Anna Ptaszynski Explained

Anna Ptaszynski
Birth Date:16 May 1986
Relatives:André Ptaszynski (father)

Anna Rosemary Ptaszynski (born 16 May 1986) is a British podcaster, television host and television writer. She is one of the four regular hosts of the podcast No Such Thing as a Fish alongside Dan Schreiber, Andrew Hunter Murray, and James Harkin. She was also a presenter of the BBC Two television show No Such Thing as the News and is a researcher and writer for the television show QI.

Early life

Ptaszynski was born on 16 May 1986, the daughter of Judith Terry and theatre producer André Ptaszynski (1953–2020).[1] Her paternal grandfather, Władysław Ptaszynski, was a Polish officer who spent time in a prisoner of war camp in Russia. She has three younger siblings and attended Oxford High School.[2] Before working at QI and No Such Thing as a Fish, she worked in Scottish politics and in advertising.

Career

Ptaszynski is a researcher, writer, and script-editor for the BBC quiz show QI.[3] [4]

Ptaszynski has been one of the four regular hosts of the podcast No Such Thing as a Fish since it was launched as a spinoff of the BBC quiz show QI in March 2014.[5] [6] Five years later, at the end of 2019, episodes of No Such Thing as a Fish had been downloaded over 250 million times, with 1.5 million listeners every week.[7] [8] Ptaszynski has gone on several national and international tours to record live episodes of No Such Thing as a Fish.[9] [10]

Ptaszynski was a co-author of three books published by the podcast's co-hosts: The Book of the Year 2019, The Book of the Year 2018, and The Book of the Year 2017.[7] [11] She also co-authored the book: Everything to play for, with co-host James Harkin. Along with the other main hosts of No Such Thing as a Fish, Ptaszynski hosted No Such Thing as the News, a BBC Two television program based on the podcast.[12]

Facts shared by Ptaszynski on No Such Thing as a Fish have been cited in media outlets Daily Express, and she has published facts in The Telegraph.[13] [14] [15] Ptaszynski has been noted for her dry humour on the podcast.[16]

Ptaszynski was the curator for the 17th series of the Radio 4 show Museum of Curiosity, which she co-hosted with its creator John Lloyd.[17]

Episode 467 of No Such Thing as a Fish, released in February 2023, was Ptaszynski's last episode of the podcast before her temporary departure for maternity leave.[18] She returned for the 500th episode in October 2023. She permanently returned in episode 504.

In July 2024, Ptaszynski and fellow No Such Thing As a Fish host James Harkin released the first episode of their podcast Quite a Good Sport.[19] The podcast is produced by QI.[20]

Notes and References

  1. News: André Ptaszynski obituary . 4 August 2020 . The Guardian . Coveney . Michael . 22 September 2022.
  2. News: The QI Elves are coming to Oxford to tackle general ignorance. 5 November 2015. Katherine. MacAlister. Oxford Mail.
  3. News: There's No Such Thing as a Fish Interview . 18 January 2019 . Culture Calling . Johnston-Flint . Rosa . 22 March 2020.
  4. Graham Lawton . Tiffany O'Callaghan . QI's little helpers . New Scientist . 224 . 3000–3001 . December 2014 . 40–41 . 10.1016/S0262-4079(14)62445-3.
  5. News: No Such Thing As a Fish; Freakonomics – podcast reviews . 22 March 2014 . The Guardian . Sawyer . Miranda . 22 March 2020.
  6. News: No Such Thing as a Fish . 11 March 2019 . The Medium, University of Toronto Mississauga . Abit . April Joy . 22 March 2020 . 23 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200323000324/https://themedium.ca/arts/no-such-thing-as-a-fish/ . dead .
  7. News: No Such Thing As A Fish's 'THE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019' Out Now . 25 November 2019 . Broadway World . 22 March 2020.
  8. News: 'QI' Elf Anna Ptaszynski Reveals Her Favourite Ever Fact & What It's Like Working With Stephen & Sandi . 1 November 2019 . Bustle . Henley . Rowena . 22 March 2020.
  9. News: EXCLUSIVE The No Such Thing As A Fish Team talk QI, podcasts and men with two penises . 1 July 2017 . Metro UK . Westbrook . Caroline . 22 March 2020.
  10. News: Anna Ptaszynski: 'I dreamed I served a baby for lunch' . 8 March 2019 . The Guardian . Gibsone . Harriet . 22 March 2020.
  11. News: The QI Elves, aka No Such Thing as a Fish, talk their new book and share 10 of their weirdest facts . 2 November 2017 . The Telegraph . Fane Saunders . Tristram . 22 March 2020.
  12. Web site: No Such Thing as the News . BBC . 20 May 2016 . 22 March 2020.
  13. News: Climate change shock: How worms could be answer to planet's future . 24 February 2020 . Daily Express . Saunders . Josh . 22 March 2020.
  14. News: Michael Jackson myth: Why Japanese police don't wear white gloves because of Thriller star . 27 February 2020 . Checker Express . Wilson . Olivia . 22 March 2020.
  15. News: How to have interesting dinner party chat this Christmas - from a real-life QI elf . 23 December 2015 . The Telegraph . Ptaszynski . Anna . 22 March 2020.
  16. News: Review: No Such Thing As A Fish at Norwich Theatre Royal . 23 March 2019 . Eastern Daily Press . Betts . Marc . 22 March 2020 . 22 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200322234820/https://www.edp24.co.uk/going-out/review-no-such-thing-as-a-fish-podcast-norwich-theatre-royal-1-5955211 . dead .
  17. Web site: Bennett . Steve . Anna Ptaszynski joins Museum of Curiosity : News 2023 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide . 2023-02-24 . www.chortle.co.uk . en.
  18. Web site: @nosuchthing . 2023-02-24 . Twitter . en.
  19. Web site: PodcastingToday . 2024-07-23 . New podcast Quite A Good Sport launches to coincide with the Olympics - PodcastingToday . 2024-07-27 . en-GB.
  20. Web site: Bennett . Steve . QI team launch sports podcast : Other news 2024 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide . 2024-07-27 . www.chortle.co.uk . en.

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