Eric Monkman

Eric Monkman (born c. 1987)[1] is a Canadian academic and television personality based in the United Kingdom.

Eric Monkman
Born1987 (age 32–33)
Alma materUniversity of Waterloo
Wolfson College, Cambridge

Monkman comes from Oakville, Ontario, Canada. His father, a doctor, died when Eric was thirteen. Monkman obtained his first degree from the University of Waterloo[2] and then studied for a master's degree in economics at Wolfson College, Cambridge, when he captained the college's University Challenge team. The team lost in the 2017 final to a team from Balliol College, Oxford.[3]

His girlfriend, Jiang Na, who teaches law at Beijing Normal University, had previously also appeared on the programme.[1] Viewers described him as the most intense contestant ever: a reviewer called him an "unexpected hero".[1]

Television career

Together with Bobby Seagull, Monkman presented the BBC Radio 4 programme Monkman and Seagull’s Polymathic Adventure, and wrote the quiz book The Monkman and Seagull Quiz Book published by Eyewear Publishing in October 2017.[4] They presented Monkman & Seagull's Genius Guide to Britain, a four-part series on BBC Two, first broadcast in 2018.[5] The show was commissioned for a second series in 2019.[6]

References
  1. Pells, Rachael (10 April 2017). "Who is Eric Monkman? All you need to know about the University Challenge finalist". The Independent. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. Vincent, Alice (10 April 2017). "Quizzing, canoeing and family tragedy: 10 things you didn't know about University Challenge finalist Eric Monkman". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. Westbrook, Caroline (17 September 2018). "Who are Eric Monkman and Bobby Seagull and how are they best known?". Metro.
  4. Monkman, Eric; Seagull, Bobby (20 December 2017). "Monkman and Seagull's brainbox quiz of 2017". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  5. Walker, Amy (17 August 2018). "University Challenge duo Eric Monkman and Bobby Seagull to star in BBC show". The Guardian.
  6. "BBC Two commissions Monkman & Seagull for second series". Media Centre. UK: BBC. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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