The BBC has pulled a University Challenge Christmas special episode from its festive schedule following complaints by two disabled contestants. According to BBC News, one blind and one neurodivergent ...

University Challenge fans have slammed the BBC for "dumbing down" the iconic quiz show. The series has long been regarded as one of the toughest quiz shows on TV. Launched in 1962, the show has been ...

The BBC has pulled a University Challenge episode from its Christmas schedule following ableism complaints from two contestants. A spokesperson for the BBC apologised to two contestants (who have not ...

20:57, Tue, Dec 23, 2025 Updated: 21:16, Tue, Dec 23, 2025 Fans of University Challenge felt that the BBC quiz show didn't quite live up to its name on Tuesday evening. The programme saw Amol Rajan ...

An episode of Britain’s BBC game show University Challenge has been falsely suggested online to show contestants, as well as the broadcaster itself, reacting with an antisemitic trope to the 2023 ...

The BBC refuted suggestions Tuesday that an octopus mascot on quiz show University Challenge was a veiled attack against Jewish people after some viewers likened the toy to antisemitic imagery used in ...