‘We need jungle, I’m afraid’: how University Challenge went viral on the rave scene

A quote from Amol Rajan, host of the highbrow British quiz, has inspired a stream of samples in tracks - and invitations for him to perform live

DJs and musicians looking for a new sound usually draw on classic movies and hit songs for inspiration - not University Challenge. But the venerable BBC quiz show's new presenter, Amol Rajan, went viral last week after music producers decided something he said was too perfect to pass up.

The 40-year-old journalist said he had become rather emotional" and had reconnected ... with my younger self" at the attention from DJs, record labels and music fans.