wow! another incredible performance from st john's. mckeown and devine-stoneman are two of the best contestants i've ever seen on this show, and i've been watching since i was ten years old and my dad would give me 5p for every answer i got right.
Nice comment, W H - you had a fabulous start (often the way to appreciating the intrinsic value of something starts with its instrumentality, it seems). What a truly brilliant team. Of course, Midgley, Foot, Murdoch are all well known internationally (as is Anscombe), but I suppose that would be considered highly specialised knowledge to students at that new university in East Anglia ;)
Every member of the St Johns team had a hand in their win. Over all the years I've watched University Challenge, and it's been many years, they are the most complete team I've ever seen. If they don't win this series, I'll be absolutely flabbergasted.
No doubt about how good St Johns were! But Edinburgh was the nicest team in the whole contest and did extremely well I thought - great attitude and good sports throughout!
McKeown absolutely on fire on this one, with THE DEVINE STONEMAN being slightly overshadowed (he did pull some impressive ones towards the end). Nothing much Edinburgh could do, no shame in losing to these monsters. Merton's are the favourites for the other final, but it will be harder than this one. Twelve right answers for me.
Feeling pleased with myself - I scored 18 correct answers. However, I confess I paused my sky-plus for approx 5-7 seconds after each question as I just cant think as quickly as them.
The Gertrude Stein picture round was, methinks, a bit too easy at this stage, especially since the picture of Picasso was of him much older than he was when he frequented the fat lady's salon.
And Brubeck was a pupil of Schoenberg? I thought I knew a lot about the man, but that last music question flipped me! You learn something new every day....
Nicholas Farrington Correct. I always knew Brubeck was influenced by Shoenberg - he spoke of him often in interviews - but I wasn't aware he actually took tuition from him.
John's were just superb. I love how you can see McKeown's ears prick up when she latches onto some fact in the question and thinks 'aha'. McKeown is my knowledge goddess for this year - but she is an unreachable goddess, unknowable and distant. We look to her prophets Levin and Devine-Stoneman, and hope she is kind, for I imagine her wrath is great (probably not as much as Woodland tho)
jonathan coalecanth Oh I imagine she is kind. Because unless she's Raoul Silva from Skyfall, you can't really take someone with a lisp seriously if they don't mean well. In my opinion.
I agree but I think if you were in her bad books you'd know about it. The John's team are, put simply, adorable. Newcastle and Merton, I like and enjoy but they don't have the cult factor. McKeown and co for the win!!
Of the John's team, I only find McKeown adorable because of that lisp, which just makes it hard to take her seriously if she was, as you say, an enraged goddess. You would know that you were in her bad books if she were a normal person, however.
Every time I watch this, when they say "Asking the Questions " I still think "Bamber Gascoigne" just before they say Jeremy Paxman lol...showing my age.
The full title is Nocturnes : Five stories of music and nightfalls. The question asked was the word that linked ...the correct answer was therefore ' nocturne '
Sandroid Pity that Brainiac faces Newcastle next week because Stone kneeled before him before and she could have done it again. Metaphorically, of course.
Adam Walker Guess u cant take a hint so Ill spell it out. Good riddance as she didn't deserve to be on UC much less the semis. Edinburgh paid the price. End of... move on... and think about the remaining very smart, attractive, deserving females :P
Sandroid That's ironic considering you hated Woodland, the first time Merton were on. And it's also ironic that you claim that University Challenge IS NOT A FASHION CONTEST! IT'S AN INTELLECTUAL CONTEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but look at your comments regarding Mr. Wiberg... But at the same time, my punctuated comment was meant to be read in the 300 style and if you thought I was mad at you for hating Stone, you're a bigger fool than you make her out to be.
superconducting spintronics really is something else.
Paxman - unusually impressed!
wow! another incredible performance from st john's.
mckeown and devine-stoneman are two of the best contestants i've ever seen on this show, and i've been watching since i was ten years old and my dad would give me 5p for every answer i got right.
by 13 i had amassed almost 25p
God God! That's at least twice as good as I'd be able to do, and I'm 45 :-)
Not as good as Goldman and Monkman - finalists from just last year
Nice comment, W H - you had a fabulous start (often the way to appreciating the intrinsic value of something starts with its instrumentality, it seems).
What a truly brilliant team. Of course, Midgley, Foot, Murdoch are all well known internationally (as is Anscombe), but I suppose that would be considered highly specialised knowledge to students at that new university in East Anglia ;)
Every member of the St Johns team had a hand in their win. Over all the years I've watched University Challenge, and it's been many years, they are the most complete team I've ever seen. If they don't win this series, I'll be absolutely flabbergasted.
Well, Merton is an equally formidable team. But I get your point, it will be a clash of the titans.
Uttam Paudel I just think St John's are better all round, is all. Bring on the finals! :-)
Indeed, may the best team win!
I've bet on the other team, so hopefully Russia and the US start WW3 before then.
Charles Dickens You're just a ray of sunshine, aren't you?
Intelligence is the most beautiful thing
Mc Keown / Devine - stoneman what a pairing... Psi thank you so much ❤
It looks to me McKeown only has one person she wants to impress, her captain.
Praise from Paxman is high praise indeed.
No doubt about how good St Johns were! But Edinburgh was the nicest team in the whole contest and did extremely well I thought - great attitude and good sports throughout!
McKeown absolutely on fire on this one, with THE DEVINE STONEMAN being slightly overshadowed (he did pull some impressive ones towards the end). Nothing much Edinburgh could do, no shame in losing to these monsters.
Merton's are the favourites for the other final, but it will be harder than this one. Twelve right answers for me.
Uncle Roger
Isn't the final always hard?
I meant semi-final. The gap between Merton and Newcastle is not as big as that between St John's and Edinburgh. Just my perception, of course.
Who else wanted Edinburgh to win 😏
Just to hear the accents one more time, haha
live, love, innes
Lovely team, but you can't complain when the best competitors win
Thank you. Very jolly of you. greetings from Finland
One of the GOAT displays
Thanks for uploading! St. John's = awesome!
Feeling pleased with myself - I scored 18 correct answers. However, I confess I paused my sky-plus for approx 5-7 seconds after each question as I just cant think as quickly as them.
You have to pause because they'll buzz right or wrong or mute because you hear their conferring
I knew some of the answers which amazed in a semi-final match. Thanks psi.
Agreed. I got Dave Brubeck and Pablo Picasso, and I never get anything from the music or picture rounds. Oh, and I got the first starter!
The Gertrude Stein picture round was, methinks, a bit too easy at this stage, especially since the picture of Picasso was of him much older than he was when he frequented the fat lady's salon.
in b4 Oxbridge in the final for the 5th consecutive season
Monday 9th April 2018
Well done cousin Rosie from one of your ancestral homelands
May the best team win. Both next week, and the week after.
st johns and merton in the final will be one hell of a battle
It will. If it even happens.
And Brubeck was a pupil of Schoenberg? I thought I knew a lot about the man, but that last music question flipped me! You learn something new every day....
I assume he got the tune but was surprised by the new info. Like me.
Nicholas Farrington Correct. I always knew Brubeck was influenced by Shoenberg - he spoke of him often in interviews - but I wasn't aware he actually took tuition from him.
Schoenberg was the man who murdered Classical music.
Charles Dickens He moved on from classical music. It was time for a change, and he changed. I think murder is slightly cynical in this context.
It took a Californian to come up with Brubeck. Not often an American is so useful on this quiz. I loved how they all got there together.
John's were just superb. I love how you can see McKeown's ears prick up when she latches onto some fact in the question and thinks 'aha'. McKeown is my knowledge goddess for this year - but she is an unreachable goddess, unknowable and distant. We look to her prophets Levin and Devine-Stoneman, and hope she is kind, for I imagine her wrath is great (probably not as much as Woodland tho)
jonathan coalecanth
Oh I imagine she is kind. Because unless she's Raoul Silva from Skyfall, you can't really take someone with a lisp seriously if they don't mean well. In my opinion.
I agree but I think if you were in her bad books you'd know about it. The John's team are, put simply, adorable. Newcastle and Merton, I like and enjoy but they don't have the cult factor.
McKeown and co for the win!!
Of the John's team, I only find McKeown adorable because of that lisp, which just makes it hard to take her seriously if she was, as you say, an enraged goddess. You would know that you were in her bad books if she were a normal person, however.
So glad I managed beat St John's to the answer "topology".
Every time I watch this, when they say "Asking the Questions " I still think "Bamber Gascoigne" just before they say Jeremy Paxman lol...showing my age.
After Merton, I'd say St John's has the most competent team.
Schoenberg - take your “music” and …..
I’m the Paxman also breaks character at the end - is he smitten?
Has Heaton-Armstrong worn the same shirt in almost every episode?
stehngi
No. Just look at the quarter finals.
I love watching Stone smiling but that St John's team was just too strong.
So Durham Harmonics, you wanted Edinburgh in the semis? You've got them.
Adam Walker. Hooray!
Durham Harmonics
And they're out again.
St johns are super impressive. Good show by Edinburgh but sadly weren't on the same level.
Laurence Monk
At last, the first name team kneels before Oxbridge. History has shown that tradition is the superior survivor of University Challenge.
fairly sure the Ishiguro book was called Nocturnes not Nocturne...
The full title is Nocturnes : Five stories of music and nightfalls. The question asked was the word that linked ...the correct answer was therefore ' nocturne '
Stanley not up to his usual standard...
'An avaricious, ill-natured, churlish person'
'Burmese'
Fucking hell, Carson that's a bit harsh.
Stoneman vs Stone woman
J H
And the Stone woman kneels before Stoneman. The superior survivor of Paxo.
'And it's goodbye from Edinburgh' :P
Sandroid
Pity that Brainiac faces Newcastle next week because Stone kneeled before him before and she could have done it again. Metaphorically, of course.
Adam Walker
Stone? Who?
Sandroid
That girl you criticise. All. The. Time!
Adam Walker
Guess u cant take a hint so Ill spell it out. Good riddance as she didn't deserve to be on UC much less the semis. Edinburgh paid the price. End of... move on... and think about the remaining very smart, attractive, deserving females :P
Sandroid
That's ironic considering you hated Woodland, the first time Merton were on. And it's also ironic that you claim that University Challenge IS NOT A FASHION CONTEST! IT'S AN INTELLECTUAL CONTEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but look at your comments regarding Mr. Wiberg...
But at the same time, my punctuated comment was meant to be read in the 300 style and if you thought I was mad at you for hating Stone, you're a bigger fool than you make her out to be.
I'd be bloody worried if I had a sick animal and Hazell was the vet! He seems to know absolutely nothing!
And what of the other contestants? What would you be like with them?