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University Challenge's Amol Rajan bags job on rival show with game show legend

08 May 2024 , 15:08
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The BBC has revealed exactly when the show airs - and there
The BBC has revealed exactly when the show airs - and there's not long to go

AMOL Rajan has bagged a brand new TV role on the BBC alongside a game show legend.

The University Challenge presenter, 40, will leave the studio filled with brainy uni students for a guest presenter's role on a rival show.

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Amol Rajan has bagged a brand new TV role on the BBC alongside a game show legendCredit: BBC
He'll guest hot Have I Got News For You
He'll guest hot Have I Got News For YouCredit: BBC
He'll star alongside Pointless co-host Richard Osman on Friday, May 25
He'll star alongside Pointless co-host Richard Osman on Friday, May 25

He's been announced as Have I Got News For You's latest presenter.

It will mark Amol's first time in the hot seat for the beloved BBC One satire programme.

He'll star alongside Pointless co-host Richard Osman on Friday, May 25.

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Richard's appearance will mark his 17th so far, with the rest of the panel still to be confirmed.

As usual, Ian Hislop and Paul Merton will be back to captain two teams of celebrity contestants.

They will be tasked with answering questions on news stories from the past week.

Meanwhile, fans recently watched as Martin Lewis anchored the show for the first time.

The Money Saving Expert's time at the helm didn't go down well with Beeb fans who branded him "cringeworthy" and pointed out how he was "out of his comfort zone".

Martin, 51, opened the show and wasted no time in dishing out his tongue-in-cheek comments on the government’s Rwanda policy.

He was joined by panelists Ignacio Lopez and Steph McGovern.

Alex Doyle

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