A starter for 10 comes from the programme university challenge on bbc television, in the uk. Nicholls also adapted the novel into the film starter for 10 in 2006, starring james mcavoy as jackson, with mark gatiss portraying gascoigne. In the first semifinal april 6th, alex scored the team three starter for 10 questions and plenty of bonus points. On a visit to bristol, he has a brief fling with alice, which infuriates brian and leads to a confrontation.
Theyve been deigned the brainiest students in the land but what happens to university challenge contestants once their. On his way to achieving his longheld ambition to appear on the british tv quiz show, university challenge, brian falls in love with his beautiful teammate alice eve and forms a. When did a scottish institution last win university challenge. Jun 21, 2009 university challenge s new starter for ten. Starter for 10 comedy brian jackson james mcavoy, a workingclass youth from essex, gets a chance to prove himself when he is accepted to respected bristol university. Brian attempts to join their university challenge team but narrowly fails to secure a spot when he helps another candidate, alice, cheat on the qualifying test. This is a clip from the 1st show in 25 years new zealand university challenge. University challenge aired for 9 episodes on itv from 21 september 1962 to 31 december 1987, presented by quizmaster bamber gascoigne. Starter for 10 2006 james mcavoy comedy, drama, romance. Corpus christi won the match with 185 points to durhams. By jonnowales university challenge is the search for the best university quiz team from the united kingdom. The way in which questions are asked, though modified quite a bit during the itv days, has now been settled as this.
The scoring system on university challenge is always the same. Drama, comedy, romance, in 1985, against the backdrop of thatcherism, brian jackson enrolls in the university of bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching university challenge, a college quiz show. A phrase often used in the programme is your starter for ten to introduce a first question worth ten points. Author david nicholls wrote a novel in 2003 about a students experience on university challenge entitled starter for 10, which was adapted into a film in 2006 starring james mcavoy and benedict. Jeremy paxman has revealed that the erudite quiz show is edited to remove.
Starter for 10 is a 2006 british comedydrama film directed by tom vaughan from a screenplay by david nicholls, adapted from his own novel starter for ten. Your starter for 10 is university challenge cheating us. Libdem eleanor burnham has been selected for the cross party representative side for a contest to be recorded in the spring. Starter for 10 is a romantic comedy set in the mid80s about a workingclass kid struggling to make his way in the rarified world of bristol university. How are teams selected for the famously rigorous quiz. The title will probably sail right over the heads of nonbrits starter for 10 is a catchphrase from the longrunning bbc collegiate competition university challenge. University challenge is the search for the best university quiz team from the united kingdom. Available on itunes, hbo, prime video, hbo go, hulu, hbo now. Bbc television centre, wood lane, shepherds bush, london, england, uk studio granada studios, manchester recording of university challenge portico building, university college london, gower street, bloomsbury, london, england, uk interview brian goes for his university interview. The plot is about a firstyear student, brian jackson, who attempts to join his university team competing in university challenge. For as long as he can remember, working class south ender brian jackson has craved knowledge and dreamed of going to university and ultimately, appearing on university challenge. That team is then asked 3 further questions, for 5 points each, and can consult one another. What do you know about this frustratingly difficult quiz show.
Released february 23rd, 2007, starter for 10 stars james mcavoy, alice eve, rebecca hall, simon woods the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36. From playtone and producers tom hanks, gary goetzman, and pippa harris, starter for 10 is a romantic comedy set in the mid80s about a workingclass kid struggling to make his way in the rarified. Starter for 10 is a 2006 british comedydrama film directed by tom vaughan from a screenplay by david. There is a starting question worth ten points, now ubiquitously known as a starter for ten, followed by three bonus questions. Compiled by thomas benson, questions editor of university challenge university challenge is on tonight at. A north wales am is ready to face a starter for 10 as part of a national assembly team competing on tvs university challenge. These are all starter questions, though they do get progressively harder. If a team correctly answers the starter question and the subsequent bonus questions, what do the team score.
The bbc has issued tough new guidelines for teams entering university challenge after last years fiasco, which saw the winners. That tv shows famous catchphraseyour starter for 10gives the film its title. Jan 17, 2007 from playtone and producers tom hanks, gary goetzman, and pippa harris, starter for 10 is a romantic comedy set in the mid80s about a workingclass kid struggling to make his way in the rarified. Former radio 4 controller mark damazer, pays tribute to his favourite quiz. It is the jewel in the crown of quiz shows where the nations brightest students battle it out under the. Ted loveday managed to answer 10 starter questions in the last round of. Starter for ten by david nicholls is a novel first published in 2003 about the character brian jackson and his first year of university 19856, his attempts to get on the granada television quiz show university challenge, and his tentative attempts at romance with alice harbinson, another member of the university challenge team. Grahams guests play university challenge the graham norton. He finally achieves all of these things when, against everyones expectations including his own, he is accepted at the university of bristol and makes the 1985 university challenge team. Set in 1985, working class student brian jackson james mcavoy navigates his first year at bristol university. Compiled by thomas benson, questions editor of university challenge university challenge is on tonight at 8. University challenge is a british quiz programme which first aired in 1962. Released february 23rd, 2007, starter for 10 stars james mcavoy, alice eve, rebecca hall, simon woods the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of 69 out of 100. The bbc has issued tough new guidelines for teams entering university.
Starter for 10 james mcavoy alice eve rebecca hall 2006 a workingclass student james mcavoy navigates his way through a fancy university, finding romance and academic challenge along the way. Three bonus questions on words that may be made from the letters of the word. Granada tv, which makes the programme for bbc2, yesterday interviewed the would be contestants. Alice eve, rebecca hall and tries out for a popular tv program called university challenge. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Apr 07, 2020 in the first semifinal april 6th, alex scored the team three starter for 10 questions and plenty of bonus points. At bristol he tries out for the challenge team and falls under the spell of alice, a lovely blond with an extensive sexual past. The plot is about a firstyear student, brian jackson, who. It was presented on itv from 1962 to 1987 by bamber gascoigne. Dundee were the last team from north of the border to take the trophy on the. Get a question wrong on university challenge, and you face the scorn of jeremy paxman. Set in the mid80s, starter for 10 is a romantic comedy about a workingclass kid james mcavoy, struggling to make his way in the rarified world of an upperclass british university. The pair make up at the end and it leads to a profound conversation a few weeks after brians incident on university challenge.
Starter for 10 is well worth adding to your dvd collection. University challenge is a staple of the quizzing world and remains a source of enjoyment and great competition among the student populace. Starter for 10 2007 stream and watch online moviefone. University challenge fans dub gunasekera man of the match. A phrase often used in the programme is your starter for ten to introduce. Peterhouse, cambridge, have triumphed in the 45th university challenge final. Upon arriving at university, he seizes upon the opportunity to join bristols university challenge team. It premiered at the toronto international film festival in september 2006, and was released in the uk and ireland on 10 november 2006.
The film stars james mcavoy as a university student who wins a place on a university challenge quiz team. Set in 1985, workingclass student brian jackson mcavoy navigates his first year at bristol university. Arts and culture film and tv starter for ten can dundee win university challenge again. Starter for ten is the title of a novel, first published in 2003, by british author david nicholls. Starter for 10a workingclass english boy who has been fortunate enough to be accepted into a posh private university struggles to realize his lifelong dream while simultaneously winning the heart of the girl he loves in a romantic, bittersweet comedy directed by tom vaughan and starring james mcavoy, rebecca hall, and charles dance. Starter for 10 is a romantic comedy that reaches further, exploring class differences and ethics without bogging down. Dec 06, 2016 starter for 10 2006 james mcavoy comedy, drama, romance. That tv shows famous catchphraseyour starter for 10 gives the film its title. A student has become an online sensation after powering his cambridge college to glory in the final of university challenge. Since 2011 a shorter spinoff series has run each year at christmas time simply called christmas university challenge contested by teams of distinguished alumni rather than students. On his way to achieving his long held ambition to appear on university challenge, he falls in love with fellow student and. The bbc revived the programme on 21 september 1994 with jeremy paxman as the quizmaster the current title holders are imperial college london, who won the 49th series in 2020. It started again in 1994 on the bbc, and since then it has been presented by jeremy paxman. As student brian jackson navigates through his freshman year at englands prestigious bristol university, he develops a crush on a winsome coed and tries to win her heart by scoring a victory on the university challenge quiz show.
This years final featured eight men in the teams perhaps its time for the quiz to give gender quotas a try. Each team represents a different university, except in the cases of the universities of oxford, cambridge, london and wales, which can enter multiple constituent colleges. Jan 10, 2004 a north wales am is ready to face a starter for 10 as part of a national assembly team competing on tvs university challenge. With james mcavoy, alice eve, rebecca hall, joseph friend.
On his way to achieving his longheld ambition to appear on university challenge, he falls in love with his beautiful teammate and forms a plan to win her heart through his advanced general. Take our university challenge starter for 10 questions. All eight contestants individually attempt to buzz or ring in to answer the starter for ten, valued at, er, ten points for their team. Which word in this question contains the same number of letters as its immediate predecessor. Manchester recording of university challenge portico building, university college london, gower street, bloomsbury, london, england, uk interview brian goes for his university interview royal york. In this version, while most questions are of the same general knowledge sort as in the main series, there are usually a few christmasthemed ones and a few about. Author david nicholls wrote a novel in 2003 about a students experience on university challenge entitled starter for 10, which was adapted into a film in. On his way to achieving his long held ambition to appear on university challenge, he falls in love with fellow student and teammate alice. In 1985, against the backdrop of thatcherism, brian jackson enrolls in the university of bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching university challenge, a college quiz show. Starter for 10 is a spirited comingofage tale that remains charming and witty even as it veers into darker teritory. He tries to achieve his lifelong ambition to appear on tv quiz show university challenge and falls in love with his teammate.
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