University Challenge — Season 49
Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.
About this season
Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.
Episodes (37)
1. Lancaster v Glasgow
Aired 15 July 2019 • 29 min
In the opening match of the quiz series for students, the University of Lancaster takes on Glasgow University for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Merton College, Oxford
Aired 22 July 2019 • 29 min
In another first-round match, students from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, do battle with Merton College, Oxford, in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
3. Magdalen College, Oxford v York
Aired 29 July 2019 • 29 min
In another first-round match, students from Magdalen College, Oxford, do battle with York University in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
4. Birmingham v Bristol
Aired 5 August 2019 • 29 min
In another first-round match, the University of Birmingham competes against the University of Bristol for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
5. Wolfson College, Cambridge v St John’s College, Oxford
Aired 12 August 2019 • 29 min
Students representing Wolfson College, Cambridge, compete with St John’s College, Oxford, in another first-round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
6. Edinburgh v Birkbeck
Aired 19 August 2019 • 29 min
Edinburgh University students do battle with Birkbeck, London, students for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
7. Jesus College, Oxford v Manchester
Aired 2 September 2019 • 29 min
The team representing Jesus College, Oxford, fights it out against Manchester University for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
8. Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge
Aired 9 September 2019 • 29 min
Durham University takes on Trinity College, Cambridge, in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
9. LSE v Courtauld Institute
Aired 16 September 2019 • 29 min
In another first-round match, students from LSE fight it out against the Courtauld Institute of Art for a place in the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
10. Goldsmiths v Southampton
Aired 23 September 2019 • 29 min
In another first-round match, Goldsmiths, University of London, do battle against the University of Southampton for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
11. Open v Huddersfield
Aired 7 October 2019 • 29 min
In another first-round match, the students from the Open University fight it out against the team from the University of Huddersfield for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
12. Wolfson College, Oxford v Sheffield
Aired 14 October 2019 • 29 min
It is a contest tonight between Wolfson College, Oxford and the University of Sheffield for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
13. Imperial College London v Brasenose College, London
Aired 21 October 2019 • 29 min
In the penultimate first-round match of the student quiz, Imperial College London clashes with Brasenose College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
14. Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford v Downing College, Cambridge
Aired 28 October 2019 • 29 min
It is the last of the first-round matches and the students of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, fight it out against Downing College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
15. Sheffield v Jesus College, Oxford
Aired 4 November 2019 • 29 min
It is the first of the two highest scoring loser matches tonight when two teams get another chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
16. York v Durham
Aired 11 November 2019 • 29 min
It's the last of the two highest scoring loser matches tonight when two teams get another chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
17. Birmingham v Jesus College, Oxford
Aired 18 November 2019 • 29 min
It’s the first of the second-round matches, where two teams battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
18. Southampton v Durham
Aired 25 November 2019 • 29 min
It is another second-round match and two teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
19. Courtauld Institute v Glasgow
Aired 2 December 2019 • 29 min
The second round continues as two teams make a bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
20. Imperial College London v St John's College, Oxford
Aired 9 December 2019 • 29 min
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.
21. Huddersfield v Manchester
Aired 16 December 2019 • 29 min
In the second round of the competition for students, two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
22. Trinity College, Cambridge v Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Aired 6 January 2020 • 28 min
The second round of the quiz for students continues. Two teams representing their universities aim to reach the quarter finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
23. Wolfson College, Oxford v Edinburgh
Aired 13 January 2020 • 28 min
Find out which of the two teams competing tonight in the second round of the student quiz will make it through to the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
24. Magdalen College, Oxford v Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Aired 20 January 2020 • 29 min
In the last of the second-round matches students representing two more universities battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
25. Manchester v Trinity College, Cambridge
Aired 27 January 2020 • 29 min
It is the first of the quarter-finals and two teams battle to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
26. Wolfson College, Oxford v Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Aired 3 February 2020 • 29 min
The quarter-finals continue when two teams of university students do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
27. Jesus College, Oxford v Durham
Aired 10 February 2020 • 28 min
Pressure is mounting as the quarter-finals continue in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
28. Courtauld Institute v Imperial College London
Aired 17 February 2020 • 28 min
The quarter-final stage continues as teams representing two more universities fight it out to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
29. Trinity College, Cambridge v Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Aired 24 February 2020 • 28 min
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in another quarter-final match of the quiz for students.
30. Manchester v Wolfson College, Oxford
Aired 2 March 2020 • 29 min
In another quarter-final match, two teams of students aim to reach the next stage of the quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
31. Durham v Imperial College London
Aired 9 March 2020 • 28 min
The gruelling quarter-finals continue as two student teams vie to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
32. Jesus College, Oxford v Courtauld Institute
Aired 16 March 2020 • 28 min
The pressure is increasing as the quarter-finals continue. Which team will make it to the next stage of the quiz for students? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
33. Wolfson College, Oxford v Durham
Aired 23 March 2020 • 28 min
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the penultimate quarter-final match in the long and winding road to the semi-finals of the quiz for students.
34. Trinity College, Cambridge v Jesus College, Oxford
Aired 30 March 2020 • 28 min
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the last of the quarter-finals as one more team makes it through to the semi-final stage of the quiz for students.
35. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Durham
Aired 6 April 2020 • 28 min
In the first of the semi-finals, one team find out if they have made it to the grand final of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
36. Imperial College London v Trinity College, Cambridge
Aired 13 April 2020 • 28 min
In the last of the semis and the penultimate match in the series, find out which team reaches a place in the grand final of the quiz for students.
37. Final: Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Imperial College London
Aired 20 April 2020 • 29 min
It is the grand final of the quiz for students. Which team will lift the University Challenge trophy? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.