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No Such Thing As A Fish

Four dorks discuss the most amazing facts they’ve learned over the last seven days

Sounds,126 episodes

Episodes

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No Such Thing As Magical Fox Phishing
Ray O'Leary joins Dan, James & Andy to discuss Rousseau, rays, receptionists & royalties.
20 Feb 2026,48 mins,
No Such Thing As Supercritical Hot Rock Music
Maddie Moate joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss bees, bulbs, cereal and stars.
13 Feb 2026,52 mins
No Such Thing As Space Eggs
Lieven Scheire joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss Cray, cranes, science, and silica.
06 Feb 2026,55 mins,
No Such Thing As Gutter Ice
Sally Phillips joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss Australian accents & Airlines.
30 Jan 2026,50 mins,
No Such Thing As Debreadtion
Olga Koch joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss puns, pizza, peat and peeved performers.
23 Jan 2026,56 mins,
No Such Thing As Captain Crossword
Tom Allen joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss Noel, Nudie, Greeks and Gardening.
16 Jan 2026,53 mins,
No Such Thing As Meat and Greet
Lou Sanders joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss Margate, murmuring, Morrissey & Medicine
09 Jan 2026,55 mins,
No Such Thing As Pudsey's Passport
No Such Thing As Pudsey's Passport
05 Jan 2026,56 mins,
No Such Thing As Sheep Number Five
Dan, James and Andy discuss 2026; get messages from new friends and exchange gifts.
26 Dec 2025,53 mins,
No Such Thing As An Eton Oyster
John Lloyd joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss rivers, shipworms, oysters, and tuners.
19 Dec 2025,52 mins,
No Such Thing As Dwayne Johnson's Hare
Adam Chase joins Dan, James and Anne Miller to discuss maps, trains, and treasure hunts.
12 Dec 2025,54 mins,
No Such Thing As The Gordon Ramsay Songbook
Michael Palin joins Dan, James & Andy to discuss roadworks, rescues and raspberry ripple.
05 Dec 2025,51 mins,
No Such Thing As A Forbidden Panettone
Anne Miller joins Dan, James and Andy in chat pianos, panettoni and the Post Office tower
28 Nov 2025,54 mins,
No Such Thing As Lily Allen in the Hellespont
Cariad Lloyd joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss Byron, Bazalgette, bacteria and beaches
21 Nov 2025,52 mins,
No Such Thing As Aunt Bessie in a Citroën Picasso
Amy Gledhill joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss gambling, flirting, and pudding.
14 Nov 2025,50 mins,
No Such Thing As A Chocolate Sausage
Rachel Parris joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss breakouts, Beethoven & bottom stainers.
07 Nov 2025,48 mins,
No Such Thing As Teletubby TikTok Tummies
Ben Elton joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss Tinky Winky, Shakespeare, Lances and Popes
31 Oct 2025,54 mins,
No Such Thing As A Litter Box In The Sahara
Jamie Morton joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss onsens, letter bombs and Beerbohm.
24 Oct 2025,51 mins,
No Such Thing As A Shark With A Ponytail
Dan, James, Andy and Sara Pascoe discuss fishing spiders, Blade Runners & Hitler's jumpers
17 Oct 2025,55 mins,
No Such Thing As Crown Jewels For The Cookie Monster
Dan, James, Andy and Melanie Bracewell discuss currents, biscuit tins, jam dodgers and pi.
10 Oct 2025,53 mins,
No Such Thing As Jack Can't Reacher
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss Frida Kahlo Harriet Beecher Stowe & tortoise protectors
03 Oct 2025,53 mins,
No Such Thing As 'What's My Spoon?'
Dan, James, Andy and Richard Osman discuss celebrity spooning and unoriginal crooning.
26 Sep 2025,55 mins,
No Such Thing As Sausage By Chanel
Dan, James, Andy and Ella Al Shamahi discuss Sci Fi, vespidae, hobbits and habits.
19 Sep 2025,58 mins,
No Such Thing As The Doughnut Ambassador
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss tractor tyres, doughnut dimples and protecting porpoises
12 Sep 2025,53 mins,
No Such Thing As Julius Caesar's Plan B
Dan, James, Andy and Mary Beard discuss charioteers, Confederates, Latin and lovers.
05 Sep 2025,60 mins,
No Such Thing As Quantum Baseball
Dan, James, Anna & Andy discuss YOUR facts, including baptisms, statues & quantum physics
29 Aug 2025,50 mins,
No Such Thing As Love Spaghetti
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss dating, writing, inventing and horning.
22 Aug 2025,53 mins,
No Such Thing As Dance Floor Book Club
Live from Sheffield Dan, James, Anna & Andy discuss podcasts, parking, moustaches & music
15 Aug 2025,50 mins,
No Such Thing As The Treaty Of Velociraptors
Dan, James, Anna and Andy are joined by 4 guests for another Edinburgh showcase special
08 Aug 2025,61 mins,
No Such Thing As Laser Club
Dan, James, Anna and Andy are joined by four guests for an Edinburgh showcase special
01 Aug 2025,60 mins,