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Christmas University Challenge | |
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Genre | Quiz show |
Presented by | Jeremy Paxman (2011–2022) Amol Rajan (2023–) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 10 |
Production | |
Production locations | Granada Studios (2011–2012) MediaCityUK (2013–) |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Granada Television |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two |
Release | 19 December 2011 present | –
Related | |
University Challenge | |
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Christmas University Challenge is a British quiz programme which has aired on BBC Two since 2011. It is a spin-off from University Challenge that airs daily over the Christmas period, and features teams of noteworthy alumni from British universities competing in the same format as the parent show.
Amol Rajan replaced Jeremy Paxman as host from December 2023. The current holders are Middlesex University.