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First Aired: September 21st, 1962
Status: Continuing
Network: ITV1
Summary: Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.
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Season 40
Episode 1: St Andrews v Bristol
Air Date: July 5th, 2010
Summary: Students from St Andrews University do battle with a team representing the University of Bristol in the opening match of the series. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 2: Cardiff v Oxford Brookes
Air Date: July 12nd, 2010
Summary: In the second of the first-round matches, the students of the University of Cardiff fight it out against Oxford Brookes University for a place in the next round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 3: Balliol College, Oxford v Queens' College, Cambridge
Air Date: July 19th, 2010
Summary: This is an Oxbridge first-round match with students representing Balliol College, Oxford battling against Queens' College, Cambridge for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 4: Peterhouse, Cambridge v Exeter
Air Date: July 26th, 2010
Summary: In another first round match, the students from Peterhouse, Cambridge fight it out with the University of Exeter in a bid to get through to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 5: York v Royal College of Music
Air Date: August 2nd, 2010
Summary: Students from the University of York battle with the team representing the Royal College of Music for a place in the competition's second stage. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 6: Newnham College, Cambridge v Southampton
Air Date: August 9th, 2010
Summary: The students of Newnham College, Cambridge play the University of Southampton's brains trust for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 7: Christ's College, Cambridge v Liverpool
Air Date: August 16th, 2010
Summary: Christ's College, Cambridge fights it out against the University of Liverpool in a bid to reach the next stage of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 8: Downing College, Cambridge v St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Air Date: August 23rd, 2010
Summary: It's an Oxbridge first-round match; a team of students representing Downing College, Cambridge is up against St Edmund Hall Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 9: Newcastle v Sheffield
Air Date: August 30th, 2010
Summary: The team representing the University of Newcastle fights it out against the University of Sheffield. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 10: UCL v Hertford College, Oxford
Air Date: September 6th, 2010
Summary: A team of students representing University College, London go up against Hertford College, Oxford, in another first round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 11: Durham v Magdalen College, Oxford
Air Date: September 13rd, 2010
Summary: Durham University takes on Magdalen College, Oxford in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 12: Edinburgh v Jesus College, Oxford
Air Date: September 20th, 2010
Summary: Edinburgh plays Jesus College, Oxford in another first round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 13: UAL v Imperial College London
Air Date: September 27th, 2010
Summary: The team from the University of the Arts London fights it out with Imperial College London for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 14: Merton College, Oxford v St John's College, Cambridge
Air Date: October 11st, 2010
Summary: It's an Oxbridge battle in the last of the first round matches as the team representing Merton College, Oxford, takes on St John's College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 15: Cardiff v Exeter
Air Date: October 18th, 2010
Summary: In the first of two highest-scoring first-round losers' matches, Cardiff University plays the University of Exeter for a place in round two. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 16: St Andrews v St John's College, Cambridge
Air Date: October 25th, 2010
Summary: In the last of the two highest scoring round one losers matches, St Andrews fights it out with St John's College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 17: Christ's College, Cambridge v Edinburgh
Air Date: November 1st, 2010
Summary: In the first of the second round matches, Christ's College Cambridge plays Edinburgh for a place in the quarter finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 18: Oxford Brookes v UAL
Air Date: November 8th, 2010
Summary: In another second round match, students representing Oxford Brookes University do battle with the University of the Arts London for a place in the quarter finals.
Episode 19: Exeter v York
Air Date: November 15th, 2010
Summary: In another second round match, students representing the University of Exeter fight it out with York University for a place in the quarter finals.
Episode 20: Peterhouse, Cambridge v St John's College, Cambridge
Air Date: November 22nd, 2010
Summary: It's a local derby with two Cambridge colleges, Peterhouse and St John's, doing battle for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 21: UCL v Sheffield
Air Date: November 29th, 2010
Summary: In another second round match University College London plays the University of Sheffield for a place in the quarter finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 22: Downing College, Cambridge v Magdalen College, Oxford
Air Date: December 6th, 2010
Summary: In another second round match, Downing College, Cambridge plays Magdalen College, Oxford, for a place in the quarter finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 23: Merton College, Oxford v Queens' College, Cambridge
Air Date: December 13rd, 2010
Summary: Merton College, Oxford fights it out with Queens' College, Cambridge for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 24: Newnham College, Cambridge v Bristol
Air Date: December 20th, 2010
Summary: In the last of the second round matches, Newnham College, Cambridge, faces the University of Bristol for a place in the quarter-finals of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 25: Christ's College, Cambridge v Oxford Brookes
Air Date: January 10th, 2010
Summary: Christ's College, Cambridge plays Oxford Brookes University in the first of their quarter finals. Teams must win two quarter finals to reach the semis. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 26: York v Peterhouse, Cambridge
Air Date: January 17th, 2010
Summary: In the first of their quarter-finals, York University plays Peterhouse, Cambridge. Teams must win two quarter-finals to get through to the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 27: Sheffield v Magdalen College, Oxford
Air Date: January 24th, 2011
Summary: In the first of their quarter-finals, Sheffield University plays Magdalen College, Oxford. Teams must win two quarter-finals to get through to the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 28: Queens' College, Cambridge v Bristol
Air Date: January 31st, 2011
Summary: The quarter-finals continue as Queens' College, Cambridge play the University of Bristol. Teams must win two quarter-finals to get through to the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 29: Oxford Brookes v Sheffield
Air Date: February 7th, 2011
Summary: The quarter-finals continue. In the second of their quarters, Oxford Brookes University play the University of Sheffield. Teams must win two quarter-finals to get through to the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 30: Christ's College, Cambridge v Magdalen College, Oxford
Air Date: February 14th, 2011
Summary: The quarter-finals continue. Christ's College, Cambridge, and Magdalen College, Oxford, who both lost their first quarter-final matches, play each other for another chance to stay in the competition. Teams must win two quarter-finals to get through to the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 31: Peterhouse, Cambridge v Queens' College, Cambridge
Air Date: February 21st, 2011
Summary: The quarter- finals continue. Teams need to win two quarter- final matches to reach the semi-final stage. In the second of their quarters, Peterhouse Cambridge play Queens' College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 32: York v Bristol
Air Date: February 28th, 2011
Summary: The quarter-finals continue, with teams needing to win two quarter-final matches to reach the semi-final stage. York University and the University of Bristol, both of whom lost their first quarter-final matches, play each other tonight for another chance to stay in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 33: Magdalen College, Oxford v Queens' College, Cambridge
Air Date: March 7th, 2011
Summary: Magdalen College, Oxford and Queens' College, Cambridge, who have both won one quarter-final and lost one quarter-final, get another chance to reach the semis.
Episode 34: Oxford Brookes v York
Air Date: March 14th, 2011
Summary: It's the last of the quarter-finals. Teams need to win two quarter-final matches to reach the semi-final stage. Oxford Brookes University and the University of York, who have both won one quarter and lost one quarter, now have another chance to get to the semis. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 35: Sheffield v York
Air Date: March 21st, 2011
Summary: It's the first of the semi-finals when two Yorkshire teams, the University of Sheffield and York University battle it out for a place in the Grand Final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 36: Peterhouse, Cambridge v Magdalen College, Oxford
Air Date: March 28th, 2011
Summary: It's the last of the semi- finals as Peterhouse, Cambridge fights it out against Magdalen College, Oxford for a place in the Grand Final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 37: Final: York v Magdalen College, Oxford
Air Date: April 4th, 2011
Summary: It is the grand final of the student quiz. The students representing the University of York do battle with Magdalen College, Oxford in a bid to lift the University Challenge trophy. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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