John Mitchinson
Encyclopedia
For the English tenor, see John Mitchinson (tenor)
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For the Bishop, see John Mitchinson (bishop)
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John Mitchinson is the head of research for the British
television panel game
QI
, and is also the managing director of Quite Interesting Limited
. He is co-writer of the QI series of books with the show's creator John Lloyd
. The two men are normally referred to as "The Two Johns" and are seen as the main controllers of QI, as they do most of the research of the show.
. Under his management the building consisted of a bookshop, a café-bar and a vodka bar, as well as a number of rooms devoted to use by the private members club.
TV series, Mitchinson went on co-author with QI's creator John Lloyd
the QI Annuals for 2008 and 2009,; as well the main QI books: These being The Book of General Ignorance
, The Book of Animal Ignorance
, Advanced Banter: The QI Book of Quotations
, and The QI Book of the Dead
.
As of November 2008, Amazon.co.uk reported that the The Book of General Ignorance was fourth in its five best selling titles in the ten years it has been in operation, behind the two last Harry Potter
novels and The Dangerous Book for Boys
.
John is a Vice-President of the Hay Festival
, a director of Jonathan Burrows contemporary dance group, a Fellow of the RSA
and one of Trustees of the London Centre for International Storytelling.
where his spare time is consumed by rare breed pigs, chickens, vegetables and his children.
John Mitchinson (tenor)
John Mitchinson is an English operatic tenor. He made his début singing the role of Jupiter in Handel's Semele. From 1972 to 1978, he was associated with the Sadler's Wells opera company; during that time, he created the role of the Poet in Joseph Tal's opera Massada 967...
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For the Bishop, see John Mitchinson (bishop)
John Mitchinson (bishop)
The Rt Rev John Mitchinson, DD was a Bishop of Barbados who later served as Master of Pembroke College, Oxford. He was born in Durham on 23 September 1833 and educated at Durham School and Pembroke College, Oxford. He was an Assistant Master at Merchant Taylors’ then Headmaster of The King's...
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John Mitchinson is the head of research for the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
television panel game
Panel game
A panel game or panel show is a radio or television game show in which a panel of celebrities participates. Panelists may compete with each other, such as on The News Quiz; facilitate play by guest contestants, such as on Match Game/Blankety Blank; or do both, such as on Wait Wait.....
QI
QI
QI is a British comedy panel game television quiz show created and co-produced by John Lloyd, hosted by Stephen Fry, and featuring permanent panellist Alan Davies. Most of the questions are extremely obscure, making it unlikely that the correct answer will be given...
, and is also the managing director of Quite Interesting Limited
Quite Interesting Limited
Quite Interesting Limited is a British research company, most notable for providing the research for the television panel game QI , as well as other QI related programmes and products...
. He is co-writer of the QI series of books with the show's creator John Lloyd
John Lloyd (writer)
John Hardress Wilfred Lloyd CBE is a British comedy writer and television producer. He is the great nephew of John Hardress Lloyd.-Early life and career:...
. The two men are normally referred to as "The Two Johns" and are seen as the main controllers of QI, as they do most of the research of the show.
QI
Mitchinson acted as an associate producer for the first series. For several years Mitchinson was also director of the QI Club, which was situated at 16 Turl Street, OxfordOxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
. Under his management the building consisted of a bookshop, a café-bar and a vodka bar, as well as a number of rooms devoted to use by the private members club.
QI books
After the success of the QIQI
QI is a British comedy panel game television quiz show created and co-produced by John Lloyd, hosted by Stephen Fry, and featuring permanent panellist Alan Davies. Most of the questions are extremely obscure, making it unlikely that the correct answer will be given...
TV series, Mitchinson went on co-author with QI's creator John Lloyd
John Lloyd (writer)
John Hardress Wilfred Lloyd CBE is a British comedy writer and television producer. He is the great nephew of John Hardress Lloyd.-Early life and career:...
the QI Annuals for 2008 and 2009,; as well the main QI books: These being The Book of General Ignorance
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, to help spread the QI philosophy of curiosity to the reading public...
, The Book of Animal Ignorance
The Book of Animal Ignorance
The Book of Animal Ignorance is the second title in a series of books based on the intellectual British panel game QI, written by series-creator John Lloyd and head-researcher John Mitchinson...
, Advanced Banter: The QI Book of Quotations
Advanced Banter
Advanced Banter: The QI Book of Quotations, known as If Ignorance Is Bliss, Why Aren't There More Happy People? in the United States, is the third title in a series of books based on the intellectual British panel game QI, written by series-creator John Lloyd and head-researcher John Mitchinson...
, and The QI Book of the Dead
The QI Book of the Dead
The QI Book of the Dead is the fourth title in a series of books based on the intellectual British panel game QI, written by series-creator John Lloyd and head-researcher John Mitchinson...
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As of November 2008, Amazon.co.uk reported that the The Book of General Ignorance was fourth in its five best selling titles in the ten years it has been in operation, behind the two last Harry Potter
Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
novels and The Dangerous Book for Boys
The Dangerous Book for Boys
The Dangerous Book for Boys, by Conn and Hal Iggulden, is a guidebook published by HarperCollins, aimed at boys "from eight to eighty." It covers around eighty topics, including how to build a treehouse, grow a crystal, or tell direction with a watch...
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Publishing background
For the ten years before QI, Mitchinson was a book publisher, running the Harvill Press, Cassell & Co and acting as Deputy Publisher of the Orion Group, now the UK’s third largest publisher. Prior to that he spent six years as Marketing Director of Waterstone’s the booksellers.John is a Vice-President of the Hay Festival
Hay Festival
The Hay Festival of Literature & Arts is an annual literature festival held in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales for ten days from May to June. Devised by Norman and Peter Florence in 1988, the festival was described by Bill Clinton in 2001 as "The Woodstock of the mind"...
, a director of Jonathan Burrows contemporary dance group, a Fellow of the RSA
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
and one of Trustees of the London Centre for International Storytelling.
Personal life
John lives in the Oxfordshire village of Great TewGreat Tew
Great Tew is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold Hills in Oxfordshire, England, about northeast of Chipping Norton and southwest of Banbury.-Archaeology:...
where his spare time is consumed by rare breed pigs, chickens, vegetables and his children.
External links
- John Mitchinson on the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- QI website The People Behind QI