Bridget Caldwell
Director
University Challenge (1962)
2020/21
Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.
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
S50E1 - Glasgow v Exeter
Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.
July 13, 2020, midnight
S50E2 - Leciester v Durham
In another first-round match, students from the University of Leicester do battle with the University of Durham in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
July 20, 2020, midnight
S50E3 - Linacre College, Oxford v The Open University
In another first-round match, the students representing Linacre College, Oxford, battle it out with the Open University for a place in the second round.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
July 27, 2020, midnight
S50E4 - Imperial v Strathclyde
Tonight sees another first-round match as Imperial College competes against the University of Strathclyde for a place in the second round of the student quiz.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 3, 2020, midnight
S50E5 - Reading v Birkbeck
Students representing the University of Reading compete with Birkbeck College, London, in another first-round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 10, 2020, midnight
S50E6 - Balliol College, Oxford v Clare College, Cambridge
Balliol College, Oxford, students do battle with Clare College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 17, 2020, midnight
S50E7 - Bristol v Corpus Christi College, Oxford
The team representing the University of Bristol fights it out against the Corpus Christi College, Oxford, team for a place in the second round of the student quiz.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 24, 2020, midnight
S50E8 - Darwin College, Cambridge v St Andrews
Darwin College, Cambridge, takes on the University of St Andrews in another first-round match of the student quiz.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 31, 2020, midnight
S50E9 - York v King's College, London
In another first-round match, students from the University of York fight it out against King’s College, London, for a place in the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sept. 7, 2020, midnight
S50E10 - Merton College, Oxford v Wolfson College, Cambridge
In another first-round match, Merton College, Oxford, plays Wolfson College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sept. 14, 2020, midnight
S50E11 - Royal Academy of Music v St John's College, Cambridge
In another first-round match, the students from the Royal Academy of Music fight it out against the team from St John’s College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sept. 21, 2020, midnight
S50E12 - Warwick v Wolfson College, Oxford
The University of Warwick and Wolfson College, Oxford, compete for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sept. 28, 2020, midnight
S50E13 - Edinburgh v Manchester
In the penultimate first-round match of the student quiz, the University of Edinburgh clashes with the University of Manchester.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 5, 2020, midnight
S50E14 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v University College, Oxford
In the last of the first-round matches, students from Magdalene College, Cambridge, fight it out against University College, Oxford.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 12, 2020, midnight
S50E15 - Imperial v Exeter
It is the first of the two highest-scoring loser matches tonight when two teams get a second chance to battle it out for a place in the second round.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 19, 2020, midnight
S50E16 - Linacre College, Oxford v Edinburgh
In the last of the two highest-scoring loser matches, two teams get a second chance to battle it out for a place in the second round.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 26, 2020, midnight
S50E17 - Imperial v St Andrews
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. 2, 2020, midnight
S50E18 - Manchester v Strathclyde
It’s another second-round match tonight, with two teams fighting it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov. 9, 2020, midnight
S50E19 - Merton College, Oxford v Warwick
The second round continues as two teams make a bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov. 16, 2020, midnight
S50E20 - Edinburgh v Durham
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. 23, 2020, midnight
S50E21 - St John's College, Cambridge v Balliol College, Oxford
In the second round stage of the competition for students, two more universities battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov. 30, 2020, midnight
S50E22 - Glasgow v King's College London
The second round of the quiz for students continues when two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Dec. 7, 2020, midnight
S50E23 - Corpus Christi College, Oxford v Magdalene College, Cambridge
Two more teams compete in the second round of the student quiz with the aim of making it through to the quarter finals.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Dec. 14, 2020, midnight
S50E24 - The Open University v Birkbeck
In the last of the second round matches, two teams of students fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan. 4, 2021, midnight
S50E25 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v Birkbeck
It’s the first of the quarter-finals tonight, with two teams competing to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan. 11, 2021, midnight
S50E26 - Balliol College, Oxford v King's College London
The quarter-finals continue tonight, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan. 18, 2021, midnight
S50E27 - Strathclyde v Durham
The quarter-finals continue tonight as two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan. 25, 2021, midnight
S50E28 - Imperial v Warwick
The quarter-finals continue, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Feb. 1, 2021, midnight
S50E29 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v Warwick
The quarter-finals continue with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Feb. 8, 2021, midnight
S50E30 - King's College London v Imperial
The quarter-finals continue tonight, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Feb. 15, 2021, midnight
S50E31 - Balliol College, Oxford v Durham
The quarter finals continue tonight as two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Feb. 22, 2021, midnight
S50E32 - Birkbeck v Strathclyde
The quarter-finals continue tonight as two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 1, 2021, midnight
S50E33 - Imperial v Durham
The quarter-finals continue tonight as two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 8, 2021, midnight
S50E34 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v Strathclyde
It’s the last of the quarter finals, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 15, 2021, midnight
S50E35 - Imperial v Warwick
It’s the first of the semi-finals tonight, with two teams fighting it out for a place in the grand final of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 22, 2021, midnight
S50E36 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v Balliol College, Oxford
It’s the second semi-final, when two teams battle it out for a place in the grand final of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 29, 2021, midnight
S50E37 - Grand Final: Warwick v Magdalene College, Cambridge
It’s the grand final of the student quiz. Which team will be crowned series champions?
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
April 5, 2021, 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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