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University Challenge has gone viral after a music-related question inspired viewers to remix it to make a jungle track.The clip was taken from last week’s episode of the long-running BBC 2 programme, which sees university student contestants compete head-to-head in a quiz.There was one moment in particular that stood out, however, when a music-related question inspired one viewer to challenge others watching the show to take a segment of the episode and use it as a sample in their own jungle track.“What name is given to the genre of dance music that developed in the UK in the early 1990s out of the rave scene and reggae sound system culture associated with acts such as A Guy Called Gerald and Goldie?” host Amol Rajan asked those representing the University of Aberdeen.When they guessed the answer ‘Drum and bass’, Rajan responded: “I can’t accept Drum & Bass. We need jungle, I’m afraid.”Please, please will someone sample @amolrajan saying: "I can't accept Drum & Bass.

A new era begins on classic TV quiz show University Challenge this week, with new presenter Amol Rajan at the helm. BBC man Amol has taken over the hotseat from long-standing quizmaster Jeremy Paxman who announced his retirement from University Challenge last year.

Caroline Flack’s mother has said Phillip Schofield is “realising even more” what her daughter went through before her death. Christine Flack said she hoped the former ITV presenter had “done the right thing” by admitting to his secret affair with a younger male colleague and that the matter would be settled. Love Island host Caroline was found dead in February 2020 at the age of 40, and a coroner later ruled she killed herself after learning that prosecutors were going to press ahead with an assault charge after an incident involving her boyfriend Lewis Burton.

Holly Willoughby made light work of Phillip Schofield's latest jaw-dropping BBC interview, by posting a natural, bare-faced selfie to her Instagram. Ignoring the drama as it unfolds today with Phillip's further revelations continuing to spill from his exclusive chat with Amol Rajan, the blonde beauty looked radiant and glowing.This carefree shot has been posted on Holly's Wylde Moon lifestyle Instagram page, where the site claims to offer guidance to the 178k followers, and helps you to reconnect with yourself.

Succession‘s major season four twist happened “too early”.The actor was referring to the third episode of the fourth and final season of the hit HBO series, in which Cox’s character Logan Roy unexpectedly collapsed and died while flying to meet Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) in Sweden.Logan’s death, which happened off-screen, served as a major shake up to the show, leaving his children scrambling to assume control of Waystar Royco.Cox acknowledged that the twist had been executed in “a pretty brilliant way”, but that he thought creator Jesse Armstrong “decided to make Logan die, I think ultimately too early”.Speaking to BBC’s Amol Rajan, the actor said that he initially viewed the decision to kill off Logan “wrongly, as a form of rejection”.“I was fine with it ultimately, but I did feel a little bit rejected. I felt a little bit, ‘Oh, all the work I’ve done’,” Cox said.In a separate interview with Barley, Cox echoed these sentiments, saying he was “fine with what happened and happy to be finished”, but added that he “would have done it later”.He explained: “In my view it is strange to be missing the main protagonist from so early on, but we are hostages to the writers in situations like this.”Elsewhere, Fisher Stevens recently revealed that he wrote a spin-off story for his Succession character Hugo Baker.Stevens has portrayed Hugo, an executive at Waystar RoyCo, in seasons two, three and four of the HBO series.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor said he wrote an unofficial story about Hugo’s future, with the show set to conclude this month.“I do that whenever I get a part.

BBC quiz show University Challenge has been given a fresh new look with a new host as filming gets underway in Salford. And bosses have revealed that questions are getting 'harder'.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has apologized after broadcasting a documentary in which presenter Amol Rajan is filmed in the back of a taxi not wearing a seatbelt.

John Cleese told fans he was "amused" after BBC Radio 4 seemingly cut his interview short as he claimed he'd be "cancelled" if he had a show on there again.The 82-year-old discussed his move to GB News with presenter Amol Rajan, who wrapped up their chat after five minutes.Speaking of joining GB News, the actor said: "The nice thing about talking to the GB News audience is they may not be used to hearing the sort of things I'll be saying."But the only thing is, the BBC haven't come to me and said, 'Would you like to have one of our shows?'"And if they did I would say, 'Not on your nelly' because I wouldn't get five minutes into the show before I'd be cancelled or censored."Amol chimed in, saying: "Well, we've given you five minutes today and I can promise you you haven't been censored yet."Madonna, 64, causes stir in TikTok clip coming out as gayQuickly wrapping up the chat, he added: "At that, I think we should leave it."Taking to his Twitter after, John seemingly implied the irony of the BBC cutting his interview short after he criticised them.He wrote: "I was amused that the moment I really criticised the BBC yesterday, the interview was brought to a rapid end."Before we had talked about the things we had planned to talk about ten minutes earlier."Express.co.uk has contacted a representative for BBC Radio 4 for comment.BBC listeners shared their thoughts on the situation on social media. T.C wrote: "Quite amusing that you had to go on the BBC to publicise your show on another channel, all the time knowing you intended to criticise the channel you were using for that publicity.

Jeremy Paxman is known for his roles as the presenter of Newsnight and University Challenge during his career at the BBC which began back in 1972.He joined University Challenge as the show's host when the programme was revived in the early 90s, showcasing intellectual talent from the UK's top universities.The presenter announced in August this year that he would be stepping down from the role as the host of University Challenge after 29 years, which is the longest running quiz show in the BBC's history.It has since been announced that fellow BBC journalist Amol Rajan will replace Mr Paxman as the show's presenter.But why did Jeremy Paxman quit University Challenge? Here's everything you need to know.Mr Paxman announced that he was leaving the show in August due to his battle with Parkinson's disease.The news of the University Challenge host's departure came one year on from Mr Paxman's Parkinson's diagnosis.He said at the time his symptoms were “currently mild” but it appears he had taken the decision to quit the show to lighten his workload.He added that he decided to quit the show as it will become obvious to viewers that there is something "unusual" about him."I think I've been doing University Challenge for about 29 years, which is a very, very long time - too long really," he said. "I always think that if you're scared of making a decision, do it."The University Challenge people have been brilliant but I do think that I ought to stop doing it.

K.J. Yossman ITV chief executive Carolyn McCall defended the network’s morning show anchors Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby over allegations that they skipped a five-mile long queue to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state two weeks ago. Ever since Schofield and Willoughby, who host “This Morning” were seen on the live-feed of the lying-in-state, walking through Westminster Hall via the VIP line, the duo have been the subject of much criticism, particularly on social media. A petition titled ‘Axe Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby from TV’ has amassed over 75,000 signatures. Speaking at the Royal Television Society (RTS) annual convention in London on Tuesday afternoon, McCall defended Schofield and Willoughby and said that ITV had even contacted Domino’s Pizza U.K. to complain about a light-hearted tweet the pizza company had posted poking fun at the controversy.

K.J. Yossman BBC director general Tim Davie robustly defended the corporation’s license fee model at the Royal Television Society (RTS) convention on Tuesday afternoon, saying “I think the license fee is there to beat.” The license fee is a mandatory fee every household that watches live television on any service or network must pay annually. It is currently £159 ($171) per year. “There are loads of funding solutions you could get,” Davie said after being grilled by BBC journalist Amol Rajan. “My view is if I can’t, as editor-in-chief, act independently and impartially, then the BBC is over. Final thing is, I think you cannot separate funding model from editorial, intent and delivery.”

UNIVERSITY Challenge viewers have all said the same thing as Jeremy Paxman kicked off his last ever series. Earlier this month, Jeremy, 72, announced the new series would be his last, after 28 years as host.

K.J. Yossman BBC News media editor Amol Rajan has been appointed the new host of U.K. gameshow “University Challenge.”The current host, Jeremy Paxman, revealed he would be stepping down after 28 years.

The BBC has been pulled into the controversy following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade, after one of its news presenters used a controversial term on air.

Sir Ian McKellen has opened up about his family life in a new BBC interview, expressing his wish that he had been able to tell his father that was gay before he died. In a conversation with Amol Rajan, the Lord of the Rings and X-Men actor recalled growing up in Wigan, where he and his family moved shortly before the outbreak of World War II. In 1988, the now-82-year-old came out publicly in a BBC radio interview, going on to co-found LGBT+ rights charity Stonewall the following year.

BBC has issued a statement following the backlash they received from viewers regarding a documentary that explored Prince William and Prince Harry’s relationship with the media.Last month, journalist Amol Rajan presented the two-part series, The Princes and the Press which gave his spectators insight into the years leading up to the engagement and wedding of Meghan and Harry.The detailed programme also delved deep into the illegal activities that some newspapers engaged in during the late 1990s and early 2000s and examined certain techniques that were used to target members of the royal family and their associates.However, some viewers felt the documentary was distasteful and branded it "anti-Meghan media bias" and "disgustingly one-sided".

Meghan Markle’s lawyer has denied allegations that the Duchess of Sussex bullied palace staff before she stepped back as a senior member of the British royal family. In the second installment of the controversial BBC docuseries "The Princes and The Press," attorney Jenny Afia said there were "massive inaccuracies" in the allegations published by the U.K.Times in March, the U.K.’s Express reported on Tuesday.

Royal Family and the BBC which saw Prince William reportedly ban them from showing this year's Christmas televised carol service may not heal anytime soon, sources have claimed.Rival channel ITV have now been given the show instead, which is expected to have the Duchess of Cambridge on hosting duties.The move came after the BBC aired the first of two parts of The Princes and the Press on Monday.The Amol Rajan documentary has apparently left the royals raging after it sensationally claimed that William had briefed the press against Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.And now the Mail Online reports that lingering bad feeling and the public broadcaster's refusal to apologise means the Prince is 'seriously considering' whether future projects

Royal Family and the BBC which saw Prince William reportedly ban them from showing this year's Christmas televised carol service may not heal anytime soon, sources have claimed.Rival channel ITV have now been given the show instead, which is expected to have the Duchess of Cambridge on hosting duties.The move came after the BBC aired the first of two parts of The Princes and the Press on Monday.The Amol Rajan documentary has apparently left the royals raging after it sensationally claimed that William had briefed the press against Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.And now the Mail Online reports that lingering bad feeling and the public broadcaster's refusal to apologise means the Prince is 'seriously considering' whether future projects

Royal Family suggests Prince Harry and Meghan Markle knew "within days" life as working royals in the UK would not work out for them. In the first episode of The Princes and the Press, which aired on BBC 2 on Monday (November 22) presenter Amol Rajan explains issues arose shortly after the Sussexes were married in 2018.

«However, too often it is overblown and unfounded claims from unnamed sources that are presented as facts and it is disappointing when anyone, including the BBC, gives them credibility.»The two-part doc, presented by BBC Media Editor Amol Rajan, explores the relationship of Prince William and Prince Harry with the media, allegedly showing how royal sources work with journalists.The BBC, meanwhile, defended its documentary, stating that the show «looked at the tensions for the two royals between the benefits of publicity and the downsides of intrusion — and how they tried to handle the press.»«Journalists and commentators described how information was sometimes obtained, whether by leaks or by dishonest practices such as phone hacking, and