mostly david ephgrave

I was delighted to see the proper series of University Challenge return to our screens tonight, as it’s much more fun to bully its contestants (indirectly on Twitter of course) than those in the Christmas specials. Siantonas is a case in point, as he's University Challenge Gold; if I were to expect a man with his choice in facial hair to crop up anywhere on the planet, it would be behind a desk with his name on a lightbox, being grilled by Paxman. His is an extraordinary look, the like of which has been seldom seen since the glory days of Prog Rock in the mid-to-late 1970s; chances are he owns a special limited edition version of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells. He wasn’t the only source of amusement tonight. See below for my related Twitter posts:   Bristol Vs. Oriel Oxford (02.01.17) 8:03pm: Siantonas is a pastiche of himself. 8:05pm: Siantonas was played by John Thomson in The Fast Show. 8:06pm: I got the Joh...