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University Challenge

2014/2015 · 37 episodes · Jul 14, 2014

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out.

  1. Episode 1

    Manchester v Selwyn College, Cambridge

    Jul 14, 2014

    In the opening match of the quiz series for students, Manchester University take on Selwyn College, Cambridge for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  2. Episode 2

    Oxford Brookes v Jesus College, Oxford

    Jul 21, 2014

    In another first round match, students from Oxford Brookes University do battle with Jesus College, Oxford in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  3. Episode 3

    Bristol v Courtauld Institute

    Jul 28, 2014

    In another first round match, students representing the University of Bristol battle it out with the Courtauld Institute of Art for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  4. Episode 4

    St Anne's College, Oxford v Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

    Aug 11, 2014

    In another first round match, St Anne's College, Oxford competes against Gonville and Caius, Cambridge for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the question

  5. Episode 5

    St Peter's College, Oxford v Sussex

    Aug 18, 2014

    In another first-round match, St Peter's College, Oxford competes against the University of Sussex for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  6. Episode 6

    LSHTM v LSE

    Aug 25, 2014

    It is a local derby as two London colleges, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the London School of Economics, do battle for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  7. Episode 7

    Liverpool v Sheffield

    Sep 1, 2014

    Two universities on either side of the Pennines, Liverpool and Sheffield, fight it out for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  8. Episode 8

    Bath v Glasgow

    Sep 8, 2014

    It is England versus Scotland when Bath University takes on the University of Glasgow in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  9. Episode 9

    Leicester v Open

    Sep 15, 2014

    The students from the University of Leicester battle it out against the Open University in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  10. Episode 10

    Trinity College, Cambridge v St Andrews

    Sep 22, 2014

    The students from Trinity College, Cambridge fight it out with St Andrews University for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  11. Episode 11

    UCL v Exeter

    Sep 29, 2014

    The students from University College, London encounter the students representing the University of Exeter in another first round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  12. Episode 12

    Brasenose College, Oxford v Durham

    Oct 6, 2014

    Brasenose College, Oxford and the University of Durham battle it out for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  13. Episode 13

    Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v York

    Oct 13, 2014

    In the penultimate first-round match of the student quiz, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge clashes with the University of York. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  14. Episode 14

    Magdalen College, Oxford v Pembroke College, Cambridge

    Oct 20, 2014

    It is an Oxbridge fixture between Magdalen College, Oxford and Pembroke College, Cambridge in the last of the first-round matches. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  15. Episode 15

    Open v LSE

    Oct 27, 2014

    It is the first of the two highest-scoring loser matches, when two teams get a second chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  16. Episode 16

    Manchester v Sussex

    Nov 3, 2014

    The last of the two highest-scoring loser matches sees two teams get a second chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  17. Episode 17

    Leicester v Trinity College, Cambridge

    Nov 10, 2014

    It's 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.

  18. Episode 18

    Durham v York

    Nov 17, 2014

    It is another second-round match with two teams fighting it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  19. Episode 19

    Magdalen College, Oxford v Open

    Nov 24, 2014

    It is another second round match with two teams fighting it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  20. Episode 20

    Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge v Manchester

    Dec 1, 2014

    Two more student teams fight it out to get through to the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  21. Episode 21

    LSHTM v Bristol

    Dec 8, 2014

    Two more student teams fight it out to get through to the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  22. Episode 22

    Glasgow v Liverpool

    Dec 15, 2014

    Two more student teams fight it out to get through to the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  23. Episode 23

    Selywyn College, Cambridge v St Peter's College, Oxford

    Jan 5, 2015

    Find out which of the two teams competing in the second round of the student quiz will make it through to the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  24. Episode 24

    Oxford Brookes v UCL

    Jan 12, 2015

    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.

  25. Episode 25

    Bristol v Liverpool

    Jan 19, 2015

    In the first of the quarter-finals, two student teams fight it out to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  26. Episode 26

    St Peter's College, Oxford v Oxford Brookes

    Jan 26, 2015

    The quarter-finals continue as two teams of university students do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  27. Episode 27

    Durham v Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

    Feb 2, 2015

    Pressure is mounting as the quarter-finals continue in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  28. Episode 28

    Magdalen College, Oxford v Trinity College, Cambridge

    Feb 9, 2015

    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.

  29. Episode 29

    Liverpool v St Peter's College, Oxford

    Feb 16, 2015

    Another quarter-final match to determine which university team will make it to the next stage of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  30. Episode 30

    Oxford Brookes v Bristol

    Feb 23, 2015

    In another quarter-final match, two teams of students aim to reach the next stage of the quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  31. Episode 31

    Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge v Magdalen College, Oxford

    Mar 2, 2015

    The gruelling quarter-finals continue as two student teams vie to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  32. Episode 32

    Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge

    Mar 9, 2015

    The pressure is increasing as the quarter-finals continue. Find out which team makes it to the next stage of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  33. Episode 33

    Bristol v Magdalen College, Oxford

    Mar 16, 2015

    It's 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.

  34. Episode 34

    Leicester v Durham

    Mar 23, 2015

    The last of the quarter-finals sees one more team make it through to the semi-final stage of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  35. Episode 35

    St Peter's College, Oxford v Magdalen College, Oxford

    Mar 30, 2015

    It's the first of the semis, when one team will find out if they have made it to the Grand Final of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  36. Episode 36

    Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge v Durham

    Apr 6, 2015

    In the last of the semi-finals, find out which team succeeds in achieving a place in the grand final of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  37. Episode 37

    Final: Magdalen College, Oxford v Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

    Apr 13, 2015

    It's the grand final of the student quiz - when one team will get to lift the University Challenge trophy. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.