Category: University Challenge

Tory peer pays damages after alleging University Challenge mascot was antisemitic

by The Guardian | Mar 6, 2024 | Conservatives, Law, Politics, The Guardian, University Challenge | 0 |

Jacqueline Foster apologises to Melika Gorgianeh after claiming octopus was chosen as hate symbolA Conservative peer has apologised and paid damages to a doctoral student after wrongly saying an octopus soft toy used as her...

Jeremy Paxman got Parkinson’s diagnosis after doctor saw him on TV

by The Guardian | Oct 4, 2022 | Jeremy Paxman, Newsnight, Parkinson's disease, The Guardian, UK news, University Challenge | 0 |

Doctor noticed presenter was less exuberant when presenting long-running show, Paxman revealsA doctor diagnosed Jeremy Paxman with Parkinson’s disease after noticing the presenter was less “exuberant” when...