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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 49
Episode 1: Lancaster v Glasgow
Air Date: July 15th, 2019
Summary: In the opening match of the quiz series for students, the University of Lancaster takes on Glasgow University for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 2: Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Merton College, Oxford
Air Date: July 22nd, 2019
Summary: In another first-round match, students from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, do battle with Merton College, Oxford, in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 3: Magdalen College, Oxford v York
Air Date: July 29th, 2019
Summary: In another first-round match, students from Magdalen College, Oxford, do battle with York University in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 4: Birmingham v Bristol
Air Date: August 5th, 2019
Summary: In another first-round match, the University of Birmingham competes against the University of Bristol for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 5: Wolfson College, Cambridge v St John’s College, Oxford
Air Date: August 12nd, 2019
Summary: Students representing Wolfson College, Cambridge, compete with St John’s College, Oxford, in another first-round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 6: Edinburgh v Birkbeck
Air Date: August 19th, 2019
Summary: Edinburgh University students do battle with Birkbeck, London, students for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 7: Jesus College, Oxford v Manchester
Air Date: September 2nd, 2019
Summary: The team representing Jesus College, Oxford, fights it out against Manchester University for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 8: Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge
Air Date: September 9th, 2019
Summary: Durham University takes on Trinity College, Cambridge, in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 9: LSE v Courtauld Institute
Air Date: September 16th, 2019
Summary: In another first-round match, students from LSE fight it out against the Courtauld Institute of Art for a place in the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 10: Goldsmiths v Southampton
Air Date: September 23rd, 2019
Summary: In another first-round match, Goldsmiths, University of London, do battle against the University of Southampton for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 11: Open v Huddersfield
Air Date: October 7th, 2019
Summary: In another first-round match, the students from the Open University fight it out against the team from the University of Huddersfield for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 12: Wolfson College, Oxford v Sheffield
Air Date: October 14th, 2019
Summary: It is a contest tonight between Wolfson College, Oxford and the University of Sheffield for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 13: Imperial College London v Brasenose College, London
Air Date: October 21st, 2019
Summary: In the penultimate first-round match of the student quiz, Imperial College London clashes with Brasenose College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 14: Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford v Downing College, Cambridge
Air Date: October 28th, 2019
Summary: It is the last of the first-round matches and the students of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, fight it out against Downing College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 15: Sheffield v Jesus College, Oxford
Air Date: November 4th, 2019
Summary: It is the first of the two highest scoring loser matches tonight when two teams get another chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 16: York v Durham
Air Date: November 11st, 2019
Summary: It's the last of the two highest scoring loser matches tonight when two teams get another chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 17: Birmingham v Jesus College, Oxford
Air Date: November 18th, 2019
Summary: It’s the first of the second-round matches, where two teams battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 18: Southampton v Durham
Air Date: November 25th, 2019
Summary: It is another second-round match and two teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 19: Courtauld Institute v Glasgow
Air Date: December 2nd, 2019
Summary: The second round continues as two teams make a bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 20: Imperial College London v St John's College, Oxford
Air Date: December 9th, 2019
Summary: Two more student teams fight it out in the second round to get through to the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 21: Huddersfield v Manchester
Air Date: December 16th, 2019
Summary: In the second round of the competition for students, two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 22: Trinity College, Cambridge v Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Air Date: January 6th, 2020
Summary: The second round of the quiz for students continues. Two teams representing their universities aim to reach the quarter finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 23: Wolfson College, Oxford v Edinburgh
Air Date: January 13rd, 2020
Summary: Find out which of the two teams competing tonight in the second round of the student quiz will make it through to the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 24: Magdalen College, Oxford v Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Air Date: January 20th, 2020
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: Manchester v Trinity College, Cambridge
Air Date: January 27th, 2020
Summary: It is the first of the quarter-finals and two teams battle to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 26: Wolfson College, Oxford v Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Air Date: February 3rd, 2020
Summary: The quarter-finals continue when two teams of university students do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 27: Jesus College, Oxford v Durham
Air Date: February 10th, 2020
Summary: Pressure is mounting as the quarter-finals continue in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 28: Courtauld Institute v Imperial College London
Air Date: February 17th, 2020
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: Trinity College, Cambridge v Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Air Date: February 24th, 2020
Summary: Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in another quarter-final match of the quiz for students.
Episode 30: Manchester v Wolfson College, Oxford
Air Date: March 2nd, 2020
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: Durham v Imperial College London
Air Date: March 9th, 2020
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: Jesus College, Oxford v Courtauld Institute
Air Date: March 16th, 2020
Summary: The pressure is increasing as the quarter-finals continue. Which team will make it to the next stage of the quiz for students? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 33: Wolfson College, Oxford v Durham
Air Date: March 23rd, 2020
Summary: Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the penultimate quarter-final match in the long and winding road to the semi-finals of the quiz for students.
Episode 34: Trinity College, Cambridge v Jesus College, Oxford
Air Date: March 30th, 2020
Summary: Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the last of the quarter-finals as one more team makes it through to the semi-final stage of the quiz for students.
Episode 35: Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Durham
Air Date: April 6th, 2020
Summary: In the first of the semi-finals, one team find out if they have made it to the grand final of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 36: Imperial College London v Trinity College, Cambridge
Air Date: April 13rd, 2020
Summary: In the last of the semis and the penultimate match in the series, find out which team reaches a place in the grand final of the quiz for students.
Episode 37: Final: Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Imperial College London
Air Date: April 20th, 2020
Summary: It is the grand final of the quiz for students. Which team will lift the University Challenge trophy? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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