Jamie Owen has a cameo role in a film called ‘The Dissident’ in which he is anchoring the tv news in Istanbul. It follows the assassination of Jamal Khashogg. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. ‘The Dissident’ is available on Amazon Prime. 
I’ve been a huge fan of University Challenge over the years, so being asked to appear on the programme, and to represent Leicester University, where I was student, was a massive honour. However, in the run to recording the show I did have a few sleepless nights! Like most people, I manage to get a few answers right when watching at home, but I was definitely putting myself out of my comfort zone. It was fabulous to be part of… 