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Episode 125

Christmas 2021 - Edinburgh v Leicester

December 20, 2021

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University Challenge - S0 - E125

It’s the opening match of the Christmas quiz for grown-ups, with two teams doing battle for a place in the semi-finals. The Edinburgh team includes founder of the Wahaca group of restaurants Thomasina Miers and actor and comedian Miles Jupp. Playing them is a team of Leicester alumni, including author Jeffrey Boakye and science presenter Dallas Campbell. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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University Challenge: Season 0 - 80 Episode s

0x75 - Christmas 2016 - City v Newcastle
December 21, 2016
Journalist Samira Ahmed and Chair of Acas Sir Brendan Barber represent City, University of London, as they take on Newcastle University, whose team includes singer, songwriter and actor Wilko Johnson and TV presenter Charlie Webster. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x76 - Christmas 2016 - Soas v Leeds
December 22, 2016
A team representing Soas, featuring comedian Dom Joly and presenter Gus Casely-Hayford, take on a University of Leeds side that includes BBC economics editor Kamal Ahmed and Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x77 - Christmas 2016 - Edinburgh v St Catharine's, Cambridge
December 23, 2016
A team representing the University of Edinburgh, featuring actress Rachael Stirling and geneticist Steve Jones, take on a side from St Catharine's College, Cambridge, that includes Matthew Price, chief correspondent of Radio 4's Today programme, and novelist Joanne Harris. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x78 - Christmas 2016 - Magdalene, Cambridge v St Hilda's, Oxford
December 25, 2016
A festive edition of the quiz, featuring distinguished university alumni. In this penultimate first round match, both teams battle for a place in the semi-finals. Magdalene College, Cambridge, featuring radio and TV presenter Clemency Burton-Hill and Harry Potter film director Mike Newell, take on St Hilda's College, Oxford, with crime writer Val McDermid and historian Daisy Dunn. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x79 - Christmas 2016 - Bristol v Nottingham
December 26, 2016
A festive edition of the quiz, featuring distinguished university alumni. In the last first-round match, both teams battle for a place in the semi-finals. The University of Bristol team includes economist Will Hutton and Channel 4 presenter Kate Quilton. Playing them is the Nottingham University team, with weather presenter Nick Miller and Olympic canoeist David Florence. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x80 - Christmas 2016 - Semi-Final 1
December 27, 2016
It is the first of the semi-finals in the University Challenge quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x81 - Christmas 2016 - Semi-Final 2
December 28, 2016
It is the second of the semi-finals in the University Challenge quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x82 - Christmas 2016 - The Grand Final
December 29, 2016
It is the grand final of this festive competition for alumni from some of the UK's top universities. Which university will be Christmas University Challenge champions? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x83 - Christmas 2017 - Durham University v Keble College, Oxford
December 24, 2017
It is the opening match of the Christmas quiz for grown-ups, with two teams doing battle for a place in the semi-finals. The Durham team includes musician Rod Clements from the band Lindisfarne and actor Nick Mohammed. The Keble Oxford team includes comedian Katy Brand and children's author and screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x84 - Christmas 2017 - Selwyn College, Cambridge v St Andrews University
December 26, 2017
It is the second match of the Christmas quiz with two teams of graduates fighting it out for a place in the semi-finals. Competing today are Selwyn College, Cambridge, with screenwriter Robin French and comedian Viv Groskop, and St Andrews University, with BBC Scotland political editor Brian Taylor and writer Alistair Moffat. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x85 - Christmas 2017 - University of York v University of Southampton
December 27, 2017
In the third match of the Christmas series for university alumni is the team from the University of York, with Daily Mirror associate editor Kevin Maguire and Radio 3 presenter Tom Service. They fight it out for a place in the semis with the University of Southampton, whose team includes Times columnist Clare Foges and Front Row presenter John Wilson. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x86 - Christmas 2017 - University of Leicester v UCL
December 28, 2017
In the fourth match of the Christmas series for grown-ups, the University of Leicester, with Paralympian gold medallist Danielle Brown and Sky at Night presenter Pete Lawrence, fight it out against the UCL team, with BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen and president of the Royal College of Physicians Jane Dacre. Both teams are playing for a place in the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x87 - Christmas 2017 - St John's College, Cambridge v St Edmund Hall, Oxford
December 29, 2017
It is match five of this special Christmas series for distinguished alumni. In the St John's, Cambridge, team are screen writer Frederic Raphael and writer Laura Bates. They are fighting it out for a place in the semis against St Edmund Hall, Oxford, featuring Sky News presenter Anna Botting and screenwriter and comedian Emma Kennedy. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x88 - Christmas 2017 - Queen Mary College, London v Cardiff University
January 1, 2018
It is the penultimate first-round match in the Christmas quiz for alumni, and both teams are doing battle for a place in the semis. They are Queen Mary College, London, with Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson and broadcaster Adrian Chiles, against Cardiff University, with BBC World News presenter Laura Trevelyan and former cycling world champion Nicole Cooke. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x89 - Christmas 2017 - Brunel University v Reading University
January 2, 2018
It is the last first-round match in the Christmas series for university alumni when two teams are up against each other for a place in the semis. Brunel University includes Chelsea footballer Eniola Aluko and former Olympian and broadcaster Iwan Thomas. Playing them is the Reading University team, with Springwatch presenter Martin Hughes-Games and gardening expert Pippa Greenwood. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x90 - Christmas 2017 - Semi-Final 1
January 3, 2018
It is the first of the semi-finals in the University Challenge quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x91 - Christmas 2017 - Semi-Final 2
January 4, 2018
It is the second of the semi-finals in the University Challenge quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions
0x92 - Christmas 2017 - The Grand Final
January 5, 2018
It is the grand final of this seasonal competition for alumni from some of the UK's top universities - which university will be Christmas University Challenge champions? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x93 - Christmas 2018 - Brasenose, Oxford v Bristol
December 24, 2018
It is the opening match of the Christmas quiz for grown-ups, with two teams doing battle for a place in the semi-finals. The Brasenose, Oxford team includes Bargain Hunt expert Kate Bliss and Radio 4's More or Less presenter Tim Harford. The Bristol team includes McMafia author Misha Glenny and documentary presenter Iain Stewart. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x94 - Christmas 2018 - Westminster University v University of East Anglia
December 25, 2018
It is the second match of the Christmas quiz with two teams of graduates fighting it out for a place in the semi-finals. Playing on the Westminster team are TV presenter Danny Wallace and Royal Institution Christmas lecturer Sophie Scott. On the University of East Anglia team are comedian Arthur Smith and weather presenter Darren Bett. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x95 - Christmas 2018 - Pembroke College, Cambridge v King's London
December 26, 2018
In the third match of the Christmas series for university alumni is the team from the Pembroke College, Cambridge, with host of TV's Impossible Rick Edwards and former Olympic rower Cath Bishop. They fight it out for a place in the semis with King's College, London, whose team includes Any Answers? presenter Anita Anand and Radio 4 The Kitchen Cabinet panellist Zoe Laughlin. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x96 - Christmas 2018 - Exeter University v Birmingham University
December 28, 2018
It is match five of the special Christmas series for distinguished alumni. In the Exeter team are producer of The Generation Game and Red Dwarf Paul Jackson and news correspondent Jon Kay. They are fighting it out for a place in the semis against Birmingham University, featuring comedian Chris Addison and actor Nigel Lindsay. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x97 - Christmas 2018 - St Catherine's, Oxford v Peterhouse, Cambridge
December 27, 2018
In the fourth match of the Christmas series for grown-ups, St Catherine's College, Oxford, with Guardian drama critic Michael Billington and novelist Susie Boyt, fights it out against the Peterhouse, Cambridge team, with politician Lord Michael Howard and Coast's Mark Horton. Both teams are playing for a place in the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x98 - Christmas 2018 - Sheffield University v Manchester University
December 31, 2018
It is the penultimate first-round match in the Christmas quiz for grown-ups, and both teams are doing battle for a place in the semis. They are Sheffield University, with politician Lord David Blunkett and former Newsnight correspondent Paul Mason, against Manchester University, with journalist David Aaronovitch and Watchdog presenter Matt Allwright. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x99 - Christmas 2018 - Edinburgh University v LSE
January 1, 2019
It is the last first-round match in the Christmas series for university alumni when two teams are up against each other for a place in the semis. Edinburgh University includes MP Joanna Cherry and comedian Mitch Benn. Playing them is the LSE team, with critic Ekow Eshun and writer Maya Jaggi. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x100 - Christmas 2018 - Semi-Final 1
January 2, 2019
It is the first of the semi-finals in the University Challenge Christmas quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x101 - Christmas 2018 - Semi-Final 2
January 3, 2019
It is the second of the semi-finals in the University Challenge Christmas quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x102 - Christmas 2018 - The Grand Final
January 4, 2019
It is the grand final of this seasonal competition for alumni from some of the UK's top universities - which university will be Christmas University Challenge champions? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x103 - Christmas 2019 - Leeds University v Clare College, Cambridge
December 23, 2019
In the opening match of the Christmas quiz for grown-ups, two teams do battle for a place in the semi-finals. The Leeds team includes the Reverend Richard Coles and Human Planet photographer Tim Allen. Their opponents are from Clare College, Cambridge, including writer and broadcaster Marcel Theroux and soprano Elin Manahan Thomas. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x104 - Christmas 2019 - Birmingham City University v Wadham College, Oxford
December 24, 2019
It is the second match of the Christmas quiz with two teams of graduates fighting it out for a place in the semi-finals. Playing for the Birmingham City team are Carole Boyd, who plays Linda Snell in the Archers, and gardener and broadcaster Bunny Guinness. Their opponents on the Wadham, Oxford, team include journalists and broadcasters Anne McElvoy and Jonathan Freedland. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x105 - Christmas 2019 - Guildhall School of Music and Drama v UCL
December 25, 2019
In the third match of the Christmas series for university alumni, the team from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama features actors Monica Dolan, from BBC comedy W1A, and Holby City’s Bob Barrett. They fight it out for a place in the semis with the team from UCL, featuring BBC news presenter Maryam Moshiri and Arctic explorer Pen Hadow. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x106 - Christmas 2019 - Liverpool v Hull
December 26, 2019
In the fourth match of the Christmas series for grown-ups, the Liverpool team, with actor Anna Maxwell Martin and broadcaster Roger Bolton, fight it out against the Hull team, with comedian Lucy Beaumont and novelist Tracy Borman. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x107 - Christmas 2019 - Royal Holloway v Sussex
December 27, 2019
It is match five of this special Christmas series for distinguished alumni. In the Royal Holloway team are ceramics designer Emma Bridgewater and TV historian Fern Riddell. They are fighting it out for a place in the semis against Sussex, featuring BBC parliamentary correspondent Mark D’Arcy and science fiction writer and critic Kim Newman. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x108 - Christmas 2019 - Trinity Hall, Cambridge v St Peter's College, Oxford
December 30, 2019
It is the penultimate first-round match in the Christmas quiz for grown-ups and two teams are doing battle for a place in the semis. They are Trinity Hall, Cambridge, with Peep Show actor Sophie Winkleman and Guardian TV reviewer Lucy Mangan, and St Peter's College, Oxford, with BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera and journalist and broadcaster Afua Hirsch. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x109 - Christmas 2019 - Warwick v Imperial
December 31, 2019
It is the last first-round match in the Christmas series for university alumni. The Warwick team includes actor Tom Goodman-Hill and presenter of Radio 4’s The World Tonight Ritula Shah. Playing them is the Imperial team, with thrills engineer Brendan Walker and writer and broadcaster Kenan Malik. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x110 - Christmas 2019 - Semi-Final 1
January 1, 2020
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the first of the semi-finals in the Christmas quiz for grown-ups.
0x111 - Christmas 2019 - Semi-Final 2
January 2, 2020
It is the second of the semi-finals in the University Challenge Christmas quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x112 - Christmas 2019 - Final
January 3, 2020
It is the grand final of this seasonal competition for alumni from some of the UK's top universities - which university will be Christmas University Challenge champions? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x113 - ITV vs BBC Children in Need 2020
October 28, 2020
In a bid for glory, stars from the BBC and ITV, go head-to-head in a special episode of University Challenge for BBC Children in Need.
0x114 - Christmas 2020 - Christ's Cambridge v St John's Oxford
December 21, 2020
It’s the opening match of the Christmas quiz for grown-ups with two teams doing battle for a place in the semi-finals. The Christ’s Cambridge team includes painter and broadcaster Lachlan Goudie and poet Helen Mort. Playing them is the St John’s Oxford team, including thee BBC business editor Simon Jack and author John Lanchester. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x115 - Christmas 2020 - Manchester v Queen's Belfast
December 22, 2020
It’s the second match of the Christmas quiz, with two teams of graduates fighting it out for a place in the semi-finals. Playing for the Manchester team are actor Adrian Edmondson and war surgeon David Nott. Their opponents on the Queen’s Belfast team are Kate Devlin, writer of a book on sex and robots, and poet Miriam Gamble. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x116 - Christmas 2020 - Courtauld v Goldsmiths
December 23, 2020
In the third match of the Christmas series for university alumni is the team from the Courtauld Institute of Art, with artist Jeremy Deller and writer and poet Lavinia Greenlaw. They fight it out for a place in the semis with the team from Goldsmiths, University of London, which features Hairy Biker Dave Myers and author Helen Cross. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x117 - Christmas 2020 - Nottingham v Sheffield
December 24, 2020
In the fourth match of the Christmas series for grown-ups, the Nottingham team, with explorer Levison Wood and ecologist Helen Roy, fight it out against the Sheffield team, which features news presenter Kylie Pentelow and Daily Telegraph columnist Michael Deacon. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x118 - Christmas 2020 - Central Lancashire v Loughborough
December 26, 2020
It’s match five of this special Christmas series for distinguished alumni. In the University of Central Lancashire team are sports presenter Richard Askam and children’s book illustrator Kate Pankhurst. They are fighting it out for a place in the semi-finals against Loughborough, featuring cricketer Monty Panesar and poet and performer Kate Fox. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x119 - Christmas 2020 - Durham v Downing Cambridge
December 28, 2020
It’s the penultimate match of the first round in the Christmas quiz for grown-ups and both teams are doing battle for a place in the semi-finals. They are the University of Durham, with weather presenter Sarah Keith-Lucas and comedian Ed Gamble, who are playing against Downing College, Cambridge, with the BBC's media editor, Amol Rajan, and their global trade correspondent, Dharshini David. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x120 - Christmas 2020 - New College Oxford v Reading
December 29, 2020
It’s the last first-round match in the Christmas series for university alumni, with two teams are up against each other for a place in the semi-finals. New College Oxford includes political broadcaster Michael Crick and writer and playwright Christopher Hampton, and playing them is the Reading team with Newsnight culture correspondent Stephen Smith and film and TV critic Rhianna Dhillon. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x121 - Christmas 2020 - Semi-Final 1
December 30, 2020
It’s the first of the semi-finals in the University Challenge quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x122 - Christmas 2020 - Semi-Final 2
December 31, 2020
It’s the second of the semi-finals in the University Challenge quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x123 - Christmas 2020 - Grand Final
January 1, 2021
It’s the grand final of this seasonal competition for alumni from some of the UK’s top universities. Which university will be Christmas University Challenge champions? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x124 - ITV v BBC Children in Need 2021
October 28, 2021
In another bid for glory, stars from the BBC and ITV go head-to-head again, in another special episode of University Challenge for BBC Children in Need.
0x125 - Christmas 2021 - Edinburgh v Leicester
December 20, 2021
It’s the opening match of the Christmas quiz for grown-ups, with two teams doing battle for a place in the semi-finals. The Edinburgh team includes founder of the Wahaca group of restaurants Thomasina Miers and actor and comedian Miles Jupp. Playing them is a team of Leicester alumni, including author Jeffrey Boakye and science presenter Dallas Campbell. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x126 - Christmas 2021 - Winchester v Bradford
December 21, 2021
It’s the second match of the Christmas quiz, with two teams of graduates fighting it out for a place in the semi-finals. Playing for Winchester are comedian Shappi Khorsandi and sports presenter Mike Bushell. Their opponents on the Bradford team include MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy and property expert Martin Roberts. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x127 - Christmas 2021 - Bristol v King's, Cambridge
December 22, 2021
The third match of the Christmas series for university alumni features a team from the University of Bristol, with broadcaster Aasmah Mir and playwright Mark Ravenhill. They fight it out for a place in the semi-finals with the team from King's College, Cambridge, including sociologist Tom Shakespeare and Professor Shahidha Bari. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x128 - Christmas 2021 - LSE v Hertford, Oxford
December 23, 2021
In the fourth match of the Christmas series for grown-ups, a team of LSE alumni that includes newsreader Fatima Manji and Olympic rower Oliver Cook fight it out against four alumni from Hertford College, Oxford, including saxophonist Soweto Kinch and journalist Adam Fleming. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x129 - Christmas 2021 - Corpus Christi, Cambridge v St Anne's, Oxford
December 24, 2021
It’s match five of this special Christmas series for distinguished alumni. Novelist Helen Oyeyemi and literary editor Robert McCrum play on behalf of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, fighting it out for a place in the semi-finals against St Anne's College, Oxford, featuring comedian John Robins and engineer Roma Agrawal. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x130 - Christmas 2021 - Birkbeck, London v Portsmouth
December 27, 2021
It’s the penultimate match of the first round in the Christmas quiz for grown-ups, with both teams doing battle for a place in the semi-finals. The team of alumni from Birkbeck, London features Jolyon Maugham, founder of the Good Law Project, and writer and activist Shabnam Nasimi. They compete against four Portsmouth alumni, including mathematician Nira Chamberlain and TV property expert Tayo Oguntonade. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x131 - Christmas 2021 - Kent v Goldsmiths, London
December 28, 2021
It’s the last first-round match in the Christmas series for university alumni, with two teams up against each other for a place in the semi-finals. Musician YolanDa Brown and radio broadcaster Peter White play on behalf of the University of Kent. They're up against a team from Goldsmiths, London alumni that includes artist Mark Wallinger and campaigner Laura Coryton. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x132 - Christmas 2021 - Semi-Final 1
December 29, 2021
It’s the first of the semi-finals in the University Challenge quiz for grown-ups. Two of the four highest-scoring winners from the first round of matches play each other for a place in the series final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x133 - Christmas 2021 - Semi Final 2
December 30, 2021
It’s the second of the semi-finals in the University Challenge quiz for grown-ups. The remaining two highest-scoring winners from the heats compete for a spot in the final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x134 - Christmas 2021 - Grand Final
December 31, 2021
It’s the grand final of this seasonal competition for alumni from some of the UK’s top universities, with the last two teams standing doing battle for the series title. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x135 - University Challenge at 60
August 29, 2022
60 years on since University Challenge first appeared on British television, the show holds the record for the UK’s longest running quiz. To mark the occasion, this documentary tells the stories behind some of the series most memorable contestants, including Eric Monkman, Gail Trimble, Sandya Narayanswami and Jenny Ryan, as well as taking a look at the job of the question setters and paying tribute to the first question master, Bamber Gascoigne. Finally, former students are once again put to the test to see if they can still correctly answer their successful starters for 10.
0x136 - Christmas 2022 - SOAS University of London v Balliol College, Oxford
December 19, 2022
SOAS play Balliol College, Oxford, as University Challenge’s annual Christmas competition for teams of distinguished alumni kicks off. Contestants include author and broadcaster Emma Dabiri and crime writer Martin Edwards, while Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x137 - Christmas 2022 - University College, Oxford v University of Glasgow
December 20, 2022
Teams of alumni from University College, Oxford, face off against the University of Glasgow. Broadcaster Paul Gambaccini captains the University College team, while author Christopher Brookmyre leads Glasgow. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x138 - Christmas 2022 - Durham University v University of York
December 21, 2022
Alumni of Durham University face graduates of the University of York in the third match. Documentary maker Chris Terrill takes the captain’s chair for Durham, while YouTuber Tom Scott heads the York team. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x139 - Christmas 2022 - Exeter College, Oxford v Queen Mary University of London
December 22, 2022
Exeter College, Oxford, and Queen Mary University of London are represented by distinguished alumni in the fourth heat. Newsreader Reeta Chakrabarti and environmental writer Lucy Siegle are hoping to lead their respective teams to a place in the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x140 - Christmas 2022 - University of Hull v University of the West of England
December 23, 2022
The heats continue as four alumni of the University of Hull, captained by actor Sian Reese-Williams, face four graduates of the University of the West of England, led by science reporter Victoria Gill. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x141 - Christmas 2022 - UCL v University of Aberdeen
December 26, 2022
In the penultimate heat of the alumni tournament, teams representing UCL and the University of Aberdeen compete for a place in the semi-finals, captained by comedian Ria Lina and film director Jon S Baird. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x142 - Christmas 2022 - University of Bristol v University of Cardiff
December 27, 2022
Graduates of the University of Bristol play former students of Cardiff in the final heat. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x143 - Christmas 2022 - Semi-Final 1
December 28, 2022
Two alumni teams return to contest the first semi-final of 2022’s Christmas competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x144 - Christmas 2022 - Semi-Final 2
December 29, 2022
Two of the four highest-scoring winning teams from the heats return to play the second of this year’s semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x145 - Christmas 2022 - Grand Final
December 30, 2022
It’s the grand final of the Christmas competition, in which teams of notable former students compete on behalf of their alma maters. Only two alumni teams remain: who will take the series title? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
0x146 - Christmas 2023 - Episode 1
December 18, 2023
In the first round of the annual Christmas competition for teams of distinguished alumni, the presenter and journalist Ayshah Tull captains a team from King’s College London, while presenter and journalist Joe Crowley leads a team from City, University of London. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
0x147 - Christmas 2023 - Episode 2
December 19, 2023
Alumni of University of East Anglia face graduates of Royal Holloway, University of London in the second match of Christmas University Challenge. Novelist Tahmima Anam is among Royal Holloway’s team members, and art historian Bender Grosvenor heads the UEA team. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
0x148 - Christmas 2023 - Episode 3
December 20, 2023
Dundee University and Bangor University are represented by distinguished alumni in the third heat of Christmas University Challenge. Dundee’s team includes the Turner Prize-winning artist Susan Philipsz, while Bangor’s players include the author Juno Dawson. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
0x149 - Christmas 2023 - Episode 4
December 21, 2023
The heats of the Christmas competition continue tonight. Captained by writer Alex Bellos, four alumni from Corpus Christi, Oxford face four graduates of the University of Edinburgh, led by politician Ruth Davidson. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
0x150 - Christmas 2023 - Episode 5
December 22, 2023
The heats of this year’s Christmas competition continue. Teams representing Imperial College London and the University of Liverpool compete for a place in the semi-finals, captained by journalist Anjana Ahuja and musician Ian Ritchie. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
0x151 - Christmas 2023 - Episode 6
December 26, 2023
The first round of this year’s Christmas University Challenge concludes tonight. Graduates of the Middlesex University play former students of Leeds, with the last place in the semi-finals at stake. Contestants include artist Heather Phillipson and Paralympian Claire Cashmore. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
0x152 - Christmas 2023 - Episode 7
December 27, 2023
Two alumni teams return to contest the first semi-final of the Christmas competition. Amol Rajan asks the questions
0x153 - Christmas 2023 - Episode 8
December 28, 2023
This Christmas competition for teams of distinguished alumni continues. Two of the four highest-scoring winning teams from the heats play the second semi-final. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
0x154 - Christmas 2023 - Episode 9
December 29, 2023
It’s the grand final of the Christmas competition, in which teams of notable former students compete on behalf of their alma maters. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

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0x75 - Christmas 2016 - City v Newcastle

0x76 - Christmas 2016 - Soas v Leeds

0x77 - Christmas 2016 - Edinburgh v St Catharine's, Cambridge

0x78 - Christmas 2016 - Magdalene, Cambridge v St Hilda's, Oxford

0x79 - Christmas 2016 - Bristol v Nottingham

0x80 - Christmas 2016 - Semi-Final 1

0x81 - Christmas 2016 - Semi-Final 2

0x82 - Christmas 2016 - The Grand Final

0x83 - Christmas 2017 - Durham University v Keble College, Oxford

0x84 - Christmas 2017 - Selwyn College, Cambridge v St Andrews University

0x85 - Christmas 2017 - University of York v University of Southampton

0x86 - Christmas 2017 - University of Leicester v UCL

0x87 - Christmas 2017 - St John's College, Cambridge v St Edmund Hall, Oxford

0x88 - Christmas 2017 - Queen Mary College, London v Cardiff University

0x89 - Christmas 2017 - Brunel University v Reading University

0x90 - Christmas 2017 - Semi-Final 1

0x91 - Christmas 2017 - Semi-Final 2

0x92 - Christmas 2017 - The Grand Final

0x93 - Christmas 2018 - Brasenose, Oxford v Bristol

0x94 - Christmas 2018 - Westminster University v University of East Anglia

0x95 - Christmas 2018 - Pembroke College, Cambridge v King's London

0x96 - Christmas 2018 - Exeter University v Birmingham University

0x97 - Christmas 2018 - St Catherine's, Oxford v Peterhouse, Cambridge

0x98 - Christmas 2018 - Sheffield University v Manchester University

0x99 - Christmas 2018 - Edinburgh University v LSE

0x100 - Christmas 2018 - Semi-Final 1

0x101 - Christmas 2018 - Semi-Final 2

0x102 - Christmas 2018 - The Grand Final

0x103 - Christmas 2019 - Leeds University v Clare College, Cambridge

0x104 - Christmas 2019 - Birmingham City University v Wadham College, Oxford

0x105 - Christmas 2019 - Guildhall School of Music and Drama v UCL

0x106 - Christmas 2019 - Liverpool v Hull

0x107 - Christmas 2019 - Royal Holloway v Sussex

0x108 - Christmas 2019 - Trinity Hall, Cambridge v St Peter's College, Oxford

0x109 - Christmas 2019 - Warwick v Imperial

0x110 - Christmas 2019 - Semi-Final 1

0x111 - Christmas 2019 - Semi-Final 2

0x112 - Christmas 2019 - Final

0x113 - ITV vs BBC Children in Need 2020

0x114 - Christmas 2020 - Christ's Cambridge v St John's Oxford

0x115 - Christmas 2020 - Manchester v Queen's Belfast

0x116 - Christmas 2020 - Courtauld v Goldsmiths

0x117 - Christmas 2020 - Nottingham v Sheffield

0x118 - Christmas 2020 - Central Lancashire v Loughborough

0x119 - Christmas 2020 - Durham v Downing Cambridge

0x120 - Christmas 2020 - New College Oxford v Reading

0x121 - Christmas 2020 - Semi-Final 1

0x122 - Christmas 2020 - Semi-Final 2

0x123 - Christmas 2020 - Grand Final

0x124 - ITV v BBC Children in Need 2021

0x125 - Christmas 2021 - Edinburgh v Leicester

0x126 - Christmas 2021 - Winchester v Bradford

0x127 - Christmas 2021 - Bristol v King's, Cambridge

0x128 - Christmas 2021 - LSE v Hertford, Oxford

0x129 - Christmas 2021 - Corpus Christi, Cambridge v St Anne's, Oxford

0x130 - Christmas 2021 - Birkbeck, London v Portsmouth

0x131 - Christmas 2021 - Kent v Goldsmiths, London

0x132 - Christmas 2021 - Semi-Final 1

0x133 - Christmas 2021 - Semi Final 2

0x134 - Christmas 2021 - Grand Final

0x135 - University Challenge at 60

0x136 - Christmas 2022 - SOAS University of London v Balliol College, Oxford

0x137 - Christmas 2022 - University College, Oxford v University of Glasgow

0x138 - Christmas 2022 - Durham University v University of York

0x139 - Christmas 2022 - Exeter College, Oxford v Queen Mary University of London

0x140 - Christmas 2022 - University of Hull v University of the West of England

0x141 - Christmas 2022 - UCL v University of Aberdeen

0x142 - Christmas 2022 - University of Bristol v University of Cardiff

0x143 - Christmas 2022 - Semi-Final 1

0x144 - Christmas 2022 - Semi-Final 2

0x145 - Christmas 2022 - Grand Final

0x146 - Christmas 2023 - Episode 1

0x147 - Christmas 2023 - Episode 2

0x148 - Christmas 2023 - Episode 3

0x149 - Christmas 2023 - Episode 4

0x150 - Christmas 2023 - Episode 5

0x151 - Christmas 2023 - Episode 6

0x152 - Christmas 2023 - Episode 7

0x153 - Christmas 2023 - Episode 8

0x154 - Christmas 2023 - Episode 9