Talk:University Challenge

Semi-protected edit request on 21 January 2021

Change Jeremy Edwards to Justin Edwards on 2020 Christmas University Challenge University of Manchester team. Sutt2467 (talk) 15:33, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

 Done. Yes, it was Justin Edwards. Well spotted, thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:06, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 April 2021

Change the current title holders to Warwick University

The 50th series just finished, and Warwick won, so it should be changed MrRespectfulP (talk) 01:08, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

 Done Sincerely, Deauthorized. (talk) 04:25, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

Warwick won twice

Under "Winners", it currently says that only six teams have won the title twice. Warwick, which won in 2007 and again in 2021 (this week), does not appear in the list of six. They should be included, and perhaps the number changed to seven (if that is in fact the correct number). Jehan mendis (talk) 10:14, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

 Done. Well spotted, thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:18, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 October 2021

In the section of the page "Winners", there is a paragraph relating to lowest scores on the programme. It currently references a score of 15 as the lowest team score in the Paxman era, however the 2021/22 series episode 14, between Birmingham and Sussex has now set a new record lowest score of 10 points. 2A00:23C7:7188:9D00:5558:8BEE:4F16:D835 (talk) 23:53, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

 Already done Another editor has completed the edit request, so I have closed it. DigitalChutney (talk) 20:38, 14 October 2021 (UTC)

Granada Television

Can someone please explain why this articele says that University Challlenge is produced by ITV Granada, whden it is currently a BBC Two programme? YTKJ (talk) 17:51, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

I've reworded it. It's currently made by Lifted Entertainment, that was previously the entertainment division of ITV Studios, which was previously the production wing of Granada Television. BBC Two broadcasts it, but they commission another production company to make it for them.  Dr Greg  talk  18:18, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 February 2023

Remove Tom Scott from Notable Contestants, as he was part of Christmas University Challenge 2022, which is exempt according to the article itself. Owlie108 (talk) 13:46, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

 Done small jars tc 12:17, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

By protecting this article, you seal in the rot

Currently this article states and has done since known vandals from NCR Corporation, Duluth, Georgia, US at‎ 192.127.94.7 talk‎ wrote added it on 10:26, 28 November 2016:

The split-screen presentation during the starter question phase, which appears to place one team physically above the other. In the final years of the original Bamber Gascoigne era, the studio set genuinely was two-tiered, although the split-screen effect returned for the revived series and has been used ever since;

Are you kidding me? That was the point of the joke on The Young Ones. The two college teams have always been shwon in any broadcast in split screen using Chroma key in the early series. How could anyone be so stupid to think they went to all that expense to build a two-tiered set?

It should be reverted to the previous version, yes the 6.5 year old one:

The instantly recognisable split-screen presentation, which appears to place one team physically above the other (parodied by an actual double-decker set in the mock edition of the programme in The Young Ones – see below);

Un-freaking-beleivable!!! If you lot spent more time focusing on content instead of playing one upmanship embarrassing drivel like this might get spotted within in five years instead of almost seven!80.189.122.156 (talk) 21:20, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

They did have a two tier set circa 1987, there's a screenshot of it here. Bob talk 12:54, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

University Challenge was revived on the 21st September 1994

109.151.26.95 (talk) 19:03, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: Article lede already states that the show was revived on that date in 1994 Pinchme123 (talk) 21:09, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 April 2024

Change the first paragraph of the winners heading to state that imperial college London has won 5 times. 143.58.205.161 (talk) 21:14, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

 Done. Now corrected, thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:19, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Edit request

The last sentence of the first paragraph of the section "Teams" does not convey the true extent of the over representation of Oxbridge colleges. Please add the following data: "In each of the four seasons in the years 2016-2019, 11 of the 28 teams (39%) were Oxbridge colleges [1]. In comparison, Oxford and Cambridge only account for 1.9% of the 103 Universities from the UK listed in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings [2]."

Reference:

1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t6l0

2. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2023/world-ranking ScumbagCollege (talk) 15:27, 14 October 2024 (UTC)