Bridget Caldwell
Director
University Challenge (1962)
2017/18
Quiz show where students from UK universities answer questions on a range of subjects.
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
S47E1 - Edinburgh v Ulster
In the opening match of the quiz series for students, the University of Edinburgh takes on Ulster University for a place in the second round.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
July 17, 2017, midnight
S47E2 - Trinity College, Cambridge v Bristol
In another first-round match, students from Trinity College, Cambridge, do battle with Bristol University in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
July 24, 2017, midnight
S47E3 - Southampton v University
In another first-round match, students representing the University of Southampton battle it out with the University of Cardiff for a place in the second round.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
July 31, 2017, midnight
S47E4 - St Edmund's College, Cambridge v Magdalen College, Oxford
Tonight sees another first-round match when St Edmund's College, Cambridge, competes against Magdalen College, Oxford, for a place in the second round of the student quiz.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 14, 2017, midnight
S47E5 - York v Warwick
Students representing the University of York compete with the University of Warwick in another first-round match.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 21, 2017, midnight
S47E6 - Oxford Brookes v Courtauld Institute
Oxford Brookes University students do battle with the Courtauld Institute of Art students for a place in the second round.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 28, 2017, midnight
S47E7 - Trinity College, Oxford v UCL
The team representing Trinity College, Oxford, fights it out against the University College London team for a place in the second round of the student quiz.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sept. 4, 2017, midnight
S47E8 - Sheffield Hallam v Newcastle
Sheffield Hallam University takes on Newcastle University in another first-round match of the student quiz.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sept. 11, 2017, midnight
S47E9 - Leicester v Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
In another first-round match, students from the University of Leicester fight it out against Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, for a place in the next stage of the competition.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sept. 18, 2017, midnight
S47E10 - Imperial College London v Strathclyde
In another first-round match, students from Imperial College do battle with the students from the University of Strathclyde for a place in the second round.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sept. 25, 2017, midnight
S47E11 - Emmanuel College, Cambridge v St Hugh's College, Oxford
In another first-round match the students from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, fight it out against the team from St Hugh's College, Oxford.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 2, 2017, midnight
S47E12 - St Andrews vs St John's College, Cambridge
It is a contest tonight between the University of St Andrews and St John's College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round of the student quiz.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 9, 2017, midnight
S47E13 - Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v St Anne's College, Oxford
In the penultimate first-round match of the student quiz, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, clashes with St Anne's College, Oxford.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 16, 2017, midnight
S47E14 - Merton College, Oxford vs King's College London
It is the last of the first-round matches tonight as the students of Merton College, Oxford, fight it out against King's College, London.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 23, 2017, midnight
S47E15 - Ulster v St Anne's College, Oxford
It is the first of the two highest-scoring loser matches and two teams get a second chance to make it to the second round.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 30, 2017, midnight
S47E16 - UCL v St Hugh's College, Oxford
It is the last of the two highest-scoring loser matches tonight when two teams get another chance to make it to the second round.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov. 6, 2017, midnight
S47E17 - Strathclyde v Emmanuel College, Cambridge
It is the first of the second-round matches when two teams battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov. 13, 2017, midnight
S47E18 - St John's College, Cambridge v Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
In the next of the second-round matches, another two teams battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov. 20, 2017, midnight
S47E19 - Warwick v Ulster
The second round continues as two student teams make a bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov. 27, 2017, midnight
S47E20 - UCL v Edinburgh
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. 4, 2017, midnight
S47E21 - Bristol v Trinity College, Oxford
In the second round stage of the competition for students, two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Dec. 18, 2017, midnight
S47E22 - Newcastle v Southampton
The second round of the quiz for students continues when two teams representing their universities aim to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan. 8, 2018, midnight
S47E23 - Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge v Magdalen College, Oxford
The second round of the quiz for students continues when two teams representing their universities aim to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan. 15, 2018, midnight
S47E24 - Oxford Brookes v Merton 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. 22, 2018, midnight
S47E25 - Bristol v Newcastle
It is the first of the quarter-finals when two student teams fight it out to reach the next stage of the competition.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan. 29, 2018, midnight
S47E26 - Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge v Merton College, Oxford
The quarter-finals continue when two teams of university students do battle to reach the next stage in the competition.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Feb. 5, 2018, midnight
S47E27 - St John's College, Cambridge v Ulster
Pressure is mounting as the quarter-finals continue in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Feb. 12, 2018, midnight
S47E28 - Edinburgh v Emmanuel 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. 19, 2018, midnight
S47E29 - Newcastle v St John's College, Cambridge
In another quarter-final match find out which university team makes it to the next stage of the quiz for students.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Feb. 26, 2018, midnight
S47E30 - Bristol v Ulster
In another quarter-final match two teams of students aim to reach the next stage of the quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 5, 2018, midnight
S47E31 - Merton College, Oxford v Edinburgh
The gruelling quarter-finals continue as two student teams vie to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 12, 2018, midnight
S47E32 - Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge v Emmanuel College, Cambridge
The pressure is increasing as the quarter-finals continue. Which team will make it to the next stage of the quiz for students? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 19, 2018, midnight
S47E33 - Bristol v Edinburgh
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 26, 2018, midnight
S47E34 - Newcastle v Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
It is the last of the quarter-finals and one more team make it through to the semi-final stage of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
April 2, 2018, midnight
S47E35 - St John's College, Cambridge v Edinburgh
It is the first of the semi-finals, when one team find out if they have made it to the grand final of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
April 9, 2018, midnight
S47E36 - Merton College, Oxford v Newcastle
In the last of the semis and the penultimate match in the series, find out which team reaches a place in the grand final of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
April 16, 2018, midnight
S47E37 - Final: St John's College, Cambridge v Merton College, Oxford
It's the grand final of the quiz for students, when the winning team will be presented with the University Challenge trophy. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
April 23, 2018, 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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