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University of Exeter

Episode 2 of 6

Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as three students from the University of Exeter take on their professors. From April 2013.

A lively and funny quiz show, hosted by Steve Punt, where a team of three University students take on a team of three of their professors.

Coming this week from the University of Exeter, the specialist subjects are Psychology, Philosophy and Biosciences, and the questions range from whistling sailors and George Orwell to Pythagoras and guano.

The rounds vary between Specialist Subjects and General Knowledge, quickfire bell-and-buzzer rounds, and the 'Highbrow and Lowbrow' round cunningly devised to test not only the students' knowledge of current affairs, history, languages and science, but also their Professors' awareness of television, film, and One Direction.

The resulting show is funny, fresh, and not a little bit surprising, with a truly varied range of scores, friendly rivalry, and moments where students wished they had more than just glanced at that reading list.

The host Steve Punt, although best known as a satirist on The Now Show, is also someone who delights in all facets of knowledge, not just in the Humanities (his educational background) but in the sciences as well. He has made a number of documentaries for Radio 4, on subjects as varied as "The Poet Unwound - The History Of The Spleen" and "Getting The Gongs" (an investigation into awards ceremonies), as well as a comedy for Radio 4's Big Bang Day set in the Large Hadron Collider, called "The Genuine Particle".

Producer: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 15 Dec 2021 04:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Steve Punt
Producer David Tyler

Broadcasts

  • Mon 1 Apr 2013 15:00
  • Sat 6 Apr 2013 23:00
  • Fri 12 Aug 2016 09:00
  • Fri 12 Aug 2016 16:00
  • Sat 13 Aug 2016 04:00
  • Tue 14 Dec 2021 16:00
  • Wed 15 Dec 2021 04:00