Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.
University Challenge (Season 48)
Warwick v Exeter (Episode 1)
Air date: 2018-07-16
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Emmanuel College, Cambridge v Glasgow (Episode 2)
Air date: 2018-07-23
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Pembroke College, Oxford v Downing College, Cambridge (Episode 3)
Air date: 2018-07-30
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Soas v Darwin College, Cambridge (Episode 4)
Air date: 2018-08-13
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Clare College, Cambridge v Hertford College, Cambridge (Episode 5)
Air date: 2018-08-20
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: Students representing Clare College, Cambridge, compete with Hertford College, Oxford, in another first-round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Strathclyde v Durham (Episode 6)
Air date: 2018-08-27
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: Strathclyde University students do battle with the University of Durham students for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
York v St Edmund Hall, Oxford (Episode 7)
Air date: 2018-09-03
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Edinburgh v Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (Episode 8)
Air date: 2018-09-10
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: Edinburgh University takes on Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions
Bristol v Queen's University Belfast (Episode 9)
Air date: 2018-09-17
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
London Institute v Godsmiths (Episode 10)
Air date: 2018-09-24
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
St Peter's College, Oxford v Pembroke College, Cambridge (Episode 11)
Air date: 2018-10-01
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
UCL v King's College, London (Episode 12)
Air date: 2018-10-08
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
East London v Manchester (Episode 13)
Air date: 2018-10-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: In the penultimate first round match of the student quiz, the University of East London clashes with Manchester University. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Keble College, Oxford v UEA (Episode 14)
Air date: 2018-10-29
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Emmanuel College, Cambridge v King's College London (Episode 15)
Air date: 2018-11-05
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Hertford College, Oxford v Exeter (Episode 16)
Air date: 2018-11-12
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
St Peter's College, Oxford v Emmanuel College, Cambridge (Episode 17)
Air date: 2018-11-19
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Hertford College, Oxford v Manchester (Episode 18)
Air date: 2018-11-26
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: In another second-round match, two teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Edinburgh v UCL (Episode 19)
Air date: 2018-12-03
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Clare College, Cambridge v St Edmund Hall, Oxford (Episode 20)
Air date: 2018-12-10
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Goldsmiths v Glasgow (Episode 21)
Air date: 2018-12-17
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Durham v Keble College, Oxford (Episode 22)
Air date: 2019-01-07
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Downing College, Cambridge v Darwin College, Cambridge (Episode 23)
Air date: 2019-01-14
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Warwick v Bristol (Episode 24)
Air date: 2019-01-21
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Glasgow v Durham (Episode 25)
Air date: 2019-01-28
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Darwin College, Cambridge v Bristol (Episode 26)
Air date: 2019-02-04
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Manchester v Edinburgh (Episode 27)
Air date: 2019-02-11
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: Pressure is mounting as the quarter-finals continue in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Emmanuel College, Cambridge v St Edmund Hall, Oxford (Episode 28)
Air date: 2019-02-18
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Durham v Edinburgh (Episode 29)
Air date: 2019-02-25
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Glasgow v Manchester (Episode 30)
Air date: 2019-03-04
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: In another quarter final match two teams of students aim to reach the next stage of the quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Bristol v St Edmund Hall, Oxford (Episode 31)
Air date: 2019-03-11
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: The gruelling quarter-finals continue as two student teams vie to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Darwin College, Cambridge v Emmanuel College, Cambridge (Episode 32)
Air date: 2019-03-18
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Edinburgh v Bristol (Episode 33)
Air date: 2019-03-25
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Manchester v Darwin College, Cambridge (Episode 34)
Air date: 2019-04-01
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Durham v Edinburgh (Episode 35)
Air date: 2019-04-08
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
St Edmund Hall, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge (Episode 36)
Air date: 2019-04-15
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Final: Edinburgh v St Edmund Hall, Oxford (Episode 37)
Air date: 2019-04-22
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: It is the grand final of the quiz for students. Which team will lift the University Challenge trophy? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
