University Challenge (also featuring Only Connect and other BBC quiz shows)

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theres only him and macy rly

rake pulture (darraghmac), Monday, 19 November 2018 21:36 (seven years ago)

D Lawrence
W Smith

Danton Lok (Noodle Vague), Monday, 19 November 2018 21:43 (seven years ago)

p scale

rake pulture (darraghmac), Monday, 19 November 2018 21:45 (seven years ago)

we are in love with hertz and adès

old yeller-at-clouds (darraghmac), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 19:57 (seven years ago)

last nights contestants were quite shockingly awfully behaved this lot nicer

old yeller-at-clouds (darraghmac), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 19:57 (seven years ago)

hang on, there have been multiple episodes this week?

Number None, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 20:56 (seven years ago)

christmas alumni contest nightly on bbc4

old yeller-at-clouds (darraghmac), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 21:02 (seven years ago)

ah, looks like it's from 2014

so any correct answers would be somewhat tainted

Number None, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 21:07 (seven years ago)

Also all celebrity alumni are pig thick or ordered to play it that way

Danton Lok (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 22 November 2018 00:36 (seven years ago)

God bless that little chump getting all over-excited

Bound 4 da Remoan (Noodle Vague), Monday, 26 November 2018 20:41 (seven years ago)

I can't look at anything else now

Number None, Monday, 26 November 2018 20:42 (seven years ago)

walls brutal on OC tonight

single bed mentality (||||||||), Monday, 26 November 2018 20:53 (seven years ago)

higgins seems like less fun than a teammate would ideally be

old yeller-at-clouds (darraghmac), Tuesday, 27 November 2018 19:46 (seven years ago)

whatre the rules on nomination i can never work it out

old yeller-at-clouds (darraghmac), Tuesday, 27 November 2018 19:46 (seven years ago)

If captain can't figure out how to say the thing they can nominate a teammate to say the thing.

chap, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 19:49 (seven years ago)

good zing re jesus

old yeller-at-clouds (darraghmac), Tuesday, 27 November 2018 19:52 (seven years ago)

Or if it's a popular band/film they don't want to admit they know

Number None, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 20:00 (seven years ago)

celebrity teams manchester polytechnic vs goldsmiths and neil innes is every bit the cunt i expected

puppy bash (darraghmac), Monday, 3 December 2018 19:36 (seven years ago)

jon thomson quite adorably seems to think he needs to use Bernard hills mic

puppy bash (darraghmac), Monday, 3 December 2018 19:39 (seven years ago)

ah these lads are my fave team of all time already

puppy bash (darraghmac), Monday, 3 December 2018 19:41 (seven years ago)

ok rae is p cool i guess

puppy bash (darraghmac), Monday, 3 December 2018 19:50 (seven years ago)

GWAN THE FUCKIN LADS GIVE IT RIGHT UP EM

puppy bash (darraghmac), Monday, 3 December 2018 19:55 (seven years ago)

and finished by paxman dropping london where it counts

puppy bash (darraghmac), Monday, 3 December 2018 19:57 (seven years ago)

best ever episode tbh

puppy bash (darraghmac), Monday, 3 December 2018 19:57 (seven years ago)

ilxor OC posse represent

Bimlo Horsewagon became Wheelbarrow Horseflesh (aldo), Monday, 3 December 2018 20:39 (seven years ago)

only connect got bossed

single bed mentality (||||||||), Monday, 3 December 2018 22:04 (seven years ago)

Thanks for not being mean

ailsa, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 03:10 (seven years ago)

Thanks for not being mean

ailsa, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 03:25 (seven years ago)

i missed it :-(

puppy bash (darraghmac), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 08:11 (seven years ago)

oh wow, nice one. You were v good on the quick-fire round

Neil S, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 08:24 (seven years ago)

Penny's just dropped. Storming performance, ailsa.

mike t-diva, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 08:51 (seven years ago)

Cheers. At some point, we remember to tell Dave not to take all the credit for other people's contributions. That was not that episode :-)

ailsa, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 11:34 (seven years ago)

Also, they totes put the missing vowels on telly faster than we get to see them. No way were we as slow or dithery as we seemed.

ailsa, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 12:12 (seven years ago)

Great insider knowledge. Even with the extra time there's no way I was getting 'The Richard the Third Visitor Centre'.

Toss another shrimpl air on the bbqbbq (ledge), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 12:28 (seven years ago)

Whereas the university challenge ones...

Mark G, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 13:59 (seven years ago)

Yeah, I did a little cheer when I saw Ailsa on OC - especially as I've been missing both OC & UC a fair bit in recent times so it was fortuitous I was actually tuned in. Good work.

Was University Challenge ridiculously easy this week or was it just bizarrely focused on things I know about? I did also do pretty well on some Only Connect stuff so maybe it's early rounds or something?

emil.y, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 14:58 (seven years ago)

the Slits questions were easy 8)

koogs, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 15:16 (seven years ago)

I feel properly plugged into the matrix when I know what the bonus questions will be about before Paxman says it. "Oh, this is going to be songs featuring whistling"

Number None, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 17:51 (seven years ago)

UC was easy. Was Imago an answer on it too?
Just about to watch OC!

kinder, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 21:24 (seven years ago)

xp also when you know what the songs are going to be

kinder, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 21:24 (seven years ago)

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/WetUnsteadyBeardeddragon-size_restricted.gif

Number None, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 21:25 (seven years ago)

Wouldn't have clocked it was you, Ailsa! Nice to put a face to a poster.

kinder, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 21:35 (seven years ago)

ooh paw patrol

kinder, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 21:49 (seven years ago)

I am particularly enjoying all the Twitter speculation about how I'm clearly having an affair with my mate Dave because I'm leaning in to confer with him because I'm wanting to touch him with his wife (and one of my best friends) two feet away and a raft of cameras on us and not because (1) I'm a bit hard of hearing and (2) reminding him he's not a one-man team is a bit tricky sometimes :-)

ailsa, Wednesday, 5 December 2018 00:29 (seven years ago)

I think we're back on in February - there's a lot of faff and repechage to get through first.

ailsa, Wednesday, 5 December 2018 00:55 (seven years ago)

Leo is irritatingly good

doing pronunciations 'n all

Number None, Monday, 10 December 2018 21:00 (seven years ago)

theyre a likeable team of eejits

technically the international left but one (darraghmac), Monday, 10 December 2018 21:08 (seven years ago)

granet a real irritant

technically the international left but one (darraghmac), Monday, 10 December 2018 21:09 (seven years ago)

OC spoiling UC there, the popular vote question.

koogs, Monday, 10 December 2018 21:26 (seven years ago)

gurr a tota-WANKER

technically the international left but one (darraghmac), Monday, 10 December 2018 21:31 (seven years ago)


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