Police issue urgent appeal for girl, nine, who vanished while walking a puppy near her home at 3.30pm Doctor Who 60th Anniversary: Viewers left 'sobbing' after Wilf's fate is revealed after actor Bernard Cribbins died aged 93 Paul Gallagher. "BBC tightens University Challenge rules in response to fiasco | Television & radio". The Guardian . Retrieved 18 April 2016. Neil Morrissey reveals his regret over Amanda Holden fling which led to her divorce from TV's Les Dennis: 'Don't f*** a gameshow host's wife' Moment two women at Islamic group's protest during pro-Palestine rally are arrested for holding Arabic signs that read 'How beautiful it is to be a soldier of Allah' as they tell officers not to 'take it out of context'

XL bully ban could lead to more dogs being dumped if vets can't cope with demands of the policy, rescue centre warns Terry Venables through the years: Mail Sport's picture tribute to 'El Tel', who won the cup at Spurs and Chelsea, revived the fortunes of Barcelona and took England so close at Euro '96 On the couch: FIVE surprising ways you can use a psychology degree - from clinical and occupational to forensic psychology Little is known about the lowest scores from the Bamber Gascoigne series, except that the lowest score ever was in the 1971–72 season, when the University of Sussex, fresh from two series wins, managed only 10 points. [51] However, a low score was also achieved by Victoria University of Manchester in their first round match in 1975 when, for much of the recording, they answered only with the names of Marxists as a protest against the Oxford and Cambridge colleges being able to enter separate teams. [52] b. Pauline Baynes illustrated the works of Tolkien and a Dictionary of Chivalry, for which she won the Kate Greenaway Medal, but is perhaps better known for her work on which series of novels published between 1950 and 1956?Which American author’s collection of writings on fishing, published posthumously in 2000, include his experiences of the sport in the Pyrenees, Spain, Paris and Cuba? While the starter questions are being read out, the teams are shown on screen one above the other by means of a split-screen effect. When a player buzzes in, the shot zooms in to that player, accompanied by a voiceover identifying the player by team and surname, for example "Nottingham, Munro". The voiceovers are performed live in the studio by Roger Tilling and become more energetic towards the end of the programme. The 1986 series experimented with an actual two-tier set, which was discontinued the following year. Helen Flanagan reveals she and ex Scott Sinclair are not on speaking terms and admits their children have been left 'upset' by the 'very raw' split The show has seen numerous specials, including those for specific professions and celebrity editions, such as Universe Challenge, presented by former host and Red Dwarf fan, Bamber Gascoigne, where the cast of Red Dwarf challenged a team of their "ultimate fans" to celebrate Red Dwarf's 10th anniversary on the air. The cast was Chris Barrie (captain), Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn, Chloë Annett and Craig Charles. The cast, who at times seemed amazed at the fans' knowledge, lost, but by only 15 points, 280–295.

Which savoury dish has a name derived from an Old French word for the blade of a sword or knife, or for a thin plate, possibly referring to its shape? b. Which 1951 story by Carson McCullers tells of the tragedy of Miss Amelia, who opens an eating establishment in a small town in the American South? Doctor Who's best bits: From THAT beach goodbye to Jodie Whittaker's debut as the first female Time Lord... a look at the show's most iconic moments Viewers left in tears at a heartwarming Christmas advert for a pub in Northern Ireland featuring a lonely elderly man who finally finds company - and say it's giving John Lewis 'a run for its money' In 2009, Sam Kay, part of the team from Corpus Christi College, Oxford, was accused of not being a student when the show was filmed. [23] Kay, who had completed a chemistry degree the previous summer, had been planning to go on to study for a Doctor of Philosophy, but dropped out as he did not have sufficient funding. He then became an accountant. [24] The team, whose captain Gail Trimble was dubbed the "human Google", [25] won the competition but was subsequently disqualified and the trophy awarded to the runners-up, the University of Manchester. [26]

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The theme tune "College Boy" by Derek New, which has been with the series since the 1960s (although the first series used "Ting A Ling" by Duke Ellington). [11] [13] "College Boy" was originally scored for an ensemble of tubular bells, flugelhorn, harpsichord, brushed hi-hat, bass drum and double bass. The original theme returned for the early Paxman-era episodes and was later replaced by a string quartet arrangement of the theme recorded by the Balanescu Quartet. Cent takes a swipe at Diddy after he's sued by a third woman claiming he choked and raped her... shortly after settling lawsuit with ex Cassie Shoppers' secret to Zen: NEOM's bestselling electric diffuser is on sale with 30% off this Cyber Weekend (it fills your home with fragrance for 7 hours) Three bonus questions on women in the ancient world, in the words of the author Charlotte Higgins. In each case, identify the mythological figure from her description.

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University Challenge India started in summer 2003, with the season culminating in the finals of March 2004 where Sardar Patel College of Engineering (SPCE), Mumbai, beat Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad. The 2004–2005 season finale saw a team of undergraduate engineering students from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), Delhi, beat a team of management students from the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode. The Indian winners of the 2003–2004 season went on to beat the finalists from the UK show, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. UC India is produced by BBC World India, and Synergy Communications, co-owned by Siddhartha Basu, who also hosted the show. [60] a. Its former patrons including Camus and Picasso, which café on Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris takes its name from the two carved wooden statues of Chinese commercial agents which form part of the interior? Nice touch! How little things make the difference when it comes to 'true gent' Charles and Queen Camilla - as these pictures show... Mark Wahlberg's daughter Grace, 13, wants to be an Olympian and he insists she's 'MORE disciplined' than him