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574:. The show was a cult favourite with a small but loyal core audience, and was one of a select few ITV programmes that was transmitted without any advertising breaks. Originally, the series started off in many areas, being broadcast at peak times or just after the nightly news around 22:30; by the early 1970s, the series was relegated to irregular timeslots by the various ITV regional companies, with some broadcasting the show during daytime, at weekends or late at night. In the absence of a regular networked slot, audience figures would often fall, leading the producers to make changes to the long-standing format of the programme.
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relay, where contestants selected questions from specific categories such as sport, literature and science, passing a baton between players whenever a "lap" of two correct answers was scored. The final series was also networked, but broadcast around 11:00 during the summer holiday period. Even so, the new networked time did little to save the series from the axe. The last ITV series was broadcast in 1987.
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hold three titles, and a further six institutions have two titles: Sussex, the Open
University, Sidney SussexβCambridge, KebleβOxford, UniversityβOxford and Warwick. At the time of Magdalen College, Oxford's third win in 2004, no other institution had won more than twice; the trophy in use since 1994 was given to the college in perpetuity and a new once created for use from 2005.
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accompanying bonus questions are held back until a normal starter is correctly answered. Usually, in the recent contests, the first picture round focuses on science and technology, geography, and languages, while the second picture round focuses on art, film, television, and literature. The 2010 Manchester
University team included a
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trivia quiz and the producers' judging of the suitability of the teams for television. Oxford and
Cambridge ("Oxbridge") colleges are prevalent in the competition: for instance, of the Christmas series between 2011 and 2022, Oxbridge colleges represented one-quarter of teams and three-quarters of winners.
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sixteen. Teams in the quarter-final round (last eight teams) have to win two matches in the round to progress to the semi-finals. Equally, teams must lose two quarter-final matches in order to be eliminated from that round. The pairings for matches are often chosen in order to keep stronger teams apart.
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question is asked, the first team to answer correctly being deemed the winner; this is repeated until a team either gives a correct answer to a question or is deducted five points for an incorrect interruption to a question. The ending of the programme is usually signified with the quizmaster saying,
1155:
The team answering a starter correctly gets a set of three bonus questions worth a potential fifteen points, for which they can confer. Sets of bonus questions are thematically linked. They rarely share a connection with the preceding starter question, except when they are bonuses following a picture
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which enter independent teams. While a number of other
British universities have constituent colleges, only those where some teaching is undertaken at the college level may enter independent teams. The competing teams each year are selected by the show's producers, based both on scores from a general
586:
The
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge could each enter up to five of their constituent colleges as separate teams, which are not themselves universities: they have far fewer students β numbering in the hundreds rather than thousands β than most universities. This was one ostensible inspiration for
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following suit shortly afterwards. The programme was not broadcast in 1985 and returned in April 1986, when it was finally networked by ITV and broadcast at 15:00 on weekdays. The gameplay was revised, initial games were staged over two legs; the first in the classic format and the second played as a
464:
The split-screen presentation during the starter question phase, which appears to place one team physically above the other. In the final years of the original Bamber
Gascoigne era, the studio set genuinely was two-tiered, although the split-screen effect returned for the revived series and has been
1200:
While the starter questions are being read out, the teams are shown on screen one above the other by means of a split-screen effect. When a player buzzes in, the shot zooms in to that player, accompanied by a voiceover identifying the player by team and surname, for example "Nottingham, Munro". The
1163:
In the course of a game there are two picture rounds (occurring roughly one quarter and three-quarters of the way through) and one music round (at the halfway point), where the subsequent bonuses are connected thematically to the starter; if a picture or music starter is not correctly answered, the
1160:. Give five for five points, six for ten points or all seven for fifteen points"). It is the team captain's responsibility to give the answer to the bonus questions unless another member of the team is specified with the phrase "Nominate ". The team member so named may then give the answer instead.
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having won a record five times. The
University of Manchester and Magdalen College, Oxford are also the only teams to successfully defend the title the year after their win (Manchester's 2009 win came only after the original winner was disqualified). Trinity College, Cambridge and Durham University
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halfway through the series. He said that his team captain had contacted a researcher concerning the situation, and had been told that this was not a problem and that the same team should be maintained for continuity purposes. It was also revealed that Freya McClements, captain of the 2004 winning
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amassed 15 correct starter questions. However, the Corpus
Christi team were later disqualified from the competition after it was found that team member Sam Kay had been ineligible for the last three matches. Therefore, the second lowest score officially achieved against eligible opponents under
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or music question. Generally, there are three separate bonus questions worth five points each, but occasionally a bonus will require the enumeration of a given list with five, ten or fifteen points given for correctly giving a certain number of items from the list (for example, "there are seven
1125:
starting with 28 teams. The fourteen first-round winners progress directly to the last sixteen. Two matches, involving the four highest scoring losing teams from the first round, whose losing scores often exceed winning scores in other first-round matches, fill the remaining places in the last
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called 'Class of 2014' outlined a brief history of the programme and the team selection process both within the universities and by the production staff. The documentary attracted some criticism due to the large emphasis on
Oxbridge and Manchester during the
615:", in the hope of making the resulting show unbroadcastable. It was, however, broadcast, although only portions of the episode still exist in the Granada Television archives. Granada subsequently banned the University of Manchester for several years.
1152:. An incorrect interruption of a starter question incurs a five-point penalty; during the ITV series this took the form of five points being awarded to the opposing team, whereas in the BBC series five points are deducted from the interrupting team.
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in 1954, had seen the programme in the United States and liked the format. It was decided that
Granada would produce a similar programme with competing teams from universities across the United Kingdom. From its inception in 1962,
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said that the Open University team was "not in the spirit" of the competition. The team publicly replied by challenging him to specify in what way this was "contrary to the spirit of the quiz β or of the university".
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During the show's hiatus, a special edition of the show was made by the BBC, as part of a themed evening of programmes dedicated to Granada Television. It was presented by Bamber Gascoigne and broadcast on
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ran in New Zealand for 14 seasons, from 1976 until 1989, with international series held between the previous years' British and New Zealand champions in both 1986 and 1987. It originally aired on
1110:
The contestants are identified by their surnames during gameplay, apart from at the beginning when they introduce themselves with their full names, where they are from and what they are studying.
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signals the end of the game. At this point, the game immediately ends, even if the quizmaster is halfway through asking a question. In the event of a tied score at the sound of the gong, a
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Under Jeremy Paxman, the lowest score achieved by a student team is also 10 which, coincidentally, was also achieved by a team from the University of Sussex, in the first round of the
728:, which had fielded the winning team in the final 1987 season, and a graduates team of celebrity alumni who had previously appeared on the programme as students, including journalist
6321:
6126:
457:
has preserved a high level of continuity from 1962 to the present. Some commentators have cited this as an essential element of its success. Elements of this continuity include:
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as part of the "Footlights College" team, and Griff Rhys Jones as the host. The teams are arranged physically one above the other, in a parody of the show's split-screen format.
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won the 1999 series with a team with an average age of 46. In the quarter-final, they narrowly beat a slightly younger team from part-time and mature student specialist
6458:
5779:
The producers of the programme have taken the more recent inclusion of mature students to its logical conclusion by making two series without any student participants:
841:, Jeremy Paxman said that, when students were unable to answer several consecutive starter questions, those questions were often deleted before the show is broadcast.
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and become more energetic towards the end of the programme. The 1986 series experimented with an actual two-tier set, which was discontinued the following year.
3778:
829:. Although it was mentioned in a BBC news story at the time, no action was taken because the BBC stated that the facts had not been brought to their attention.
712:
in 1994, although still produced by Granada Television (branded since 2009 as ITV Studios), using the original format, with minor differences, and presented by
6916:
7812:
5787:(from 2003) matched occupational groups such as civil servants, architects and doctors against each other. In 2003, the former was won by the 1979 team from
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transcriptions. Pieces of music played for the music round may be classical or popular β for example, on 25 July 2011, the pieces played were winners of the
20:
7971:
6679:
930:
6865:
7966:
5967:
1221:
Notable contestants in the regular student competition. Special Celebrity Christmas editions, where all competitors are distinguished, are excluded.
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6959:
2884:, in an episode televised on 9 February 2009, just two weeks after the Corpus Christi vs Exeter match. This was also matched in the grand final by
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Little is known about the lowest scores from the Bamber Gascoigne series, except that the lowest score ever was in the 1971β72 season, when the
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Long serving voiceover announcers, with only three in the programme's history β Don Murray-Henderson from 1962 until his death in 1971, then
3122:(A team of current students from the college, as they were the "defending champions", having won the last series of the show, back in 1987.)
5922:, it moved back to TV1 in 1983 and remained on the network until the series original conclusion in 1989. The series was revived in 2014 by
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The theme tune "College Boy" by Derek New, which has been with the series since the 1960s (although the first series used "Ting A Ling" by
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A full, illustrated behind-the-scenes account of the matches of the lowest-ever scoring team in the Paxman-era, by an Exeter contestant
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5390:
5372:
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5228:
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988:, set in a future where students are 'too lazy to learn'; this parody was later referenced in an episode of the 2007β08 series of
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On 21 April 2023, the BBC unveiled a new set and title card, which debuted on Rajan's first episode, which aired on 17 July 2023.
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from 1976 to 1977 and again from 1980 to 1989. From 1978 to 1979, Sinclair was briefly dropped from the show and was replaced by
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805:", won the competition but was subsequently disqualified and the trophy awarded to the runners-up, the University of Manchester.
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736:. This show was preceded by a short documentary about the show's history. Bamber Gascoigne's final appearance as host was in
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334:
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893:. The cast included Stephen Fry, who participated in the real competition in 1980 while at Cambridge, and fellow alumni and
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7509:
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6152:
5941:
4123:
1905:
1895:
1236:
327:
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6459:"University Challenge 'needs upper age limit' [print version: Your starter for 10: how old are these students?]"
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2624:
2620:
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2142:
1865:
1734:
1501:
1464:
1339:
1313:
1276:
1083:
852:
433:
190:
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7554:
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4244:
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Starter questions are answered individually and are worth ten points. The catchphrase "your starter for ten" inspired
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6736:"Rik Mayall death anniversary: Funniest moments from Blackadder to The Young Ones | Features | Culture"
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2362:
2213:
1661:
1460:
1282:
861:
809:
729:
575:
567:
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1113:
The teams generally consist of mixed genders, mostly young adults but with some mature students also appearing.
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5149:
5131:
5113:
5095:
5077:
5059:
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4481:
4276:
4184:
4160:
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4044:
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2634:
2399:
2354:
2334:
2314:
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2225:
2188:
2074:
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1955:
1920:
1706:
1676:
1608:
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1521:
953:. The plot is about a first-year student, Brian Jackson, who attempts to join his university team competing in
822:
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The show has seen numerous specials, including those for specific professions and celebrity editions, such as
2860:
1832:
1691:
1180:. Occasionally, audio clips other than music (e.g. speech, animal sounds or other field recordings) are used.
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7845:
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4620:
4568:
4164:
4091:
4011:
3904:
3598:
3487:
3437:
3109:
2877:
2600:
2559:
2519:
2479:
2462:
2428:
2264:
2230:
2159:
2134:
2040:
1970:
1910:
1799:
1754:
1646:
1641:
1612:
1551:
1531:
1481:
1444:
1397:
1335:
1192:"It's goodbye from (, who say goodbye), it's goodbye from (, likewise), and it's goodbye from me: goodbye!"
1177:
1140:
1135:
1095:
950:
945:
826:
817:
395:
7514:
7861:
7545:
7137:
4498:
4370:
4288:
3697:
3563:
3327:
3154:
3134:
3051:
2467:
2450:
1890:
1875:
1407:
934:
384:
6104:
2899:, 1997. This score would have been lower if all deductions for incorrect interruptions had been applied.
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in their first round match in 1975 when, for much of the recording, they answered only with the names of
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4235:
4203:
4179:
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2760:
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2527:
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2102:
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1965:
1809:
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1671:
1491:
1145:
1087:
959:
813:
725:
571:
5877:
7311:, the New Hall performance was repeated and a member of the team said that they stopped losing points.
5852:. The cast, who at times seemed amazed at the fans' knowledge, lost, but by only 15 points, 280β295.
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4188:
2917:
2864:
2833:
2734:
2176:
1935:
1880:
1716:
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417:
5962:(ISB), Hyderabad. The 2004β2005 season finale saw a team of undergraduate engineering students from
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lecturer Charles Higham, Sinclair returned in 1980 and from 1981 to 1982, the show briefly moved to
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6463:
6011:
5998:
5915:
4649:
4346:
4212:
4196:
4147:
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3516:
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2028:
1847:
1724:
1656:
1561:
1487:
1349:
1286:
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1038:
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860:
plays Bamber Gascoigne in a sketch that pitches two teams of criminals representing prisoners from
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and blows him out of the chair to take over as host. This was Gascoigne's last appearance as host.
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who scored 245. In the same series, the lowest winning score for a student team was achieved, by
2322:
1814:
409:
4697:
2836:, fresh from two series wins, managed only 10 points. However, a low score was also achieved by
7415:
7396:"Siddhartha Basu: The quizmaster on his latest programme on BBC, the University Challenge (UC)"
6127:"TV tonight: Jeremy Paxman on Parkinson's, dissecting brains and quitting University Challenge"
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Information in these tables obtained from Blanchflower β University Challenge Series Champions.
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1940:
1842:
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1477:
1420:
1266:
1165:
592:
579:
512:
127:
7231:"BBC tightens University Challenge rules in response to fiasco | Television & radio"
5970:. The Indian winners of the 2003β2004 season went on to beat the finalists from the UK show,
3161:
era: Claire Ockwell, Andrea Weston, Colin Cadby (Captain) and Anne Ashurst (series champion)
2958:, scored 520 points in the final ITV season in 1987. In the Jeremy Paxman era, the team from
367:. The BBC revived the programme on 21 September 1994, the programme's 32nd anniversary, with
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was a quiz show for teams representing higher education institutes in Ireland, televised by
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4510:
4466:
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4399:
4252:
3828:
3755:
3602:
3289:
3223:
3219:
3158:
3018:
1701:
1497:
1299:
1252:
1054:
857:
838:
693:
559:
528:
507:. The original theme returned for the early Paxman-era episodes and was later replaced by a
364:
360:
246:
63:
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as a protest against the Oxford and Cambridge colleges being able to enter separate teams.
476:. Tilling's delivery typically becomes increasingly high-pitched as the episode progresses;
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6657:
5979:
5800:
4669:
4577:
4420:
4319:
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4128:
4024:
3932:
3654:
3572:
3432:
3301:
3090:
2959:
2786:
2094:
2062:
1950:
1507:
1393:
1374:
1309:
975:
757:
753:
437:
425:
184:
6897:
5867:, appeared briefly between 1965 and 1967. The sixth form contestants represented leading
5845:
3231:
7042:"Clive James: 'At 16, my dress sense was in the first full flower of its baroque glory'"
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This figure included all episodes from both the ITV and BBC series, as well as the 2002
1066:
785:, was accused of not being a student when the show was filmed. Kay, who had completed a
461:
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371:
as the quizmaster. Paxman relinquished his role as host following the conclusion of the
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6530:
5986:
5872:
5792:
4681:
4625:
4490:
4434:
4309:
4305:
4248:
4152:
4140:
4076:
4072:
4052:
3884:
3852:
3705:
3606:
3530:
3508:
3457:
3388:
3370:
3348:
3271:
1364:
1354:
612:
508:
480:
119:
6490:
5954:
started in summer 2003, with the season culminating in the finals of March 2004 where
7880:
7777:
7283:
7204:
6917:"'We need jungle, I'm afraid': how University Challenge went viral on the rave scene"
6852:"Monkman Vs Seagull: A Potted History of the University Challenge Captains' Bromance"
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3235:
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1403:
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1262:
1202:
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1007:
898:
765:
713:
669:
648:
627:
484:
473:
368:
97:
68:
7322:
1168:
student, Rachael Neiman, and the picture rounds in episodes involving the team were
764:. Birkbeck won the competition in 2003, also with a substantially mature team. Host
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919:
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749:
653:
608:
541:
421:
315:
7395:
6178:"BBC Two - University Challenge, 2023/24, Trinity College, Cambridge v Manchester"
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with Cue TV owner Tom Conroy as host and ran until its second conclusion in 2017.
5822:, presented by former host and Red Dwarf fan, Bamber Gascoigne, where the cast of
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An all-time record low score for the series was achieved in the final of the 2017
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4470:
4387:
4331:
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4208:
4084:
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3461:
3366:
3344:
3098:
1547:
1345:
1242:
1232:
1169:
968:
902:
733:
688:
600:
550:
504:
492:
432:
from its inception until the studios closed down in 2013; it is now recorded at
413:
227:
221:
215:
6992:
6932:"I'm gutted about University Challenge. And it's got nothing to do with Paxman"
6554:"University Challenge winners stripped of title β for having zero common sense"
2863:
who scored 80. The second lowest losing score is 15, which was achieved by the
524:
7782:
7478:
7441:
7377:
7102:
6880:"Monkman and Seagull on 'divine inspiration' for puzzles, Today β BBC Radio 4"
6288:
6270:
6182:
5994:
4722:
4581:
4553:
4549:
4486:
4462:
4438:
4412:
4268:
4192:
4132:
3916:
3872:
3860:
3820:
3701:
3664:
3576:
3275:
3267:
1557:
1272:
1122:
894:
808:
A few days later, it was also revealed that Charles Markland, a member of the
794:
488:
429:
376:
73:
6866:"Eric Monkman belted out the Imperial March on The One Show, because Monkman"
6314:"Made in Manchester: University Challenge celebrates 50 years on our screens"
1183:
The pace of questioning gradually increases through the show. The sound of a
7828:
7472:
6879:
6803:
6709:
6381:
6177:
5975:
5824:
4355:
4323:
4240:
4108:
4104:
3642:
3453:
3212:
3201:
2880:, who totalled 30 in a semi-final against the eventual series champions the
910:
786:
604:
539:
The programme had its beginnings in an American television quiz show called
500:
387:
has impacted him and revealed that Paxman recorded his very last episode of
352:
50:
7178:
4720:
Some information from this table was obtained from the web pages listed in
996:, Joe Perry, who, not knowing the real answer, simply answered "Venezuela?"
793:, but dropped out as he did not have sufficient funding. He then became an
748:
Since its revival in 1994, the programme has featured a number of teams of
644:
6505:"How Lance Left Paxman at a Loss for Words" β Mensa Magazine, August, 1999
6033:
series and all special episodes. The figure does not include the spin-off
19:
This article is about the British series. For the New Zealand series, see
6778:
6434:
6106:
Paxman: Putting Up With Parkinson's β Paxman: Putting Up With Parkinson's
4096:
3534:
3207:(Darryl Ball, Kaley Nichols, Steve Rogers , Pip Swallow, Sharon Burnett )
3113:
869:
469:
92:
7528:
6759:
6343:
562:, who died in 2022. The programme's first match was a match between the
408:
The show has always been produced by the same company (originally named
7559:
7379:
University Challenge Australian Grand Final 1988 NSW v Melbourne Part 1
6153:"First look images of new University Challenge set and host Amol Rajan"
3672:
2841:
1173:
1121:
The current tournament format used for each series is that of a direct
778:
721:
453:
Despite periodic changes to the sets, studio layout, and presentation,
281:
7469:β a rare insight into the personalities of a University Challenge team
7257:"Gail Trimble's Corpus Christi stripped of University Challenge title"
6204:
3411:(Nirad Inamdar, Bharat Jayakumar, Nishad Manerikar, Shrijit Plappally)
789:
degree the previous summer, had been planning to go on to study for a
5923:
5919:
5907:
802:
496:
5890:
949:
is the title of a novel, first published in 2003, by British author
363:
from 21 September 1962 to 31 December 1987, presented by quizmaster
2939:
series saw the lowest winning score of all time, 75, scored by the
7488:
6581:"University Challenge: a joint statement from the BBC and Granada"
4156:
1212:
1065:
683:
664:
643:
622:
523:
5881:, continues to run at junior and senior secondary school levels.
2962:
scored the highest score, 415, in the semi-final in 1997 against
889:
with a match between the fictitious teams of Scumbag College and
6049:"Amol Rajan replaces Jeremy Paxman as University Challenge host"
1184:
1053:, Iβm afraid" was widely sampled by music producers, becoming a
922:
impersonating Jeremy Paxman. Gascoigne comes from behind with a
7563:
6960:"BBC called to defend 'elitist' format of University Challenge"
6405:"BBC tightens University Challenge rules in response to fiasco"
7416:"De Universiteitsstrijd gemist? Start met kijken op NPO Start"
6430:"'University Challenge' Won By Manchester Team for Third Time"
999:
The quiz was the subject of the hour-long BBC Two documentary
885:" (a play on Bamber Gascoigne's name), centred on a parody of
709:
420:
in 2021), under licence from Richard Reid Productions and the
7942:
British television series based on American television series
7555:
BBC Tightens University Challenge Rules in Response to Fiasco
6630:"Previous University Challenge winners appear to break rules"
3420:(Laura Ashe, Darren Khodaverdi, Lameen Souag, Edward Wallace)
724:
on 28 December 1992. The teams included one of students from
6680:"Your starter for 10 β is University Challenge cheating us?"
6367:
The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 12 Oct 1983; pg. 14;
4743:
5966:(NSIT), Delhi, beat a team of management students from the
7524:
Interview with the winning 2007 University of Warwick team
6710:"BBC Two β Not the Nine O'Clock News, Series 3, Episode 8"
6290:
University Challenge Intros - 1962-2022 (UK, NZ & Aus)
2895:
Before these matches, the lowest score was 35, reached by
1082:
Teams consist of four members and most represent a single
908:
A quiz themed around BBC science fiction situation comedy
483:). "College Boy" was originally scored for an ensemble of
599:, when they started a round by answering every question "
6382:"Your Starter for Ten: 50 Years of University Challenge"
5828:
challenged a team of their "ultimate fans" to celebrate
1036:. In August 2017 the two were featured on BBC Radio 4's
5993:(the Netherlands), which ran for one season in 2016 on
868:. The teams score "points" (remission of sentence) by "
3108:(Appropriately enough, all the celebrities studied at
3010:
College Bowl-University Challenge World Championship
2994:
College Bowl-University Challenge World Championship
918:. It opens as if it were a regular episode, but with
566:(featuring a pre-famed Ian Channell, better known as
578:
stopped broadcasting the show in October 1983, with
7838:
7791:
7765:
7599:
7014:Bentley, Paul; Kathryn Faulkner (4 February 2010).
6826:"University Challenge criticised for Oxbridge bias"
6231:"Christmas TV specials filmed in Salford this year"
6080:"Cannabidiol (CBD): What we know and what we don't"
5936:, hosted by Magnus Clarke, ran in Australia on the
535:
from 1962 to 1987 and the 1992 Granadaland special.
398:, who won a record fifth title in the final of the
305:
287:
277:
252:
242:
237:
208:
200:
177:
172:
161:
150:
142:
134:
114:
106:
82:
56:
46:
30:
7365:"Christmas University Challenge announces line up"
6804:"The Story So Far, University Challenge β BBC Two"
6261:by Harry Mount, the Daily Telegraph, 7 April 2014.
7467:Southampton 'University Challenge' team interview
5783:(2002) brought former teams back together, while
124:"College Boy" performed by: Derek New (1963β2000)
6272:Roger Tilling Interview BBC Breakfast April 2017
5985:University Challenge inspired the format of two
957:. Nicholls also adapted the novel into the film
391:on 15 October 2022, which aired on 29 May 2023.
7962:Television shows produced by Granada Television
5978:India, and Synergy Communications, co-owned by
1201:voiceovers are performed live in the studio by
756:, whose participation has been criticised. The
5940:from 1987 until 1989. In the 1988 series, the
937:in 2000, voted for by industry professionals,
7575:
8:
5832:s 10th anniversary on the air. The cast was
2964:Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School
1006:In 2014, a two part documentary narrated by
21:University Challenge (New Zealand TV series)
2859:, who scored 85 in a quarter final against
1042:programme ahead of hosting their own show,
872:" on possible suspects involved in a crime.
7582:
7568:
7560:
7481:
7104:Granada TV's "University Challenge" 1962/3
1044:Monkman and Seagull's Polymathic Adventure
1014:In March 2017 semi-finalist team captains
931:100 Greatest British Television Programmes
38:
27:
7937:British English-language television shows
7309:The 100 Most Embarrassing TV Moments Ever
6898:"University Challenge stars get own show"
3403:International "Grand Final": UK vs India
2910:team, who scored 25 in 2003. In the 2014
587:a 1975 protest, in which a team from the
511:arrangement of the theme recorded by the
375:in 2023, after which he was succeeded by
6517:"University Challenge winners dethroned"
6253:
6251:
5968:Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
5191:
4752:
3770:University Challenge: The Professionals
3752:University Challenge: The Professionals
3618:University Challenge: The Professionals
3429:University Challenge: The Professionals
2973:
2579:
2000:
1623:
7179:"University Challenge Series Champions"
6293:. University Challenge. 26 January 2022
6259:Don't ever change, University Challenge
6035:University Challenge: The Professionals
6022:
5785:University Challenge: The Professionals
3316:Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, 1979
1611:have both enjoyed four wins each, with
856:, first broadcast on 15 December 1980,
850:In an episode of the BBC comedy series
379:. In October 2022, an ITV documentary,
322:University Challenge: The Professionals
276:
7284:"University Challenge β lowest scores"
7205:"University Challenge β Lowest Scores"
6078:MD, Peter Grinspoon (24 August 2018).
7892:1962 British television series debuts
6988:On University Challenge (Illustrated)
6229:Metcalfe, Callum (17 December 2020).
5972:Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
5964:Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
3900:Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
3416:Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
2395:Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
2197:Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
1785:Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
1049:In 2024, Amol Rajan's reply "We need
7:
7160:"Imperial wins university challenge"
6958:Weaver, Matthew (18 December 2023).
6930:Bradley, Wendy (15 September 2014).
6690:from the original on 25 January 2021
6467:. London. p. 14. Archived from
2943:, who defeated their opponents, the
7323:"University Challenge β Statistics"
6607:"University quiz hit by new claims"
6531:"BBC in University Challenge probe"
6457:Nicole Martin (17 December 2007) .
6059:from the original on 18 August 2022
6047:Minelle, Bethany (18 August 2022).
6010:(Belgium), which ran since 2019 on
5956:Sardar Patel College of Engineering
5948:in the final by 245 points to 175.
3407:Sardar Patel College of Engineering
3062:International best of three series
3040:International best of three series
2867:in a 2008β09 quarter-final against
1490:(Teacher / Education campaigner) β
1003:, first broadcast in November 2006.
381:Paxman: Putting Up With Parkinson's
7972:Universities in the United Kingdom
6587:(Press release). BBC. 2 March 2009
6312:Taylor, Paul (12 September 2012).
14:
7040:James, Clive (10 December 2016).
6915:Tapper, James (13 January 2024).
6492:Paxman Slams 'Quiz Professionals'
6380:(presenter); Jo Meek (producer).
2997:University Challenge "all-stars"
2838:Victoria University of Manchester
2488:Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
1425:Victoria University of Manchester
914:, broadcast in 1998, is entitled
816:, had transferred his studies to
7967:Television series by ITV Studios
7255:Holmwood, Leigh (2 March 2009).
7138:"Meet the Chasers: Mark Labbett"
6779:"The BFI TV 100 (2000) β a list"
6628:Holmwood, Leigh (3 March 2009).
6403:Gallagher, Paul (21 June 2009).
5791:, the latter by a team from the
5789:Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
3014:Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
2876:quizmaster Jeremy Paxman was by
2774:Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
1858:Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
1750:Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
1379:Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
1172:for which she was provided with
7016:"Blind Rachael's new Challenge"
6991:. Jacob Funnell. Archived from
6552:Brian Ferguson (3 March 2009).
6515:Michael Rosser (2 March 2009).
4661:Christmas University Challenge
4617:Christmas University Challenge
4565:Christmas University Challenge
4454:Christmas University Challenge
4343:Christmas University Challenge
4232:Christmas University Challenge
4176:Christmas University Challenge
4120:Christmas University Challenge
4064:Christmas University Challenge
4008:Christmas University Challenge
3896:Christmas University Challenge
3844:Christmas University Challenge
3788:Christmas University Challenge
3627:Romantic Novelists' Association
3313:University Challenge: Reunited
3250:Magdalen College, Oxford, 1998
3186:Magdalen College, Oxford, 1997
3150:Magdalen College, Oxford, 1997
7957:Student quiz television series
7800:Christmas University Challenge
6828:. 14 July 2014. Archived from
6658:"Scholar tops university quiz"
4693:Corpus Christi College, Oxford
4652:, Graeme Hall, Sarah Peverley)
4458:The Courtauld Institute of Art
3189:Imperial College London, 1996
3139:Imperial College London, 1996
2916:series, a team of alumni from
2913:Christmas University Challenge
2285:Corpus Christi College, Oxford
2209:Corpus Christi College, Oxford
2172:Birkbeck, University of London
2083:Birkbeck, University of London
1780:Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
1592:Corpus Christi College, Oxford
1324:Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
825:, was at the time studying at
783:Corpus Christi College, Oxford
762:Birkbeck, University of London
545:. Cecil Bernstein, brother of
531:hosted the original series of
472:until his death in 2001, then
394:The current title holders are
335:Christmas University Challenge
162:
151:
1:
6777:deadmonger (11 April 2011) .
6344:"University Challenge - 1963"
5942:University of New South Wales
5815:of the University of Oxford.
5803:, and the 2005 series by the
5781:University Challenge Reunited
1560:(Quizzer / TV personality) β
1530:(Quizzer / TV personality) β
1480:(Quizzer / TV personality) β
1285:(Ian Brackenbury Channell) β
1086:. The exceptions to this are
5982:, who also hosted the show.
3779:National Physical Laboratory
3394:Royal Meteorological Society
2902:The lowest score during the
2508:Magdalene College, Cambridge
2446:St John's College, Cambridge
1866:Magdalene College, Cambridge
1735:Churchill College, Cambridge
1540:(Academic / TV presenter) β
1465:Magdalene College, Cambridge
1314:Magdalene College, Cambridge
1217:Pro-Celebrity edition, 1992.
891:Footlights College, Oxbridge
424:Company. It was recorded at
16:British TV quiz (since 1962)
3924:Emmanuel College, Cambridge
3087:Celebrity Past Contestants
2935:240β0. The previous year's
2906:series was achieved by the
2857:Emmanuel College, Cambridge
2343:Pembroke College, Cambridge
2298:Emmanuel College, Cambridge
1740:Christ's College, Cambridge
1572:Emmanuel College, Cambridge
1570:(Teacher / TV presenter) β
1512:Emmanuel College, Cambridge
1389:Christ's College, Cambridge
1304:Emmanuel College, Cambridge
1247:Pembroke College, Cambridge
1020:Emmanuel College, Cambridge
355:which first aired in 1962.
118:"Ting A Ling" performed by
7988:
6205:"Richard Reid Productions"
5974:. UC India is produced by
5952:University Challenge India
5875:. An untelevised version,
4656:
4612:
4560:
4505:
4449:
4394:
4338:
4283:
4227:
4171:
4124:St Hilda's College, Oxford
4115:
4059:
4003:
3947:
3891:
3839:
3792:Trinity College, Cambridge
3783:
3765:
3747:
3738:Christmas Specials: Final
3734:
3683:
3631:
3613:
3558:
3549:Christmas Specials: Final
3545:
3494:
3442:
3424:
3398:
3382:University Challenge: The
3377:
3322:
3308:
3256:
3242:
3192:
3178:
3164:
3142:
3126:
3079:
3057:
3035:
3023:
3005:
2989:
2956:University College, Oxford
2748:University College, Oxford
2692:Trinity College, Cambridge
2434:Wolfson College, Cambridge
2383:Somerville College, Oxford
2375:Trinity College, Cambridge
2155:Somerville College, Oxford
2046:London School of Economics
2021:Trinity College, Cambridge
1989:University College, Oxford
1926:University College, Oxford
1906:Queen's University Belfast
1896:Queens' College, Cambridge
1825:University College, Oxford
1795:Trinity College, Cambridge
1765:University College, Oxford
1582:Somerville College, Oxford
1542:Wolfson College, Cambridge
1455:Trinity College, Cambridge
1435:University College, Oxford
1369:Trinity College, Cambridge
1257:Newnham College, Cambridge
1237:Queens' College, Cambridge
1028:Wolfson College, Cambridge
797:. The team, whose captain
597:Downing College, Cambridge
416:in 2009 and renamed again
359:aired for 913 episodes on
18:
7932:BBC television game shows
7020:South Manchester Reporter
6919:– via The Guardian.
6761:Universe Challenge (1998)
5960:Indian School of Business
3868:University of East Anglia
3761:Royal Statistical Society
2886:St John's College, Oxford
2730:
2687:
2630:
2591:
2585:
2568:University College London
2417:St John's College, Oxford
2363:University College London
2303:St John's College, Oxford
2214:University College London
2143:St John's College, Oxford
2009:
2006:
1662:Worcester College, Oxford
1632:
1629:
1502:St John's College, Oxford
1340:St John's College, Oxford
1283:The Wizard of New Zealand
1277:St Hugh's College, Oxford
853:Not the Nine O'Clock News
691:hosted the 2020 and 2021
651:hosted the 2003 and 2005
568:The Wizard of New Zealand
310:
222:ITV Studios Entertainment
37:
7927:2020s British game shows
7922:2010s British game shows
7917:2000s British game shows
7912:1990s British game shows
7907:1980s British game shows
7902:1970s British game shows
7897:1960s British game shows
7075:. Penguin. p. 135.
6495:. BBC News. 5 June 1999.
5811:was won by staff of the
4589:Hertford College, Oxford
4482:University of Manchester
4068:Magdalen College, Oxford
3980:Magdalen College, Oxford
3956:University of Manchester
2941:University of Nottingham
2882:University of Manchester
2853:University of Birmingham
2662:University of Manchester
2635:Magdalen College, Oxford
2588:
2582:
2400:Magdalen College, Oxford
2355:University of Manchester
2335:University of Manchester
2315:Magdalen College, Oxford
2277:University of Manchester
2248:University of Manchester
2226:University of Manchester
2189:Magdalen College, Oxford
2075:Magdalen College, Oxford
2058:Magdalen College, Oxford
2003:
1956:University of St Andrews
1921:University of St Andrews
1707:Jesus College, Cambridge
1677:University of Birmingham
1626:
1609:Magdalen College, Oxford
1605:University of Manchester
1522:Magdalen College, Oxford
1030:, appeared on BBC One's
839:Henley Literary Festival
823:Magdalen College, Oxford
781:, part of the team from
589:University of Manchester
351:is a British television
7072:Have You Eaten Grandma?
6384:. BBC ("Radio 4 Extra")
6318:Manchester Evening News
5946:University of Melbourne
4621:Balliol College, Oxford
4569:University of Edinburgh
4092:University of Sheffield
4012:Trinity Hall, Cambridge
3905:Quentin Stafford-Fraser
3438:Oxford University Press
3169:College Bowl Challenge
3131:College Bowl Challenge
3028:1984 Christmas special
2947:, by just five points.
2920:also finished with 25.
2878:Lincoln College, Oxford
2601:Imperial College London
2560:Imperial College London
2520:Imperial College London
2480:Imperial College London
2463:University of Edinburgh
2429:Balliol College, Oxford
2265:University of Sheffield
2231:Trinity Hall, Cambridge
2160:Imperial College London
2135:Imperial College London
2041:Imperial College London
1971:Imperial College London
1911:University of Edinburgh
1800:Balliol College, Oxford
1755:Trinity College, Oxford
1647:Balliol College, Oxford
1642:University of Leicester
1613:Imperial College London
1552:Imperial College London
1532:University of Glamorgan
1482:Imperial College London
1445:Balliol College, Oxford
1398:University of Edinburgh
1359:St Benet's Hall, Oxford
1178:Eurovision Song Contest
1096:University of Cambridge
1070:From a 2023 episode of
992:by the team captain of
827:Trinity College, Dublin
396:Imperial College London
7443:(Her)bekijk Campus Cup
7346:This was played under
5799:series was won by the
4371:Wadham College, Oxford
3952:Champion of Champions
3135:University of Michigan
3120:Keble College, Oxford
3052:University of Auckland
2869:Corpus Christi, Oxford
2468:St Edmund Hall, Oxford
2451:Merton College, Oxford
1891:Merton College, Oxford
1876:University of Bradford
1408:Trinity College Dublin
1218:
1074:
984:presented a parody of
935:British Film Institute
875:In 1984 an episode of
801:was dubbed the "human
773:Ineligible contestants
702:
681:
662:
641:
637:its Christmas spin-off
634:from 1994 to 2023 and
536:
5958:(SPCE), Mumbai, beat
4260:University of Bristol
4236:Peterhouse, Cambridge
4204:University of Reading
4180:Keble College, Oxford
3816:University of Warwick
3183:Champions' Challenge
3147:Mastermind Challenge
3067:Keble College, Oxford
3045:Jesus College, Oxford
2945:University of Bristol
2933:University of Reading
2929:Keble College, Oxford
2890:Peterhouse, Cambridge
2871:, whose team captain
2861:King's College London
2803:University of Warwick
2761:Keble College, Oxford
2548:University of Bristol
2528:University of Reading
2500:University of Warwick
2412:Peterhouse, Cambridge
2260:Christ Church, Oxford
2243:University of Warwick
2123:Oriel College, Oxford
2103:Oriel College, Oxford
1981:Keble College, Oxford
1966:Jesus College, Oxford
1833:King's College London
1810:Keble College, Oxford
1770:Keble College, Oxford
1692:King's College London
1672:Oriel College, Oxford
1492:University of Warwick
1216:
1148:based on it starring
1069:
971:portraying Gascoigne.
814:Christ Church, Oxford
740:in 1998 (see below).
726:Keble College, Oxford
687:
668:
647:
626:
572:University of Reading
527:
7887:University Challenge
7814:University Challenge
7592:University Challenge
7541:University Challenge
7530:University Challenge
7516:University Challenge
7499:University Challenge
7491:University Challenge
7489:Sean Blanchflower's
7474:University Challenge
7307:On the TV programme
7288:www.blanchflower.org
7209:www.blanchflower.org
7183:www.blanchflower.org
7121:I contain multitudes
6660:. BBC. 13 April 2004
6209:University Challenge
5934:University Challenge
5903:University Challenge
5861:Sixth Form Challenge
5805:Privy Council Office
4665:Middlesex University
4644:(Katharine Norbury,
4189:Frank Cottrell-Boyce
3687:Christmas Special 2
3636:Christmas Special 1
3622:Privy Council Office
3498:Christmas Special 2
3447:Christmas Special 1
3261:Journalists Special
3084:Pro-Celebrity match
2918:Newcastle University
2892:, on 18 April 2016.
2865:University of Exeter
2851:when they faced the
2834:University of Sussex
2735:University of Sussex
2540:University of Durham
2177:Cranfield University
2115:University of Durham
1936:University of Dundee
1881:Lancaster University
1717:University of Sussex
1687:University of Sussex
1441:Christopher Hitchens
1158:fundamental SI units
1117:Tournament structure
1100:University of London
1092:University of Oxford
1072:University Challenge
990:University Challenge
986:University Challenge
955:University Challenge
939:University Challenge
887:University Challenge
791:Doctor of Philosophy
706:University Challenge
699:University Challenge
678:University Challenge
659:University Challenge
632:University Challenge
556:University Challenge
533:University Challenge
455:University Challenge
418:Lifted Entertainment
389:University Challenge
357:University Challenge
348:University Challenge
228:Lifted Entertainment
209:Production companies
178:Production locations
107:Theme music composer
89:Don Murray-Henderson
32:University Challenge
7321:Sean Blanchflower.
7282:Sean Blanchflower.
7203:Sean Blanchflower.
7177:Sean Blanchflower.
6609:. BBC. 4 March 2009
6533:. BBC. 1 March 2009
6471:on 14 December 2007
6464:The Daily Telegraph
5991:Universiteitsstrijd
5916:University of Otago
5893:from 1991 to 2001.
4725:. Sean Blanchflower
4650:Sian Reese-Williams
4347:University of Leeds
4213:Martin Hughes-Games
4197:Anne-Marie Imafidon
4148:University of Leeds
3848:New College, Oxford
3825:Daisy Christodoulou
3797:Robin Bhattacharyya
3774:Ministry of Justice
3517:Andrew Graham-Dixon
3505:Waldemar Januszczak
3197:Universe Challenge
3157:finalists from the
3074:University of Otago
3001:Stanford University
2897:New Hall, Cambridge
2787:The Open University
2586:University/College
2095:The Open University
2063:The Open University
2029:New College, Oxford
1951:The Open University
1848:New College, Oxford
1725:University of Essex
1657:New College, Oxford
1562:University of Leeds
1488:Daisy Christodoulou
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1209:Notable contestants
1123:knockout tournament
1104:University of Wales
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385:Parkinson's disease
7839:In popular culture
6832:on 2 February 2017
6686:. 5 October 2016.
6324:on 19 October 2012
5910:and was hosted by
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5856:Similar programmes
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4678:Heather Phillipson
4641:University of Hull
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4739:Transmissions
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4524:Mishal Husain
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4520:Angela Barnes
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4495:Ade Edmondson
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4475:Jeremy Deller
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4450:
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4431:Iain Stirling
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4417:Dara Γ Briain
4414:
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4409:Dane Baptiste
4404:
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4364:Timothy Allen
4361:
4360:Richard Coles
4357:
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4333:
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4328:Jason Manford
4325:
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4316:Team Manford
4315:
4311:
4307:
4303:
4302:Robert Rinder
4299:
4298:Luisa Omielan
4294:Team Freeman
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4098:
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4078:
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4037:
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4018:
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4010:
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3998:
3994:
3990:
3986:
3981:
3978:
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3970:
3969:Tristan Burke
3966:
3965:Gareth Aubrey
3962:
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3798:
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3725:
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3698:Andrew Davies
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3677:Stephen Pound
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3651:Michael Buerk
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3471:
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3466:Clare Balding
3463:
3459:
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3449:
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3381:
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3372:
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3363:Frank Skinner
3360:
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3337:Jeremy Beadle
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