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Christmas 2024 - Semi-Final 2
University Challenge - S0 - E163
Another two teams of notable alumni return to contest the second semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
University Challenge: Season 0 - 52 Episode s
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.
0x155 - Christmas 2024 - Warwick v Durham
December 23, 2024
Christmas University Challenge 2024 begins with a match between graduates of Warwick and Durham. Yomi Adegoke and Carla Denyer are team captains, and Amol Rajan asks the questions.
0x156 - Christmas 2024 - Worcester College, Oxford v Bristol
December 24, 2024
Distinguished graduates of Worcester College, Oxford face notable Bristol alumni. Players include Tom Parker Bowles and Lord Paul Boateng. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
0x157 - Christmas 2024 - Manchester Metropolitan v Brighton
December 26, 2024
This year's festive specials continue. Manchester Metropolitan plays Brighton, captained by Debra Stephenson and Adam Pearson. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
0x158 - Christmas 2024 - Leeds Trinity v Nottingham
December 27, 2024
It's another heat in this year's Christmas competition. Lauren Layfield leads a team from Leeds Trinity, while Yasmin Ali captains Nottingham. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
0x159 - Christmas 2024 - Southampton v Churchill College, Cambridge
December 29, 2024
In another Christmas heat, former Southampton students, captained by Justine Greening, face alumni of Churchill College, Cambridge, headed by Helen Czerski. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
0x160 - Christmas 2024 - Emmanuel College, Cambridge v Queens' College, Cambridge
December 30, 2024
The Christmas series continues with a Cambridge derby. Emmanuel graduates and Queens’ alumni go head-to-head, led by Stig Abell and Jenny Kleeman. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
0x161 - Christmas 2024 - St Andrews v LSE
December 31, 2024
In the final heat of this year's Christmas competition, St Andrews alumni face graduates of the LSE, captained by Abigail Thorn and Mark Urban. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
0x162 - Christmas 2024 - Semi-Final 1
January 1, 2025
It's the first semi-final, and two of the highest-scoring winning teams from the heats return to play again. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
0x163 - Christmas 2024 - Semi-Final 2
January 2, 2025
Another two teams of notable alumni return to contest the second semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
0x164 - Christmas 2024 - Final
January 3, 2025
It’s the grand final of the Christmas competition for teams of distinguished alumni. Who will be crowned the 2024 champions? Amol Rajan asks the questions.
University Challenge: All seasons
S0: Specials
164 Episode s
S1: 1962–1963
61 Episode s
S2: 1963–1965
62 Episode s
S3: 1965–1966
42 Episode s
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37 Episode s
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39 Episode s
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33 Episode s
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27 Episode s
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27 Episode s
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27 Episode s
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S28: 1998/1999
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31 Episode s
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37 Episode s
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37 Episode s
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37 Episode s
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37 Episode s
S45: 2015/16
37 Episode s
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37 Episode s
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37 Episode s
S48: 2018/19
37 Episode s
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37 Episode s
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37 Episode s
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37 Episode s
S52: 2022/23
37 Episode s
S53: 2023/24
37 Episode s
S54: 2024/25
15 Episode s
S54: 2024/25
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S55: 2017/18
4 Episode s
S56: Christmas 2017
1 Episode
S57: 2018/19
2 Episode s