Bridget Caldwell
Director
University Challenge (1962)
1999/2000
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions on this university college quiz.
Released Sept. 21, 1962
Episode 42 min
None+
Genres: Family, Game Show, Talk, Talk Show
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
S29E1 - Newcastle v Warwick
Sept. 13, 1999, midnight
S29E2 - Imperial Medical School v New Hall, Cambridge
Sept. 20, 1999, midnight
S29E3 - Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge v Sheffield
Teams from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and Sheffield run the gauntlet of questions. Jeremy Paxman presents.
Sept. 27, 1999, midnight
S29E4 - Cranfield v Nottingham
Oct. 4, 1999, midnight
S29E5 - Salford v Royal Academy of Music
Oct. 11, 1999, midnight
S29E6 - Trinity College, Cambridge v Keble College, Oxford
Oct. 18, 1999, midnight
S29E7 - Aberystwyth v Glasgow
Oct. 25, 1999, midnight
S29E8 - St Catharine's College, Cambridge v Oriel College, Oxford
Nov. 1, 1999, midnight
S29E9 - Royal Veterinary College v Jesus College, Cambridge
Nov. 8, 1999, midnight
S29E10 - Edinburgh v Peterhouse, Cambridge
Nov. 15, 1999, midnight
S29E11 - King's College London School of Medicine v St Hilda's College, Oxford
Nov. 22, 1999, midnight
S29E12 - Christ Church, Oxford v Leeds
Nov. 29, 1999, midnight
S29E13 - University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology v UCL
Dec. 6, 1999, midnight
S29E14 - North London v Durham
Dec. 13, 1999, midnight
S29E15 - Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge v Durham
Jan. 17, 2000, midnight
S29E16 - Warwick v UCL
University quiz chaired by Jeremy Paxman. The two highest scoring losers, Warwick University and University College London, face off.
Jan. 24, 2000, midnight
S29E17 - Nottingham v North London
Jan. 31, 2000, midnight
S29E18 - Oriel College, Oxford v Peterhouse, Cambridge
Feb. 7, 2000, midnight
S29E19 - Newcastle v Jesus College, Cambridge
Feb. 14, 2000, midnight
S29E20 - Sheffield v Keble College, Oxford
Feb. 21, 2000, midnight
S29E21 - New Hall, Cambridge v Aberystwyth
Feb. 28, 2000, midnight
S29E22 - King's College London School of Medicine v Durham
March 6, 2000, midnight
S29E23 - Salford v University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
March 13, 2000, midnight
S29E24 - Christ Church, Oxford v UCL
Jeremy Paxman chairs a second-round match as Christ Church, Oxford and UCL put their general knowledge to the test.
March 20, 2000, midnight
S29E25 - Nottingham v Oriel College, Oxford
March 27, 2000, midnight
S29E26 - Newcastle v Keble College, Oxford
April 3, 2000, midnight
S29E27 - Aberystwyth v Durham
April 10, 2000, midnight
S29E28 - University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology v Christ Church, Oxford
April 17, 2000, midnight
S29E29 - Oriel College, Oxford v Keble College, Oxford
April 25, 2000, midnight
S29E30 - Durham v University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
May 2, 2000, midnight
S29E31 - Oriel College, Oxford v Durham
May 9, 2000, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Sept. 21, 1962
Last Air Date: Dec. 15, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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