Q... was a surreal television comedy sketch show from Spike Milligan which ran from 1969 to 1982 on BBC2. There were six series in all, the first five numbered from Q5 to Q9, and a final series titled There's a Lot of It About. The first and third series ran for seven episodes, and the others for six episodes, each of which was 30 minutes long. Various reasons have been suggested for the title. One possibility is that it was inspired by the project to construct the Cunard liner QE2, launched in September 1967, which was dubbed Q4. Another theory is that Milligan was inspired by the BBC 6-point technical quality scale of the time, where "Q5" was severe degradation to picture or sound, and "Q6" was complete loss of sound or vision. This was extended by some engineering departments to a 9-point scale, finishing at "Q9". According to Milligan's autobiography, the final series was renamed There's a Lot of It About after the BBC felt the public might find Q10 too confusing.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Maria Bamford; Richard Williams; Walter Isaacson; Bahamas | 2014-12-07 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Ryan Adams; Jim Gaffigan; Laurie Simmons | 2014-12-14 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Louis Gossett Jr.; Bob Colacello; Alanis Obomsawin; Barr Brothers | 2015-01-15 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Anne Rice; Olivia Cheng; William Gibson; Hozier | 2015-01-25 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Allan Hawco; Darius Clark Monroe; Arkells | 2015-02-05 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Terry Crews; David Guetta; Elliott Brood | 2015-02-08 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Alan Cumming; Aunjanue Ellis; Stars | 2015-02-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Eugene Levy & Catherine O'Hara; Katherine Waterston; Sharon Van Etten | 2015-02-22 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Michael Wekerle; Naomi Klein & Avi Lewis; Lydia Ainsworth | 2015-03-01 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Norm Macdonald; Craig Davidson; Stephen Bulger; Caribou | 2015-03-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Nick Hornby; Christine Goerke; Alan Doyle | 2015-03-15 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Dennis Lee; Jane Archibald; Measha Bruggergosman | 2015-03-22 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Fred Williamson; William Gibson; Miranda July; Jenn Grant | 2015-04-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Nigel Barker; Eric Peterson; Steve Earle | 2015-04-05 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Thomas Lennon; Patricia Rozema; Father John Misty | 2015-04-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Molly Parker; Kim Dorland; St. Vincent | 2015-04-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Linda Cardellini; Art Spiegelman; London Grammar | 2015-04-26 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | Q Live at Glenn Gould Studio | 2015-05-03 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | Tatiana Maslany; AsapSCIENCE; Great Lake Swimmers | 2015-05-10 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | Kids in the Hall; Bill Kurtis; Decemberists | 2015-05-17 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | Nick Kroll; John Patrick Shanley; Tom Cochrane | 2015-05-24 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 22 | Kate Mulgrew; Pras; Jon Ronson; Leon Bridges | 2015-05-31 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 23 | Buffy Sainte Marie; George Miller; Roman Mars; Milk Carton Kids | 2015-06-11 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 24 | Pete Docter; Noel Gallagher; Michael McGowan; Benjamin Booker | 2015-06-14 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 25 | David Byrne; Ronda Roussey; Sam Maggs; Skratch Bastid and The Afiara Quartet | 2015-06-25 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 26 | Will Sasso; David Suzuki; Will Gadd; Barenaked Ladies | 2015-07-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 27 | Josh Groban; Young Jean Lee; Brandi Carlile | 2015-07-05 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 28 | k.d. lang; Morgan Neville; Hot Chip | 2015-07-16 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 29 | Judd Apatow; Asif Kapadia; Russell Smith; Algiers | 2015-07-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 30 | Phyllis Smith; Jonny Harris; Alfredo Corchado; San Fermin | 2015-07-30 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 31 | Adam Scott; Candace Bushnell; Shawn Hitchins; Joel Plaskett | 2015-08-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 32 | Booker T. Jones; Russell Howard; Tracey Lindberg; Miguel | 2015-08-09 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 33 | Rickie Lee Jones; Of Monsters and Men; Wil Anderson; Rachel Sermanni | 2015-08-20 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 34 | Buffy Sainte-Marie; Russell Howard; Will Gadd; Leon Bridges; Milk Carton Kids | 2015-08-27 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 35 | Noel Gallagher; Young Jean Lee; Jon Ronson; Chilly Gonzales; Skratch Bastid & The Afiara Quartet | 2015-09-03 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 36 | Josh Groban; George Miller; Roman Mars; London Grammar; Brandi Carlile | 2015-09-10 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 37 | Patrick J. Adams; Fat Mike; Laura Marling | 2015-09-17 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 38 | Chrissie Hynde; Felicia Day; Joseph Boyden; Kalle Mattson | 2015-09-24 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 39 | Bruce Dickinson; Margaret Atwood; Colm Feore; Old Man Luedecke | 2015-10-01 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Yo-Yo Ma; Paul Gross; Ibeyi | 2015-10-04 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Brie Larson; Kate Beaton; Michel Chikwanine; Coeur de Pirate | 2015-10-11 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Jeremy Irons; Laurie Anderson; Glen Hansard | 2015-10-18 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Elisha Cuthbert & Annie Murphy; Morgan Neville; Jason Hamacher; The Wooden Sky | 2015-10-25 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | DMC; Deepa Mehta; U.S. Girls | 2015-11-05 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | John Hodgman; Elizabeth Gilbert; Pietra Brettkelly; Young Empires | 2015-11-12 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | Julie Delpy; Carly Rae Jepsen; Will Ferguson & Jean-Claude Munyezamu; City and Colour | 2015-11-19 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | Pam Grier; Salman Rushdie; Cory Silverberg; River Tiber | 2015-12-03 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | Adele; Bradford Young; Emilie & Ogden | 2016-01-03 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | Aaron Sorkin; Paula Hawkins; Chvrches | 2016-01-17 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | Patti Smith; Darcy Oake; JR; Unknown Mortal Orchestra | 2016-01-24 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | Jamie Oliver; Maysoon Zayid; The Darkness | 2016-01-31 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | Shirley Manson; Saul Williams; EL VY | 2016-02-07 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 14 | Elvis Costello; Madhur Jaffrey; Nelson George; Majical Cloudz | 2016-02-21 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 15 | Rod Stewart; Cristela Alonzo; Hamed Sinno; Metric | 2016-03-03 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 16 | Rainn Wilson; Stretch Armstrong; Barbara Hannigan; Rah Rah | 2016-03-17 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 17 | Gloria Steinem; Tom Jones; Jermaine Fowler; K-OS | 2016-03-27 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 18 | Ethan Hawke; Alessia Cara; Yotam Ottlenghi; Yukon Blonde | 2016-04-07 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 19 | Jean-Marc Vallée; Gad Elmaleh; Mary Bridget Davies; Ben Caplan | 2016-04-10 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 20 | Robbie Robertson; Catherine O'Hara; David Ben; Lara St. John | 2016-04-21 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 21 | Anthony Mackie; Joshua Jackson; Gina Yashere; Basia Bulat | 2016-04-24 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 22 | Will Arnett; Boonaa Mohammed; Kate Tempest; Wintersleep | 2016-05-01 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 23 | Nikki Sixx; Alison Pill; Kim Barker; Beirut | 2016-05-08 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 24 | Ethan Hawke; Andra Day; Amber Fares | 2016-05-15 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 25 | Spike Lee; Mark McKinney; The Lumineers | 2016-05-26 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 26 | Cheap Trick; Buck Martinez; Rupi Kaur; The Strumbellas | 2016-06-19 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 27 | David Walliams; Lisa Fischer; Kristian Bruun; Tanika Charles | 2016-06-26 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 28 | Kim Cattrall; Jared Keeso; Savages | 2016-07-03 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 29 | Moby; Jeff Nichols; Trey Anthony; Lapsley | 2016-07-17 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 30 | Ellen Page; Noel Fielding; Simon Wilcox; Plants and Animals | 2016-07-24 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 31 | Jason Priestley; Steve Reich; Jackie Kashian; Sam Beam | 2016-08-11 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 32 | Mumford & Sons; Miss Major; Griffin Gracy; Majid Jordan; Keys N Krates | 2016-08-18 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Hayley Atwell; Sam Roberts Band; A Tribe Called Red; Barry Jenkins and Kevin Banner | 2016-11-20 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Jason Momoa; Tegan and Sara; Markees Christmas & Kevin Banner | 2016-12-04 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | Gael Garcia Bernal; BROS; Robbie Robertson; Rajiv Surendra & Mohawk Girls | 2016-12-22 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | Jay Baruchel; Aurora; Riz Ahmed; Jessi Cruickshank; Cuisine & Confessions | 2017-01-15 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | Michael Fassbender; Lars Ulrich; Daniel Caesar; Lizzo; Darcy Oake | 2017-02-12 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | Rick Mercer; Jared Harris; Lido Pimienta; Come From Away; Blue Rodeo | 2017-03-05 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | T.I.; A.R. Rahman; Catherine Reitman; Billy Bragg & Joe Henry; Drive By Truckers | 2017-03-26 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | Mandy Moore; Veronica Roth; Jared Keeso; Colin James; Bebe Rexha | 2017-04-13 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | k.d. lang; Kim Coates and Chris Buck; Michael Kaeshammer; Jenn Grant | 2017-04-16 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | Sting; Elan Mastai; Thundercat; Rose Cousins; The New Pornographers | 2017-04-23 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 11 | Nelly Furtado; The New Pornographers; Passenger; Jay Baruchel; Elisha Cuthbert; Marc-Andre Grondin; David Adjaye | 2017-04-30 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 12 | Paul Feig; Barenaked Ladies & The Persuasions; Laura Jane Grace; Emma Donoghue; 54-40 | 2017-05-07 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 13 | Lilly Singh; Said the Whale; Future Islands; Jeff Lemire; Maggie Rogers | 2017-05-14 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 14 | Feist; Fred Penner; Little Simz; Mary Walsh; Leif Vollebekk | 2017-05-21 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 15 | Michael Rooker; Father John Misty; Anna Paquin; Ngozi Paul; Measha Brueggergosman | 2017-05-28 | 60 min |
