I have the honour of captaining the University of Sussex alumni team for the Christmas series of University Challenge. My teammates are columnist Zoe Strimpel, astronomer Perdita Barran and parliamentary correspondent Mark D’Arcy. Airdate – December 27, BBC2.
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When did Mark d’Arcy graduate? I was at Sussex 1980 -84 studying French Literature in Euro. I seem to remember Mark always with a camera round his neck. Is this a false memory? I was delighted by the victory over Royal Holloway, my brother’s alma mater.
Posted by Hamish Wilson | December 13, 2020, 10:00 pmI was EngAm 1977-1980. We were happy with the result.
Posted by kimnewman | December 13, 2020, 10:35 pm