University Challenges
Newscast
BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2022
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
The results are in!
On the day that students receive their exam results, we also find out that the BBC’s Amol Rajan is the new host of University Challenge. Adam is joined by the iconic voice of the game show, Roger Tilling, to talk about outgoing presenter Jeremy Paxman’s legacy.
We talk A-Levels, T-Levels and Btecs with Laura McInerney, co-founder of the Teacher Tapp survey app and Simon Beale, history and politics teacher at Vyners School in Uxbridge.
And the Finnish Prime Minister, Sanna Marin, is facing a backlash after a video of her partying was shared on social media. Saska Saarikosi, editor of Finland’s largest subscription newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat, takes us through the story.
Today’s episode was produced by Tim Walklate with Alix Pickles and Miranda Slade. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts |
| 0:04.9 | Hello, we have a new presenter of University Challenge. |
| 0:08.7 | After decades of doing it, Jeremy Paxman is handing over to Amor Rajan from the Today |
| 0:15.0 | Programme, who's also the BBC's media editor. |
| 0:18.0 | Now, that'll be disappointing to newscasters Alison and Ruth, who separately emailed in |
| 0:24.1 | to say things like, dear Adam, surely the next logical step in your quizmaster career |
| 0:28.7 | is University Challenge. |
| 0:30.6 | And then Ruth, who said, you'd be an excellent host. |
| 0:33.3 | I love listening to newscast. |
| 0:34.3 | It puts me to sleep at night. |
| 0:35.7 | Well, Ruth, I mean, I wouldn't want to put people to sleep while they're watching |
| 0:38.4 | University Challenge. |
| 0:40.2 | But as you have heard me say many, many times, I was on the graduate edition of University |
| 0:45.4 | Challenge last Christmas. |
| 0:46.7 | And I loved it. |
| 0:47.7 | And one of the perks was getting to meet Roger Tilling, the voice of University Challenge. |
| 0:53.2 | And we're meeting him again. |
| 0:54.4 | Hello, Roger. |
| 0:55.4 | Hello, Adam. |
| 0:56.4 | Or should I say, huff and slimy? |
| 0:57.6 | Oh, that takes me back. |
| 0:59.8 | You got to the final, which is very impressive. |
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