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A University Challenge appreciation podcast! Join couple Tom and Yvonne as they talk about the long-running quiz show University Challenge, which pits two teams of four from various UK universities against each other. Celebrate the personalities, the difficult questions, and the changeable love of host Jeremy Paxman with two hardcore fans of one of the best quiz shows out there.

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Switzerland

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A University Challenge appreciation podcast! Join couple Tom and Yvonne as they talk about the long-running quiz show University Challenge, which pits two teams of four from various UK universities against each other. Celebrate the personalities, the difficult questions, and the changeable love of host Jeremy Paxman with two hardcore fans of one of the best quiz shows out there.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Newnham Cambridge vs The Courtauld Institute of Art

11/22/2022
One more to go of the first round! This episode served in the representation, knowledge and lewks departments. Hear us grasp at straws about what circum-atlantic means, talk about Queen Boudicca's statues and more! Stay tuned till the end for a flashy best-dressed.

Duration:00:21:27

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Bangor vs Nottingham: Captain Planet

11/16/2022
We hurtle towards the end of the year, the first round and even the weird upside-down world of University Challenge on a Tuesday with this weeks more measured match between Bangor University and the University of Nottingham. Join us as we talk about the Chilcott enquiry (it's entertaining we promise), Captain Planet and the beauty of harmonicas.

Duration:00:22:00

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Balliol Oxford vs Southampton: Rat Beef

11/10/2022
Another Tuesday night programming has left us all out of sorts! Hear our thoughts on yet another enjoyable match, the ancient origins of rap beef and more! Stay tuned till the end for the famed best-dressed.

Duration:00:22:29

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Jesus, Cambridge vs St. Catherine's, Oxford: JESUS INCEST

11/2/2022
It's getting wild up here! Another Oxbridge grudge match with some colourful disciplines to go with it. Hear us talk about the cultural value of buildings, questionable English history lessons and incest in Greek antiquity. If that hasn't hooked you enough, stay tuned till the end for the famed best-dressed segment.

Duration:00:21:11

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Oriel Oxford vs Christ's Cambridge: Sexual Tension

10/26/2022
Don't be alarmed by the title (or do, if that's your thing), but we're back with another episode with the first Oxford-Cambridge gruge match of the season! Hear us talk about sexual tension in films, give our predictions on the teams we've seen so far and muse about what intellectual history is all about (we've still got our eye on you, automotive journalism). Stay tuned till the end for the best-dressed.

Duration:00:22:03

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Sheffield vs UCL: Sudden Death

10/18/2022
It's the sudden death we've all been waiting for! A rare occasion where both teams are tied right at the gong, resulting in one nail-biting, forehead-glistening final question. Listen to us talk about AI-generated PaxBot, disguised maths questions and parent-child dynamics on a quiz show. Stay tuned till the end for the famed best-dressed.

Duration:00:21:30

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Gonville & Caius vs St Andrews: Quick Maths

10/11/2022
Join for the discussion of this week's University Challenge, stay for how Tom's brain melted from finding out how "Caius" is actually pronounced. There is also some facts about Malaysia, lamentations about art theft and more as we disect the closer than expected match between St Andrews and Gonville & Caius Cambridge.

Duration:00:21:50

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University of Glasgow vs Queen's Belfast: Cute Little Birbs

10/4/2022
There's nothing quite like a comeback to the blood flowing, this was was a hell of an example of such a thing! We're looking forward to seeing what Queen's Belfast can achieve in the next round but for now we discuss adorable birds on flags, get sidetracked on both the importance of native literature and the racy side of 50's music, and of course talk about the most important aspect of Univesity Challenge: who was the best dressed.

Duration:00:24:35

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Cranfield University vs Royal Holloway: Extreme Environments

9/27/2022
We're trucking on through with these episodes, aren't we? This time we have two teams that have been in the completion previously a combined six times since the start of the Paxman era. Will this be a benefit or a challenge for the teams? We discuss this alongside metals, airline safety, US succession projects and more in this week's episode of I Got That One.

Duration:00:20:34

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Coventry vs Cardiff: Is it just cars?

9/21/2022
We're back with epsiode 4 which sees the debut of Coventry university, versus Cardiff. Hear us talk about the teams, the cultural zeitgeists that produced various monster movies, and ruminate too much on automotive journalism. Stay tuned till the end for a shocking best-dressed.

Duration:00:21:43

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LSE vs University Oxford: LEWKS

9/14/2022
A little on the low side in terms of points scored so far but did this week bring the LEWKS! Hear us talk about the teams from LSE and University Oxford, dinosaurs disrupting rail networks, and our thoughts about how the Queen probably enjoyed her weekly dose of UC. Stay tuned till the end for an obvious best-dressed!

Duration:00:18:51

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Open vs Newcastle: Cannes D'Or

9/7/2022
Another great episode with another team almost cracking the 200 mark! This week sees Open University face off against Newcastle. Hear us talk about funny miscommunications, diversity in the things we know and wishing Paxman would cite more Beyonce lyrics. Stay tuned till the end for our best-dressed.

Duration:00:18:48

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Bristol vs Durham: Holding on for Dear Life

8/31/2022
We are back after a longer-than-usual wait and what a cracker of an episode to kick things off! Interruptions flying all over the place, high scores, sartorial lewks - what more could you ask for? We talk about Paxman's incredible run as host and the choice of Amol Rajan as replacement. Hear us discuss some favourite questions and of course, the best-dressed. It's good to be back!

Duration:00:23:23

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Imperial vs Reading: The Grand Finale

4/6/2022
Well here we are, almost six months later with the grand finale of season 51 of University Challenge! This was a closer than expected fight with two sets of equally matched players and some of the best quizzers we have seen on the series so far. Listen on to hear our thoughts on these wonderful teams, diplomatic arias, the modern vestiges of Prussia and all the realness. Stay tuned till the end for a sparkling best-dressed.

Duration:00:26:24

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Edinburgh vs Reading: Absurdity

3/30/2022
Twenty-eight teams entered, and now we are down to the last two. Edinburgh tried their best, but Reading have come out on top, and now we have a truly remarkable finale to look forward to. Not just a final, but a rematch! Until then, we talk about the teams' performances and the usual gamut of exciting questions, tangents and, of course, the world-famous best-dressed segment.

Duration:00:22:15

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Imperial vs Emmanuel: Slander and Libel

3/23/2022
The end is in sight, and favourites Imperial have cemented a place for themselves in the final despite the best attempts of Emmanuel. Join us as we talk about the fantastic semi-final match that just occurred, as well as diversions on 1930's history, the joy of learning and how author-insert fan fiction is older than you think. Also, Yvonne set's the record straight about some claims made throughout this season.

Duration:00:21:15

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Reading University vs St John's Cambridge: A Real Class Act

3/16/2022
We are finally out of the labyrinth of the Quarter Finals and are down to the final four teams of this season of University Challenge. St Johns put up a brave fight and kept on coming back fighting, but this time Reading won out. However, the sportsmanship of Hutchinson was not lost on us. Join us as we discuss this incredible match, as well as English loan words, a fun movie round and the horrors of differentiation.

Duration:00:22:30

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King's College London vs Emmanuel College Cambridge: Diabolical!

3/9/2022
Don't let the low score fool you, this was an intense game of University Challenge made all the more challenging by the truly brutal questions asked this time around! Both teams have done so well, but alas we have to say goodbye to King's London as Emmanuel has secured a place in the semi-finals with the literal skin of their teeth. Join us as we discuss this crazy match, as well as learning in real-time what the 'kitchen-sink' movie genre is about and try to wrap our heads around that picture round.

Duration:00:23:00

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St Johns vs Trinity: What!?

3/2/2022
There you have it, another team has been knocked out of the quarter-finals of University Challenge. Trinity were strong, but in this high-stakes Cambridge derby, it was St John's that came out on top. How the teams performed, as well as musing on Japanese Prints, the romance of shipwrecks and how 1981 and 1982 were very interesting years.

Duration:00:21:35

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Emmanuel Cambridge vs Edinburgh: Bad George!

2/23/2022
The end of the quarter-finals is in sight as Edinburgh join Imperial in the Semifinals. Despite several lost points and a concerted effort from the Emmanuel team, the last Scottish University in the competition clinched it at the very last. Join us as we dissect the teams' performances, as well as tangents on the importance of editing in film, the nightmares that are Matrices and the sneaky reemergence of English Geography.

Duration:00:22:00