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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 45
Episode 1: Glasgow v Peterhouse, Cambridge
Air Date: July 13rd, 2015
Summary: In the opening match of the quiz series for students Glasgow University takes on Peterhouse, Cambridge, for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 2: Liverpool v St Peter's College, Oxford
Air Date: July 20th, 2015
Summary: Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in this quiz series for students. In another first round match, students from the University of Liverpool do battle with St Peter's College, Oxford, in a bid to reach the second round.
Episode 3: Kent v Newcastle
Air Date: July 27th, 2015
Summary: In another first round match, students representing the University of Kent battle it out with the University of Newcastle for a place in the second round.
Episode 4: Manchester v York
Air Date: August 3rd, 2015
Summary: In another first round match, Manchester University competes against York University for a place in the second round of the student quiz.
Episode 5: Nottingham v Swanse
Air Date: August 10th, 2015
Summary: Students representing the University of Nottingham compete with the University of Swansea in another first-round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 6: ICR v St George's, London
Air Date: August 17th, 2015
Summary: Two University of London teams of medics and scientists from the Institute of Cancer Research and St George's do battle for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 7: Christ's College, Cambridge v Kellogg College, Oxford
Air Date: August 24th, 2015
Summary: An Oxbridge fixture in this episode as Christ's College, Cambridge, fight it out against Kellogg College, Oxford, for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 8: Sussex v Queen's University, Belfast
Air Date: August 31st, 2015
Summary: It's England v Northern Ireland as Sussex University takes on Queen's University, Belfast in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 9: King's College, Cambridge v Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Air Date: September 7th, 2015
Summary: In another first-round match, students from two Cambridge colleges - King's and Sidney Sussex - fight it out for a place in the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 10: Reading v Imperial College, London
Air Date: September 14th, 2015
Summary: In another first-round match, students from the University of Reading do battle with the students from Imperial College for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 11: St Catharine's College, Cambridge v Southampton
Air Date: September 21st, 2015
Summary: In another first-round match, students from St Catharine's College, Cambridge, fight it out against the team from the University of Southampton. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 12: Clare College, Cambridge v Warwick
Air Date: September 28th, 2015
Summary: In this episode it's a contest between Clare College, Cambridge, and the University of Warwick for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 13: Queen Mary, London v Nuffield College, Oxford
Air Date: October 5th, 2015
Summary: In the penultimate first round match of the student quiz, Queen Mary, London, clashes with Nuffield College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 14: St John's College, Oxford v Bristol
Air Date: October 12nd, 2015
Summary: It is the last of the first-round matches, when the students of St John's College, Oxford, fight it out against the University of Bristol. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 15: St Peter's College, Oxford
Air Date: October 19th, 2015
Summary: It's the first of the two highest-scoring loser matches when two teams get a second chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 16: Southampton v Queen Mary, London
Air Date: October 26th, 2015
Summary: It's the last of the two highest-scoring loser matches as two teams get another chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 17: Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge v Imperial College London
Air Date: November 2nd, 2015
Summary: It is the first of the second-round matches when two teams battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 18: Warwick v Nuffield College, Oxford
Air Date: November 9th, 2015
Summary: Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the quiz series for students. In another second-round match, two teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
Episode 19: Glasgow v Newcastle
Air Date: November 16th, 2015
Summary: The second round continues as two student teams make a bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 20: Southampton v Liverpool
Air Date: November 23rd, 2015
Summary: Quiz show for students. Two more teams make a bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 21: Christ's College, Cambridge v York
Air Date: November 30th, 2015
Summary: Quiz show for students. In the second round of the competition, two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 22: St George's, London v Peterhouse, Cambridge
Air Date: December 7th, 2015
Summary: Quiz show for students. In the second round of the competition, two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 23: Nottingham v St Catharine's College, Cambridge
Air Date: January 4th, 2016
Summary: Quiz show for students. In the second round of the competition, two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 24: St John's College, Oxford v Queen's University, Belfast
Air Date: January 11st, 2016
Summary: In the last of the second-round matches, students representing two more universities battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 25: York v Peterhouse, Cambridge
Air Date: January 18th, 2016
Summary: It is the first of the quarter-finals and two student teams fight it out to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 26: St Catharine's College, Cambridge v St John's College, Oxford
Air Date: January 25th, 2016
Summary: The quarter-finals continue when two teams of university students battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 27: Imperial College London v Nuffield College, Oxford
Air Date: February 1st, 2016
Summary: Pressure is mounting as the quarter-finals continue in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 28: Newcastle v Liverpool
Air Date: February 8th, 2016
Summary: The quarter-final stage continues as teams representing two more universities fight it out to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 29: St John's College, Oxford v Peterhouse, Cambridge
Air Date: February 22nd, 2016
Summary: The quarter-final stage continues as teams representing two more universities fight it out to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 30: St Catharine's College, Cambridge v York
Air Date: February 29th, 2016
Summary: In another quarter-final match, two teams of students aim to reach the next stage of the quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 31: Imperial College London v Liverpool
Air Date: March 7th, 2016
Summary: The gruelling quarter-finals continue as two student teams vie to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 32: Nuffield College, Oxford v Newcastle
Air Date: March 14th, 2016
Summary: The pressure is increasing as the quarter-finals continue and another team makes it to the next stage of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 33: York v Imperial College London
Air Date: March 21st, 2016
Summary: It's the penultimate quarter-final match in the long and winding road to the semi-finals of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 34: St John's College, Oxford v Newcastle
Air Date: March 28th, 2016
Summary: It's the last of the quarter-finals and one more team will make it through to the semi-final stage of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 35: Peterhouse, Cambridge v York
Air Date: April 4th, 2016
Summary: It's the first of the semi-finals when one team will find out if they have made it to the grand final of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions
Episode 36: Liverpool v St John's College, Oxford
Air Date: April 11st, 2016
Summary: In the last of the semi-finals and the penultimate match in the series, find out which team wins a place in the grand final of the quiz for students.
Episode 37: Final: Peterhouse, Cambridge v St John's College, Oxford
Air Date: April 18th, 2016
Summary: It is the grand final of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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