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Merton College, Oxford

Episode 4 of 6

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 大象传媒 Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2018.

28 minutes

Last on

Wed 30 Mar 2022 04:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Steve Punt
Producer David Tyler

Broadcasts

  • Mon 16 Jul 2018 15:00
  • Sat 21 Jul 2018 23:00
  • Wed 23 Oct 2019 09:00
  • Wed 23 Oct 2019 16:00
  • Thu 24 Oct 2019 04:00
  • Tue 29 Mar 2022 16:00
  • Wed 30 Mar 2022 04:00