In 1962 I was one of eight members of the union drama group at Manchester University, invited to form two guinea-pig teams for a new TV quiz show to be named University Challenge.
Sitting at two trestle tables in an empty studio at Granada TV, and with a brief to be a bit “studenty”, we were there to help audition prospective candidates to chair it. No buzzers yet, simply a sharp tap on the table with a pencil.
