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University Challenge confirms BBC Two start date for 2024/2025 season

Telly's toughest quiz show is back!

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Published: Wednesday, 31 July 2024 at 12:47 pm

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University Challenge is back, with brand new teams putting their knowledge to the ultimate test as they tackle questions on a variety of topics.

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After crowning the winners back in April, it's been a short wait for another instalment of the beloved game show, and it will return on Monday 12th August from 8:30pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

With Amol Rajan back at the helm, 28 new student teams from across the UK will be battling it out to earn the title of Series Champions and lift the trophy.

Each team will be asked questions on all aspects of human thought, achievement and culture from around the world in a series of fast-paced and fiercely competitive matches, featuring the nation's brightest students.

As the teams go head-to-head, all will be looking to take the crown from reigning champs Imperial College, who finished the previous competition with 285 points, beating UCL.

Imperial College University Challenge 2024 team Lee, Jones, Haddad and Debnath.

Imperial College University Challenge 2024 team Lee, Jones, Haddad and Debnath. Ric Lowe

Amol Rajan said: "It's been a summer of great competition on our screens, with high drama, tense finishes and shining talent.

"And the thrilling new series of University Challenge continues in that vein. The standards are high, the students are magnificent, and the starters for 10 as addictive as ever. Please join us!"

Meanwhile, Kalpna Patel-Knight, BBC Head of Entertainment Commissioning said: "Amol's first series with University Challenge blew audiences out of the water. Really excited he is back with more incredible University teams going head to head.

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"This new series will be sure to have audiences shouting at their screens once again and I’m looking forward to the next big moment."

Peter Gwyn, Executive Producer, Lifted Entertainment added: "We're thrilled that audiences have responded with such enthusiasm to Amol Rajan taking over the chair previously occupied by Bamber Gascogne and Jeremy Paxman, and we invite them to test themselves against these exceptionally smart students."

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University Challenge returns to BBC Two and BBC iPlayer this August.

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Katelyn MensahSenior Entertainment Writer

Katelyn Mensah is the Senior Entertainment Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.

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