About the Society
The Quite Interesting Society
The Quite Interesting Society is the first of its type in the world, but hopefully not the last. At its most basic, the society is a group of fans of the TV show QI: Quite Interesting on BBC 2. However, the society also has more lofty aims. We want to spread the QI philosophy through out the world (or at least to begin with, the university). The QI philosophy is that nothing is boring and anything can be interesting provided that it is looked at in the right manner. The most inspiring facts are those that the encyclopedias leave out. You'll find lots of facts about the size of a basketball court in the Encyclopedia Britannica but you won't find out that it took more than twenty years after the game was invented using peach baskets for someone to work out that they could cut a hole in the bottom of the basket instead of climbing a ladder to retrieve the ball.
What We Do
QI Soc is relatively new but we've already been very active and have plenty of plans. The society was launched at the event "An Audience With John Lloyd" in which an audience of 250 students asked John Lloyd, creator of QI and many other TV favourites, their questions about QI and his career.
We have also already participated in research for the next series of QI (the F series) and early in the Spring term of 2008 we took a small party down to London to watch the recording of the Museum of Curiosity (a radio show hosted by John Lloyd and Bill Bailey that is loosely based around QI).
Future events will range between bar quizes and competitions for our members to trips for the recordings of QI in the summer term (hopefully with entry to the green room). Proposed events also include a lecture series involving some quite interesting guest lecturers.
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QI and all related trademarks are © QI Ltd. The society is not officially affiliated with the show or its creators, but enjoys the amiable dialogue it has with them.
Last Updated: 6:49pm on 1st Sep, 2008 by Christopher White
