Paxman To Step Down

[goodgoalie]

Jeremy Paxman is stepping down as host of University Challenge after 28 years .Any thoughts on who might replace him?

Oh please, just not Sandi Toksvig!

[lankeela]

Boris Johnson is looking for another job.....

[hellywelly4]

It's a shame but I did think he was struggling in the last series.

[bednobs]

it's about time. I actually like him as a host, but he was clearly struggling health-wise at the end of last series (well, all through the series really)

[FatticusInch]

Stephen Fry or Victoria Coren-Mitchell.

[Zacs-Master]

Jeez, I still think of Paxo as being the 'new' guy on UC. I think Nick Robinson would make a good presenter.

[Ken4155]

Just heard the news, myself, and, off the top of my head, i can't think of a suitable replacement. Paxman will be missed, that's for sure, and his are a big pair of shoes to fill.

[Ken4155]

Fatti, as much as i love Victoria, i wouldn't like to see her presenting UC. She's great at what she does on Only Connect, but i'm not sure she'd be as suited to UC.

[goodgoalie]

It needs someone with gravitas who is going to take it seriously and just get on with it. I really can't think of anyone.

[douglas9401]

Someone female and not so pale may be working their way to the front right now.

[Prudie]

That is a shame but yes he was struggling a bit last series. Please don't replace him with a dumbed down version (and god forbid it's Victoria CM). It needs someone firm and clever.

[albaqwerty]

A bit random, how about Sally Magnusson?

[andy-hughes]

Zacs - // Jeez, I still think of Paxo as being the 'new' guy on UC. //

Me too!

When Roger Tilling says "Asking the questions ..." I still think he will say "Bamber Gascoigne ...", but sadly, he never does.

I like Paxo, he clearly likes students, but he is still hard-wired not to suffer fools gladly, students or not!

[goodgoalie]

Funnily enough, someone sent me a link this morning to a YouTube of one of the 15-to-Ones I was on - William G. certainly didn't take any nonsense from anybody! Shame he's unavailable.

[Calibax]

Why does it need to be someone famous? I'm sure there weren't many people outside academia who had heard of Bamber Gascoigne before he took the post.

[bednobs]

what about that newsreader grey hair, itv, whose name ive temporarily forgotten. He presented survival

[Hopkirk]

My son was on UC, and Jeremy Paxman was an absolute gentleman to them all.

I would say Clive Myrie, but he got the other gig.

[Hopkirk]

Jack Dee would do a good job of looking disgusted at wrong answers.

[andy-hughes]

They could make it Clive Anderson, Michael McIntyre, James Nesbitt, Miranda Hart, Michael Barrymore, Ann Robinson, any of those would give me half an hour a week back!!!

Oops, nearly forgot Gloria Hunniford!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hopkirk]

Perhaps Jon Sopel.

[FatticusInch]

Prudie
//That is a shame but yes he was struggling a bit last series. Please don't replace him with a dumbed down version (and god forbid it's Victoria CM). It needs someone firm and clever.//

You don’t think she has the pedigree??

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Coren_Mitchell