BBC News media editor Amol Rajan has been appointed the new host of U.K. gameshow “University Challenge.”
News media editor Amol Rajan has been appointed the new host of U.K. gameshow “University Challenge.”. He is set to shoot his last episode this fall and his last series will air from Aug. 29 through to next summer.
“University Challenge” is the U.K.’s longest-running quiz show, having launched 60 years ago fronted by Bamber Gascoigne. A documentary about the show is set to air on BBC Two and the BBC’s streaming platform iPlayer on Aug. 29. “I am very conscious that in the late, great Bamber, and that giant of British culture, Jeremy, I have vast shoes to fill,” Rajan continued. “With his immense intellect, authority, and respect from students and viewers alike, Jeremy hands over a format, and show, as strong as ever.”
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