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When is QI XL on?

QI XLLucky Losers: Alan's in with a chance as the panellist with the lowest score wins this edition of the mind-bending quiz also starring Jeremy Clarkson, Sandi Toksvig, and Danny Baker. [S]Mon, Apr 21, 10:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLLittle and Large: A suitably multi-sized line-up of Richard Osman, Lucy Porter, Phill Jupitus and Alan Davies join Stephen Fry in this extra-large helping of wit and wisdom. [S]Tue, Apr 22, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLLadies and Gents: Unisex education with renaissance man Stephen Fry and Kathy Lette, Ross Noble, Sue Perkins and Alan Davies. The a-gender includes posers on loos and suffrage. [S]Wed, Apr 23, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLLong Lost: Suggs joins Stephen Fry and Alan Davies for more mind-expanding 'madness'. With fellow guests Claudia O'Doherty and Jimmy Carr, they consider lichen and lettuce. [S]Thu, Apr 24, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLLandmarks: The superior panel show that's a milestone in TV quiz history. Jo Brand, David Mitchell and Alan Davies address larceny, the London Underground and loos. [S]Fri, Apr 25, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins

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QI XLNo L: Christmas Special: The big man and his QI elves deliver the gift of knowledge to Carrie Fisher, Bill Bailey, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies in the very merry panel show's Christmas special. [S]Fri, Apr 18, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLLumped Together: Extra-large portions of tasty trivia served up by Jeeves himself. David Mitchell, Ronni Ancona, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies get to grips with love handles. [S]Thu, Apr 17, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLLying: Stephen Fry tells the truth about tall tales in the deceptive panel show. The cock and bull stories come from Sara Pascoe, Jack Whitehall, Adam Hills and Alan Davies. [S]Wed, Apr 16, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLLovely: The adored panel show with a fondness for titillating trivia. Getting all lovey-dovey with Stephen Fry are Josh Widdicombe, Aisling Bea, Tony Hawks and Alan Davies. [S]Tue, Apr 15, 10:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLLiblabble: More myth-busting mirth in the witty panel show. Stephen Fry luxuriates in L-themed larks with the Reverend Richard Coles, Sara Pascoe, Bill Bailey and Alan Davies. [S]Mon, Apr 14, 10:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLPain and Punishment: Sandi Toksvig considers the subjects of pain and punishment, with guests Jimmy Carr, Lee Mack and Alice Levine joining regular Alan Davies on the panel. [S]Sat, Mar 8, 10:35 pmU&Dave65 mins
QI XLPubs: A Christmas Special: Sandi Toksvig has a Christmas knees-up in the pub with Alan Davies, Cariad Lloyd, Josh Widdicombe and Noel Fielding. Pub-themed questions are in order. [S]Fri, Mar 7, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLPlants: Sandi Toksvig hosts as comedians Sara Pascoe, Stephen K Amos and Jason Manford join regular panellist Alan Davies to answer questions. [S]Thu, Mar 6, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLPicnics: Sandi Toksvig is joined by Romesh Ranganathan, Rachel Parris, Richard Osman and regular panellist Alan Davies, who answer questions on the theme of picnics. [S]Wed, Mar 5, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLPictures: Sandi Toksvig hosts as comedians Hannah Gadsby, Noel Fielding and Joe Lycett join regular panellist Alan Davies to answer questions. [S]Tue, Mar 4, 10:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLPublic and Private: Sandi Toksvig is joined by Victoria Coren Mitchell, Phill Jupitus, Bridget Christie and regular panellist Alan Davies. [S]Sat, Mar 1, 10:55 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLNew. Unrelated: Sandi Toksvig looks at a range of unrelated 'U' topics with Tom Allen, Chris McCausland, Lou Sanders and Alan Davies. [S]Mon, Dec 30, 6:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XL'U' Animals: Sandi Toksvig, Rhod Gilbert, Lara Ricote, Ahir Shah and Alan Davies look at some animals beginning with 'U'. [S]Mon, Dec 30, 1:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLNew. 'U' Animals: Sandi Toksvig, Rhod Gilbert, Lara Ricote, Ahir Shah and Alan Davies look at some animals beginning with 'U'. [S]Sun, Dec 29, 6:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLUfology: Sandi Toksvig dusts off her tinfoil hat for a look at ufology with Cally Beaton, Nish Kumar, Tom Ward and Alan Davies. [S]Sun, Dec 29, 1:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLNew. Ufology: Sandi Toksvig dusts off her tinfoil hat for a look at ufology with Cally Beaton, Nish Kumar, Tom Ward and Alan Davies. [S]Sat, Dec 28, 6:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLUltras: Sandi Toksvig presents an ultra-interesting episode with Jordan Gray, Jason Manford, Sara Pascoe and Alan Davies. [S]Sat, Dec 28, 1:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLNew. Ultras: Sandi Toksvig presents an ultra-interesting episode with Jordan Gray, Jason Manford, Sara Pascoe and Alan Davies. [S]Fri, Dec 27, 6:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLNew. All I Want for Christmas Is U: Sandi Toksvig is joined by Eshaan Akbar, Jo Brand, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies for a festive special. [S]Wed, Dec 25, 10:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLToys, Tinsel, and Turkeys: Sandi Toksvig hosts a Christmas special with Aisling Bea, Chris McCausland, Gyles Brandreth and Alan Davies. [S]Wed, Dec 25, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLO Christmas: Christmas-themed posers. Jason Manford, Romesh Ranganathan and Holly Walsh learn the best way to wrap an awkwardly shaped present and get wine stains out of a carpet. [S]Tue, Dec 24, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLNew. Uncle Sam: Sandi Toksvig puts the UK-US special relationship under the microscope with Kemah Bob, Alex Edelman, David Mitchell, and Alan Davies. [S]Mon, Dec 23, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLNew. Unsavoury: Join Sandi Toksvig for a thoroughly unsavoury episode with Gyles Brandreth, Judi Love, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Alan Davies. [S]Mon, Dec 23, 8:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLMerriment: Old scrooge Stephen Fry docks Jenny Eclair, Johnny Vegas, Bill Bailey and Alan Davies points in this XL-mas special. And can you spot the Morse code in Morse? [S]Sat, Dec 21, 2:00 amU&Dave50 mins
QI XLMerriment: Old scrooge Stephen Fry docks Jenny Eclair, Johnny Vegas, Bill Bailey and Alan Davies points in this XL-mas special. And can you spot the Morse code in Morse? [S]Fri, Dec 20, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLIce: In a festive edition of the cerebral panel show, Good King Stephen Fry harks at eskimos, expeditions and Iceland with Ross Noble, Sean Lock, Brian Blessed and Alan Davies. [S]Fri, Dec 20, 2:00 amU&Dave50 mins
QI XLMisconceptions: The witty quiz that thrives on fallacies. Sue Perkins, Sara Cox and Chris Addison guest as departing host Stephen Fry docks Alan Davies points one last time. [S]Sat, Dec 14, 2:00 amU&Dave50 mins
QI XLMisconceptions: The witty quiz that thrives on fallacies. Sue Perkins, Sara Cox and Chris Addison guest as departing host Stephen Fry docks Alan Davies points one last time. [S]Fri, Dec 13, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLMessy: Quite complex quizzing. Things get messy as Stephen Fry learns whether Sarah Millican, Eddie Kadi, Noel Fielding and Alan Davies know their mugwumps from their mullipuffs. [S]Thu, Dec 12, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLMonster Mash: The smash-hit quiz show that caught on in a flash. Beastly quizmaster Stephen Fry is an eerie sight for Sara Pascoe, Josh Widdicombe, Phill Jupitus and Alan Davies. [S]Thu, Dec 12, 2:00 amU&Dave50 mins
QI XLMonster Mash: The smash-hit quiz show that caught on in a flash. Beastly quizmaster Stephen Fry is an eerie sight for Sara Pascoe, Josh Widdicombe, Phill Jupitus and Alan Davies. [S]Wed, Dec 11, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLMedieval and Macabre: Enlightenment on the Middle Ages with Stephen Fry. Julia Zemiro, Matt Lucas, David Mitchell and Alan Davies hear that pre-fabs date to pre-Ikea times! [S]Wed, Dec 11, 2:00 amU&Dave50 mins
QI XLMedieval and Macabre: Enlightenment on the Middle Ages with Stephen Fry. Julia Zemiro, Matt Lucas, David Mitchell and Alan Davies hear that pre-fabs date to pre-Ikea times! [S]Tue, Dec 10, 10:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLMenagerie: Stephen Fry asks Sue Perkins, Romesh Ranganathan, Bill Bailey and Alan Davies beastly posers on moose, monkeys and moustachioed toads in the highly evolved quiz. [S]Tue, Dec 10, 2:00 amU&Dave50 mins
QI XLMenagerie: Stephen Fry asks Sue Perkins, Romesh Ranganathan, Bill Bailey and Alan Davies beastly posers on moose, monkeys and moustachioed toads in the highly evolved quiz. [S]Mon, Dec 9, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLMaking a Meal of It: Witty panel show. Stephen Fry gives us food for thought as Cariad Lloyd, Dermot O'Leary, Phill Jupitus and Alan Davies make a right meal of the answers. [S]Sat, Dec 7, 1:55 amU&Dave60 mins
QI XLMaking a Meal of It: Witty panel show. Stephen Fry gives us food for thought as Cariad Lloyd, Dermot O'Leary, Phill Jupitus and Alan Davies make a right meal of the answers. [S]Fri, Dec 6, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLMessing With Your Mind: Stephen Fry messes with the minds of Sarah Millican, Tommy Tiernan, Josh Widdicombe and Alan Davies, pooh-poohing everything they thought they knew. [S]Fri, Dec 6, 2:00 amU&Dave50 mins
QI XLMessing With Your Mind: Stephen Fry messes with the minds of Sarah Millican, Tommy Tiernan, Josh Widdicombe and Alan Davies, pooh-poohing everything they thought they knew. [S]Thu, Dec 5, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLMiddle Muddle: Stephen Fry reveals everything you know is wrong. Guests Aisling Bea, Danny Bhoy, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies muddle through questions on monocles and manholes. [S]Thu, Dec 5, 2:05 amU&Dave65 mins
QI XLMiddle Muddle: Stephen Fry reveals everything you know is wrong. Guests Aisling Bea, Danny Bhoy, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies muddle through questions on monocles and manholes. [S]Wed, Dec 4, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLMarriage and Mating: The stimulating panel show that weds comedy and knowledge. Stephen Fry enlightens Jo Brand, Greg Davies, Bill Bailey and Alan Davies on the joys of sex. [S]Wed, Dec 4, 1:50 amU&Dave60 mins
QI XLMarriage and Mating: The stimulating panel show that weds comedy and knowledge. Stephen Fry enlightens Jo Brand, Greg Davies, Bill Bailey and Alan Davies on the joys of sex. [S]Tue, Dec 3, 10:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLMaths: Stephen Fry dispels the factoids that don't quite add up in the panel show that's tougher than algebra. With Sandi Toksvig, Aisling Bea, Susan Calman and Alan Davies. [S]Tue, Dec 3, 1:50 amU&Dave60 mins
QI XLMaths: Stephen Fry dispels the factoids that don't quite add up in the panel show that's tougher than algebra. With Sandi Toksvig, Aisling Bea, Susan Calman and Alan Davies. [S]Mon, Dec 2, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLMiscellany: Smart aleck Stephen Fry chairs the quiz that revels in ignorance. Cariad Lloyd, Rhod Gilbert, Noel Fielding and Alan Davies are enlightened on moths and moss. [S]Fri, Nov 29, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLM-Places: Sue Perkins, Sami Shah, David Mitchell and Alan Davies join Stephen Fry on a trip to the Mountains of Kong, Mummerset and Brown Willy. Stop sniggering at the back. [S]Thu, Nov 28, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLMilitary Matters: Before the Sandi Toksvig coup, general of knowledge Stephen Fry soldiered on to fire posers at Sheila Hancock, Jeremy Clarkson, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies. [S]Wed, Nov 27, 9:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLA Medley of Maladies: What did Typhoid Mary die of? Stephen Fry poses the klaxon-baiting questions on medical matters to Lucy Porter, Ross Noble, Matt Lucas and Alan Davies. [S]Tue, Nov 26, 10:00 pmU&Dave60 mins
QI XLImmortal Bard: Alas poor Alan, he knows so little! Stephen Fry is red with mirth as Sue Perkins, Bill Bailey, David Mitchell and Alan Davies answer posers on William Shakespeare. [S]Sat, Nov 23, 1:55 amU&Dave60 mins