No Such Thing As A Fish
Episodes
251: No Such Thing As An Accidental George
11 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Anna, James, Andy and Anne discuss undercover restaurant reviewers, weightlifting cockroaches, and what to pack for a trip on the Orient Express.
250: No Such Thing As The Mysterious Chamber
04 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss demolishing the Great Pyramid of Giza, with the WWF logo is a panda, and psychopathic teenage angst.
249: No Such Thing As A Pint Of Wine
28 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A compilation of the best deleted bits from the last year of Fish. Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas from Dan, James, Anna and Andy
25 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Merry Christmas! Here's a bonus extract from the The Audiobook of The Year 2018, available to download. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for more.
248: No Such Thing As The Shatner Bunny
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Union Chapel, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the world's oldest krill, the £20 million bed, and the Christmas decorations that go up in ...
247: No Such Thing As Footprints On The Sea
14 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Anna, James, Andy and Ed discuss whistling oysters, Captain Cook's goat, and King Lear's happy ending.
246: No Such Thing As The Worm Revolution
07 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the Royal Anagrammist, the man from M.O.U.L.D, and Darwin's publisher's not-so-helpful notes.
245: No Such Thing As The Very Sexy Caterpillar
30 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Brighton, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the police force made up of criminals, why mice walk so loudly, and the world's first crossword....
244: No Such Thing As A Fishman
23 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna, Andy and special guest Stephen Fry discuss frogs with regional accents, Canada's official tagline, and streaking in museums.
243: No Such Thing As Jean-Paul Sartre's Crabs
16 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Union Chapel in London, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss snail backpacks, the band from space, and Alexander Graham Bell's talking dog....
242: No Such Thing As The Ancient Monty Python Dynasty
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from York, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss scaring moths out of the sky, Sir Walter Raleigh's improv act, and why a robot would say 'poop'.
241: No Such Thing As Tom Cruise In A Manger
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Nottingham, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the Nativity with celebrities, giraffes with asthma, and chucking hospital patients into a bus...
240: No Such Thing As An Easy Tweet
26 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna, Andy and special guest Maxïmo Park frontman Paul Smith discuss banned bananas, earthquake-sensing belts, and the Great Lost Massive...
239: No Such Thing As The Queen Maaaaaaary
19 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, Anna, Andy and Alex discuss why wombats have the best bums, how to build an extension on a cruise liner and Who Do You Think You Are?'s rejected ...
238: No Such Thing As A Low Sofa
12 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, Andy, Anna and Anne discuss the world's worst poetry recital, where all the world's hazelnuts go, and the first ever advert on Channel 5.
237: No Such Thing As A Closed-Minded Tortoise
05 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Andy and Anna discuss facial recognition for chickens, the whales older than Moby Dick, and the European Space Agency's rockin' sound syst...
236: No Such Thing As A Brie Sculpture
28 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Anna, James, Andy and special guest Alex Edelman discuss illegal canoe practices, the funniest poo joke in history and Henry VIII's favourite pudding....
235: No Such Thing As Trousers For Spiders
21 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Alex discuss how to make spiders less scary, the oldest message in a bottle, and unusual features of the Mastermind chair.
234: No Such Thing As The Lemur Police
14 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss earwax grubs, armadillo sex and selfies with sunflowers.
233: No Such Thing As A Sexy Question Mark
07 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss Beefeaters' birthdays, Roman ice and metal umlauts.
232: No Such Thing As A Seven Foot Bond
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss spiders with eyeliner, biblical teeth gnashing, and the sumo wrestler with silicone in his scalp.
231: No Such Thing As A 24-Minute Podcast
24 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Alex discuss the first ever stripper to jump out of a cake, the Queen of Sweden's business cards, and why holding your breath und...
230: No Such Thing As Tinder For Sloths
17 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Wilderness Festival, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss how the Macarena could save your life, the secret penis code in the Bayeux Tapest...
229: No Such Thing As The Great Modesto
10 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Andy and Alex discuss gold in the sewers, Robert Burn's homemade ink, and why Sweden's highest point isn't any more.
228: No Such Thing As Seatbelts On Your Sofa
03 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Not live and not from Bristol, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss indoor hot air balloon shows, McBaseball and what you'll find inside a giraffe's armp...
227: No Such Thing As A More Ambitious Crossover Event In History
27 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live (partly at least) from the Wellington Opera House, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss how to birth a lamb, the most niche Netflix categories, and ...
226: No Such Thing As A Turtle Painting The Ceiling
20 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Auckland, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss painting pants on portraits, why Moscow's politicians don't kiss each other, and how often men r...
225: No Such Thing As An Interesting Riddle
13 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Sydney Opera House, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss BBC stock orgies, being buried with a chicken and why you might cycle the Olympic ...
224: No Such Thing As Mixed-Species Martial Arts
06 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Brisbane, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss spider wrestling, policemen dressed as statues, and Ozzy Osbourne's no-so-last tour.
223: No Such Thing As A Worthless Doorstop
29 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Melbourne, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss death by meteorite, the Manhatt-ant and the downhill history of the slinky.
222: No Such Thing As A Warmongering Pigeon
22 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Melbourne, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss superloud fish sex, taxiing to a war zone and why these facts probably aren't true.
221: No Such Thing As A Fully Carpeted Country
14 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna, Andy and special guest Alan Davies discuss the street value of football sticker albums, anti-diving shin pads and instructional chat...
220: No Such Thing As A Million Dots
08 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Anna, James, Andy and other James discuss bouliganism, flying on Titan, and tiny, tiny wasps.Episode 220 - No Such Thing As A Million Dots
219: No Such Thing As Jeremiah Wingdings
01 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss cosmetic surgery for Fish, how to get the edge in the Tour de France, and competitive typesetting.
218: No Such Thing As Tennis On The Moon
25 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss cavemen living on the moon, Victorian reaction times, and the mystery of The Mystery Of Edwin Drood.
217: No Such Thing As A Trapezium-Shaped Hankie
18 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Liverpool, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss bob.com, how to eat an avocado, and what the Ancient Greeks used for toilet paper.
216: No Such Thing As A Lobster War
11 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Perth, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the most annoying man in history, the regretful inventor of the Australian labradoodle, and how lob...
215: No Such Thing As A Chihuahua Dog Sled Team
04 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Dublin, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the monumental conception of Victor Hugo, when North Korea is the safest place to be, and why you ...
214: No Such Thing As A Criminal In A Fabulous Hat
27 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Andy and special guest Original Elf Molly Oldfield discuss blue whale birthing, ceramic pillows and how to cast for a police line-up.
213: No Such Thing As Panda Gladiators
20 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Reading, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the world's first waterskier, Harvard for pandas, and the the record-holding mat holder called Ma...
212: No Such Thing As A Hipster Pharaoh
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Belfast, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss smuggling pasta, the Queen's tri-annual review and the designer chickens of Silicon Valley.
211: No Such Thing As A Photograph Of A River
06 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Edinburgh, Dan, James Anna and Andy discuss dinner party etiquette for 5-year-olds, ugly American shoes and divorcées falling down the stai...
210: No Such Thing As A Sheep's Bedside Table
30 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Leeds, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss sheep in a lift, the cocktail-endorsing pope, and why the RAF have banned Tunnocks Teacakes.
209: No Such Thing As A Sexy Black Hole
23 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Glasgow, Dan, James Anna and Andy discuss denim arson, and why 1p on the ground isn't worth anything.
208: No Such Thing As A Female Egg Thief
23 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Oxford, Dan, James Anna and Andy discuss the man with an egg stuck in his mouth, Lost Wife posters and Edward VII's driving-drink.
207: No Such Thing As Harry Potter And The Great Overreaction
09 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Brighton, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss suspended babies, computer-generated sweet nothings, and the man who waters his house every day....
206: No Such Thing As A Pig In Court
02 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss Victorian fern mania, why stripes are a fashion crime and ice golf championships.
205: No Such Thing As The Number Six
23 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Andy, James, Anna and Alex discuss ski lift thefts, the world's largest wine cellar and what would happen if all the bacteria disappeared in the world...
204: No Such Thing As A Mean Butterfly
16 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the Great Maple Syrup Robbery, a musical Russian invasion and the great Greek god Doris.
203: No Such Thing As A Muscular Butterfly
09 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the secret Matrix sushi recipes, why our skin doesn't leak and butterfly sperm trickery.
202: No Such Thing As A Deadly Birthday Cake
02 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Coventry, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss trousers for horses, swimming the Atlantic, and why the inventor of basketball was so bad at tea...
201: No Such Thing As Lobsters At The Lobster Festival
26 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Dunstable, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss King Ferdinand's Orient Express phobia, the giant magnet roaming Glastonbury and Foyle's unorth...
200: No Such Thing As A Jigsaw For The Queen
19 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Birmingham, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the squatting Queen impersonator, misplace nuclear launch codes, and the statue in Belgium com...
199: No Such Thing As An Heroic Fire-Goat
12 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Leicester, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss meerkats' inside-out bottoms, California's imprisoned firefighters, and the risk of finding a g...
198: No Such Thing As Cleopatra Movie Trivia
06 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Up The Creek In Greenwich, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the dead author under the bed, the first ever sports bra, and Poopy the Ambassa...
No Such Thing As Wasted Material 2017
29 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
All the outtakes and deleted bits from Fish 2017. Happy In-between-Christmas-and-New-Year-bit!
Merry Fishmas!
25 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A special Christmas Day extract from the audiobook version of The Book Of The Year.
197: No Such Thing As Eurovision For Christmas Trees
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A special Christmas episode with Dan, James, Anna and Andy, live from Up The Creek in Greenwich
196: No Such Thing As Faking The Magic Dream
15 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Wimbledon, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss what makes flamingos pink, Cape Canaveral's dialling code, and the secret dream that lets you k...
195: No Such Thing As A Hummingbird With A Greggs Steak Bake
08 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Manchester, Dan, James, Anna And Andy discuss how much Coke a human-sized hummingbird would drink, the world's first rollercoaster, and Amer...
194: No Such Thing As An Orange Crocodile
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Nottingham, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss green robins, Lenin’s unexpected accent and the Nottingham cheese riots.
193: No Such Thing As Death By Conga
25 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss testifying in court through a window, the ant nests made of ants, and book the size of postage stamps.
192: No Such Thing As A Restaurant Menu For Hats
17 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Cardiff, Dan, James Anna and Andy discuss listening to the radio with your hat on, the useless mating call of the pumpkin toadlet, and salmo...
191: No Such Thing As A Cannibal Squirrel
10 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Bath, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss Calvin Coolidge's robotic horse, the inventor of email, and the language it's easiest to speak while...
190: No Such Thing As A Magic Oven For Chimps
03 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Newcastle, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss British boomerangs, primate rock-paper-scissors, and why the Catalans are so anti-cat.
189: No Such Thing As A Meringue-Utan
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Cheltenham Literature Festival, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the Queen's nickname, the man beaten in a marathon by a tumble dryer, ...
188: No Such Thing As A Mouth-Propelled Grenade Launcher
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Newcastle, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss Mo Farah's only Guinness World Record, what's inside a Kit Kat, and how hamsters arrived in the...
187: No Such Thing As An Ant On Its Gap Year
20 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Andy, James, Anna and Alex discuss how to get ants drunk, the stolen cities in China, and The Sound Of Julie Andrews Being Blown Over By A Helicopter....
186: No Such Thing As Russian Hacking in the Cockroach Election
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Anna, James, Andy and Alice discuss portable bridges, sneeze-based votes, and why you can't detect magnets with your mind.
185: No Such Thing As Scottish Snow
06 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Andy, Anna, James and special guest Cariad Lloyd discuss Unity Mitford's BFFs, how planes (don't) cure deafness, and why you shouldn't eat Scottish sh...
184: No Such Thing As Dinosaur Diaries
29 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss snakes that eat snakes, mathematical street performers, and the celebrity most likely to give you a virus.
183: No Such Thing As A Bouncy Theatre
22 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Andy and Alex discuss how to drive a submarine, Gainsborough's 6-foot-long paintbrushes, and where 1% of all the world's wood goes.
182: No Such Thing As An Auction For Auction School
15 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, Anna, Andy and special guest Jason Hazeley discuss the British Lawnmover Museum, questionnaires for narcissists, how Christie's auctioneers get o...
181: No Such Thing As A Shark Vending Machine
08 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, Anna, Andy and Alex discuss Spielberg's Great White Turd, maverick train carriages and how bird always know when they're in Aberdeen.
180: No Such Thing As Playing Snake On A Plane
01 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Anne discuss Hitler's Beatles cameo, how lobsters fly, and the most surprising place to find John Goodman.
179: No Such Thing As Stare-Boxing
25 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Alex discuss mail-order portraits, the first ever Encyclopaedia Britannica, and the country with only five star hotels.
178: No Such Thing As A Cup Full Of Nessie
18 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss your amazing expanding liver, the land of ex-presidents, and scientists disguised as mooses...or is that meese?
177: No Such Thing As A Barking Spy
11 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Wilderness Festival, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the invention of crowd barriers, bombs that lecture their victims, and Volkswagen...
176: No Such Thing As A Communist Caterpillar
04 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss vomiting caterpillars, quarantined chocolate, and Russian news that's literally stored in the cloud.
175: No Such Thing As A Rice Krispie With Feelings
28 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss expert plastic sushi artists, the world's first bendy straws, and how fake dog noses help detect bombs.
174: No Such Thing As A Manta Ray
21 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss competitive tongue injuring, the popemobile for hire and Bogotan traffic mimes.
173: No Such Thing As Symphony For Sizzurp In D Minor
14 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss weather-forecasting rainbows, Mexico's artistic tax policy and the mandatory Big Book of Tennis Rules.
172: No Such Thing As A Cat-a-Cops Cartoon
07 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the police force for dead people, Indonesia's KFC CDs and Chinese mistress-dispellers.
171: No Such Thing As A Half-Ape Vampire
30 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the man behind human chess, Agatha Christie's untranslatable book and deceitful camemberts.
170: No Such Thing As A Love Potion For A Vole
23 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Anna, James, Andy and Alex discuss stinking ice, smart seeds and the world's greatest fly swatters.
169: No Such Thing As Constantly Awake Beauty
16 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Anna, James, Andy and Alex discuss synchronised blinking, the ants the size of foxes, and nocturnal apple-counting robots.
168: No Such Thing As Lord Cauldronhead
09 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In a special episode covering the 2017 general election, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss policies regarding yetis, the underwater constituency, and ...
167: No Such Thing As Milk From A Yak
02 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the growing Tibetan butter sculpting crisis, how to email a tree, and what to do with the world's hottest chilli (hi...
166: No Such Thing As A Courgette In Your Ear
26 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss chicken egg orientation, drawing on your ear drums, and the Georgian garden of celebrity trees.
165: No Such Thing As A Spider The Size Of A Sheep
19 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the Wright brothers’ first flight, China’s latest speed limits, and why poo on a table may be further away than ...
164: No Such Thing As A Poo Powered Plane
11 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss second-hand spacesuits, Jeremy Corbyn's luxuriant beard, and North Korea's flying taxi service.
163: No Such Thing As Too Fast For A Fish
05 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna, Andy and special guest John Hodgman discuss draining the sea, why the Titanic really sunk, and how most of Britain isn't really in B...
162: No Such Thing As Catastrophic Shoelaces
28 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the problem with HMS Victory, the science behind shoelaces and the age-old question of hobnob production.
161: No Such Thing As A Magic Donkey
21 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the first ever lie detector, a robotic Cleopatra and the world's largest exporter of false teeth.
160: No Such Thing As A Sausage Jacuzzi
13 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss snail spas, the world's largest porch swings, and the least practical way to wash clothes.
159: No Such Thing As An Edible Jockey
07 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss falcon sex caps, a 73-year-old superhuman swimmer, and the morning routine of a seahorse.
158: No Such Thing As A Weasel's Fridge
31 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the intricacies of Indian washing machines, ghost-hunting in GCHQ and why ferret racing is such a snooze-fest.
157: No Such Thing As High-Fiving The Beatles
24 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the first ever high-five, an iceberg storage facility in Antarctica and how to put make-up on in space.
156: No Such Thing As A Limited Edition
17 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, Anna, Andy and special guest Dr Erica McAlister discuss sperm whale-sized sperm, real-life Home Alone security measures, and why you've never rea...
155: No Such Thing As Hurricane Schmurricane
10 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Up The Creek in Greenwich to celebrate the third birthday of the podcast, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the weirdest storm name suggesti...