Editing University Challenge (section)

===BBC===
[[File:Jeremy Paxman at the Forward Prizes judging meeting 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[Jeremy Paxman]] hosted ''University Challenge'' from 1994 to 2023 and ''[[Christmas University Challenge|its Christmas spin-off]]'' from 2011 to 2022.]]
[[File:Angus Deayton.jpg|thumb|right|[[Angus Deayton]] hosted the 2003 and 2005 ''[[Comic Relief]]'' editions of ''University Challenge''.]]
[[File:Secret Comedy Podcast - 3 August 2013 - 11 (9430466386) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[David Baddiel]] hosted the 2019 ''Comic Relief'' edition of ''University Challenge''.]]
[[File:Kirsty_wark_podium.jpg|thumb|right|[[Kirsty Wark]] hosted the 2020 and 2021 ''[[Children in Need]]'' editions of ''University Challenge''.]]
''University Challenge'' was revived by the [[BBC]] in 1994, although still produced by Granada Television (branded since 2009 as ITV Studios), using the original format, with minor differences, and presented by [[Jeremy Paxman]].

During the show's hiatus, a special edition of the show was made by the BBC, as part of a themed evening of programmes dedicated to Granada Television. It was presented by Bamber Gascoigne and broadcast on [[BBC Two|BBC2]] on 28 December 1992. The teams included one of students from [[Keble College, Oxford]], which had fielded the winning team in the final 1987 season, and a graduates team of celebrity alumni who had previously appeared on the programme as students, including journalist [[John Simpson (journalist)|John Simpson]] and actor [[Stephen Fry]]. This show was preceded by a short documentary about the show's history. Bamber Gascoigne's final appearance as host was in ''Universe Challenge'' in 1998 (see below).

Paxman relinquished his role as host following the conclusion of the [[University Challenge 2022–23|52nd series]] in 2023, after which he was succeeded by [[Amol Rajan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Minelle |first=Bethany |date=18 August 2022 |title=Amol Rajan replaces Jeremy Paxman as University Challenge host |url=https://news.sky.com/story/amol-rajan-replaces-jeremy-paxman-as-university-challenge-host-12675786 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818122123/https://news.sky.com/story/amol-rajan-replaces-jeremy-paxman-as-university-challenge-host-12675786 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |access-date=18 August 2022 |website=Sky News}}</ref> In October 2022, an ITV documentary, ''Paxman: Putting Up With Parkinson's'', explored how [[Parkinson's disease]] has impacted him<ref>{{Cite web |last=MD |first=Peter Grinspoon |date=2018-08-24 |title=Cannabidiol (CBD): What we know and what we don't |url=https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/cannabidiol-cbd-what-we-know-and-what-we-dont-2018082414476 |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=Harvard Health |language=en}}</ref> and revealed that Paxman recorded his last episode of ''University Challenge'' on 15 October 2022, which aired on 29 May 2023.<ref>{{Citation |title=Paxman: Putting Up With Parkinson's – Paxman: Putting Up With Parkinson's |url=https://www.itv.com/hub/paxman-putting-up-with-parkinsons/10a2082a0001 |language=en |access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-04 |title=TV tonight: Jeremy Paxman on Parkinson's, dissecting brains and quitting University Challenge |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/oct/04/tv-tonight-jeremy-paxman-on-parkinsons-dissecting-brains-and-quitting-university-challenge |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

On 21 April 2023, the BBC unveiled a new set and title card, which debuted on Rajan's first episode, which aired on 17 July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=First look images of new University Challenge set and host Amol Rajan |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/university-challenge-first-look-new-set-amol-rajan |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Two – University Challenge, 2023/24, Trinity College, Cambridge v Manchester |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001nxvc |website=[[BBC Online]] |access-date=5 July 2023}}</ref>

====Postgraduates====
Since its revival in 1994, the programme has featured a number of teams of [[postgraduate]] and [[mature students]], whose participation has been criticised.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Nicole Martin|title=University Challenge 'needs upper age limit' &#91;print version: Your starter for 10: how old are these students?&#93;|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/14/nstudents114.xml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214211352/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2007%2F12%2F14%2Fnstudents114.xml|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 December 2007|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=17 December 2007|orig-year=14 December 2007|page=14|location=London|access-date=12 October 2021}}</ref> The [[Open University]] won the 1999 series with a team with an average age of 46. In the quarter-final, they narrowly beat a slightly younger team from part-time and mature student specialist [[Birkbeck, University of London]]. Birkbeck won the competition in 2003, also with a substantially mature team. Host [[Jeremy Paxman]] said that the Open University team was "not in the spirit" of the competition.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Paxman Slams 'Quiz Professionals'|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/361491.stm|publisher=BBC News|date=5 June 1999}}</ref> The team publicly replied by challenging him to specify in what way this was "contrary to the spirit of the quiz – or of the university".<ref>"How Lance Left Paxman at a Loss for Words" – Mensa Magazine, August, 1999</ref>

====Ineligible contestants====
In 2009, [[Sam Kay]], part of the team from [[Corpus Christi College, Oxford]], was accused of not being a student when the show was filmed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/university-challenge-winners-dethroned/2000957.article|title= University Challenge winners dethroned|publisher=Broadcast|author=Michael Rosser|date=2009-03-02}}</ref> Kay, who had completed a [[chemistry]] degree the previous summer, had been planning to go on to study for a [[Doctor of Philosophy]], but dropped out as he did not have sufficient funding. He then became an [[accountant]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7917481.stm|title= BBC in University Challenge probe|publisher=BBC|date=1 March 2009|access-date=1 March 2009}}</ref> The team, whose captain [[Gail Trimble]] was dubbed the "human [[Google]]",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/latestnews/University-Challenge-winners--stripped.5030768.jp|title=University Challenge winners stripped of title – for having zero common sense|newspaper=[[The Scotsman]]|author=Brian Ferguson|date=3 March 2009|access-date=3 March 2009}}</ref> won the competition but was subsequently disqualified and the trophy awarded to the runners-up, the University of Manchester.<ref name=BBC-Disqualification>{{cite press release | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/03_march/02/challenge.shtml | title = University Challenge: a joint statement from the BBC and Granada | date = 2 March 2009 | access-date = 2 March 2009 | work = BBC Press Office | publisher = BBC}}</ref>

A few days later, it was also revealed that Charles Markland, a member of the [[University Challenge 2008|2008 winning team]] from [[Christ Church, Oxford]], had transferred his studies to [[Balliol College, Oxford|Balliol College]] halfway through the series. He said that his team captain had contacted a researcher concerning the situation, and had been told that this was not a problem and that the same team should be maintained for continuity purposes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7922672.stm|title= University quiz hit by new claims|publisher=BBC|date=4 March 2009|access-date=4 March 2009}}</ref> It was also revealed that Freya McClements, captain of the 2004 winning team from [[Magdalen College, Oxford]], was at the time studying at [[Trinity College, Dublin]]. Although it was mentioned in a BBC news story at the time, no action was taken because the BBC stated that the facts had not been brought to their attention.<ref>{{cite news|last=Holmwood|first=Leigh|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/mar/03/university-challenge-winners-break-rules|title=Previous University Challenge winners appear to break rules|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=3 March 2009|access-date=4 March 2009 | location=London}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/3622739.stm|title=Scholar tops university quiz|publisher=BBC|date=13 April 2004|access-date=4 March 2009}}</ref>

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In 2016, at the [[Henley on Thames|Henley Literary Festival]], Jeremy Paxman said that, when students were unable to answer several consecutive starter questions, those questions were often deleted before the show is broadcast.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/shortcuts/2016/oct/05/your-starter-for-10-is-university-challenge-cheating-us |title=Your starter for 10 – is University Challenge cheating us? |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=5 October 2016 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125212620/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/shortcuts/2016/oct/05/your-starter-for-10-is-university-challenge-cheating-us |url-status=live |archive-date=25 January 2021 |access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>