Anna Ptaszynski

Anna Ptaszynski 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, together with 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 she is a researcher and writer for the television show QI.

Anna Ptaszynski
Ptaszynski, second from right, with the other hosts of No Such Thing as a Fish
NationalityBritish
Occupation
  • Podcaster
  • Researcher
Known for

Early life and education

Ptaszynski is the oldest of four children of Judith Terry and theatre impresario Andre Ptaszynski, who was Chief Executive of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group.[1]

Career

Before working at QI and No Such Thing as a Fish, Ptaszynski worked in Scottish politics, Australian advertising, selling fruit wine, and hay-baling.[2] 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] 5 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.[2][7] Ptaszynski has gone on several national and international tours to record live tapings of No Such Thing as a Fish.[8][9]

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.[2][10] 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.[11]

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.[12][13][14] Ptaszynski has been noted for her dry humour on the podcast.[15]

References
  1. The Guardian, Aug 4 2020, André Ptaszynski obituary,
  2. "No Such Thing As A Fish's 'THE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019' Out Now". Broadway World. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. Johnston-Flint, Rosa (18 January 2019). "There's No Such Thing as a Fish Interview". Culture Calling. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. Graham Lawton; Tiffany O'Callaghan (December 2014). "QI's little helpers". New Scientist. 224 (3000–3001): 40–41. doi:10.1016/S0262-4079(14)62445-3.
  5. Sawyer, Miranda (22 March 2014). "No Such Thing As a Fish; Freakonomics – podcast reviews". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  6. Abit, April Joy (11 March 2019). "No Such Thing as a Fish". The Medium, University of Toronto Mississauga. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  7. Henley, Rowena (1 November 2019). "'QI' Elf Anna Ptaszynski Reveals Her Favourite Ever Fact & What It's Like Working With Stephen & Sandi". Bustle. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  8. Westbrook, Caroline (1 July 2017). "EXCLUSIVE The No Such Thing As A Fish Team talk QI, podcasts and men with two penises". Metro UK. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  9. Gibsone, Harriet (8 March 2019). "Anna Ptaszynski: 'I dreamed I served a baby for lunch'". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  10. Fane Saunders, Tristram (2 November 2017). "The QI Elves, aka No Such Thing as a Fish, talk their new book and share 10 of their weirdest facts". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  11. "No Such Thing as the News". BBC. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  12. Saunders, Josh (24 February 2020). "Climate change shock: How worms could be answer to planet's future". Daily Express. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  13. Wilson, Olivia (27 February 2020). "Michael Jackson myth: Why Japanese police don't wear white gloves because of Thriller star". Checker Express. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  14. Ptaszynski, Anna (23 December 2015). "How to have interesting dinner party chat this Christmas - from a real-life QI elf". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  15. Betts, Marc (23 March 2019). "Review: No Such Thing As A Fish at Norwich Theatre Royal". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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