Grand Final: Imperial v Reading
University Challenge - S51 - E37
The grand final sees the last two teams left standing compete to be crowned series champions. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
University Challenge: Season 51 - 37 Episode s
51x1 - King's College London v glasgow
July 12, 2021
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.
51x2 - UCL v St Hilda's College, Oxford
July 19, 2021
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.
51x3 - London Business School v Hertford College, Oxford
July 26, 2021
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.
51x4 - Emmanuel College, Cambridge v St Andrews
August 2, 2021
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.
51x5 - Queen Mary v Oxford Brookes
August 9, 2021
Students representing Queen Mary University of London compete with Oxford Brookes University in another first round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
51x6 - Strathclyde v Reading
August 16, 2021
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.
51x7 - Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge
August 23, 2021
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.
51x8 - Exeter v Manchester
August 30, 2021
The University of Exeter takes on the University of Manchester in another first round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
51x9 - Edinburgh v Peterhouse, Cambridge
September 6, 2021
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.
51x10 - St John's College, Cambridge v Imperial
September 13, 2021
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.
51x11 - St Catharine's College, Cambridge v University College, Oxford
September 20, 2021
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
51x12 - Dundee v Royal Northern College of Music
September 27, 2021
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.
51x13 - Wolfson College, Oxford v Bristol
October 4, 2021
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.
51x14 - Birmingham v Sussex
October 11, 2021
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.
51x15 - UCL v St John's College, Cambridge
October 18, 2021
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.
51x16 - Emmanuel College, Cambridge v Royal Northern College of Music
October 25, 2021
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.
51x17 - St John's College, Cambridge v Queen Mary
November 1, 2021
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.
51x18 - Emmanuel College, Cambridge v St Catharine's College, Cambridge
November 8, 2021
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.
51x19 - Edinburgh v Bristol
November 15, 2021
The second round continues when two teams make a bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
51x20 - St Hilda's College, Oxford v Trinity College, Cambridge
November 22, 2021
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.
51x21 - Reading v Dundee
November 29, 2021
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.
51x22 - King's College London v Hertford College, Oxford
December 6, 2021
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
51x23 - Birmingham v St Andrews
December 13, 2021
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.
51x24 - Exeter v Imperial
January 3, 2022
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.
51x25 - Reading v Birmingham
January 10, 2022
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.
51x26 - King's College London v Imperial
January 17, 2022
The quarter-finals continue tonight as two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
51x27 - St John's College, Cambridge v Emmanuel College, Cambridge
January 24, 2022
The quarter-finals continue tonight as two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
51x28 - Edinburgh v Trinity College, Cambridge
January 31, 2022
The quarter-finals continue tonight, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
51x29 - Birmingham v King's College London
February 7, 2022
The quarter-finals continue tonight, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
51x30 - Reading v Imperial
February 14, 2022
The quarter-finals continue tonight as two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
51x31 - Emmanuel College, Cambridge v Edinburgh
February 21, 2022
The quarter-finals continue, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
51x32 - St John's College, Cambridge v Trinity College, Cambridge
February 28, 2022
The quarter-finals continue tonight as two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
51x33 - King's College London v Emmanuel College, Cambridge
March 7, 2022
The quarter-finals continue when two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
51x34 - Reading v St John's College, Cambridge
March 14, 2022
The quarter-finals continue tonight, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
51x35 - Imperial v Emmanuel College, Cambridge
March 21, 2022
Two teams compete for a place in the grand final in the first of the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
51x36 - Edinburgh v Reading
March 28, 2022
In the second of the semi-finals, two teams do battle for the last spot in the grand final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
51x37 - Grand Final: Imperial v Reading
April 4, 2022
The grand final sees the last two teams left standing compete to be crowned series champions. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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