Jeremy Paxman is stepping down as the host of University Challenge tonight after 29 years at the helm.
The combative ex-Newsnight broadcaster has overseen every series since the much-loved show was resurrected by the BBC in 1994, and will be replaced by the former BBC Media Editor Amol Rajan in autumn.
Paxman, 73, announced his retirement in August last year, after he revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in May 2021.
