with Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, and a host of special guests.

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