[Misc] University Challenge

[Perfidious Albion]

Another Clive Marie vote. He did a decent job on Mastermind . You need a serious journalistic background rather than a showbiz type.

 

[Frutos]

BBC News - Amol Rajan to take over from Jeremy Paxman as University Challenge host
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62588667

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07pzw4f

He's too thick.*





*I like him really.

 

[monty uk]

BBC News - Amol Rajan to take over from Jeremy Paxman as University Challenge host
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62588667

Sh1t. That means I'll probably stop watching. Can't abide that man and his dreadful pronunciation of the letter 'a'.

 

[wolfie]

Good choice. I tipped him as soon as I heard Paxman was stepping down. Wish I'd had a bet now. He's a real smart cookie.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Good choice IMHO

 

[Dave the OAP]

Twitterati are not happy with this!

Seemly paxo’s stand in was promised the job and she was not considered, preferring amoL

I would have given it to Bambi.

 

[The Clamp]

Quite like him on Today.

As choices go, a little uninspired. However, there just aren’t the calibre of broadcaster these days as there was 30 years ago. Plus, the beeb were not going to choose another middle aged, white person. So immediately you’re ruling out most of the BBC presenting cohort.

Perfectly acceptable choice.

 

[BrightonCottager]

Last night (8.30pm BBC2) was the first of the festive alumni contests and Durham trounced Warwick. A University of Sussex academic (Fraser) was on the winning team and got lots of questions right.

The fact that both teams were all women got Twitter err, all of a twitter about the BBC being 'woke'. Wait until they see the Brighton team on Boxing Day.

 

[Questions]

As a matter of interest, which one wasn't?

Funnily enough it was the one who actually looked normal who went on to kill.

 

[essbee1]

I find the format of the programme a little tedious if I'm being honest.
"Tipping Point" is a much better show, imho and more challenging.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Sophie Raworth

 

[Stato]

Tracey Mcleod was quite good. Last seen looking like a supply teacher who’d lost control of the Stone Roses on ‘The Late Show’.

 

[BrightonCottager]

Brighton Uni due on soon.