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
Music of the Spheres (Doctor Who) simultaneously on BBC Radio 3. It was also made available to watch during the interval on the official "Doctor Who" website and was shown on BBC One on 1 January 2009 as part of their showing of "Doctor Who" Prom. BBC Radio 3's recording of "Doctor Who" Prom including the audio of "Music of the Spheres" could be streamed via BBC iPlayer for a week after transmission. Freema Agyeman, who played Martha Jones in "Doctor Who" and "Torchwood", introduced the episode, which was shown on a large screen above the stage and smaller screens around the edge of the Dress