Bridget Caldwell
Director
University Challenge (1962)
2025/26
Amol Rajan asks the questions as students from across the UK face fiendish tests.
Released Sept. 21, 1962
Episode 29 min
None+
Genres: Family, Game Show, Talk
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
S55E1 - Sheffield v Warwick
The series kicks off with a match between students from Sheffield and Warwick. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
July 14, 2025, midnight
S55E2 - UCL v SOAS
The first round of the competition continues. Students from UCL take on a team from next-door neighbours SOAS. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
July 21, 2025, midnight
S55E3 - Bath v Southampton
The University of Bath faces the University of Southampton in another first-round match. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
July 28, 2025, midnight
S55E4 - Newcastle v Edinburgh
Another two teams of students put fingers on buzzers for the first time, representing Newcastle University and the University of Edinburgh. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Aug. 4, 2025, midnight
S55E5 - Manchester v New College, Oxford
The University of Manchester plays New College, Oxford for a place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Aug. 11, 2025, midnight
S55E6 - Cardiff v Bristol
The first round of the 2025/26 competition continues with a Severnside derby as Cardiff University faces the University of Bristol. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Aug. 18, 2025, midnight
S55E7 - Trinity College, Cambridge v Linacre College, Oxford
In another first-round heat, students from Trinity College, Cambridge take on a team from Linacre College, Oxford. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Aug. 25, 2025, midnight
S55E8 - Lincoln v Lancaster
The University of Lincoln makes its debut in the competition against a team from Lancaster University. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Sept. 1, 2025, midnight
S55E9 - Green Templeton College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge
In another first round match, competition debutants Green Templeton College, Oxford face a team from Cambridge’s Darwin College. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Sept. 8, 2025, midnight
S55E10 - Trinity Hall, Cambridge v LSE
The first round of the competition continues. Trinity Hall, Cambridge and the London School of Economics are the teams facing their first starters for ten. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Sept. 15, 2025, midnight
S55E11 - Durham v Merton College, Oxford
The heats continue with a match between Durham University and Merton College, Oxford. A place in round two awaits the winner. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Sept. 22, 2025, midnight
S55E12 - Harper Adams v Strathclyde
Harper Adams University makes its first ever appearance in this competition. Their opponents are from the University of Strathclyde. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Sept. 29, 2025, midnight
S55E13 - Imperial v Churchill College, Cambridge
In this first-round match, two institutions specialising in science go head-to-head - Imperial College London and Churchill College, Cambridge. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Oct. 6, 2025, midnight
S55E14 - Magdalen College, Oxford v Robinson College, Cambridge
The first round of the competition concludes with a match between Magdalen College, Oxford and Robinson College, Cambridge. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Oct. 14, 2025, midnight
S55E15 - SOAS v Imperial
Two of the highest-scoring losing teams from the heats get a second chance to qualify for the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Oct. 20, 2025, midnight
S55E16 - Sheffield v New College, Oxford
Two more of the highest-scoring losing teams from the heats compete for the final second round place. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Oct. 27, 2025, midnight
S55E17 - Magdalen College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge
The second round of the competition begins. Two teams of students go head-to-head for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Nov. 3, 2025, midnight
S55E18 - Sheffield v Strathclyde
Round two of the competition continues. Two more teams of students battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Nov. 10, 2025, midnight
S55E19 - Southampton v Imperial
Two more student teams return to play a second-round match. A place in the quarter-finals awaits the winner. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Nov. 17, 2025, midnight
S55E20 - Bristol v Warwick
The round of sixteen continues. Two more teams of students return to play for a second time, hoping to earn themselves a quarter-final spot. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Nov. 24, 2025, midnight
S55E21 - LSE v Manchester
The second round continues. Two more teams of students put fingers on buzzers for a second time, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Dec. 1, 2025, midnight
S55E22 - Trinity College, Cambridge v Edinburgh
The round of 16 continues as another two teams of students set out to secure themselves a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Dec. 8, 2025, midnight
S55E23 - Lincoln v UCL
Two more teams of students compete for a place in the quarter-finals in the penultimate match of round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Dec. 15, 2025, midnight
S55E24 - Churchill College, Cambridge v Merton College, Oxford
It’s the final match in the second round. Who will take the last spot in the quarter-finals? Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Jan. 5, 2026, midnight
S55E25 - Manchester v Edinburgh
The double-elimination quarter-final stage begins. Two of the eight remaining teams play their first of up to three matches in this round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Jan. 12, 2026, midnight
S55E26 - Episode 26
The first round of quarter-finals continues. Two more teams are hoping to pick up the first of the two wins they need to qualify for the semis. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Jan. 19, 2026, midnight
ITV1
29 min/ep
58957 min
Sept. 21, 1962
Jan. 12, 2026, midnight
Jan. 19, 2026, midnight
Returning Series
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