The Open University v Magdalen College, Oxford
University Challenge - S27 - E20
The Open University return to take on reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford for the last place in the quarter-finals.
University Challenge: Season 27 - 27 Episode s
27x1 - Edinburgh v Jesus College, Cambridge
September 10, 1997
27x2 - Birkbeck v Cardiff
September 17, 1997
27x3 - Exeter v Robinson College, Cambridge
September 24, 1997
27x4 - Magdalen College, Oxford v King's College, London
October 1, 1997
Teams from Magdalen College, Oxford and King's College, London put their knowledge to the test. Jeremy Paxman hosts.
27x5 - Sheffield v Aberdeen
October 8, 1997
Jeremy Paxman welcomes teams from Sheffield and Aberdeen to the university quiz.
27x6 - Christ Church, Oxford v The Open University
October 15, 1997
Quiz show hosted by Jeremy Paxman. The Open University take on Christ Church College, Oxford.
27x7 - Liverpool v Newnham College, Cambridge
October 22, 1997
27x8 - Queen's University, Belfast v Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital
October 29, 1997
27x9 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v St Catherine's College, Oxford
November 4, 1997
27x10 - St John's College, Oxford v L.S.E.
November 11, 1997
27x11 - Oxford Brookes v Warwick
November 18, 1997
Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz between university students. Oxford Brookes take on Warwick.
27x12 - New Hall, Cambridge v Nottingham
December 2, 1997
27x13 - Exeter v Jesus College, Cambridge
December 9, 1997
27x14 - King's College, London v Nottingham
December 16, 1997
Jeremy Paxman presents a second-round clash between Kings College, London and Nottingham University.
27x15 - Newnham College, Cambridge v Edinburgh
January 6, 1998
Newnham College, Cambridge take on Edinburgh University in a second-round match. Jeremy Paxman is the quizmaster.
27x16 - Birkbeck v Robinson College, Cambridge
January 13, 1998
27x17 - L.S.E. v Oxford Brookes
January 20, 1998
27x18 - Cardiff v Aberdeen
January 27, 1998
Jeremy Paxman chairs another second-round match as Cardiff return to take on Aberdeen for a place in the quarter-finals.
27x19 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v Queen's University, Belfast
February 3, 1998
27x20 - The Open University v Magdalen College, Oxford
February 24, 1998
The Open University return to take on reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford for the last place in the quarter-finals.
27x21 - Jesus College, Cambridge v Nottingham
March 4, 1998
Jeremy Paxman asks questions of teams from Jesus College, Cambridge and Nottingham University.
27x22 - Edinburgh v Birkbeck
March 11, 1998
27x23 - L.S.E. v Queen's University, Belfast
March 18, 1998
27x24 - Cardiff v Magdalen College, Oxford
March 25, 1998
27x25 - Nottingham v Birkbeck
April 7, 1998
27x26 - L.S.E. v Magdalen College, Oxford
April 14, 1998
Teams from the London School of Economics and Magdalen College, Oxford face questions from Jeremy Paxman.
27x27 - Final: Birkbeck v Magdalen College, Oxford
April 21, 1998
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