The 3rd Degree

Other names	The Third Degree
Genre	Quiz show
Running time	28 minutes
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
Home station	BBC Radio 4
Hosted by	Steve Punt
Created by	David Tyler
Directed by	David Tyler
Produced by	David Tyler
Original release	21 February 2011 – present
No. of series	13
No. of episodes	78
Opening theme	"Ruby" by Kaiser Chiefs[1]
Website	BBC homepage

The 3rd Degree (sometimes written as The Third Degree) is a British quiz show broadcast on BBC Radio 4, hosted by comedian Steve Punt and made by Pozzitive Television. The series is recorded at different universities around the country, the contestants all coming from the university in which the recording takes place. One team consists of three students and the other of three lecturers (known as the "Dons") who teach the subjects the students are studying.

Format

The show consists of several rounds which are as follows:^[2]

• The General Knowledge Round: Each team are asked general knowledge questions in turn, which they are allowed to confer on. If they get the question right, they score two points. If they get it wrong the question is thrown over to the other team for a bonus point.
• Specialist Subject Round 1: The first of three specialist subject rounds. The rounds are between one student and the Don who teaches them. The questions are on the academic subject that the student is learning and the Don teaches. The scoring is asymmetric in favour of the student. Correct answers score two points. If a Don gets a question wrong it can go over for a bonus point to the student, but if a student gets a question wrong no bonus is given.
• The List Round: Each team is given 30 seconds to list as many things in a given category (time begins after Punt finishes reading the question). One point is given for each correct answer (indicated by a "ping" sound effect). If eight correct answers are given in the time limit, a ninth bonus point is awarded.
• Specialist Subject Round 2: The second specialist subject round. Follows the same format as the first.
• Highbrow Lowbrow: Referred to by some as the show's "Signature round",^[2] here each contestant is given a short clue to a question and are then asked if they want to answer a highbrow or a lowbrow question based on the clue. The students score two points if they get the highbrow question right or one point if they get the lowbrow question right. For the Dons, it is the other way around (one point for highbrow, two points for lowbrow). When the contestant chooses the question, their academic rival has to answer the question not chosen.
• Specialist Subject Round 3: The third and final specialist subject round. Follows the same format as the others.
• The Quick Fire Round: The final general knowledge "bell and buzzer" round (the students have a bell, the Dons have a buzzer). Correct answers score one point. Incorrect interruptions lose one point. Questions are not thrown over to the other side.

Reception

Reviews for The 3rd Degree have been mixed. A review in The Guardian, published during the show's first series, was critical of the show's pacing. The reviewer wrote: "There are lots of rather lukewarm, predictable asides", adding that the show "lacks pace and excitement, and you know the dons will win."^[3] Iain Weaver from UKGameshows gave a positive review of the series, saying: "We're not tremendously upset by the way the teachers went through the series unbeaten, they are university lecturers, and university lecturers are meant to know an awful lot. We also liked the way Steve Punt kept the programme flowing at a decent pace, adding jokes and asides, and keeping proceedings moving along most enjoyably. He's probably helped by the audience at the student bar, who have doubtlessly taken this opportunity to have their one pint of something for the week. If there's one slight criticism we'd make, it's that the Highbrow Lowbrow round is a bit of a block in the middle of the programme. We might prefer to split the round into two parts, perhaps shifting the first immediately before the lists round. That would add a little bit more variety, and make the programme a little less imposing. That's just a minor criticism: most of what The 3rd Degree does, it does well. Given that it replaced the venerable Quote... Unquote, it didn't have a high bar, but we can see this programme running for a fair few years."^[2]

Awards

In 2015 The 3rd Degree was nominated for the Rose d'Or in the "Radio Game Show" category.^[4]

Episodes

Series 1

Episode	Date broadcast	University	Specialist subjects	Students score	Dons score
1	21 February 2011	University of Southampton	Biomedical sciences English Mathematics	20	25
2	28 February 2011	Durham University	English literature Earth science Law	20	45
3	7 March 2011	University of Stirling	Psychology English literature Marketing	23	23
4	14 March 2011	University of Reading	Food science English and American literature International relations	32	40
5	21 March 2011	University of Salford	English literature (Romantics to Modern) Criminology Military history	18	35
6	28 March 2011	Middlesex University	Child nursing Art and Design Biology	27	37

Series 2

Episode	Date broadcast	University	Specialist subjects	Students score	Dons score
1	12 March 2012	University of East Anglia	Film studies Computer science History of art	19	30
2	19 March 2012	Swansea University	Classics Law English literature	22	34
3	26 March 2012	University of Warwick	Philosophy Chemistry Economics	37	26
4	2 April 2012	University of Sussex	European literature Cognitive science 20th century drama	25	35
5	9 April 2012	Queen Mary, University of London	Biology Modern history Law	22	35
6	16 April 2012	University of Northampton	History of crime Journalism Popular music	25	35

Series 3

Episode	Date broadcast	University	Specialist subjects	Students score	Dons score
1	25 March 2013	Anglia Ruskin University	Film studies Social work Graphic design	28	35
2	1 April 2013	University of Exeter	Biosciences Psychology Philosophy	25	22
3	8 April 2013	University of Edinburgh	Biosciences History of art International relations	29	36
4	15 April 2013	University of Leicester	Medicine Sociology Astrophysics	33	38
5	22 April 2013	Bath Spa University	Creative music technology Creative writing Geography	22	24
6	29 April 2013	University of Leeds	Civil engineering Popular music Psychology	29	27

Series 4

Episode	Date broadcast	University	Specialist subjects	Students score	Dons score
1	7 April 2014	University of Bristol	English literature to 1700 Physics Religion and theology	30	40
2	14 April 2014	University of Kent	Anthropology Journalism Computing	32	31
3	21 April 2014	University of Bedfordshire	Psychology Theatre and professional practice Sports science	23	31
4	28 April 2014	Aberystwyth University	Information studies Welsh language and literature History of art	19	29
5	5 May 2014	University of Nottingham	History Management studies Philosophy	20	17
6	12 May 2014	University of Birmingham	History of medicine Social policy American studies	34	25

Series 5

Episode	Date broadcast	University	Specialist subjects	Students score	Dons score
1	27 April 2015	Cardiff University	Biology Journalism, media and cultural studies Astrophysics	31	29
2	9 May 2015[fn 1]	University of Manchester	Biology American studies Medicine	22	36
3	11 May 2015	University of Essex	Politics Literature 20th century history	31	41
4	18 May 2015	De Montfort University	Forensic science Film studies Contour fashion	30	28
5	25 May 2015	Aston University	Law Psychology Computer science	22	38
6	1 June 2015	University of Surrey	Politics Business studies Physics	25	35

Series 6

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Episode	Date broadcast	University	Specialist subjects	Students score	Dons score
1	9 May 2016	University of York	History of art Theatre, film and television studies Physics	22	30
2	16 May 2016	University of Gloucestershire	Biosciences Media studies Religious studies	20	32
3	23 May 2016	University of Chester	Archaeology English Computer science	27	26
4	30 May 2016	University of Glasgow	Earth sciences Medicine Astrophysics and cosmology	22	33
5	6 June 2016	Birmingham City University	Visual communication English literature Sociology	25	29
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