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There was only one contestant I had my eyes on during tonight’s University Challenge, and that was Balliol Goldman. Never before has a participant been so devoid of warmth and emotion, and that’s saying something. Those two qualities practically have their own tick boxes on the game show’s application form, though in Goldman’s case, he must have checked them with a Sharpie; the man was an unequivocal gimp. See below for tonight’s Tweets; I can only apologise for the bullying, as usual. Robinson - Cambridge Vs. Balliol - Oxford   8:02pm: Jeremy Paxman feels disdain for the other 7.4 billion people on the planet. 8:03pm: "Hi, I'm James Pinder and I'm studying what it's like to have the same size ears as Pob". 8:04pm: Goldman, not smiling when he gets the answer right. C*nt. 8:05pm: Pope. Suave. 8:06pm: Verghese's jumper looks like it's made up of tiny, tiny, tiny grey bricks. ...

“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all”. So says Thumper in Bambi. While this may be sage advice from a rabbit, it isn’t necessarily the case when tweeting along to BBC2's University Challenge. This week’s show saw a battle between the two university Goliaths: Cambridge (Robinson) and Oxford (Wadham). While the former won the game, the latter came first when it came to amusing hair and eyebrow combinations, thanks to the follicular work of Holmes and Lucas. In fact, it seems I was obsessed with hair in general when tweeting about this week's programme, as the following posts attest. I may be big, but I’m not clever; clearly, or I’d be competing myself (though I’m not sure if my drama school diploma in Acting & Musical Theatre would class as a university qualification). Robinson - Cambridge Vs. Wadham - Oxford (29.08.16) 8:02pm: Anyone who says 'reading' instead of 'studying' needs a swift punch...