Bridget Caldwell
Director
University Challenge (1962)
2011/2012
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out
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
S41E1 - Warwick v Edinburgh
In the opening match, the students of the University of Warwick do battle with the team representing the University of Edinburgh. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
July 4, 2011, midnight
S41E2 - Trinity College, Cambridge v Birmingham
In the second of the first-round matches, the students representing Trinity College, Cambridge, fight it out against the University of Birmingham for a place in the next round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
July 11, 2011, midnight
S41E3 - Worcester College, Oxford v Clare College, Cambridge
It's an Oxbridge first round match when the students representing Worcester College, Oxford do battle with Clare College, Cambridge for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
July 18, 2011, midnight
S41E4 - Queen's University Belfast v Newcastle
In another first-round match, the students from Queen's University Belfast fight it out with the University of Newcastle in a bid to get through to the second round.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
July 25, 2011, midnight
S41E5 - Homerton College, Cambridge v Balliol College, Oxford
The students from Homerton College, Cambridge, do battle with the team representing Balliol college, Oxford, for a place in the next stage of the competition.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 1, 2011, midnight
S41E6 - Christ Church, Oxford v Bath
Christ Church Oxford plays the University of Bath for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 8, 2011, midnight
S41E7 - Plymouth v Durham
The team representing the University of Plymouth fights it out against the University of Durham. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 15, 2011, midnight
S41E8 - St Andrews v Merton College, Oxford
The team representing St Andrews University is up against Merton College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 22, 2011, midnight
S41E9 - Manchester v Selwyn College, Cambridge
The team representing the University of Manchester fights it out against Selwyn College, Cambridge, in a bid to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 29, 2011, midnight
S41E10 - UCL v York
A team of students representing University College London is up against the University of York in this first-round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sept. 5, 2011, midnight
S41E11 - King's College, Cambridge v Queen's College, Oxford
It's King's v Queen's when King's College, Cambridge plays The Queen's College, Oxford in another first round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sept. 12, 2011, midnight
S41E12 - Leeds v Goldsmiths, London
Leeds University takes on Goldsmiths, University of London in a bid to get through the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sept. 19, 2011, midnight
S41E13 - St Anne's College, Oxford v Pembroke College, Cambridge
The students representing St Anne's College, Oxford, do battle against Pembroke College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sept. 26, 2011, midnight
S41E14 - LSHTM v Nottingham
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is up against the University of Nottingham for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 3, 2011, midnight
S41E15 - Homerton College, Cambridge v LSHTM
In the first of the two highest scoring losers matches from round one, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine plays Homerton College, Cambridge for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 10, 2011, midnight
S41E16 - Worcester College, Oxford v St Andrews
In the last of the two highest scoring losers matches from round one, St Andrews fights it out with Worcester College, Oxford for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 17, 2011, midnight
S41E17 - Leeds v Clare College, Cambridge
In the first of the second round matches, the University of Leeds plays Clare College, Cambridge, for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 24, 2011, midnight
S41E18 - Birmingham v Newcastle
In this second-round match the students representing the University of Birmingham do battle with the University of Newcastle for a place in the quarter-finals.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 31, 2011, midnight
S41E19 - Durham v Homerton College, Cambridge
In a second-round match, students representing the University of Durham fight it out with Homerton College, Cambridge, for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov. 7, 2011, midnight
S41E20 - Queen's College, Oxford v Worcester College, Oxford
It's a local derby as students representing two Oxford colleges - The Queen's College and Worcester College - do battle for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov. 14, 2011, midnight
S41E21 - Christ Church, Oxford s Manchester
In this second-round match Christ Church, Oxford plays the University of Manchester for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov. 21, 2011, midnight
S41E22 - UCL v Warwick
University College London plays the University of Warwick for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov. 28, 2011, midnight
S41E23 - Merton College, Oxford v Balliol College, Oxford
Two Oxford colleges, Merton and Balliol, fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Dec. 5, 2011, midnight
S41E24 - Pembroke College, Cambridge v Nottingham
In the last of the second round matches, Pembroke College, Cambridge plays the University of Nottingham for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Dec. 12, 2011, midnight
S41E25 - UCL v Manchester
In the first of the quarter-final matches the University of Manchester plays University College London. The teams have to win two quarter- final matches to get through to the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Dec. 19, 2011, midnight
S41E26 - Balliol College, Oxford v Pembroke College, Cambridge
In the first of their quarter-final matches Balliol College, Oxford plays Pembroke College, Cambridge. The teams have to win two quarter-final matches to get through to the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan. 2, 2012, midnight
S41E27 - Newcastle v Worcester College, Oxford
The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. In the first of their quarter-finals, the students from Worcester College, Oxford play the University of Newcastle. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan. 9, 2012, midnight
S41E28 - Clare College, Cambridge v Homerton College, Cambridge
The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. In the first of their quarter-finals, Clare College, Cambridge plays Homerton College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan. 16, 2012, midnight
S41E29 - Worcester College, Oxford v UCL
The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. In the second of their quarter-finals, University College, London plays Worcester College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan. 23, 2012, midnight
S41E30 - Manchester v Newcastle
The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. Manchester University and Newcastle University both lost their first quarter-final matches, and now play each other for a chance to stay in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan. 30, 2012, midnight
S41E31 - Pembroke College, Cambridge v Clare College, Cambridge
The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. Pembroke College, Cambridge plays Clare College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Feb. 6, 2012, midnight
S41E32 - Balliol College, Oxford v Homerton College, Cambridge
Balliol College, Oxford and Homerton College, Cambridge have both lost one quarter-final match, so the losing team must leave the contest while the winners will fight again to qualify for the next round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Feb. 13, 2012, midnight
S41E33 - Manchester v Clare College, Cambridge
Manchester University and Clare College, Cambridge have both won one quarter-final match and lost another, so whoever wins will qualify for the semi-finals, and the losers will leave the contest.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Feb. 20, 2012, midnight
S41E34 - UCL v Balliol College, Oxford
The last of the quarter-finals is contested by University College London and Balliol College, Oxford, both of whom have won one quarter-final match and lost another, so whoever wins will qualify for the semi-finals, and the losers will leave the contest.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Feb. 27, 2012, midnight
S41E35 - Worcester College, Oxford v Manchester
In the first of the semi-finals, Worcester College, Oxford, plays the University of Manchester for a place in the series final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 5, 2012, midnight
S41E36 - Pembroke College, Cambridge v UCL
In the last of the semi-finals, Pembroke College, Cambridge plays University College London for a place in the series final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 12, 2012, midnight
S41E37 - Final: Manchester v Pembroke College, Cambridge
Tonight sees the final match in this series, with the University of Manchester playing Pembroke College, Cambridge, for the right to be University Challenge champions.
As 2012 is the programme's 50th birthday year, the Duchess of Cornwall will present the trophy to the winning team at Clarence House.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 19, 2012, 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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