University Challenge — Season 27
Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz.
About this season
Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz.
Episodes (27)
1. Edinburgh v Jesus College, Cambridge
Aired 10 September 1997 • 30 min
2. Birkbeck v Cardiff
Aired 17 September 1997 • 30 min
3. Exeter v Robinson College, Cambridge
Aired 24 September 1997 • 30 min
4. Magdalen College, Oxford v King's College, London
Aired 1 October 1997 • 30 min
Teams from Magdalen College, Oxford and King's College, London put their knowledge to the test. Jeremy Paxman hosts.
5. Sheffield v Aberdeen
Aired 8 October 1997 • 30 min
Jeremy Paxman welcomes teams from Sheffield and Aberdeen to the university quiz.
6. Christ Church, Oxford v The Open University
Aired 15 October 1997 • 30 min
Quiz show hosted by Jeremy Paxman. The Open University take on Christ Church College, Oxford.
7. Liverpool v Newnham College, Cambridge
Aired 22 October 1997 • 30 min
8. Queen's University, Belfast v Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital
Aired 29 October 1997 • 30 min
9. Magdalene College, Cambridge v St Catherine's College, Oxford
Aired 4 November 1997 • 30 min
10. St John's College, Oxford v L.S.E.
Aired 11 November 1997 • 30 min
11. Oxford Brookes v Warwick
Aired 18 November 1997 • 30 min
Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz between university students. Oxford Brookes take on Warwick.
12. New Hall, Cambridge v Nottingham
Aired 2 December 1997 • 30 min
13. Exeter v Jesus College, Cambridge
Aired 9 December 1997 • 30 min
14. King's College, London v Nottingham
Aired 16 December 1997 • 30 min
Jeremy Paxman presents a second-round clash between Kings College, London and Nottingham University.
15. Newnham College, Cambridge v Edinburgh
Aired 6 January 1998 • 30 min
Newnham College, Cambridge take on Edinburgh University in a second-round match. Jeremy Paxman is the quizmaster.
16. Birkbeck v Robinson College, Cambridge
Aired 13 January 1998 • 30 min
17. L.S.E. v Oxford Brookes
Aired 20 January 1998 • 30 min
18. Cardiff v Aberdeen
Aired 27 January 1998 • 30 min
Jeremy Paxman chairs another second-round match as Cardiff return to take on Aberdeen for a place in the quarter-finals.
19. Magdalene College, Cambridge v Queen's University, Belfast
Aired 3 February 1998 • 30 min
20. The Open University v Magdalen College, Oxford
Aired 24 February 1998 • 30 min
The Open University return to take on reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford for the last place in the quarter-finals.
21. Jesus College, Cambridge v Nottingham
Aired 4 March 1998 • 30 min
Jeremy Paxman asks questions of teams from Jesus College, Cambridge and Nottingham University.
22. Edinburgh v Birkbeck
Aired 11 March 1998 • 30 min
23. L.S.E. v Queen's University, Belfast
Aired 18 March 1998 • 30 min
24. Cardiff v Magdalen College, Oxford
Aired 25 March 1998 • 30 min
25. Nottingham v Birkbeck
Aired 7 April 1998 • 30 min
26. L.S.E. v Magdalen College, Oxford
Aired 14 April 1998 • 30 min
Teams from the London School of Economics and Magdalen College, Oxford face questions from Jeremy Paxman.
27. Final: Birkbeck v Magdalen College, Oxford
Aired 21 April 1998 • 30 min