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Jul
17
Amol New World

Amol New World

When I wrote the first ever edition of this blog in 2016, I described Jeremy Paxman as 'stony eyed,
6 min read
Jul
10
Go Fund Me

Go Fund Me

Since the start of University Challenge Series 48 in 2018, a Youtuber called Dave Garda has been uploading the episodes
2 min read
May
30
The Final Starter

The Final Starter

Jeremy Paxman signed off from University Challenge after last night's Grand Final with more than 950 matches under
6 min read
May
22
Ctrl Alt Delete

Ctrl Alt Delete

I am five years old, going into the Computer Room at Primary school and mucking about on MS Paint. I
5 min read
May
21
Eight Buffaloes

Eight Buffaloes

Having forgotten about the existence of traffic when booking a taxi, I missed my train to Liverpool. I'm
4 min read
May
09
Stress (Fractures)

Stress (Fractures)

I was going to write this standing up, but I was at the physio earlier for a foot injury and
3 min read
May
08
Have We Seen All Of This Before?

Have We Seen All Of This Before?

Just sat down on this post-Coro Bank Holiday Monday to write a bumper sized edition of this blog, only to
4 min read
Apr
24
Snowclones

Snowclones

I was away all last week for work, so only got around to watching this episode on Sunday. When it
3 min read
Apr
13
The Blueprint

The Blueprint

Paxman begins the episode by saying that UCL have an average score of 180 from their previous three matches. My
3 min read
Apr
11
No Spoilers

No Spoilers

I went to a pub quiz yesterday, so just got around to watching this week's episode (side note,
2 min read