University Challenge Tonight

[mikey4444]

I can't help feeling that they turn the heating up in the studio....some poor lad had to keep his woolly hat on all the time !

[mikey4444]

Talbot....he did have more than a passing resemblance to Benny, I will agree !

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=benny+crossroads&espv=2&biw=922&;bih=591&site=webhp&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiVwNz-kPnOAhWiHsAKHakECVwQsAQIGw

[shaneystar2]

They won the last series .I think the girl with the amazing eyebrows was their captain but I can't recall her name .
Oscar was great.

[agchristie]

Very expressive - give that Oscar an Oscar!

[Calibax]

Hannah Woods, Shaney?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/beyond-the-arched-eyebrow-meet-university-challenge-captain-hann/

[shaneystar2]

Yes that's her Calibax.Pretty girl.I could picture her but couldn't remember her name.

[Peter Pedant]

blimey where are they now ?

1962 - Somerville got the final and the applications for admission jumped 50%. The captain smoked on set ( sweet li'll thang ) - we were told 1973 not to start with a fag in our mouths but if we lit up half way thro it was OK....

Oh those were the days ! No science questions - Bamber said no one can answer them and we said that's because no one asks them so you dont have a scientist on the team

[mikey4444]

PP....smoking on the Telly was quite common in those days. I can recall watching Parkinson in the late 70's and it was still common then.

I am also of the opinion that some of the questions nowadays wouldn't have been seen in the programs heyday.....pop music for one.

[agchristie]

I could never understand Bamber! He always seemed slurring in his delivery and when he spoke faster there was no chance! Liked him tho'.

[Peter Pedant]

yeah de muzak questions we got were

extract from Orfeo ed Euridice ( Gluck)

even the music buff said 'christ!' - later vice master of the college P D Holland - so that's what became of him !

[mikey4444]

I like Paxman even better....nobody can sneer or show incredulity at a daft like answer Paxo !