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University Challenge and Only Connect 2024/2025

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um Oct 2022 5:00pm, 28 Oct 2022 6,653 posts	Quote Pin um But there are about 15 dead people for every living person. Supposedly. Maybe. bbc.co.uk
LazyDaisy Oct 2022 5:15pm, 28 Oct 2022 37,032 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy But she's not like (say) Beethoven, who you might expect them to know about even though he's dead. She doesn't turn up on the radio - even R2 - or as soundtracks to films - is it reasonable to expect them to have a detailed knowledge of the last 70 years of popular music? Other musical questions are generally about quite well-known pieces or composers.
Ocelot Spleens Oct 2022 6:26pm, 28 Oct 2022 35,022 posts	Quote Pin Ocelot Spleens I will ask my uni group on Monday, they're all 18 to 22/23. I would guess I know next to nothing about whatever they're listening to.
Raemond Oct 2022 8:12pm, 29 Oct 2022 9,700 posts	Quote Pin Raemond I know we've discussed this before on a superficial level, but is there a good reason a Fetchies team hasn't already applied to OC? After my incredibly traumasting experience as an extra for my uni's UC team (don't ask, I will tell you, and I still haven't fully forgiven Heather bloody Charlton), the concept of appearing on a televised quiz is more than mildly daunting to me, but I'd risk it for the sake of meeting VCM.
Raemond Oct 2022 8:14pm, 29 Oct 2022 9,701 posts	Quote Pin Raemond (I would also be willing to temporarily relocate to the UK for purposes of application and filming. Because apparently that's a thing)
Ocelot Spleens Oct 2022 8:40pm, 29 Oct 2022 35,027 posts	Quote Pin Ocelot Spleens I think it would take a bit of organising and a bit of talent, let alone getting on and bring petrified.....
Raemond Oct 2022 8:48pm, 29 Oct 2022 9,702 posts	Quote Pin Raemond I can do small amounts of organising and talent, the rest would be on the other teammates.
LazyDaisy Oct 2022 8:57pm, 29 Oct 2022 37,058 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy While I'm sitting on my sofa at home I'm happy to get a couple of questions on OC, and enjoy the wall and shouting out the missing vowels phrases, I suspect I would be one of those contestants who says nothing for the entire programme
Ocelot Spleens Oct 2022 9:12pm, 29 Oct 2022 35,028 posts	Quote Pin Ocelot Spleens I just checked the application process. You just write to them....the first port of call would be a team..... then some practice.
Little Nemo Oct 2022 10:21pm, 29 Oct 2022 13,183 posts	Quote Pin Little Nemo I couldn't go, I'd have nothing to say for the intro bit and I'd probably have a hot flush out of nerves!