Christmas University Challenge
| Christmas University Challenge | |
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| Genre | Quiz show |
| Presented by | Jeremy Paxman |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 6 |
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Granada Studios (2011-2012) MediaCityUK (2013–) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Granada Television |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 2011 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | University Challenge |
Christmas University Challenge is a British quiz programme which has aired on BBC Two since 2011. It is a spin-off from University Challenge and features noteworthy alumni from British universities competing in the same format as the parent show.
The current holders are St Hilda's College, Oxford, who won the 2016 edition.
The 2011 series was won by Trinity College, Cambridge whose team of Robin Bhattacharyya, Daisy Goodwin, John Lloyd, and Edward Stourton beat the University of Warwick's team of Vadim Jean, Daisy Christodoulou, Christian Wolmar and Carla Mendonça.
The 2012 series was won by New College, Oxford whose team of Rachel Johnson, Patrick Gale, Kate Mosse and Yan Wong beat the University of East Anglia's team of John Boyne, Razia Iqbal, David Grossman and Charlie Higson.
The 2013 series was won by Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge whose team of Quentin Stafford-Fraser, Helen Castor, Mark Damazer and Lars Tharp beat Emmanuel College, Cambridge and their team of Hugo Rifkind, Mary-Ann Ochota, Simon Singh and Rory McGrath.
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