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Born | 16 May 1986 |
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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.
Ptaszynski was born on 16 May 1986, [1] [2] the daughter of Judith Terry and theatre producer André Ptaszynski (1953–2020). [3] Her paternal grandfather, Władysław Ptaszynski, was a Polish officer who spent time in a prisoner of war camp in Russia. [3] 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. [4]
Ptaszynski is a researcher, writer, and script-editor for the BBC quiz show QI. [5] [6]
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. [7] [8] 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. [4] [9] Ptaszynski has gone on several national and international tours to record live episodes of No Such Thing as a Fish. [10] [11]
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. [4] [12] 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. [13]
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. [14] [15] [16] Ptaszynski has been noted for her dry humour on the podcast. [17]
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. [18]
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. [19] 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. [20] The podcast is produced by QI. [21]
Anna Ptaszynski | |
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Born | 16 May 1986 |
Occupations |
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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.
Ptaszynski was born on 16 May 1986, [1] [2] the daughter of Judith Terry and theatre producer André Ptaszynski (1953–2020). [3] Her paternal grandfather, Władysław Ptaszynski, was a Polish officer who spent time in a prisoner of war camp in Russia. [3] 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. [4]
Ptaszynski is a researcher, writer, and script-editor for the BBC quiz show QI. [5] [6]
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. [7] [8] 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. [4] [9] Ptaszynski has gone on several national and international tours to record live episodes of No Such Thing as a Fish. [10] [11]
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. [4] [12] 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. [13]
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. [14] [15] [16] Ptaszynski has been noted for her dry humour on the podcast. [17]
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. [18]
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. [19] 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. [20] The podcast is produced by QI. [21]