University Challenge

1962
University Challenge

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EP1 Queen's, Belfast v Liverpool Aug 12, 2024

The 2024-25 series of University Challenge begins with Queen’s University Belfast taking on Liverpool for a place in the second round, with Amol Rajan asking the questions.

EP2 Open University v UCL Aug 19, 2024

The first round continues with a match between the Open University and UCL. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

EP3 Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge v Bristol Aug 26, 2024

Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge take on the University of Bristol, with a place in the second round at stake. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

EP4 Warwick v UEA Sep 02, 2024

Teams from the University of Warwick and the University of East Anglia prepare to face their first starter for ten. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

EP5 St Catharine's College, Cambridge v Wadham College, Oxford Sep 09, 2024

St Catharine's College, Cambridge and Wadham College, Oxford go head-to-head in another first round heat. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

EP6 Imperial v Manchester Sep 16, 2024

Imperial College London begin their title defence with a match against the University of Manchester. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

EP7 Reading v Exeter Sep 23, 2024

In another first round match, Reading take on Exeter for a place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

EP8 Darwin College, Cambridge v Birkbeck Sep 30, 2024

In another first round match, Darwin College, Cambridge take on Birkbeck for a place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

EP9 Oriel College, Oxford v Durham Oct 07, 2024

Oriel College, Oxford plays Durham University for a place in the second round of the competition. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

EP10 Exeter College, Oxford v Christ's College, Cambridge Oct 14, 2024

In another first-round match, teams from Exeter College, Oxford and Christ's College, Cambridge put fingers on buzzers for the first time. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

EP11 St Andrews v Cardiff Oct 21, 2024

Teams of students from St Andrews and Cardiff University compete for a place in round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

EP12 Leeds v Edinburgh Oct 28, 2024

The University of Leeds plays the University of Edinburgh for one of the few remaining places in round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

EP13 LSE v Leicester Nov 04, 2024

The London School of Economics faces the University of Leicester in the penultimate first round heat. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

EP14 SOAS v St Edmund Hall, Oxford Nov 11, 2024

Round one concludes with a match between SOAS, University of London and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
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Released: 21 September 1962 Returning Series
Producted By: Granada Television
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t6l0
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Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.

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celaycock I appeared on University Challenge in 2002 and can confirm beyond doubt that it's the most harrowingly tough show on TV. The questions are unrivalled in their difficulty, easily surpassing the relative inobscurity of Mastermind general knowledge questions.Paxman's sarcastic nature is, however, more than a little grating. His presentation comes across as nothing short of sneering and his snorting and derisory laughter at even slightly incorrect answers makes him look, at times, like a poor man's Anne Robinson: something which would no doubt horrify him if he realised.I cringe every time an Oxford scholar is cut down to size with a cackling laugh and a "nooooooooo" every time they mispronounce a chemical element. There will be some who enjoy this.All in all, UC is for those who like a challenge, whether you're competing or just watching at home.
Chris Gaskin University Challenge has been on our screens since the 1960's and is still going strong. It has only had two presenters, Bamber Gascoigne and the excellent Jeremy Paxman.Two university teams compete to answer questions on various subjects and the winner goes through to the next round. This is done in knock out stages.University Challenge is currently shown on BBC2 between 8:30 and 9:00 pm.I like Jeremy Paxman as he is rather strict, especially if one of the teams takes a long while to answer questions. He usually says "come on" to hurry them.The show always ends with the presenter saying "its goodbye from..." and each team then say it personally themselves.Long may University Challenge continue.
Ricardo-8 Well, other than The Simpsons. But University Challenge is undoubtedly the best quiz show. No fabulous prizes, celebrity specials (though wouldn't it be cool if the BBC showed the episodes with people like Stephen Fry in?) or tacky formats; just a good, solid series. Yet there is still enough of a 'format' present to endear the show to me - the classic dialogue ("your starter for 10" has actually made it into the Oxford Dictionary of Quotation), the one-team-on-top-of-the-other set (famously parodied in The Young Ones), Roger Tilling's blink-and-you'll-miss-it voiceover that he nevertheless gets credit for, and the fact that every week seems to include Somethingorother College, Oxford playing either the Open University or UMIST.Most importantly though, where most other quiz shows only seem to point out your ignorance of certain topics and leave you feeling stupid for the questions you can't answer, the ultra-difficult nature of University Challenge means that you don't feel bad about the questions you get wrong, but when you get one (or more!) right it seems as if your whole life spent collecting arcane facts has been validated.You could also argue that University Challenge is more wholesome than other quiz programmes. The winners don't play for prizes but rather for the honour of their university (and, if I remember rightly, some money and a nice statue too). It was watching this programme that I knew I wanted to go to uni, and someday be able to say to a BBC studio audience "I'm Richard Magrath, and I'm reading English Literature". It was through University Challenge that I learnt that you "read", rather than "study", your course at university, about the Oxbridge collegiate system and that I have a talent at being able to recognise pieces of classical music when played backwards.Finally, as the icing on the cake, the series is filmed in Manchester. What more could you want?