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‘In some ways, Parkinson’s has meant a new lease of life’: meet the Movers and Shakers

Tim Adams joins Jeremy Paxman and five high-flying friends as they record the second series of their unmissable podcast about living with the disease

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2023

Amol Rajan shares emotional conversation with Jeremy Paxman before taking over University Challenge

Paxman left quiz show in May, two years after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

University Challenge viewers point out awkward set design issue as Amol Rajan takes over as host

Journalist and broadcaster takes over from veteran host Jeremy Paxman

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

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University Challenge review: Amol Rajan is a natural as he takes up the baton from Jeremy Paxman

Wisely, Rajan’s not sought to impersonate either of his much-loved predecessors – he exercises a light, quiz-masterly touch throughout

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

University Challenge review – Amol Rajan is lighter, kinder and more passionate than Paxman

The new set may resemble something from the Flintstones cartoon, but Rajan clearly takes this quiz gig seriously. If only he looked more comfortable in the chair

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2023

Amol Rajan says he will ‘try not to screw up’ role as new presenter on University Challenge

Amol Rajan is taking over the University Challenge questioner role from Jeremy Paxman

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2023

New host, new set, same fiendish questions: behind the scenes with the all-new University Challenge

Forget the revamp, the quizshow is as tricky as ever. Scott Bryan plays along disastrously, then meets new anchor Amol Rajan to talk nerves, piña coladas and replacing Paxman

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023

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Hit BBC quiz show to return to screens in WEEKS with dramatic new look and host

University Challenge will be back on screens in just a number of days and will have a whole new look – as well as a new presenter after Jeremy Paxman stepped down

Daily Mirror · Jul 5, 2023

University Challenge: Amol Rajan ‘excited’ to take over from Jeremy Paxman as quiz show’s new host

Paxman presented his final episode after 29 years in May

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023

University Challenge 2023: release date, new host and everything we know

University Challenge 2023 is also getting a new set and title sequence.

WhatToWatch · Jul 3, 2023

BBC shares first clip of Amol Rajan as new University Challenge host

Presenter replaced the outgoing Jeremy Paxman

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2023

65-year-old Brit with Parkinson's takes on epic 970-mile run to Barcelona

Neil Russell is aiming to raise awareness of Parkinson's by taking on a 970-mile run between London and Barcelona - and he's been dubbed an 'inspiration' by Jeremy Paxman

Daily Mirror · Jun 20, 2023

The week in TV: Succession; The Gallows Pole; Changing Ends; University Challenge – review

Succession bows out in Shakespearean style; Shane Meadows changes tack with a gobby, grubby period drama; Alan Carr meets his sitcom younger self; and a TV beast exits with a smile…

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023

University Challenge: Bristol students defeated in historic final

Not only was last night (May 29) the first time that students from the University of Bristol appeared in the final, but it was time to say goodbye to a legend

Bristol Post · May 30, 2023

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Chronicle Live · May 30, 2023

Durham University win University Challenge for first time in 23 years as Jeremy Paxman says farewell

The university fought off Bristol in the final to win the competition

Evening Standard · May 30, 2023

Jeremy Paxman’s best moments on University Challenge as he steps down

The BBC host spent 29 years firing off one-liners in response to off-the-mark answers from unfortunate students

Evening Standard · May 30, 2023

Jeremy Paxman ‘looking forward to watching University Challenge at home’ after signing off for final time

The broadcaster will be replaced as host by journalist and broadcaster Amol Rajan after 29 years.

The Independent UK · May 30, 2023

Jeremy Paxman closes final University Challenge episode on a kinder note

Famously acerbic broadcaster swapped his merciless put-downs for warmth and praise in his final show, saying he is ‘looking forward to watching’ it at home

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The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2023

‘So goodnight from me. Goodnight’: Jeremy Paxman departs University Challenge, gentle at last

After decades of savage put-downs, Paxo poignantly bows out of the quiz show amazed at the students’ knowledge, not their stupidity

The Independent UK · May 29, 2023

Jeremy Paxman ‘looking forward to watching University Challenge at home’

The broadcaster will be replaced as host by journalist and broadcaster Amol Rajan after 29 years.

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2023

‘Some of the questions were devastatingly easy!’ – the University Challenge final reviewed by last year’s winners

Even though some starters for ten were painfully basic, this final was a corker – and incredibly poignant too, for Jeremy Paxman’s farewell

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2023

Jeremy Paxman: memorable lines from a master of the scathing put-down

As the University Challenge host bows out, here is a selection of his most disparaging comments to contestants

The Independent UK · May 29, 2023

Jeremy Paxman to present his final University Challenge after 29 years hosting

Presenter’s nearly three-decade-long reign comes to an end after a Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2021

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2023

Jeremy Paxman bows out as host of University Challenge

Former Newsnight presenter, 73, will end stint as longest serving current quizmaster on British television

Chronicle Live · May 29, 2023

Symptoms of Parkinson's disease as Jeremy Paxman steps down as host of University Challenge

Jeremy announced in May 2021 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease - here are some of the causes, symptoms and treatments for the condition

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