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 41
Episode 15: Homerton College, Cambridge v LSHTM
Air Date: October 10th, 2011
Summary: In the first of the two highest scoring losers matches from round one, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine plays Homerton College, Cambridge for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 26: Balliol College, Oxford v Pembroke College, Cambridge
Air Date: January 2nd, 2012
Summary: In the first of their quarter-final matches Balliol College, Oxford plays Pembroke College, Cambridge. The teams have to win two quarter-final matches to get through to the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 27: Newcastle v Worcester College, Oxford
Air Date: January 9th, 2012
Summary: The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. In the first of their quarter-finals, the students from Worcester College, Oxford play the University of Newcastle. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 28: Clare College, Cambridge v Homerton College, Cambridge
Air Date: January 16th, 2012
Summary: The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. In the first of their quarter-finals, Clare College, Cambridge plays Homerton College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 29: Worcester College, Oxford v UCL
Air Date: January 23rd, 2012
Summary: The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. In the second of their quarter-finals, University College, London plays Worcester College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 30: Manchester v Newcastle
Air Date: January 30th, 2012
Summary: The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. Manchester University and Newcastle University both lost their first quarter-final matches, and now play each other for a chance to stay in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 32: Balliol College, Oxford v Homerton College, Cambridge
Air Date: February 13rd, 2012
Summary: Balliol College, Oxford and Homerton College, Cambridge have both lost one quarter-final match, so the losing team must leave the contest while the winners will fight again to qualify for the next round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 33: Manchester v Clare College, Cambridge
Air Date: February 20th, 2012
Summary: Manchester University and Clare College, Cambridge have both won one quarter-final match and lost another, so whoever wins will qualify for the semi-finals, and the losers will leave the contest.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 34: UCL v Balliol College, Oxford
Air Date: February 27th, 2012
Summary: The last of the quarter-finals is contested by University College London and Balliol College, Oxford, both of whom have won one quarter-final match and lost another, so whoever wins will qualify for the semi-finals, and the losers will leave the contest.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 37: Final: Manchester v Pembroke College, Cambridge
Air Date: March 19th, 2012
Summary: Tonight sees the final match in this series, with the University of Manchester playing Pembroke College, Cambridge, for the right to be University Challenge champions.
As 2012 is the programme's 50th birthday year, the Duchess of Cornwall will present the trophy to the winning team at Clarence House.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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