From: Ibraheem Umaru-Mohammed <iumarumohammed@...>
Date: 2004-11-17T21:03:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Talk about mainstream...

On Wed, 2004-11-17 at 10:51 +0900, Robert McGovern wrote:
> > University Challenge was broadcast in Australia many years ago (I'm
> > pretty sure it was the English version), and was the basis of a
> > hilarious The Young Ones scene in the early 80s.  So whether it's
> > popular or not, it's long-lived.  I'm certainly surprised to hear
> > about it again.
> 
> It had died for years, I think in the late 80's to early 90's, and
> came back a few years ago with a new host, Jeremy Paxman who used to
> host BBC2's Newsnight news program. I don't know if he is still the
> current host though.
> 
> Anyone with a TV know?
> 

He does indeed still present Newsnight. Along with Gavin Esler and
Kirsty Wark. You can catch highlights, and even watch the latest show
from the website, http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight .

Cheers,

			--ibz
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