MyEpisodeCalendar.com - University Challenge Episode Summaries

Summary: Jeremy Paxman hosts the general-knowledge quiz with teams from University of Wales, Swansea and the Open University, which includes one of the oldest contestants to take part - a 72-year-old woman.

Episode 11: Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Glasgow

Air Date: February 3rd, 1997

Episode 12: Portsmouth v Magdalen College, Oxford

Air Date: February 10th, 1997

Episode 13: Magdalen College, Oxford v University of the West of England, Bristol

Air Date: February 26th, 1997

Summary: Magdalen College, Oxford return to take on the University of the West of England, Bristol in the first of eight second-round matches. Jeremy Paxman is the discerning quizmaster.

Episode 14: Queen's University, Belfast v Girton College, Cambridge

Air Date: March 5th, 1997

Episode 15: Manchester v Imperial College, London

Air Date: March 12nd, 1997

Episode 16: Glamorgan v St Andrews

Air Date: March 19th, 1997

Episode 17: Newnham College, Cambridge v Harris Manchester College, Oxford

Air Date: March 26th, 1997

Summary: Newnham College, Cambridge take on Harris Manchester College, Oxford for a place in the quarter-finals.

Episode 18: Charing Cross Hospital v King's College London

Air Date: April 2nd, 1997

Episode 19: St Catharine's College, Cambridge v Exeter College, Oxford

Air Date: April 9th, 1997

Summary: Jeremy Paxman welcomes St. Catharine's College, Cambridge and Exeter College, Oxford to the general-knowledge quiz show.

Episode 20: Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v The Open University

Air Date: April 16th, 1997

Episode 21: Magdalen College, Oxford v Queen's University, Belfast

Air Date: April 23rd, 1997

Summary: Magdalen College, Oxford and Queen's College, Belfast compete in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 22: Manchester v Glamorgan

Air Date: April 30th, 1997

Episode 23: Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Charing Cross Hospital

Air Date: May 7th, 1997

Episode 24: Exeter College, Oxford v The Open University

Air Date: May 14th, 1997

Summary: Jeremy Paxman presents the last quarter-final, as Exeter College, Oxford take on Open University for a place in the semi-finals.

Episode 25: Magdalen College, Oxford v Manchester

Air Date: May 21st, 1997

Episode 26: Charing Cross Hospital v The Open University

Air Date: May 28th, 1997

Episode 27: Final: Magdalen College, Oxford v The Open University

Air Date: June 4th, 1997

Summary: Magdalen College, Oxford and the Open University battle it out in the final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions and Germaine Greer presents the trophy to the winners.

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