It's Not What You Know (radio series)

It's Not What You Know is a BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show created and originally hosted by Miles Jupp, beginning on 23 February 2012. Series four onwards are hosted by Joe Lycett. The show features three celebrity contestants who have to answer questions based on the knowledge of people that they know personally, such as friends or relatives. Points are scored for how accurately the contestant predicts their counterpart.

It's Not What You Know
It's Not What You Know promotional image with Joe Lycett (series 4)
Genrepanel game
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
Starring
Created byMiles Jupp
Written byJoe Lycett
James Kettle
Produced bySam Michell (Series 1–2)
Matt Stronge (Series 3–5)
Adnan Ahmed (Series 5)
Recording studioBBC Radio Theatre
Original release23 February 2012 – present
No. of series5
No. of episodes25
Opening theme"What You Know" by Two Door Cinema Club
WebsiteOfficial website

Rounds

  • It's What They Know - The nominees are asked about their respective panellists; the panellists need to second-guess what their nominees answered.
  • It's Now What You Know - The panellists are asked about their respective nominees to find out how well they know them.
  • Which Nominee? - The panellists are given an answer and need to identify which of the nominees gave it.
  • The Big One/One Massive Question - The panellists need to predict the answer given by their nominee to a suitably 'big' but mundane question (e.g., how do they take their tea, what is their favourite item of cutlery).

Episodes

Winners are highlighted in bold.

Series 1

Episode First broadcast Guests
01x01 23 February 2012 Rachel Johnson, Desmond Lynam, Mark Steel
01x02 1 March 2012 Jason Cook, Simon Day, Rebecca Front
01x03 8 March 2012 Ed Byrne, Roisin Conaty, Richard Madeley
01x04 15 March 2012 Emma Freud, Shaun Keaveny, Tom Wrigglesworth

Series 2

Episode First broadcast Guests
02x01 9 July 2013 Frankie Boyle, Alan Johnson, Diane Morgan
02x02 16 July 2013 Jonathan Agnew, Grace Dent, Frank Skinner
02x03 23 July 2013 Bridget Christie, Ainsley Harriott, Justin Moorhouse
02x04 30 July 2013 Dougie Anderson, Nick Helm, Isy Suttie
02x05 6 August 2013 Andrew Maxwell, Kirsty Wark, Francis Wheen
02x06 13 August 2013 Dave Gorman, Joe Lycett, Anneka Rice
02x07 (Edinburgh Special) 20 August 2013 Kevin Bridges, Hannah Gadsby, Rory McGrath

Series 3

Episode First broadcast Guests
03x01 30 June 2015 Nathan Caton, Sarah Millican, Richard Osman
03x02 7 July 2015 Dane Baptiste, Sara Cox, Seann Walsh
03x03 14 July 2015 Christopher Biggins, Romesh Ranganathan, Katherine Ryan
03x04 21 July 2015 Cornelius Lysaght, Lucy Porter, Tom Wrigglesworth
03x05 28 July 2015 Russell Grant, Elis James, Penny Smith
03x06 4 August 2015 Susan Calman, Vernon Kay, Sara Pascoe

Series 4

First broadcast Guests
04x01 29 September 2016 Nish Kumar, Tim Lovejoy, Holly Walsh
04x02 6 October 2016 Adrian Chiles, Zoe Lyons, Mae Martin
04x03 13 October 2016 Aisling Bea, Terry Christian, Jocelyn Jee Esien
04x04 20 October 2016 Vanessa Feltz, Tom Parry, Andy Parsons

Series 5

First broadcast Guests
05x01 7 March 2018 Desiree Burch, Tony Hawks, Rachel Riley
05x02 14 March 2018 Gyles Brandreth, Sarah Kendall, Phil Wang
05x03 21 March 2018 Jack Carroll, Melanie Chisholm, Kerry Godliman
05x04 28 March 2018 Fern Britton, Ivo Graham, Russell Kane
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