Amol Rajan

I have no problem with him ......

I actually like him on University Challenge far more than I thought I would.

Like Washerwoman I find I like him much more than I thought I would
He seems genuinely pleased when contestants get answers right instead of superior when they get them wrong like Jeremy Paxman was .

But I do wish somebody would give him some help with the pronunciation of French and German words and names in the questions- often they are virtually unrecognisable! !

Always been a fan, and I think he has worked hard to make his diction clearer.
He does speed through the final few questions of University Challenge. The contestants understand what he is saying, and that is the most important thing. My aging ears can’t always keep up.

I have always found him rather brash & cocky He'd probably make a good salesman if the TV work dry's up.

Washerwoman

I actually like him on University Challenge far more than I thought I would.

I didn’t like him on it at first because I thought that he spoke too fast. Either he’s slowed down or I’ve got used to him but I enjoy UC even more than I used to ( as if that was possible).And I think the teams taking part like having him chair it, too. He’s very pleasant and very fair, too.

lixy

Always been a fan, and I think he has worked hard to make his diction clearer.
He does speed through the final few questions of University Challenge. The contestants understand what he is saying, and that is the most important thing. My aging ears can’t always keep up.

UC has certainly got more exciting since he took over. Never thought I’d be on the edge of my seat watching it but I am these days. I missed this weeks but I’ve heard that it was another one that went to the wire?

I really like him as a UC host.

Not heard him speak in any other situation

He's got me watching University Challenge again, he's so lovely to the students. And I really like his TV interviews

He’s alright but a bit of a gabbler.An improvement on U C tho to former presenters.

I’m getting used to him on University Challenge, but I don’t think he’s the ideal presenter. His poor speech was very off putting at first.

I like him, particularly because he is never condescending to the students, which on times was an issue with Jeremy Paxman. I haven’t had any difficulty understanding what he says.

Like others I thought he gabbled his way through his first few episodes of UC but now find him much clearer. He is also a regular presenter on R4 Today programme, also a podcast series called Radical and has done many excellent long interviews on BBC 2 (I especially enjoyed the Tony Blair one). I did find him kind of annoyingly ubiquitous, but have come to respect that he simply works hard, prepares carefully, listens well and always has something interesting to say!

I wasn’t sure about him at first but now like him a lot, much more than JP on UC. I enjoyed the programme when he went to India in memory of his father. But I wish people would stop emphasising the A in his name instead of the MOL. My personal hobbyhorse because people often mispronounce my name! Sorry to hijack the thread!

If you think he’s bad (which I don’t) try listening to the BBC World Service, which replaces Radio 4 at night. Some of their presenters are very hard to understand. On the plus side the effort required usually sends me back to sleep very quickly.

I like him on UC and I don’t have problems with his diction. Can’t say about anything else he does as I don’t recollect seeing him.

I have given over watching as I can't always catch what he says as he goes to fast and speaks softly.It annoyed me that if I answered something that the team didn't know I couldn't find out if I was right or what the answer was as he just mumbled it quickly.He dresses very smartly though.

He does a regular presenting stint on Radio 4 in the morning from 6am until 9am. He is guilty of speaking very quickly but I think he is trying to slow down.

I only know him on radio 4 6-9 am
I like him

I like him. On the Today programme (Radio4) he is less confrontational than some of the older presenters.

He is very good at relaxing contestants on UC or people he interviews. He does gabble at times but I find him comprehensible.

Flippinheck, you are so right about the BBC overseas broadcasting that is on during the night on 4. I find many of the presenters very difficult to understand. It is good for sending me to sleep as the programmes are often very boring. The funding has been cutback so much that now, what used to be a flagship of excellence produces very, very inferior content.

I really like him on UC too- it does seem to be more exciting and entertaining that it used to be.

He has also done some excellent interviewing. I don't find him the least difficult to understand.

I can't bear him either Ilovedogs with his wordy, puffy, self importance.
Just go away and puff up off air.

Never gives other people a chance to answer during conversations either.
He apologises for interrupting and continues plowing on with his endless monologues.
Nearly everything he asks the person interviewed is complicated, verbose and winding. First you need to untangle the salient points of the question!

I have never seen him on TV - my thoughts about him are all radio based.

Yes, brash and rocky.
Used car salesman.

Or maybe *cocky!