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Graphic novelist Hannah Berry and cartoonist Chris Riddell squad up for this class ’s Christmas University Challenge
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Comic ledger creator and former Comics LaureateHannah Berryis join cartoonistChris Riddellas part of the University of Brighton ’s team playingUniversity Challengeon BBC Two this Christmas , alongside actor / activistAdam PearsonofA Different Manand ProfessorDavid Taylor .
The Christmas University Challenge is usually made up of notable alumni of university , but this is the first clock time two comic Word Jehovah have been on the same team .
Chris Riddell OBE creates child ’s books , comics and is a political cartoonist for the Observer . He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals – the British librarians ' one-year award for the substantially - illustrated baby ’s book . He has illustratedThe Edge Chronicles series , Pirate Diary : The Journal of Jake Carpenter , Muddle Earth , Barnaby Grimes , Ottoline , and many more , includingThe Graveyard Book , Coraline , luckily , the MilkandOdd And The Frost Giants , all drop a line byNeil Gaiman .
The University of Warwick will also haveYomi Adegoke , source ofSlay in Your LaneandThe List;King ’s College will haveRichard K. Morgan , author ofAltered CarbonandThe Steel Remains , and St Andrews University hasAbigail Thorn , fromHouse of the DragonandThe Acolyteas well as YouTube channel Philosophytube .
University Challenge first ran as a quiz show between vie University students and ran on ITV from 1962 to 1987 with hostBamber Gascoigne . The BBC revive the programme in 1994 , withJeremy Paxmanuntil 2023 , succeeded by current hostAmol Rajan . It also form the fundament for the movieStarter For Ten , starringAlice Eve , Dominic Cooper , Mark Gatiss , James Corden , Benedict Cumberbatch , Catherine Tate , andJames McAvoy .
The University Of Brighton will be playing Manchester Metropolitan Universityon Boxing Day on BBC2 at 8.30 Prime Minister .
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