University Challenge S44E26 Oxford Brookes vs St Peter's Oxford

[@michael43567]

Trueblood, Loveday, Binnie & Quinn are the smartest from this series. Martinelli & Taylor too.

[@stevecharters8965]

Regarding Trueblood's hoody strings: this carping is unnecessary: He's obviously read widely and has a quick decisive recall, has confidence in his own intellect but is not afraid to confer with his team-mates and make intelligent guesses. Though he gives the impression of being rather nervy, underfed and on edge it's foolish to critique his cord twiddling coping mechanism if this is his means of achieving such spectacular results.

[@danawinsor1380]

I agree. Mr. Trueblood has a quality of sensitivity that I find irresistible. As for looking underfed, I would love to take him to lunch so he could have one of those hearty, stick-to-your ribs dishes the Brits are famous for, let's see, Bangers & Mashed or Shepherds Pie perhaps. And as for his hoody cord twiddling, I wouldn't have it any other way! Oh, and he probably has a genius IQ.

[@castelodeossos3947]

There, naughty girls and boys, consider yourselves rightly reprimanded. And may I be rightly reprimanded for being unable entirely to see that Mr Trueblood is any less well-fed than the gentlemen on his right and left. (This is the problem with widespread obesity, that the man once considered perfectly normal/slim/healthy is now considered underfed/skinny.)

[@christine6059]

Well said

[@blackandwhiterag1117]

He's just a clever lad. Bless him.

[@justlikeitsounds]

Thanks so much for posting, I'm following this series with interest from Melbourne. Trueblood and those damn hoody cords!

[@joeys11000]

He's the kind of person you would see in an Agatha Christie novel, the murderer who was given away by his unconscious habit... :-)

[@rosecolouredglasses]

Joseph Karl or maybe a brooding vampire

[@joeys11000]

rosecolouredglasses Does this mean the world has to put up with a thousand years of cord fiddling? Edvard Munch needs to make a painting of my face right now, that being the case.... :-)

[@rosecolouredglasses]

Joseph Karl just weekly on a teen drama

[@joeys11000]

rosecolouredglasses That's alright then!

[@MatthewMcVeagh]

I like Trueblood, he knows his stuff and he has a cool manner.

[@carlsmeller7177]

Trueblood was awesome in this round.

[@bewareofpigeons]

Roberts looks as though he's wondering how he got mixed up in this and allows himself an occasional conspiratorial smirk.

[@yoavnacht]

Roland barthes in 1888?!

[@raphaeleyald]

Trueblood is my choice to play Mr. Darcy.

[@renebantam9603]

Trueblood is my future husband. Called it!

[@row268]

What's the name of the song at 14:42?

[@user-cs9ty1oz1k]

+Andrew Moody Largo from 'Xerxes' by Handel. Lovely piece!

[@ymusic1234]

“Ombra mai fu”

[@Sweetlyf13]

Armitage bascially has a front row seat to watch the show. His face is the only contribution the show

[@carlsmeller7177]

Syeda Khanom He did answer a physics bonus question.

[@IrishGary1]

literally shakes his head to every question bar maths and physics...pity theres no questions about expensive suits

[@adamwalker9796]

He did? Where?

[@johngoff3426]

The one on spin.

[@goodorangekitten]

Having seen his previous three (?) appearances in the season, I was dreading if (or when) Trueblood was going back to twirling his hood strings: right after the second starter!

[@miroe33]

Whatever. This guy kicks some serious ass here. And Armitage is once again sitting like a pharaoh's mummy and being useless.

[@lexagon9295]

miroe33 In regards to Armitage: nobody can do worse in that respect than that Bishop guy from Southampton in the last series. As far as Trueblood is concerned: credit where credit is due, the man is really, really good. My guess is that it's going to be an Oxbridge final with St. Peters v. Gonville & Caius.

[@Delta058]

miroe33 Pretty sure he did more than Roberts in this one

[@adamwalker9796]

I wonder why.

[@castelodeossos3947]

@@miroe33 He says something several times this time round.

[@tommcguigan5116]

erm... when did St. Peter's College move to Cambridge?

[@yaorito1]

Ooops sorry. When I made the title I just thought, "they can't be from the same place, can't they?"

[@Satire-yj9jq]

YES, THEY CAN ACTUALLY!!!!!!! *le gasp*

[@andrea22213]

@@yaorito1 I thank you for posting these. No need to apologise.

[@CLINTROBERTZON]

Ballard looks young. He is so cute!

[@Robert...Schrey]

7:10 Englishman 😂

[@thecsslife]

Trueblood is a very talented individual. If he went to a larger college then we could see an extremely high caliber team.

[@froggarana]

googol, another , lesser known, large number is the grontagrillion, the value in sterling of greater London

[@Ana_crusis]

What, I ask you, is the point of an MA in the history of medicine? She should study something meaningful with some actual use to society like my own area. I'm doing a PhD in toenail clipping in 12 century Bulgaria, because I want to make a difference.

[@Judewilkinsonjfk]

History is essential for determining identity. If you were to justify it in narrow contemporary terms, it develops important analytical skills.

[@thetessellater9163]

@@Judewilkinsonjfk - I think this was tongue in cheek

[@frank-ui4bu]

A team led by Gabriel Trueblood and another team led by Fred Harvey of Durham would be for the ages; what happens when an unstoppable force runs into an unmoveable object.

[@thetessellater9163]

Trueblood is very bright, but I wish he'd stop meddling with his clothes strings - it must be putting off his colleagues, and is quite juvenile - just keep your hands on the desk!

[@Jamesyboii]

the tessellater ok boomer

[@castelodeossos3947]

Very sorry, he's not meddling with them, he's fiddling with them. No more annoying to me than someone smoking or young woman fiddling with her hair, which one sees everywhere.

[@bewareofpigeons]

@@castelodeossos3947 yes, I have so many young women students who spend entire classes fiddling with their hair,