College Bowl surpise, Lafayette College retired undefeated in fall 1962 after beating the University of California, Berkeley for its fifth victory, a David and Goliath event. The show licensed and spun off three other academic competitions in the U.S.: A British version of the televised College Bowl competition was launched as "University Challenge" in 1962. The program, presented by Bamber Gascoigne, produced by Granada Television and broadcast across the ITV network, was very popular and ran until it was taken off the air in 1987. In 1994 the show was resurrected by the BBC with Jeremy Paxman as the new quizmaster. It
University Challenge Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, the latter by a team from the Inland Revenue. The 2004 "Professionals" series was won by the British Library, and the 2005 series by the Privy Council Office. In 2006, "Professionals" was won by staff of the Bodleian Library of the University of Oxford. The show has seen numerous specials, including those for specific professions and celebrity editions, such as "Universe Challenge", presented by former host and Red Dwarf fan, Bamber Gascoigne, where the cast of "Red Dwarf" challenged a team of their "ultimate fans" to celebrate "Red Dwarf"'s 10th anniversary on the air. The cast