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To everything, turn, turn, turn, There is a season, turn turn, turn. And a time for a every new series of University Challenge under Heaven. Today saw the second episode of the new run of University Challenge, which   - as I was out hosting the first night in our Mostly Comedy Festival - means I’ve already started the series a week behind, playing catch-up. Tonight’s show was a largely understated affair, save for the inclusion of Glasgow’s Barn, who I’m pretty sure was desperate for us to notice he was back on another game show; he’s like a really lacklustre less-sinister Pennywise.   Emmanuel Cambs Vs Glasogow (30.06.1 8:33PM: If there's no Monkaman equivalent this year, I'm doing a Phil Collins / Sean Connery and threatening to leave the country. 8:34PM: Harris wins the prize for first #UniversityChallenge murderer of the series. 8:35PM: Look at Barn, leaning into Whiteford. Cheeky. 8:36P...

Tonight’s instalment of University Challenge was stolen by Glasgow’s Thomson, who was sporting the Look that Fashion Forgot. Glasgow Vs. East London (10.10.16) I sometimes wonder how the programme manages to be so consistent in the contestants it chooses; there’s always as least one person with amusing hair, demeanour or dress sense; you can set your watch by it. I feel guilty for being so merciless when it comes to mocking the people competing, but to be fair, if you choose to look like Thomson, you’re clearly asking for it. He must have had enough notice to get a decent haircut. See below for today’s Twitter UC bitching. I’m sorry for being such a git. 8:02pm: Look at Thomson. LOOK AT HIM. 8:05pm: Ducklin's wearing a Ishihara colour-blindness test. 8:05pm: Jeremy Paxman looks so weary about the whole damn thing. 8:07pm: Thomson's hair is gloriously inconsistent. 8:12pm: Thomson's hair sel...