Facing Fierce Competition

Kate Humble on hosting an anarchic new animal-themed quiz show...

- Elaine Reilly

Once in a blue moon a show comes along which is so much fun, you wonder why no one’s thought of it before. Step forward Curious Creatures, a BBC2 quiz which takes its inspiration from QI.

Hosted by wildlife queen Kate Humble, each episode sees two teams – captained by Springwatch’s Chris Packham and zoologist Lucy Cooke – compete in a series of games that will put their knowledge of the world’s wildlife to the test.

‘Hopefully, it’ll have broad appeal and the quirky facts will be talked about in the playground and the pub, and I’ll get to make loads more episodes!’ smiles Kate, 48. ‘I had a lot of fun doing it!’

Here, Kate tells TV Times more about the show…

How would you decribe Curious Creatures?

It’s an animal quiz in the style of QI and Have I Got News for You. Team captains Chris and Lucy have one guest each per show. As they get questions right, they win descriptions of an animal’s body part, which builds up a curious creature they have to identify.