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University Challenge

2018/19 · 37 episodes · Jul 16, 2018

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the quiz for students.

  1. Episode 1

    Warwick v Exeter

    Jul 16, 2018

    In the opening match of the quiz series for students the University of Warwick takes on Exeter University for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  2. Episode 2

    Emmanuel College, Cambridge v Glasgow

    Jul 23, 2018

    In another first-round match, students from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, do battle with Glasgow University in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  3. Episode 3

    Pembroke College, Oxford v Downing College, Cambridge

    Jul 30, 2018

    In another first-round match, the students representing Pembroke College, Oxford, battle it out with Downing College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  4. Episode 4

    Soas v Darwin College, Cambridge

    Aug 13, 2018

    This episode sees another first-round match when SOAS competes against Darwin College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  5. Episode 5

    Clare College, Cambridge v Hertford College, Cambridge

    Aug 20, 2018

    Students representing Clare College, Cambridge, compete with Hertford College, Oxford, in another first-round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  6. Episode 6

    Strathclyde v Durham

    Aug 27, 2018

    Strathclyde University students do battle with the University of Durham students for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  7. Episode 7

    York v St Edmund Hall, Oxford

    Sep 3, 2018

    The team representing York University fights it out against the St Edmund Hall, Oxford, team for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  8. Episode 8

    Edinburgh v Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge

    Sep 10, 2018

    Edinburgh University takes on Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions

  9. Episode 9

    Bristol v Queen's University Belfast

    Sep 17, 2018

    In another first-round match, students from the University of Bristol fight it out against Queen's University Belfast for a place in the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  10. Episode 10

    London Institute v Godsmiths

    Sep 24, 2018

    In another first-round match, two University of London colleges - the London Institute in Paris and Goldsmiths - do battle for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  11. Episode 11

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

    Oct 1, 2018

    In another first-round match the students from St Peter's College, Oxford, fight it out against the team from Pembroke College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  12. Episode 12

    UCL v King's College, London

    Oct 8, 2018

    It is a contest between UCL and King's College, London, for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  13. Episode 13

    East London v Manchester

    Oct 15, 2018

    In the penultimate first round match of the student quiz, the University of East London clashes with Manchester University. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  14. Episode 14

    Keble College, Oxford v UEA

    Oct 29, 2018

    In the last of the first-round matches, the students of Keble College, Oxford, fight it out against the University of East Anglia. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  15. Episode 15

    Emmanuel College, Cambridge v King's College London

    Nov 5, 2018

    In the first of the two highest-scoring loser matches, two teams get another chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  16. Episode 16

    Hertford College, Oxford v Exeter

    Nov 12, 2018

    It is the last of the two highest-scoring loser matches as two teams get another chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  17. Episode 17

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

    Nov 19, 2018

    It is the first of the second-round matches as two teams battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  18. Episode 18

    Hertford College, Oxford v Manchester

    Nov 26, 2018

    In another second-round match, two teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  19. Episode 19

    Edinburgh v UCL

    Dec 3, 2018

    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.

  20. Episode 20

    Clare College, Cambridge v St Edmund Hall, Oxford

    Dec 10, 2018

    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.

  21. Episode 21

    Goldsmiths v Glasgow

    Dec 17, 2018

    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.

  22. Episode 22

    Durham v Keble College, Oxford

    Jan 7, 2019

    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.

  23. Episode 23

    Downing College, Cambridge v Darwin College, Cambridge

    Jan 14, 2019

    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

    Warwick v Bristol

    Jan 21, 2019

    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

    Glasgow v Durham

    Jan 28, 2019

    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.

  26. Episode 26

    Darwin College, Cambridge v Bristol

    Feb 4, 2019

    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

    Manchester v Edinburgh

    Feb 11, 2019

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

  28. Episode 28

    Emmanuel College, Cambridge v St Edmund Hall, Oxford

    Feb 18, 2019

    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

    Durham v Edinburgh

    Feb 25, 2019

    In another quarter-final match, find out which university team will make it to the next stage of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  30. Episode 30

    Glasgow v Manchester

    Mar 4, 2019

    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

    Bristol v St Edmund Hall, Oxford

    Mar 11, 2019

    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

    Darwin College, Cambridge v Emmanuel College, Cambridge

    Mar 18, 2019

    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.

  33. Episode 33

    Edinburgh v Bristol

    Mar 25, 2019

    It is the penultimate quarter-final match tonight in the long and winding road to the semi-finals of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  34. Episode 34

    Manchester v Darwin College, Cambridge

    Apr 1, 2019

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

  35. Episode 35

    Durham v Edinburgh

    Apr 8, 2019

    It is the first of the semi-finals and one team find out if they have made it to the grand final of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  36. Episode 36

    St Edmund Hall, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge

    Apr 15, 2019

    In the last of the semis and the penultimate match in the series, find out which team gains a place in the grand final of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

  37. Episode 37

    Final: Edinburgh v St Edmund Hall, Oxford

    Apr 22, 2019

    It is the grand final of the quiz for students. Which team will lift the University Challenge trophy? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.