Citation Needed
| Citation Needed | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Panel show |
| Presented by | Tom Scott |
| Starring | Chris Joel Gary Brannan Matt Grey |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 51 |
| Production | |
| Editor(s) | Tom Scott |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Release | |
| Original network | YouTube |
| Original release | March 19, 2014 – November 29, 2018 |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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Citation Needed is a comedy panel show by British comedy act The Technical Difficulties, and hosted by member and YouTube creator Tom Scott. The format involves the panel being presented with the title of an "almost randomly-selected" Wikipedia article, and having to guess facts from the article, for which points are awarded. The title is a reference to Wikipedia's citation needed template.
History
Tom Scott, Matt Grey, Chris Joel, and Gary Brannan met at University of York, and created The Technical Difficulties(also called TechDiff), in the mid-2000's. Starting in 2010 they had a "reverse trivia" podcast, which was later extended into Citation Needed.[1]
The first episode was posted to the Tom Scott YouTube channel in March of 2014. The fist few series were filmed in the members' homes, or at YouTube Space. The final two "experimental" episodes of the fifth series were filmed live in front of a sold-out audience at York University's Conway Hall[2]. All of the subsequent episodes were filmed in front of an audience at a rented studio in London.
For two episodes in the sixth season Matt Grey was replaced by comedian and actor Will Seaward[3]. For two episodes in theseveth season Grey was replaced by "stand-up mathematician" Matt Parker[4].
Following the eighth and final series, The Technical Difficulties continued to work together, filming experiments that were posted on the Matt & Tom channel. In 2022 they established their own channel[5].
Episodes
Series 1
| No. overall | No. in series | Original upload date | Title | Article | Winner | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 19 March 2014 | The Big Lobster and Drive-through Booze | Australia's big things | Chris Joel | [1] |
| 2 | 2 | 26 March 2014 | The Newgate Novel and Condiments on Toast | Newgate novel | Chris Joel | [2] |
| 3 | 3 | 2 April 2014 | Stefania Follini and a Moon Theremin | Stefania Follini | Gary Brannan | [3] |
| 4 | 4 | 9 April 2014 | Simplehuman and Russian Toilette | Simplehuman | Matt Grey | [4] |
| 5 | 5 | 16 April 2014 | Bossche Bol and Nun's Puffs | Bossche bol | Matt Grey | [5] |
| 6 | 6 | 23 April 2014 | Neckarwestheim and the End of the World | Neckarwestheim Nuclear Power Plant | Chris Joel | [6] |
| 7 | 7 | 30 April 2014 | The Counts of Andechs and Motorway Service Stations | Counts of Andechs | Gary Brannan | [7] |
| 8 | 8 | 7 May 2014 | The Flag of Mars and Rods from God | Flag of Mars | Gary Brannan | [8] |
| 9 | 9 | 14 May 2014 | The Arctic Winter Games and Dropping the Bomb | Arctic Winter Games | Gary Brannan | [9] |
Series 2
| No. overall | No. in series | Original upload date | Title | Article | Winner | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 4 December 2014 | Thomas Trueblood and the Ridiculous Marathon | Thomas Trueblood | Chris Joel | [10] |
| 11 | 2 | 11 December 2014 | The Coffin Ray and Hugging a Penguin | Coffin ray | Matt Grey | [11] |
| 12 | 3 | 18 December 2014 | The Centennial Light and Edison the Cheat | Centennial Light | Gary Brannan | [12] |
| 13 | 4 | 1 January 2015 | A Message from Earth and Flappy Gloves | A Message From Earth, now redirects to Gliese 581c | Chris Joel | [13] |
| 14 | 5 | 8 January 2015 | TThe Flitch of Bacon and a Goose on a Train | Flitch of bacon custom | Gary Brannan | [14] |
| 15 | 6 | 15 January 2015 | Lisa Clayton and Cake Black Holes | Lisa Clayton | Matt Grey | [15] |
| 16 | 7 | 22 January 2015 | The Swarm and the Giant Jam Sandwich | The Swarm | Gary Brannan | [16] |
Series 3
| No. overall | No. in series | Original upload date | Title | Article | Winner | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | 9 July 2015 | The SS Bessemer and Ask Heaves | SS Bessemer | Chris Joel | [17] |
| 18 | 2 | 16 July 2015 | The Boobrie and Conservative Pandas | Boobrie | Gary Brannan | [18] |
| 19 | 3 | 23 July 2015 | Sergeant Reckless and Terry Google | Sergeant Reckless | Chris Joel | [19] |
| 20 | 4 | 30 July 2015 | Sidney Weltmer and the Queen's Package | Sidney Abram Weltmer | Matt Grey | [20] |
| 21 | 5 | 6 August 2015 | Jimmy Carter's Rabbit and Tinfoil Hats | Jimmy Carter rabbit incident | Chris Joel | [21] |
Series 4
| No. overall | No. in series | Original upload date | Title | Article | Winner | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | 14 January 2016 | Graham Island and Ye Starbucks | Ferdinandea Island, introduced as "Graham Island" | Chris Joel | [22] |
| 23 | 2 | 21 January 2016 | Project Cybersyn and Military Fridges | Project Cybersyn | Gary Brannan | [23] |
| 24 | 3 | 28 January 2016 | Cello Scrotum and Radium Water | Cello scrotum | Gary Brannan | [24] |
| 25 | 4 | 4 February 2016 | Shanghai Fugu and Mucky Fat | Shanghai Fugu Agreement | Gary Brannan | [25] |
| 26 | 5 | 11 February 2016 | Victor Lustig and Binary Points | Victor Lustig | Matt Grey | [26] |
Series 5
| No. overall | No. in series | Original upload date | Title | Article | Winner | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | 16 June 2016 | The Hydraulic Telegraph and Latin Grease | Hydraulic telegraph | Gary Brannan | [27] |
| 28 | 2 | 23 June 2016 | Thomas Midgley Jr and a Pope Infestation | Thomas Midgley Jr. | Matt Grey | [28] |
| 29 | 3 | 30 June 2016 | BackpackersXpress and the Disco Carriage | BackpackersXpress | Chris Joel | [29] |
| 30 | 4 | 7 July 2016 | Camp Bonifas and Yorkshire Scouting | Camp Bonifas | Gary Brannan | [30] |
| 31 | 5 | 14 July 2016 | Camille Flammarion and a Spiritualist Story | Camille Flammarion | Matt Grey | [31] |
| 32 | (6) | 6 October 2016 | Ruth Belville and Time Balls: Citation Needed LIVE, Part 1 | Ruth Belville | Chris Joel | [32] |
| 33 | (7) | 13 October 2016 | The Ice Block Expedition and Chainsaw Licenses: Citation Needed LIVE, Part 2 | Ice block expedition of 1959 | Gary Brannan | [33] |
Series 6
| No. overall | No. in series | Original upload date | Title | Article | Winner | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 1 | 25 May 2017 | Jack Churchill and a Live Studio Audience | Jack Churchill | Chris Joel | [34] |
| 35 | 2 | 1 June 2017 | The $100 Hamburger and Tach Time | $100 hamburger | Gary Brannan | [35] |
| 36 | 3 | 8 June 2017 | Stephens Island Wren and the Cobra Effect | Stephens Island wren | Chris Joel | [36] |
| 37 | 4 | 22 June 2017 | Julie D'Aubigny and Dueling Scars | Julie d'Aubigny | Will Seaward | [37] |
| 38 | 5 | 29 June 2017 | Acoustic Kitty and Bat Bombs | Acoustic Kitty | Matt Grey | [38] |
| 39 | 6 | 6 July 2017 | Benjamin Rush and Inventing the Bucket | Benjamin Rush | Gary Brannan | [39] |
Series 7
| No. overall | No. in series | Original upload date | Title | Article | Winner | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | 23 November 2017 | Charles Blondin and the Stolen Point | Charles Blondin | Chris Joel | [40] |
| 41 | 2 | 30 November 2017 | The Sark Football Team and Hovercraft Enthusiasm | Sark football team | Gary Brannan | [41] |
| 42 | 3 | 7 December 2017 | Turra Coo and Four-Legged Juggling | Turra Coo | Gary Brannan | [42] |
| 43 | 4 | 14 December 2017 | The Flip Flap Railroad and Marshmallow Bearings | Flip Flap Railway | Matt Parker | [43] |
| 44 | 5 | 21 December 2017 | John Stonehouse and Dropped Trousers | John Stonehouse | Matt Grey | [44] |
| 45 | 6 | 28 December 2017 | Atomic Annie and Blue Peacock | Atomic annie | Matt Grey | [45] |
Series 8
| No. overall | No. in series | Original upload date | Title | Article | Winner | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 1 | 25 October 2018 | The Battle of Fishguard and "Brandy" | Battle of Fishguard | Gary Brannan | [46] |
| 47 | 2 | 1 November 2018 | The Norwegian Butter Crisis and the Ark of Taste | Norwegian butter crisis | Matt Grey | [47] |
| 48 | 3 | 8 November 2018 | Juan Pujol Garcia and Thirtynineitude | Juan Pujol García | Chris Joel | [48] |
| 49 | 4 | 15 November 2018 | Hail Cannons and Operation Popeye | Hail cannon | Matt Grey | [49] |
| 50 | 5 | 22 November 2018 | The Crazy Eights Incident and the Pumpy Thing | CSX 8888 incident, introduced as the "Crazy Eights Incident" | Gary Brannan | [50] |
| 51 | 6 | 29 November 2018 | The Sweater Curse and Clothing Controversies | Sweater curse | none | [51] |
References
- ↑ "The Technical Difficulties". www.techdif.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ↑ "The First Few Minutes On Stage: Citation Needed LIVE Bonus Material". 2016-09-15. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ↑ "Stephens Island Wren and the Cobra Effect: Citation Needed 6x03". 2017-06-08. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ↑ "Turra Coo and Four-Legged Juggling: Citation Needed 7x03". 2017-12-07. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ↑ "The Technical Difficulties - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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