Jeremy Paxman "have always struck me as cranks." In 2017, Paxman's interviews of Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May for the upcoming general election were labelled 'embarrassing'. Journalist Michael Deacon opined that his pugilistic style of questioning had become tired, claiming that he had been 'doing an impression of himself'. Jeremy Paxman Jeremy Dickson Paxman (born 11 May 1950) is a British broadcaster, journalist, author, and the quizmaster of "University Challenge", having succeeded Bamber Gascoigne at the time the programme was revived in 1994. Born in Leeds, Paxman was educated at Malvern College and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he edited the undergraduate
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