University Challenge revived in 1994 by the BBC, although still produced by Granada Television (now as part of the ITV Studios), using the original format with minor differences and presented by Jeremy Paxman. During the show's hiatus, a special edition of the show was made, not by Granada but by BBC Television, as part of a themed evening of programmes dedicated to Granada Television. It was presented by Bamber Gascoigne, and screened on BBC2 on 28 December 1992. The teams included one of students from Keble College, Oxford, which had fielded the winning team in the final 1987 season; and a graduates
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