Graham Island and Ye Starbucks: Citation Needed 4x01

We're back! And back where we belong, too, in a kitchen with dodgy lighting. Time for a new run of five episodes, and our not-so-new problem with slightly insulting the nations of Europe. This time, to the Mediterranean, and to Graham Island.
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[@pofict]

You win a short article affixed to a pole stuck in the ground after the formation of the mail service. A post-post post post.

[@Armadeus]

or a pole with many pieces of memo papers attached to it that has short articles written on them, also after the formation of the mail service. it's a post-post post-it post post.

[@dbseamz]

Owned by that cereal company that made Shredded Wheat: Post

[@peterthirdandthebridges]

@@dbseamz so you could say it’s Post’s Post-Post Post-It Post Post

[@joshyoung1440]

Eh... that's not really in the same style. Tom doesn't use the same word multiple times, he uses multiple rhyming words. So like some ethereal crispy bread to be eaten after a meal of pork. It's post-roast ghost toast. Something like that.

[@saulmcshane7090]

4:38 That face when your friend is really smart for one moment 4:46 That face when you realise your friend *really* is a genius

[@__-bk6mm]

“Was it needed” - most underrated comment in the episode that nobody reacted to.

[@meetaverma8372]

it was my favourite

[@samspiano7070]

@@meetaverma8372 mine too!!

[@CaptainvonDore]

Did Chris replied it to Tom's 'citation'?

[@angusperson4222]

@@CaptainvonDore Yes. Chris is making a cheap joke at whether the citation was needed.

[@josakura]

I know right!! 😂😂😂😂

[@stevieinselby]

"Kerplode" is not used enough in the English language.

[@buddyltd]

The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was beforehand the Kingdom of Sicily. Then they discovered Graham Island, and they upped the Sicily Count to 2.

[@eliad6543]

There's just a massive billboard in the middle of their capital city with a "Sicily Counter" on it that ticked up to 2

[@meme__supreme3373]

Sicily++;

[@chevtothemax]

"It's a little island let's not have a fight about it" points at Hans Island.

[@EEYore-py1bf]

Perhaps if the Danes get off our island it wouldn’t be an issue

[@TheHorseOutside]

The Canadian Cavalier I smell an intriguing discourse. What’s the dispute?

[@EEYore-py1bf]

The Horse Outside Hans Island is an island between Canada and Greenland that both Canada and Denmark claim as their own.

[@chevtothemax]

@@TheHorseOutside look up the Whiskey War

[@vytrva]

*points at the Falklands*

[@mellowfish316]

These are just amazing. "'Helvetica' No it's not!"

[@Kaptenblu]

The Norwegian subtitles in this video are great. At first, I thought I would try to make Norwegian subtitles for this video, but these ones are much better than what I could have made. Many thanks to whomever made them.

[@surrog]

Hi from France ! No worries, we do our share of english mockery: much love from your oldest rival, and friendly ally ;-)

[@zyaicob]

Hon hon, indeed!

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Guten Tag!

[@massimoruggieri368]

nobody mocks the english more than the english

[@meetaverma8372]

@@massimoruggieri368 that applies to every ethnicity tbh

[@MrFlashpoint1978]

Bonjour Francois! Je suis Anglais, je t'aime! Even if you still insist you have the best cheese, even in the face of Stilton.

[@katedoes...9783]

The boys are back. The four funniest Yorkshiremen on the Internet. Excellent revision company.

[@lawrencecalablaster568]

Kate Does ... Tom's from Nottinghamshire but they've given him an honorary Yorkmanhood.

[@PinkThorn242]

Wouldn't it be "His Majesty's Flag" in 1831?

[@katedoes...9783]

+Jihadi Alan Despite all corrections, everyone kept thinking it was 1841, which is Victoria.

[@LaynieFingers]

You guys have the strangest conversations... and I can't help but think how fun it would be to just have a beer with you guys and see what weirdness bubbles up!

[@Kris2340k]

were they fishing not with a bloody depth charge ... someone get me a depth charge

[@cha0sniper]

I mean, people used to fish with sticks of dynamite, it's more of a difference in scale rather than technique at that point.

[@dominichines9996]

@@cha0sniper Technically speaking the US military went fishing with nuclear weapons

[@Scratchy1024]

@@dominichines9996 Citation needed

[@dominichines9996]

@@Scratchy1024 Idk if there are any declassified references online but I found a few stories about the aftermath of oceanic nuclear tests that mentioned massive fish kills

[@Scratchy1024]

@@dominichines9996 a phosphorus bomb would do the trick

[@lillydoye7418]

Typography jokes? I strongly approve!

[@peter_smyth]

+Samuel Doye So do I!

[@AnstonMusic]

+Peter Smyth About this video: I liked it.

[@peter_smyth]

I copied that into Notepad to test it. Work on your formatting, lol.

[@AnstonMusic]

Peter Smyth I don't know jack shit, I did some odd hours in codecademy a few years ago, just wanted to add to our little discourse here. :3

[@lillydoye7418]

+Anston [Music] Comic Sans!

[@blakelowe1300]

The Cor Anglais and the French Horn are actually distinctly different instruments. In fact, they are such different instruments, they are different types of instruments! The cor anglais is a double-reed woodwind, quite akin to an oboe, while the French Horn is the very long very coiled brass instrument we all know and love.

[@gambitman7158]

The proper comparison then would probably be more akin to that of an English horn, and just put the wrong nationality down accidentally.

[@otakuribo]

Tom, have you ever considered doing a D&D session with the Tech Diff crew? I can only imagine what shenanigans might arise. :)

[@EternalAnomaly]

This was fantastic! There is no such thing as too much "Citation Needed".

[@mdtdbe]

EternalAnoma

[@tapashalister2250]

A prize for a future show. A picture of a cup with a police photo that has been hit with a bullet a shot mug shot mug shot mug

[@SrKing-dm4ku]

you mean a shot mug shot mug?

[@damientonkin]

A Star Wars themed induction heated stir-fry pot, it’s an E-wok!

[@teipeu9033]

Slightly contrived.

[@gwenynorisu6883]

Wouldn't the full version be that picture printed onto a small glass used for drinking single measures of spirits? Or something like that? Otherwise it's got too many words and Mr. KingDice's take would be more accurate.

[@beckbusch8201]

but its a picture of a mug but there is still an extra mug on the end

[@JamieThelin]

I'm a new sub, didn't know about this show, only a minute and a half in and its brilliant

[@peter_smyth]

+A Knife You have three series to catch up on! Also they have a podcast on Tom's website.

[@JamieThelin]

Peter Smyth I know, just checked it out, cant wait, already on series 1 ep 2

[@LightningGraphics]

+A Knife There's many other series of this aswell, go enjoy :)

[@ZipplyZane]

+A Knife I'm not a new sub, but I didn't know about this show, etc, etc. I've always just seen and clicked on those short videos.

[@mrjimi1]

+ZipplyZane You should listen to the podcast they used to do (though no longer). The same group but they were doing trivial pursuit Jeopardy style. They just as good, if not better.

[@Andterw]

The French call the French Horn the German horn - the Cor Anglais is similar to an Oboe

[@katieroberts7012]

In quite a lot of the english speaking world they just call it the english horn.

[@shambosaha9727]

OBOE? Off-by-one-error?

[@EdwardCree]

@@shambosaha9727 Nah, if you capitalise OBOE like that it's a radionavigation/blind-bombing system. Which can indeed be used for bombing France.

[@dan_tr4pd00r]

I was asked to leave a comment here from the park bench.

[@EriqireM]

as was I, this is usuall some of the smartest improv ive seen.

[@cullyn]

+Hi Ho Wolverhampton I didn't Sign up for thi.... oh wait I've been waiting months for this!

[@WouterWeggelaar]

+Hi Ho Wolverhampton Me too, and I have waited for this!

[@russelln8587]

+Hi Ho Wolverhampton As were we all. And it was well worth the wait

[@chronosthevnwierdo6461]

+Hi Ho Wolverhampton Same. Here's a comment.

[@amandafreke1798]

Had abdominal surgery the day this was realised. 24 hours later I was brave enough to watch. lt wasn't kind on my stomach but worth it.

[@kypdrayson]

This was the first episode of Citation Needed I've ever seen, but it has immediately become my most favorite show on KZbin.

[@salavora]

I love Citation needed! Happy, that there is an other round ^^ Btw: Who says "Oh yeah" when you do the "Mystery Buiscuit"? I would also love some subtitles, since sometimes the references are a bit hard to get and looking them up would be easier this way. Garrys face, when Chris explained about the lava is simply priceless! Looking forward to more!

[@WilliamBoothClibborn]

I really do prefer the more informal style of this series compared to series 3. Good job!.

[@castiell87]

+william Booth-Clibborn yeah, me too. and since i binge watched all seasons in the last two or three days, i gotta say i liked the camera setting of the first season best. thius from-above-angle just works for me!

[@mizzraika]

This is great. I love this. You know I love this. You requested comments on this on the Park Bench. So here's my comment on this.

[@matth1839]

+Jihadi Alan In the last park bench video he asked for comments and likes so he knew how popular citation needed was. Which is very.

[@monk_]

+Jihadi Alan Matt and Tom have a channel called "Mat and Tom" where they sit on a bench and talk about.... stuff.

[@jessicamenschel6775]

+Julio Raygoza I am sad though, they have yet to talk about... benches...

[@rufusdrumknottvgc]

'It poked above the water for a bit' Me: 'Aha, you mean Leshp! I mean - wait.'

[@qwertyTRiG]

Widad Oteh Sadly, Tom has confirmed that he's not a fan of Terry Pratchett.

[@notbobby125]

Well, glad to hear America successfully brought Graham Island freedom.

[@Fawkes42]

This is what I signed up for!

[@thevoicesoflogic]

The most British 16min I have ever seen.

[@Window_Hero]

13:29, I'm trying to decide if this is a deliberate reference to league of extraordinary gentlemen, or if he just didn't know that Shaun Connery had a DB5 shaped boat in that movie.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

More of a James Bond reference.

[@catfish552]

Matt Gray: Fishing with Depth Charges

[@stoutyyyy]

“It’s just a little island, we’re not going to have a big fight of it” -Argentina, 1982

[@TheGrooseIsLoose]

This is one of my favorite Citation Neededs to date. I'm really looking forward to this season.

[@LauraSchmaura]

I've been re-watching the old seasons and listening to podcast on loop far too much recently, so I am ridiculously glad that it's back! And it is everything I dreamed it would be!

[@brynndachtler2099]

Adding my like from the park bench. These are just amazing, I only discovered Citation Needed two weeks ago, and now there is a new series to enjoy!

[@Eagi85]

You guys always seem to have the best of times during these recordings, slightly jealous to be honest. Please keep them coming it's hilarious!

[@AbhijeetBorkar]

This was one of the best Citation episode! Great start to the new season! :)

[@dewj8323]

So glad this is back! Been rewatching the old ones over and over.

[@maxximumb]

Thanks for getting the guys back together for another series of Citation Needed!!!! Brilliant as ever. This needs to become a weekly show on your channel.

[@brandonmartin-moore5302]

With the Ye Starbucks thing, they predicted the Game of Thrones coffee cup thing.

[@Stormfox93]

Back to the kitchen I see ;-) Have been waiting for this a long time! Thanks for continueing this series.

[@Levorthian]

So glad to see this series return, great people, great info, great chemistry! Thank you all!

[@StephenDahlke]

Per your park bench request, yes I absolutely signed up for this. I found your stuff via Computerphile and thought it was interesting enough to poke around, but TechDiff is what made me subscribe. Of all the things I follow on KZbin, new episodes of this are probably what I look forward to the most. :)

[@JewishMusicToronto]

Have you guys ever thought of shooting Citation Needed with a 3D set (like a Ricoh Theta or GoPro's rig)? It might be cool to give viewers the control over who they watch, and potentially offer some bonus funny moments for stuff that's not currently shown. Not to mention far less editing (unless you're running this on a "hangouts"-type system that automatically changes the camera by who's talking).

[@ahreuwu]

you most likely know this, but TOTPAL was shot entirely on gopro fusions and tom sticked to editing it manually. they've talked on the park bench that they don't really like 360/3d stuff, it was too much of a mess back when they did that bench and it hasn't gotten any better quite frankly

[@xmlthegreat]

@@ahreuwu can attest to this, have had work experience editing 4k and 8k 360, and even in 2021 it's a gigantic pain in the arse to deal with.

[@TheMajorJF]

Over on park bench you asked for a comment as to why people signed up. I came over from numberphile and stuck around because of the visual puns.

[@moocapiean]

It's great to see this series return! I like to watch these during lunch or while exercising, so I'm so happy to have new ones to watch :)

[@BrennanJTC]

I get so stoked when I come back and find that you guys are back for another season :-D

[@EliDavies]

Kicking and rolling around laughing from the first minute; so excited for this series being back!!!!

[@SpotTiger]

On today's show: Islands that are into Edging! 😆

[@kristina80ification]

this is my new favorite series, how did I not know about this already when I've been following your videos for a while?

[@stephenhorton]

Citation Needed is amazing! I wish it wasn't done in seasons - and just had one up every week or something. Great work guys! :)

[@NickiRusin]

Oh yeah, my favorite show is back! I call it the I Don't Get What These Guys Are Saying Most Of The Time show!

[@KingTaltia]

Yes! New season! Can't wait!

[@fingers1]

My fave YT series. You and QI bring me such joy!!

[@djarum69]

I have very much been waiting for this. Thanks!

[@davidbuschhorn6539]

Michael Moore and Mackelmore's Mackerel Moor. Oh god.

[@RainaRamsay]

YAY!! Citation Needed! Is this Chris' kitchen, then?

[@RainaRamsay]

That was my interpretation. Especially since it's a different kitchen.

[@SamiKoivu]

Did not watch this yet, but I already clicked on like. I've been hooked since season 3 and later went on and binge-watched all the old ones. Later on, I also downloaded a bunch of the audios of the technical difficulties show with the trivia questions.

[@Niklback1]

The chemistry here is incredible, sorry about overlooking this for so long Tom

[@DanJon3711]

And now Thursday's have a reason to be excited for again!

[@jamesjewitt3456]

It's back! best series ever Tom

[@bufftailedbumbledragon450]

I love this. It is hilarious! It cheers me up and then keeps me cheerful until the following week when there's another episode! It's brilliant!

[@MischaKavin]

Came back from the park bench to rep for the Citation Needed fans. I subbed to your channel for the 'Things You Might Not Know' shorts, but this panel game is far and away my favourite thing you're involved in, Tom.

[@FoxDren]

citation needed is back... my life is perfect.

[@ascotchegg]

Its so great

[@ascotchegg]

Its so great

[@Zestrayswede]

Micheal Moore & Macklemore's mackerel more. god, i love that.

[@wolfbd5950]

I'm quite chuffed that this has returned. I've been wearing out the old episodes (including the ancient podcast episodes), so it'll be good to hear some stuff that I haven't already heard several times.

[@Arkhanno]

Citation Needed, one of the best series on the internet. You guys are amazing.

[@Zhatt]

This is what I signed up for.

[@wlfbck20]

@Tom Scott: About the whole bombing thing, wouldn't this island be a good location to visit for "things you might not know" and check it out? (although i guess that would be quite an expensive one)

[@Lwaldie1]

Don't think Tom's done an underwater one yet!

[@williamstark7148]

I forgot how much I love this show. So excited for the new episodes!!

[@waththis]

This series is awesome! Cracks me up every time, please please please, never stop this!

[@bettyboo4271]

Finally its back!!!

[@brucebaker810]

Pretty funny. A temporary (or maybe erstwhile?) island. I imagine a gain-hungry explorer spotting it. Seeing it's not already on a map. Rowing gleefully over to it. Sticking the flagpole in...which pokes a hole. Water comes thru, it starts to sink. He looks up (at the camera in my imagined video). "Oh bugger". And it sinks. Cue gurgly, bubbly sound fx...and a sad trombone. Only lasted one year? So...one season, then it was cancelled? Tom: it wasn't "comprised of" anything. It was comPOSED of x. Or x comprised it.

[@DinosaurwithRPG]

I... I died laughing. This is too great. I first saw your channel through some computer-y video or another, but what really dot me was Citation Needed. I absolutely love this series. It is so incredibly funny. In fact, I have been considering trying to animate some of my favorite episodes (or at least a few great scenes from them).

[@1998tkhri]

Love how after watching the video on the park bench about swearing, we have this video, which is full of it (more than usual for Citation Needed, I would think).

[@milos_radovanovic]

Was that the first double mystery biscuit per episode?

[@Chayat0freak]

ITS BACK!!!!!

[@Fawnarix]

These are the best videos you put out! I'm constantly wondering when the next one comes out!

[@matthew2464]

love these series, can,t wait for the rest

[@samramdebest]

5:32 what does he say? can't understand it with the beeps.

[@Chronoscon1]

+samramdebest "fuckity fuck off", sincerely, a Brit

[@helloworld4390]

Don't be rude to samramdebest!

[@KusaneHexaku]

r/woosharchive

[@1997CWR]

I'm from Morocco and I am offended.

[@theperpetual8348]

Good for you. You managed to be offended by a show which, you should understand out of context, is 4 guys sitting around a table playing comedians. Good for you.

[@maxximumb]

offended? at what?

[@DoReMeDesign]

+Jacob Thomas I think you just took the bait, mon ami.

[@taylorbrennan1282]

Doesn't mean you're right.

[@theperpetual8348]

Oscar Brogden I'm feeding my pet troll.

[@MakotoTheKnight]

This is amazing. Keep doing this. It's nice to see you guys have fun with facts and generally look like you're having fun doing this.

[@Daymocker]

This show is just pure glee. Thank you so very much.

[@Drakotar]

YEEEESSS!

[@infrabread]

Is it just me or does the intro get faster per episode?

[@pequenoZero]

This was brilliant. Thank you! And keep making awesome stuff! :D

[@Laurellien]

Glad to see it back - this is amongst the things for which I subscribed!

[@jessicamenschel6775]

For all those who this is the first Citation Needed video. I'd like to welcome you. My husband and I love watching Tom Scott and crew. (yes thats what we're calling them) If you've not seen the crazyness of Tom's channel, you might find you learn something. It's tons of fun, please hang around and enjoy. (so the monkey will keep making videos for us!)

[@nikahmadfaris7542]

Wasn't Queen Victoria coronated in 1837?

[@DanielMumby]

Nik Ahmad Faris Nik Mohd Radzi Yes, so technically they should have been impersonating William IV

[@ShmingsThings]

Calling in from the park bench, I don't recall what I subbed to this channel for in particular, but everything on it is consistently worth my time to watch, and this is no exception, so I stay.

[@PrisonerZero]

Yay! I'm so glad this is back...been waiting all day to get home and watch this!!

[@XxMrDudexX]

As a non-native speaker, I always find this show very hard to follow

[@mvl71]

Play at 1/2 speed with subtitles on.

[@50doctorwho]

You've redecorated, I don't like it.

[@GamerCo29]

Not tom Scott's house

[@mintcervida6372]

+TrevorEats Pickles its a Doctor Who reference

[@mintcervida6372]

+TrevorEats Pickles its a Doctor Who reference

[@GamerCo29]

Seth R. i'm not whovian, soz...

[@IceMetalPunk]

+TrevorEats Pickles Go fix that, then :P

[@crismanmatt]

just watched the park bench about bleeping stuff out. this (this episode of citation needed) is exactly what I signed up for, please make more of these, make as many as you can make funny. I must've spent an hour on a wikipedia rabbit trail after looking up Grahams Island

[@dannyparkncl]

Back with another great episode, keep up the good work

[@KeithShizuo]

is there a podcast of this?

[@sooyoo4]

+KeithShizuo Not of this, but these four did a series called reverse trivia and that's a podcast on techdif.co.uk

[@KeithShizuo]

Andrew Coombes thanks. ill look in to it. is it on itunes?

[@sooyoo4]

+KeithShizuo Should be a link to itunes for it on that website :)

[@samramdebest]

8:43 what did he say? these accents

[@dan_tr4pd00r]

+samramdebest en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butlins

[@samramdebest]

+lbamp I was talking about the Butlins +Hi Ho Wolverhampton thanks

[@Voltanaut]

+lbamp Leper colony? I thought it was leprechauny.

[@ThePeaceableKingdom]

+Hi Ho Wolverhampton Thank you.

[@martinsteers]

Fantastic to see it back! I love the Tech Diff KZbin and Podcast.

[@sodomousprime]

Finally there is more citation needed! been waiting so long for this!