Tonight is the final of series 15 of University Challenge, as Corpus Christi, Oxford, take on Manchester. Both teams have done phenomenally well in all of their previous games, so tonight promises to be a tough game.
I’m tipping Manchester to win. I know a lot has been written about about Corpus Christi’s captain, Gail Trimble, [...]
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According to the Radio Times, our quarter-final match against Edinburgh will be broadcast next Monday (12 March), 8pm, BBC2.
Be there, or be square.
Mind you, we’ve not heard from Granada or the BBC that it’s actually us playing that week… but I seem to remember us being the second quarter final, so it makes sense.
Captain Caroline pointed me towards this story in the Daily Mail about our latest University Challenge match:
Angry viewers have accused Jeremy Paxman of showing favouritism towards Oxbridge teams on BBC2 quiz University Challenge. Fans of the show have complained that Paxman, who himself went to St Catherine’s College at Cambridge, [...]
Tonight, 8pm, BBC2.
In case you didn’t already know…
For anyone who cares (and if you don’t, why don’t you?), the thrilling second round of Durham’s University Challenge 2006 adventure will be on BBC2 at 8.30pm on Monday 29th January, a whole six months after we filmed it. I’ll be watching, ‘cos I can’t remember who won.
This date is, of course, subject to the [...]
The 2006-7 series (the 13th, if you’re interested) of University Challenge started on BBC2 last night. The first match was a fairly gripping game between the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and Bristol University. With just a couple of questions to go, the two teams were level-pegging with 185 points each.
But I don’t know what happened [...]
First off, make sure you listen to I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue on Radio 4 this evening (6.30). I was at the recording of it last Sunday, and it is a classic. I won’t spoil it for you, but I will say that the guest is Rob Brydon, in his first appearance on the [...]
I’m still here.
Honest.
Just not doing anything particularly blog-worthy.
Since we last spoke, I’ve finished my exams. Woohoo. I’m fairly certain I’ve failed Arabic (oops), but we’ll wait and see.
Been home for a few days – spent most of the time outside (sooo hot).
I miss having a garden here in Durham – there’s no easy place to [...]