Bridget Caldwell
Director
University Challenge (1962)
2016/17
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
S46E1 - Sheffield v Bristol
In the opening match of the quiz series for students the University of Sheffield takes on Bristol University for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
July 11, 2016, midnight
S46E2 - Corpus Christi College, Oxford v Jesus College, Cambridge
In the second first-round match, students from Corpus Christi College, Oxford do battle with Jesus College, Cambridge in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students.
July 18, 2016, midnight
S46E3 - Liverpool v Warwick
In another first-round match, the students representing the University of Liverpool battle it out with the University of Warwick for a place in the second round.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
July 25, 2016, midnight
S46E4 - Queen's College, Cambridge v Peterhouse, Cambridge
Another first-round match where Queens' College, Cambridge, competes against Peterhouse, Cambridge, for a place in the second round of the student quiz.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 1, 2016, midnight
S46E5 - Oriel College. Oxford v Manchester
Students representing Oriel College, Oxford, compete with the University of Manchester in another first-round match.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 8, 2016, midnight
S46E6 - Emmanuel College, Cambridge v Nottingham
Students representing Emmanuel College, Cambridge compete with the University of Nottingham for a place in the second round.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 15, 2016, midnight
S46E7 - Balliol College, Oxford v Imperial College, London
The team representing Balliol College, Oxford, fights it out against the Imperial College team for a place in the second round of the student quiz.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 22, 2016, midnight
S46E8 - Robinson College, Cambridge v Wadham College, Oxford
Robinson College, Cambridge, takes on Wadham College, Oxford, in another first-round match of the student quiz.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 29, 2016, midnight
S46E9 - Open v Salford
In another first-round match, students from the Open University fight it out against Salford University for a place in the next stage of the competition.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sept. 5, 2016, midnight
S46E10 - Edinburgh v Durham
In another first-round match, students from the University of Edinburgh do battle with the students from the University of Durham for a place in the second round.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sept. 12, 2016, midnight
S46E11 - Wadham College, Cambridge v SOAS
In another first-round match, the students from Wolfson College, Cambridge, fight it out against the team from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sept. 19, 2016, midnight
S46E12 - Queen's University, Belfast v Birmingham
It is a contest tonight between Queen's University Belfast and the University of Birmingham for a place in the second round of the student quiz.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sept. 26, 2016, midnight
S46E13 - St Andrews v Worcester College, Oxford
In the penultimate first-round match of the student quiz, the University of St Andrews clashes with Worcester College, Oxford.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 3, 2016, midnight
S46E14 - Glasgow v East London
It is the last of the first-round matches when the students of the University of Glasgow fight it out against the University of East London.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 10, 2016, midnight
S46E15 - Jesus College, Cambridge v Queens' College, Cambridge
It is the first of the two highest-scoring loser matches tonight when two teams get a second chance to make it to the second round.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 17, 2016, midnight
S46E16 - Durham v SOAS
It is the last of the two highest-scoring loser matches when two teams get another chance to make it to the second round.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 31, 2016, midnight
S46E17 - Open v Edinburgh
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the first of the second-round matches, which sees two teams battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
Nov. 7, 2016, midnight
S46E18 - Birmingham v St Andrews
It is another second-round match where two teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov. 14, 2016, midnight
S46E19 - East London v Warwick
The second round continues when two student teams make a bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov. 21, 2016, midnight
S46E20 - SOAS v Emmanuel College, Cambridge
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.
Nov. 28, 2016, midnight
S46E21 - Wolfson College, Cambridge v Jesus College, Cambridge
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.
Dec. 5, 2016, midnight
S46E22 - Robinson College, Cambridge v Balliol College, Oxford
The second round of the quiz for students continues as two teams representing their universities aim to reach the quarter-finals.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Dec. 12, 2016, midnight
S46E23 - Bristol v Oriel College, Oxford
The second round of the quiz for students continues as two teams representing their universities aim to reach the quarter-finals.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan. 2, 2017, midnight
S46E24 - Peterhouse, Cambridge v Corpus Christi College, Oxford
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.
Jan. 9, 2017, midnight
S46E25 - Wolfson College, Cambridge v Balliol College, Oxford
It is the first of the quarter-finals and two student teams fight it out to reach the next stage of the competition.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan. 16, 2017, midnight
S46E26 - Bristol v Corpus Christi College, Oxford
The quarter-finals continue as two teams of university students do battle to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan. 23, 2017, midnight
S46E27 - Warwick v Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Pressure is mounting as the quarter-finals continue in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan. 30, 2017, midnight
S46E28 - Edinburgh v Birmingham
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.
Feb. 6, 2017, midnight
S46E29 - Emmanuel College, Cambridge v Corpus Christi College, Oxford
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.
Feb. 13, 2017, midnight
S46E30 - Warwick v Bristol
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.
Feb. 20, 2017, midnight
S46E31 - Edinburgh v Wolfson College, Cambridge
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.
Feb. 27, 2017, midnight
S46E32 - Birmingham v Balliol College, Oxford
The pressure is increasing as the quarter-finals continue - find out tonight which team makes it to the next stage of the quiz for students.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 6, 2017, midnight
S46E33 - Warwick v Wolfston College, Cambridge
It is the penultimate quarter-final match in the long and winding road to the semi-finals of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 13, 2017, midnight
S46E34 - Corpus Christi College, Oxford v Balliol College, Oxford
It is the last of the quarter-finals, where one more team will make it through to the semi-final stage of the quiz for students.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 20, 2017, midnight
S46E35 - Emmanuel College, Cambridge v Wolfson College, Cambridge
It is the first of the semis and one team find out if they have made it to the grand final of the quiz for students.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 27, 2017, midnight
S46E36 - Edinburgh v Balliol College, Oxford
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the last of the semi-finals and the penultimate match in this series, as two teams compete for a place in the grand final.
April 3, 2017, midnight
S46E37 - Final: Wolfson College, Cambridge v Balliol College, Oxford
It is the grand final of the student quiz, when the winning team will be presented with the University Challenge trophy. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
April 10, 2017, 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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