The Mirror

University Challenge airs Jilly Cooper tribute hours after death as fans left 'spooked'

The One Show: Alex Jones pays tribute to Dame Jilly Cooper University Challenge fans were left "spooked" as the BBC show aired a Dame Jilly Cooper tribute just hours after her death. The literary ...
Daily Mail

University Challenge viewers swoon over 'beautiful' contestant as she trounces rival BBC team - gushing 'could she be any more perfect?!'

University Challenge viewers swooned over one of Tuesday evening's 'beautiful' contestants as they gushed 'could she be any more perfect?!' The latest instalment of the BBC show, hosted by Amol Rajan, ...
Deadline.com

‘University Challenge’ Octopus Row: Conservative Peer Forced To Apologize & Pay Damages To Contestant Accused Of Coded Antisemitic Attack

A Conservative Party peer in the UK has been forced to apologize and pay damages to a University Challenge contestant who she accused of making a coded antisemitic attack via an octopus mascot and ...
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University Challenge star is son of TWO professors

A University Challenge contestant who was so good that he was hired by producers to work on the programme is the son of two renowned professors, MailOnline has learned. Cambridge University Phd ...
Daily Mail

'Spooked' University Challenge viewers gasp 'how did they know?!' as BBC episode closes with Jilly Cooper 'tribute'- despite being filmed before her death

The latest episode of the programme, hosted by Amol Rajan, saw Imperial take on Churchill College, Cambridge. At the end of the last round, Amol asked the teams a question about the late Jilly Cooper ...