University Challenge — Season 28
Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.
About this season
Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.
Episodes (31)
1. Bristol v Manchester
Aired 2 September 1998 • 30 min
Teams from the universities of Bristol and Manchester kick off a new series of the challenging quiz, hosted by Jeremy Paxman.
2. Balliol College, Oxford v Durham
Aired 9 September 1998 • 30 min
3. Open University v Lancaster
Aired 16 September 1998 • 30 min
4. Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Selwyn College, Cambridge
Aired 23 September 1998 • 30 min
5. Birkbeck v Warwick
Aired 30 September 1998 • 30 min
6. Portsmouth v De Montfort
Aired 7 October 1998 • 30 min
Teams from Portsmouth and De Montfort universities compete for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
7. King's College v Magdalen College, Oxford
Aired 14 October 1998 • 30 min
8. Aberdeen v Newnham College, Cambridge
Aired 20 October 1998 • 30 min
9. Christ Church, Oxford v Trinity College, Cambridge
Aired 27 October 1998 • 30 min
10. St Hilda's College, Oxford v Bangor
Aired 3 November 1998 • 30 min
11. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Oriel College, Oxford
Aired 10 November 1998 • 30 min
12. Queen's University, Belfast v Sheffield
Aired 17 November 1998 • 30 min
13. Downing College, Cambridge v Glasgow
Aired 1 December 1998 • 30 min
14. City University v Leicester
Aired 8 December 1998 • 30 min
15. Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Manchester
Aired 15 December 1998 • 30 min
16. City University v Balliol College, Oxford
Aired 5 January 1999 • 30 min
Jeremy Paxman chairs the second play-off between the highest scoring first-round teams. London's City University take on Balliol College, Oxford.
17. Magdalen College, Oxford v Open University
Aired 12 January 1999 • 30 min
Reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford compete against the Open University for a place in the quarter-finals. Presented by Jeremy Paxman.
18. Aberdeen v Bangor
Aired 19 January 1999 • 30 min
19. De Montfort University v University of Bristol
Aired 26 January 1999 • 30 min
20. Selwyn College, Cambridge v Leicester
Aired 9 February 1999 • 30 min
21. Oriel College, Oxford v Manchester
Aired 16 February 1999 • 30 min
22. Glasgow v Durham
Aired 23 February 1999 • 30 min
23. Balliol College, Oxford v Birkbeck
Aired 3 March 1999 • 30 min
24. Sheffield v Trinity College, Cambridge
Aired 10 March 1999 • 30 min
25. Bangor v Bristol
Aired 17 March 1999 • 30 min
In the first of the quarter-final matches, Bangor, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Wales, take on Bristol University. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
26. Oriel College, Oxford v Leicester
Aired 24 March 1999 • 30 min
27. The Open University v Birkbeck
Aired 31 March 1999 • 30 min
28. Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge
Aired 6 April 1999 • 30 min
29. Bangor v Oriel College, Oxford
Aired 13 April 1999 • 30 min
30. The Open University v Durham
Aired 20 April 1999 • 30 min
31. Final: Oriel College, Oxford v The Open University
Aired 27 April 1999 • 30 min