@theqielves: You can watch every series of #QI on BBC iPlayer. This clip is from Series M Ep.2 ‘Military Matters’ with #StephenFry #AlanDavies # JimmyCarr #JeremyClarkson #SheilaHancock
Wasn't Christopher Lee serving in Finland for a bit during winter war (1940?)
2026-06-08 19:15:04
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Abbe Cee :
Correct answer in show was that it is the only declaration of war in history that was explicitly dated in advance so that it wouldn't ruin a party (Finnish Independence Day 6th of December). Churchill dated the declaration of war to start on 7th 12.00
2026-06-08 12:32:18
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Niklas Günsberg :
*klaxon*
I especially enjoyed the part of the video, where Stephen actually tells us what the unusual part of the war between GB and Finland was.
2026-06-08 11:58:08
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user60836375278 :
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2026-06-10 22:42:20
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Kroxi :
At the time of filming a official peace wasnt signed so it was technically on going
2026-06-08 18:08:22
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The Chicken :
So what was unusual then?
2026-06-08 12:10:25
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SgtPossum :
the football war lasted four days, not ten hours
2026-06-10 07:46:21
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dimmu :
finland is a democracy but I think Britain is monarchy.
2026-06-14 07:10:42
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Winton :
I’d argue Britain wasn’t a proper democracy in 1780-1784 even if maybe it was one on paper
2026-06-08 14:39:57
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justmyprofile :
what about the british war against the french republic in 1790s? dont you consider the UK a democracy then? or the war of 1812 against the US? I think the UK in 1812 is a democracy proper almost. the american civil war is another example, the confederacy is definitely a very flawed democracy with black people not being able to vote, but by that standard we dont count the US until 1860s either. I guess the question is what counts as a democracy
2026-07-22 20:27:56
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AryelAn :
The what now?
2026-06-08 16:55:45
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Pekka Luokkala :
Torille 🦅🇫🇮
2026-06-12 07:54:00
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Ireallylikelakes :
1780 Britain was surely not a democracy like we think of it today
2026-06-10 17:51:16
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Ayam Penyet & Mie Gacor Medan :
Peace treaty between N-Germany and Finland after Lapland War?
2026-06-08 16:48:27
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user8924776544349 :
fun fact: usa refused to join Russia and gb against Finland because Finland paid their debts to usa on time
2026-07-17 04:25:19
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Violet Butler :
There’s also the War of 1812, between the nascent US and the UK
2026-07-30 03:38:30
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efraziermoto :
and his year only got worse 😭💔
2026-06-17 22:42:35
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Lisa Love :
Great show.
2026-06-10 04:45:56
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WF :
If West had opposed Russian attack against Finland in the first place, no "war" would have been needed. Like always, Russia wasn't penalised over attacking a sovereign country.
2026-06-09 12:14:00
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Ellie :
Wait WHAT as a finn ive never heard about this war XD we only always been in war against russia lastly around the -40s
2026-06-09 00:26:13
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Motorman 🇫🇮 :
One correct answer would be that both british attacks on Finnish soil were made before declaring the war to Finland at December 7, 1941. During the actual war no shots were fired, so in a sense, Jeremy is correct in his answer. 😎
2026-06-12 06:23:54
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