University Challenge University Challenge University Challenge is a British quiz programme which first aired in 1962. "University Challenge" aired for 913 episodes on ITV from 21 September 1962 to 31 December 1987, presented by quizmaster Bamber Gascoigne. The BBC revived the programme on 21 September 1994 with Jeremy Paxman as the quizmaster. The current title holders are St John's College, Cambridge, who won the 47th series in 2018. The show is produced by Granada Television (re-branded as ITV Studios in 2009), under licence from Richard Reid Productions and the College Bowl Company. It was recorded at Granada Studios in Manchester from its
Brainbox Challenge Brainbox Challenge Brainbox Challenge was a short-lived game show hosted by Clive Anderson and produced by BBC Manchester. It was broadcast weekdays on BBC Two, for most of its run in an evening slot, but in a lunchtime slot for its final week. "Brainbox Challenge" had rounds including "Memory", "Language", "Visual and Spatial", "Numerical" and "Coding". Each episode featured five head-to-head challenges based on these different skills. The winner of each challenge became the "Brainbox Champion" and was shown a picture of their next challenger, along with their name, age, and occupation. The champion was then given the chance to