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

Did get 2 out of the 3 country music questions. Hank from the sound of the stringed instrument prior to his voice too I think.

i got flibbertigibbet

Got feeling (popular) culture wasn’t on these teams radar given how poorly they did on the Oscars questions.

Not only that, but I remember from the last round that Rout looks grossly offended by even being asked such things. Maybe someone needs to remind the team captains that nobody forced them to come on University Challenge, so maybe try and not look so contemptuous when you're asked about something gen pop might know.

I knew 24 answers last night!

Tbf the idea of Big New Moviefilms and Gltzy Awards seems like something from the very distant past now to me!

I don't count correct answers I think I knew a few. Disappointed i didn't know the contemporary country artist but I don't think I pay much attention to the contemporary version of the genre. grande Ol Opry member which I wasn't aware was stil a thing;

Sharp teams tonight

I really hate that they've split up OC and UC. I keep forgetting and missing bits of Only Connect.

I'm happy I get to watch Nigella and UC in one go.

these walls are really uneven sometimes. hana enya wanda ali vs orzoi asset oxer eagle.

And wanda/enya very misdirecting with other possible answers

OH FUCK IT'S LANCH

#onethread

loool, just came here to post the same thing, NV

same

Also excited/weirded out to discover a pal of mine is in the Manc team (not on tonight)

Jesus the intros are absolutely ridiculous

Ten minutes in

I know I don't much care for all the Christmas shenanigans and dumbed down questions but still

Boy these egos aint great in a team is they

I love to see it

Well that were bad

God, those teams were given so much leeway. Ridiculous.

Woeful, would beat either set out the gate by meself while reading something else

It's always like this

Ha came here for the Lanchester chat
The Christmas ones are more my pace these days, I'm afraid to say.

that Ivan the Terrible question ffs

Many questions

Jones having an absolute mare trevor

Nott

Nott, yes

The fuck did i get Jones

So many binomials

Nott good

nice to see Manchester actually conferring and not shouting over each other like yesterday's dicks tho

The fuck did i get Jones

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/jun/16/riba-president-alan-jones-reinstated-after-admitting-to-affair

shite on UC too

Must have blinked at the wrong moment, ta

it seems Juliet Jacques (aka @zinovievletter) was on this tonight.

She was! She did OK, got excited when one of the answers was Pacman

it doesn't matter because lol nothing matters but last night was a clear example of why the system adopted for the Christmas shows doesn't work, both teams last night were probably better than any of the preceding four, but because they were both decent the score was closer and neither are likely to make the semis

Fucking pitiful this lot

Yeah, classic examples of dithering, not listening, and being a bit dim.

Did the non xmas series end? Managed to be watching something else and don't seem to be able to find recent episodes to d/ld.
& other things are clashing with the xmas ones.

Did get to see the SWANS documentary though. Good film.

Last Non-Christmas one went out on Monday 14th*, but this week has been Christmas episodes, one per day.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t6l0/episodes/player

* It was the guy we mentioned before, grumpy looking but impressive. He'd been promoted to captain but it felt like it him vs the entire other team.

So was that series end or is it just a break?
I didn't think the last one I saw was a final with associated trappings.
But yeah had to look up the series number and episode number so came across those dates.
Have caught at least one of these Christmas run and possibly last year's on BBC4.

It's just a break, the normal series will continue in January. I think the next one will be the last before quarterfinals.

that was my alma mater on today and it sounds like monty panesar would've been in my department (albeit 15 years after me)

(i don't think i heard him say a single word after his introduction)

He didn't. I remember him being on Celebrity Mastermind a while back and wondered if he'd redeem himself on this as he or someone in his orbit clearly fancies him to be ok at quizzes.

popsicle. fuck off

I wasn't paying attention

Top comedian on University Challenge who i wouldn't recognise if he was sat on the end of my settee