Christmas University Challenge
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Christmas University Challenge is a British quiz programme which has aired on BBC Two since 2011. It is a spin-off from University Challenge that airs daily over the Christmas period, and features teams of noteworthy alumni from British universities competing in the same format as the parent show.
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Christmas University Challenge | |
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Genre | Quiz show |
Presented by | Jeremy Paxman (2011–2022) Amol Rajan (2023–) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 10 |
Production | |
Production locations | Granada Studios (2011–2012) MediaCityUK (2013–) |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Granada Television |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two |
Release | 19 December 2011 (2011-12-19) – present |
Related | |
University Challenge |
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From December 2023 onwards, Amol Rajan took over from Jeremy Paxman as host of the Christmas version of the long-running student quiz. The current holders are Middlesex University.