Merton College, Oxford
Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as students from Merton College, Oxford take on their professors. From July 2018.
A funny and dynamic quiz show hosted by Steve Punt - this week from Merton College, Oxford.
With specialist subjects including History, Biology and Classics and questions ranging from the Rhine Maidens and deponent verbs to Barbie and starfish legs.
Recorded on location at a different University each week, and it pits three Undergraduates against three of their Professors in an original and fresh take on an academic quiz.
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, sport, and quite possibly Justin Bieber. In addition, the Head-to-Head rounds see students take on their Professors in their own subjects, offering plenty of scope for mild embarrassment on both sides.
Producer: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2018.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Steve Punt |
| Producer | David Tyler |
Broadcasts
Mon 16 Jul 201815:00BBC Radio 4- Sat 21 Jul 201823:00BBC Radio 4
- Wed 23 Oct 201909:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 23 Oct 201916:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 24 Oct 201904:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 29 Mar 202216:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 30 Mar 202204:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
