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The Book Of General Ignorance
''The Book of General Ignorance'' is the first in a series of books based on the final round in the intellectual British panel game '' QI'', written by series-creator John Lloyd and head-researcher John Mitchinson,The People Behind ''QI'' . Retrieved 12 February 2008 to help spread the '' QI'' philosophy of curiosity to the reading public. It is a book, aiming to address and address many of the misconceptions, mistakes and misunderstandings in 'common knowledge'—it is therefore known not as a 'General Knowledge' book, but as 'General ''Ignorance''. As well as correcting these "all-too-common" mistakes, the book(s) attempt to explain how the errors ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lloyd (writer)
John Hardress Wilfred Lloyd (born 30 September 1951) is an English television and radio comedy producer and writer. His television work includes ''Not the Nine O'Clock News'', ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', ''Spitting Image'', ''Blackadder'' and '' QI''. He is currently the presenter of BBC Radio 4's ''The Museum of Curiosity''. Early life Lloyd was born in Dover, England. His father, H. L. "Harpy" Lloyd, was an Anglo-Irish captain with the Royal Navy. As a child Lloyd lived in several different places, owing to his father's job. This led him to attend school properly only at the age of 9. He was educated at West Hill Park School in Titchfield, Hampshire, a place where he claims bullying was "endemic", and later at The King's School, Canterbury. He read Law at Trinity College, Cambridge, and was a member of the Footlights. He became friends with fellow student Douglas Adams, with whom he later worked and shared a flat. Lloyd is the great nephew of the soldier John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |