University Challenge (1962)

Episodes

Next episode: S56E15 · 2026-10-19

1. 1 1. Imperial College, London v St Catharine's College, Cambridge1996-11-12 · 30m
2. 2 2. Queen's University, Belfast v Cardiff1996-11-19 · 30m
3. 3 3. King's College London v Keble College, Oxford1996-11-26 · 30m
4. 4 4. Manchester v Birkbeck1996-12-03 · 30m
5. 5 5. Newnham College, Cambridge v L.S.E.1996-12-10 · 30mJeremy Paxman presens the general knowledge quiz between teams from Newnham College, Cambridge and the London School of Economics.
6. 6 6. Charing Cross Hospital v Glamorgan1996-12-17 · 30m
7. 7 7. St Andrews v Girton College, Cambridge1997-01-06 · 30m
8. 8 8. West of England v Surrey1997-01-13 · 30mJeremy Paxman chairs the general knowledge quiz between teams from the University of the West of England and Surrey University
9. 9 9. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Exeter College, Oxford1997-01-20 · 30m
10. 10 10. The Open University v Swansea1997-01-27 · 30mJeremy 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 7
11. 11 11. Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Glasgow1997-02-03 · 30m
12. 12 12. Portsmouth v Magdalen College, Oxford1997-02-10 · 30m
13. 13 13. Magdalen College, Oxford v University of the West of England, Bristol1997-02-26 · 30mMagdalen 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.
14. 14 14. Queen's University, Belfast v Girton College, Cambridge1997-03-05 · 30m
15. 15 15. Manchester v Imperial College, London1997-03-12 · 30m
16. 16 16. Glamorgan v St Andrews1997-03-19 · 30m
17. 17 17. Newnham College, Cambridge v Harris Manchester College, Oxford1997-03-26 · 30mNewnham College, Cambridge take on Harris Manchester College, Oxford for a place in the quarter-finals.
18. 18 18. Charing Cross Hospital v King's College London1997-04-02 · 30m
19. 19 19. St Catharine's College, Cambridge v Exeter College, Oxford1997-04-09 · 30mJeremy Paxman welcomes St. Catharine's College, Cambridge and Exeter College, Oxford to the general-knowledge quiz show.
20. 20 20. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v The Open University1997-04-16 · 30m
21. 21 21. Magdalen College, Oxford v Queen's University, Belfast1997-04-23 · 30mMagdalen College, Oxford and Queen's College, Belfast compete in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
22. 22 22. Manchester v Glamorgan1997-04-30 · 30m
23. 23 23. Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Charing Cross Hospital1997-05-07 · 30m
24. 24 24. Exeter College, Oxford v The Open University1997-05-14 · 30mJeremy Paxman presents the last quarter-final, as Exeter College, Oxford take on Open University for a place in the semi-finals.
25. 25 25. Magdalen College, Oxford v Manchester1997-05-21 · 30m
26. 26 26. Charing Cross Hospital v The Open University1997-05-28 · 30m
27. 27 27. Final: Magdalen College, Oxford v The Open University1997-06-04 · 30mMagdalen 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.