Editing University Challenge (section)

{{Short description|British TV quiz (since 1962)}}
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{{Infobox television
| image                = University Challenge TV card.png
| genre                = [[Quiz show]]
| presenter            = {{plainlist|
* [[Bamber Gascoigne]]
* [[Jeremy Paxman]]
* [[Amol Rajan]]
}}
| voices               = {{plainlist|
* Don Murray-Henderson
* [[Jim Pope]]
* [[Roger Tilling]]
}}
| country              = United Kingdom
| language             = English
| num_series           = 53
| num_episodes         = 1,792<ref>This figure included all episodes from both the ITV and BBC series, as well as the 2002 ''Reunited'' series and all special episodes. The figure does not include the spin-off ''University Challenge: The Professionals''.</ref>{{clarify|date=October 2016}}
| location             = {{plainlist|
* [[Granada Studios]] (1962–2013)
* [[Dock10 (television facility)|Dock10 studios]] (2013–present)
}}
| runtime              = 30 minutes
| theme_music_composer = Derek New
| opentheme            = "Ting A Ling" performed by [[Duke Ellington]] (1962–1963)<br/>"College Boy" performed by: Derek New (1963–2000)<br/>the [[Balanescu Quartet]] (2000–present)
| company              = {{plainlist|
* [[ITV Granada|Granada Television]] (1962–2009)
* [[ITV Studios|ITV Studios Entertainment]] (2009–2020)
* [[ITV Studios#Lifted Entertainment|Lifted Entertainment]] (2021–present)
}}
| channel              = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| first_aired          = {{start date|df=y|1962|9|21}}
| last_aired           = {{end date|df=y|1987|12|31}}
| channel2             = [[BBC Two]]
| first_aired2         = {{start date|df=y|1992|12|28}}
| last_aired2          = present
| related              = {{plainlist|
* ''[[College Bowl]]''
* ''University Challenge: The Professionals''
* ''[[The 3rd Degree (radio series)|The 3rd Degree]]''
* ''[[Christmas University Challenge]]''
}} 
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'''''University Challenge''''' is a British television [[game show|quiz programme]] which first aired in 1962. ''University Challenge'' aired for 913 episodes on [[ITV (TV network)|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. Paxman relinquished his role as host following the conclusion of the [[University Challenge 2022–23|52nd series]] in 2023, and was succeeded by [[Amol Rajan]].

The current title holders are [[Christ's College, Cambridge]], who won their first title in the final of the [[University Challenge 2024–25|2024-25 series]] on 12 May 2025. On 21 April 2023, the BBC unveiled a new set and title card, which debuted on Rajan's first episode, aired on 17 July 2023.

The show has always been produced by the same company (originally named [[Granada Television]], renamed [[ITV Studios]] in 2009 and renamed again [[Lifted Entertainment]] in 2021), under licence from Richard Reid Productions and the [[College Bowl]] Company.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Reid Productions|url=http://www.universitychallenge.com/|website=University Challenge|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref> It was recorded at [[Granada Studios]] in [[Manchester]] from its inception until the studios closed in 2013; it is now recorded at [[Dock10 (television facility)|Dock10 studios]] in [[City of Salford|Salford]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.salfordnow.co.uk/2020/12/17/christmas-tv-specials-filmed-in-salford/|accessdate=26 April 2021|title=Christmas TV specials filmed in Salford this year|work=Salford Now|first=Callum|last=Metcalfe|date=17 December 2020}}</ref>