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     • Famous for its split-screen display, eccentric student contestants, difficult questions and intimidating host, University Challenge has been an almost constant fixture on our screens for more than 50 years. The programme has clocked up over 1,600 episodes and regularly pulls in audiences of 3 million.
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   When is University Challenge on BBC Two and iPlayer?

   • Audiences can watch University Challenge on 12 August at 8.30pm on BBC Two and iPlayer.” University Challenge is commissioned for BBC Two and iPlayer by Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Commissioning for Entertainment, the Commissioning Editor is Pinki Chambers.

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   When did University Challenge start?

   • University Challenge is a British television quiz programme which first aired in 1962. University Challenge aired for 913 episodes on ITV from 21 September 1962 to 31 December 1987, presented by quizmaster Bamber Gascoigne. The BBC revived the programme on 21 September 1994, the programme's 32nd anniversary, with Jeremy Paxman as the quizmaster.

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   When is University Challenge on TV?

   • The new series of University Challenge is set to air from Monday 12 August from 8.30pm with host Amol Rajan returning to ask the questions.

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   What happened to University Challenge?

   • Is it the questions, the contestants, or the format? First aired in 1962, University Challenge was then capable of drawing audiences of 11 million a week. Twenty-five years later, it was axed by ITV in 1987, when viewing figures fell to 1 million following relegation to an off-peak slot. The show was relaunched by the BBC in 1994.

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   Who makes University Challenge?

   • University Challenge is commissioned for BBC Two and iPlayer by BBC Head of Entertainment Commissioning Kalpna Patel-Knight. The Commissioning Editor for Entertainment is Pinki Chambers. University Challenge is produced by Lifted Entertainment North, part of ITV Studios, and is produced in association with Richard Reid for the College Bowl Company.

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   Who hosted University Challenge?

   • From its inception in 1962, University Challenge was hosted by Bamber Gascoigne, who died in 2022. The programme's first match was a match between the University of Leeds (featuring a pre-famed Ian Channell, better known as The Wizard of New Zealand) and the University of Reading. [ 14 ]

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3. www.bbc.co.uk › iplayer › episodesUniversity Challenge - BBC iPlayer

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   University Challenge. TV's toughest quiz team tournament. Amol Rajan asks the questions as students from across the UK face the most fiendish of tests. Series 31: 12.

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   11/37 Teams of students from St Andrews and Cardiff University compete for a place in round two.

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   Jul 31, 2024 · Audiences can watch University Challenge on 12 August at 8.30pm on BBC Two and iPlayer.” University Challenge is commissioned for BBC Two and iPlayer by Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of...

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   University Challenge. Students from across the UK take on the Jeremy Paxman challenge in TV’s toughest quiz team tournament.

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    Apr 6, 2017 · Following a dip in ratings a few years ago, University Challenge has bounced back and frequently tops the viewing figures for BBC Two. Starter for 10, the best-selling novel and film starring James McAvoy and Benedict Cumberbatch, is testament to the enduring affection for the show.