University Challenge S46E07 Imperial vs Balliol-Oxford

Sorry for being a little late, iPlayer didn't allow me to download until now.
Can't say it's a great match, but one team just needs a little time to warm up. Judging by their full performance in the end, they might fare quite well. later Original air date 22.8.2016

[@stylus59]

The round on German Chancellors was all I needed to know on the fate of the Imperial team.

[@nipsonanomimata]

27:07 He answers "Voltage" and their score goes up to 220. Mildly interesting.

[@thebobbs6999]

The moment Imperial admitted between the four of them that they couldn't name something as basic as one post-war German Chancellor it was obvious the game was only going to go one way.

[@puppetmail]

Nice one-- thanks! Had Imperial been a bit quicker on the buzzer, they might have drawn the science questions and made it a closer game. Man, the esoteric knowledge some of these people carry around-- and at such a young age!

[@josephkarl2061]

I'm picking Balliol for the semis at the very least. They took a while to warm up, but when they did, they looked like so many of the classic UC brainbox teams. One to watch.

[@adamwalker9796]

They went on to WIN the series.

[@vncntd3962]

Thanks for the spoiler

[@ducpham6334]

I watched the final episode before this. At first I was like: "WTF is this the series's fucking winner?"... 😕 And then : "Holy shit..." 😓 "This is beyond science" 😨 "K, I'm convinced now" 😒

[@slightlygrouchy]

Thank you so much for the upload, yaorito. You really have made my day.

[@adamwalker9796]

You're not really from San Francisco, are you Menkus?

[@castelodeossos3947]

No, of course, not. He's clearly lying and we're glad you know something so personal about him which he himself doesn't know.

[@russcomp1920]

Thanks psimanjuntak for posting. Please keep up the good work. As much as I enjoy watching these brilliant young minds at work, however, as a classical musician, I mourn the lack of interests in classical or art music (not being judgmental to other forms of music but for lacking a better description of the kind of music I'm referring to) in the western world at large. I like Balliol's Goldman's puppy shirt! Where can I get one?

[@rankin151]

It would be churlish to complain after your much appreciated effort on our behalf. Many thanks.

[@ippys1997]

I'd love to see imperial's faces when the other team was getting the science bonuses

[@parkviewmo]

Thank you so much for the upload!

[@seasets]

Why was Swift not allowed? Circa 12.30. Usually a surname is enough...

[@jadecliffon3556]

They asked for an entire name. Swift could've been anyone. The last name she shares with Jonathan Swift and her first name with Elizabeth Taylor. Usually when asked "who did so and so" surnames are enough, but when the question specifically describes their name, the entire name is required.

[@Ana_crusis]

the 'inventor' of penicillin ??

[@overthecounterbeanie]

Thank you so so much for this!

[@heisserpriester7371]

balliol look like nerdy beatles

[@dzfz2100]

woo sydney uni represent!!

[@cat_or_pillar]

Wtf, UC! That poem is called "The Road Not Taken," a phrase that specifically isn't in the poem. It's a common mistake, but I expect better from this show.

[@KenIwase27]

Please add captions. Thank you.

[@GitsInTheGame]

please don't.

[@castelodeossos3947]

Is that American English for subtitles? There are a good many viewers of UC on KZbin who are not native speakers of English (excl. myself), which is why one may in comments see how they greatly appreciate it. Don't know how difficult it is to add subtitles, however.

[@ranajeetruud]

That Harry Potter is pretty good.

[@returnofserve3301]

Problem with Imperial is that their knowledge is quite limited

[@ClickBuyLovecom]

hey, thanks for the upload, iplayer is terrible to pause stream and answer

[@Joe__Smith]

Am I the only one who is noticing a similarity between Goldman and Gussie Fink-Nottle from "Jeeves & Wooster"?

How come no-one on this show ever has acne? Everyone has clear skin.

[@user-ed7et3pb4o]

They’re all put in studio make up beforehand

[@sebastian-benedictflore]

I want to be in this show but I also want to go to Imperial...

[@jjjj8644]

Goldman is godlike but Pope's amount of correct answers should be acknowledge as well

[@harterton]

What's the LISZT piece at 17:20?

[@kongdogtown6005]

lebensraum

[@29trent]

Liebestraum #3

[@castelodeossos3947]

@@benjaminpike It's an Israeli justification for... oh, wait a moment...

[@Hadrianus01]

Thanks for the upload! However...it was quite a boring match in my opinion..none of the contestants really looked thrilled to be there!

[@yaorito1]

Yeah... And Imperial's lack of knowledge is sometimes quite exasperating. Post-war chancellor of Germany? (Well, I admit it's something I know a somewhat better) It's a little shame because I really like the last Imperial team. I think this the previously dominant teams are getting eliminated early this series.

[@Hadrianus01]

Yeh! Manchester was pretty dreadful this year and Oxbridge teams are doing well. Imperial teams are always quite well-rounded and a likable bunch. I find that Scientists can be incredibly well-informed on Arts and Culture..while Humanities students are mostly rather ignorant on the Sciences.

[@daeoable]

aortablue true - I'm a PhD candidate in political theory but I'm absolutely useless in anything science related. I just don't understand it, and I honestly haven't had any classes in maths and/or science since I was 17.

[@mpking-ey7ys]

What do you think is the main reason that a university of 30000 students cannot find a better team than a college of a few hundreds? Whatever the answers, it's a sign that the country continues in the trend of increasing inequality for at least another 50 years. These Imperial kids will become doctors, engineers, and scientists earning decent but relatively low wages. The Oriel kids will be writers, tv presenters, bankers, journalists, lawyers, politicians, making millions.

[@Hadrianus01]

***** ...Imperial College is quite a prestigious institution...Probably on par with Oxbridge in STEM subjects, which is what Imperial focuses on. To attribute Imperial's loss to inequality (you have zero evidence) is just playing politics

[@misanthropyandpuppers2691]

Not a single fuck was given by Imperial it appears.

[@CookingWithCows]

d-phil in astro physics? What is there to philosophise about astrophysics?

[@aDbHj4659ggnoqDJiq35]

Hail, yaorito1!

[@annamarielewis7078]

So this is Premium? 7 year old videos ?

[@hansandthenews]

Balliol were very lucky with that fourth quarter of questions- if not for that run, it may very well have been a below 100 win which to my knowledge I have NEVER seen!

[@DJG1058]

lel

[@fouutirassa]

Oh what up Whittingham?

[@nfactorial4074]

Paimanjuntak and scum ~ My Heroes

[@bbanzai444]

eyes to the front... Menkus.

[@DennisGr]

if they know neither adenauer, brandt or kohl they do not deserve to even be on this show.

[@castelodeossos3947]

Never imagined that Joan of Arc is considered a 'military figure' (7:41), in spite of her military feats.

[@gilessmith-x1y]

She lifted the seage of orleans and essentially ended the 100 years war, I'd say its fair

[@sebastian-benedictflore]

He said 'Swift'. Did he really have to say her full name?!

[@sebastian-benedictflore]

@@benjaminpike Ah whoops. I'll have to rewatch the episode to check what I was smoking.

[@ballantynemoyes8019]

Watching this series so far - and earlier series - does classical music not play any part in the lives of today's youth. I ask as a senior citizen who was able to identify about 80% of the works but was interested in classical music and opera in my 20s.

[@christianrodriguez823]

Ballantyne Moyes As a college sophomore, for the most part, I listen to classical music while I study, but it's passive and it's on the radio so I don't associate the composer with the piece. I can tell you if I've heard a piece before or not, but I can't tell you who the composer is most of the time, let alone what it is called.

[@ballantynemoyes8019]

Christian: Thank you for your response. At least you are listening to such music. It's a bit like me with the popular music of today - I can recognise the tune but often have no idea of the artist and, indeed, when I see some names written, I don't know how to pronounce them as many radio stations just play the song as if everybody is in on the secret of who is singing/playing. :-)

[@christianrodriguez823]

Ballantyne Moyes In a way, I relate to that too. Today I just got back from driving around with my friends, and they were playing these songs that they all knew word-for-word, but I hadn't heard them before. I guess my music taste of classic rock, showtunes, and jazz is too eclectic in company.

[@castelodeossos3947]

Have since boyhood been keen mainly on classical music but (call me a barbarian if you will) have hardly ever been able to say who composed the pieces (incl. favourites), even less what the particular piece was called. It's simply of no interest to me.

[@hifijohn]

menkus has a very British accent for someone from California.

[@castelodeossos3947]

Agree but the old formula that one's home country is also the country of one's mother tongue and the culture within which one has grown up and therefore identifies with, is invalid in very many cases.

[@luismaro14]

seems like Whittingham has a nice pair of glasses

[@tbwatch88]

nice euphemism, laddie.

[@pigeonlove]

@@tbwatch88 how are your mother's?

[@gordygibson8776]

Frustrated 13-16 year olds ...

[@jakearthur5409]

Paxy can get it

[@ArthurShelby-PB]

Whittingham is so pretty

[@gordygibson8776]

The 13 -16 year old frustrated teenager demographic

[@meirionowen5979]

Oh goodo! There's some clunge this week.

[@daltonriser1125]

wow even a team witha menkus can't win a game lol (boy meetsworld jokein 2020 what am i doing?)

[@adamwalker9796]

Worst Imperial team ever of 2016-17.

[@Satire-yj9jq]

@Fred W kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3ivmWyeh9KFma8 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BECAUSE IMPERIAL'S PERFORMANCE WAS UNACCEPTABEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

[@castelodeossos3947]

Is there more than one Imperial team in one season of UC?

[@userwheretogo]

It is so outrageous to call himself POPE!!

[@Max-Everest]

Goldman needs to get wedgied...

[@garygramm6533]

Damn, but do I have a weakness for bookish-looking girls. Lottie Whittingham is gorgeous!

[@gordygibson8776]

When you grow up...

[@garygramm6533]

@@gordygibson8776 Sorry, is she your sister...? :) Didn't mean to offend!

[@gordygibson8776]

@@garygramm6533 She is someone's sister or daughter.

[@garygramm6533]

@@gordygibson8776 Jesus Christ, dude. I said she was gorgeous, that's all. If you think that's going to offend her brother or parents, then maybe you're the one who needs to grow up. Peace.

[@gordygibson8776]

@@garygramm6533 University Challenge is for what is between your ears not your legs

[@gcgjhvhjhj]

All things considered this was a very poor performance from Goldman.

[@harterton]

first performance on tv. Probably very nervous and you can see him visibly grow more confident as the episode progresses.

[@tbwatch88]

nominate Whitt for UC calendar bikini girl.

[@pigeonlove]

Nominate you for a loner award, what a wanker, do fuck off with your childish comments..

[@olliefoggitt7800]

😂😂😂