University Challenge 1994–95 University Challenge 1994–95 Series 24 of University Challenge ran between 21 September 1994 and 29 March 1995. This was the first series of the show for eight years and aired on BBC Two for the first time, having previously been broadcast on ITV. Jeremy Paxman took over as presenter from Bamber Gascoigne, who had presented the show from its inception in 1962 through until 1987. The series was won by Trinity College, Cambridge, who defeated New College, Oxford 390–180 in the final. The members of the winning team - Sean Blanchflower, Kwasi Kwarteng, Robin Bhattacharyya, and Erik Gray - were
University Challenge inception until the studios closed down in 2013; it is now recorded at dock10 in Salford. Despite periodic changes to the sets, studio layout, and presentation, "University Challenge" has preserved a high level of continuity from 1962 to the present. Some commentators have cited this as an essential element of its success. Elements of this continuity include: The programme had its beginnings in an American television quiz show called "College Bowl". Cecil Bernstein, brother of Sidney Bernstein who founded Granada Television in 1954, had seen the programme in the United States and liked the format. It was decided that Granada