Bridget Caldwell
Director
University Challenge (1962)
2021/22
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
S51E1 - King's College London v glasgow
In the opening match of the quiz series for students, King’s College London takes on the University of Glasgow for a place in the second round.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
July 12, 2021, midnight
S51E2 - UCL v St Hilda's College, Oxford
In another first round match, students from University College London do battle with St Hilda’s College, Oxford in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
July 19, 2021, midnight
S51E3 - London Business School v Hertford College, Oxford
In another first round match, the students representing London Business School battle it out with Hertford College, Oxford for a place in the second round.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
July 26, 2021, midnight
S51E4 - Emmanuel College, Cambridge v St Andrews
In another first round match, Emmanuel College, Cambridge competes against the University of St Andrews for a place in the second round of the student quiz.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 2, 2021, midnight
S51E5 - Queen Mary v Oxford Brookes
Students representing Queen Mary University of London compete with Oxford Brookes University in another first round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 9, 2021, midnight
S51E6 - Strathclyde v Reading
Students from the University of Strathclyde do battle with the University of Reading for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 16, 2021, midnight
S51E7 - Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge
The team representing the University of Durham fights it out against Trinity College, Cambridge for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 23, 2021, midnight
S51E8 - Exeter v Manchester
The University of Exeter takes on the University of Manchester in another first round match of the student quiz.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug. 30, 2021, midnight
S51E9 - Edinburgh v Peterhouse, Cambridge
In another first-round match, students from the University of Edinburgh fight it out against Peterhouse, Cambridge for a place in the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sept. 6, 2021, midnight
S51E10 - St John's College, Cambridge v Imperial
In another first round match, St John’s College, Cambridge plays Imperial College London for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sept. 13, 2021, midnight
S51E11 - St Catharine's College, Cambridge v University College, Oxford
In another first round match, the students from St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, fight it out against the team from University College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions
Sept. 20, 2021, midnight
S51E12 - Dundee v Royal Northern College of Music
It’s a contest between the University of Dundee and the Royal Northern College of Music for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sept. 27, 2021, midnight
S51E13 - Wolfson College, Oxford v Bristol
In the penultimate first round match of the student quiz, Wolfson College, Oxford clashes with the University of Bristol to get to the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 4, 2021, midnight
S51E14 - Birmingham v Sussex
It’s the last of the first-round matches tonight as the students of the University of Birmingham fight it out against the University of Sussex. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 11, 2021, midnight
S51E15 - UCL v St John's College, Cambridge
It’s the first of the two highest scoring loser matches as two teams get a second chance to battle it out for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 18, 2021, midnight
S51E16 - Emmanuel College, Cambridge v Royal Northern College of Music
It’s the last of the two highest-scoring loser matches tonight, with two teams getting another chance to battle it out for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct. 25, 2021, midnight
S51E17 - St John's College, Cambridge v Queen Mary
It’s the first of the second round matches, with two teams battling it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov. 1, 2021, midnight
S51E18 - Emmanuel College, Cambridge v St Catharine's College, Cambridge
It’s another second round match tonight as two teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov. 8, 2021, midnight
S51E19 - Edinburgh v Bristol
The second round continues when two teams make a bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov. 15, 2021, midnight
S51E20 - St Hilda's College, Oxford v Trinity College, Cambridge
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. 22, 2021, midnight
S51E21 - Reading v Dundee
In the second round of the competition for students, two more universities battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov. 29, 2021, midnight
S51E22 - King's College London v Hertford College, Oxford
The second round of the quiz for students continues as two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions
Dec. 6, 2021, midnight
S51E23 - Birmingham v St Andrews
Two more teams compete in the second round of the student quiz to try and make it through to the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Dec. 13, 2021, midnight
S51E24 - Exeter v Imperial
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. 3, 2022, midnight
S51E25 - Reading v Birmingham
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. 10, 2022, midnight
S51E26 - King's College London v Imperial
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. 17, 2022, midnight
S51E27 - St John's College, Cambridge v Emmanuel College, Cambridge
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. 24, 2022, midnight
S51E28 - Edinburgh v Trinity College, Cambridge
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. 31, 2022, midnight
S51E29 - Birmingham 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.
Feb. 7, 2022, midnight
S51E30 - Reading v Imperial
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. 14, 2022, midnight
S51E31 - Emmanuel College, Cambridge v Edinburgh
The quarter-finals continue, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Feb. 21, 2022, midnight
S51E32 - St John's College, Cambridge v Trinity College, Cambridge
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. 28, 2022, midnight
S51E33 - King's College London v Emmanuel College, Cambridge
The quarter-finals continue when two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 7, 2022, midnight
S51E34 - Reading v St John's College, Cambridge
The quarter-finals continue tonight, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 14, 2022, midnight
S51E35 - Imperial v Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Two teams compete for a place in the grand final in the first of the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 21, 2022, midnight
S51E36 - Edinburgh v Reading
In the second of the semi-finals, two teams do battle for the last spot in the grand final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
March 28, 2022, midnight
S51E37 - Grand Final: Imperial v Reading
The grand final sees the last two teams left standing compete to be crowned series champions.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
April 4, 2022, 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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