Bridget Caldwell
Director
University Challenge (1962)
1998/1999
Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.
Released Sept. 21, 1962
Episode 29 min
None+
Genres: Family, Game Show, Talk
Keywords: tmdb.competition, tmdb.game-show, imdb.quiz-show, tmdb.university, tmdb.trivia, tmdb.academia, tmdb.quiz + 21 more, imdb.quiz-show-host, imdb.contestant, imdb.catchphrase, imdb.famous-opening-theme, imdb.partially-lost-tv-series, imdb.general-knowledge, imdb.random-question, imdb.intellect, imdb.high-iq, imdb.elimination-quiz, imdb.non-fiction, imdb.1960s, imdb.1970s, imdb.1980s, imdb.1990s, imdb.2000s, imdb.2010s, imdb.tournament, imdb.england, imdb.competition, imdb.intelligence
Production Companies: Lifted Entertainment, Granada Television
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S28E1 - Bristol v Manchester
Teams from the universities of Bristol and Manchester kick off a new series of the challenging quiz, hosted by Jeremy Paxman.
Sept. 2, 1998, midnight
S28E2 - Balliol College, Oxford v Durham
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Sept. 9, 1998, midnight
S28E3 - Open University v Lancaster
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Sept. 16, 1998, midnight
S28E4 - Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Selwyn College, Cambridge
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Sept. 23, 1998, midnight
S28E5 - Birkbeck v Warwick
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Sept. 30, 1998, midnight
S28E6 - Portsmouth v De Montfort
Teams from Portsmouth and De Montfort universities compete for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 7, 1998, midnight
S28E7 - King's College v Magdalen College, Oxford
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Oct. 14, 1998, midnight
S28E8 - Aberdeen v Newnham College, Cambridge
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Oct. 20, 1998, midnight
S28E9 - Christ Church, Oxford v Trinity College, Cambridge
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Oct. 27, 1998, midnight
S28E10 - St Hilda's College, Oxford v Bangor
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Nov. 3, 1998, midnight
S28E11 - Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Oriel College, Oxford
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Nov. 10, 1998, midnight
S28E12 - Queen's University, Belfast v Sheffield
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Nov. 17, 1998, midnight
S28E13 - Downing College, Cambridge v Glasgow
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Dec. 1, 1998, midnight
S28E14 - City University v Leicester
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Dec. 8, 1998, midnight
S28E15 - Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Manchester
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Dec. 15, 1998, midnight
S28E16 - City University v Balliol College, Oxford
Jeremy Paxman chairs the second play-off between the highest scoring first-round teams. London's City University take on Balliol College, Oxford.
Jan. 5, 1999, midnight
S28E17 - Magdalen College, Oxford v Open University
Reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford compete against the Open University for a place in the quarter-finals. Presented by Jeremy Paxman.
Jan. 12, 1999, midnight
S28E18 - Aberdeen v Bangor
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Jan. 19, 1999, midnight
S28E19 - De Montfort University v University of Bristol
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Jan. 26, 1999, midnight
S28E20 - Selwyn College, Cambridge v Leicester
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Feb. 9, 1999, midnight
S28E21 - Oriel College, Oxford v Manchester
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Feb. 16, 1999, midnight
S28E22 - Glasgow v Durham
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Feb. 23, 1999, midnight
S28E23 - Balliol College, Oxford v Birkbeck
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March 3, 1999, midnight
S28E24 - Sheffield v Trinity College, Cambridge
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March 10, 1999, midnight
S28E25 - Bangor v Bristol
In the first of the quarter-final matches, Bangor, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Wales, take on Bristol University. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 17, 1999, midnight
S28E26 - Oriel College, Oxford v Leicester
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March 24, 1999, midnight
S28E27 - The Open University v Birkbeck
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March 31, 1999, midnight
S28E28 - Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge
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April 6, 1999, midnight
S28E29 - Bangor v Oriel College, Oxford
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April 13, 1999, midnight
S28E30 - The Open University v Durham
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April 20, 1999, midnight
S28E31 - Final: Oriel College, Oxford v The Open University
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April 27, 1999, midnight
ITV1
29 min/ep
58957 min
Sept. 21, 1962
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Returning Series
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