University Challenge
1997/1998
199727 episodes
Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz.
Episode 1
Edinburgh v Jesus College, Cambridge
Sep 10, 199730m
Episode 2
Birkbeck v Cardiff
Sep 17, 199730m
Episode 3
Exeter v Robinson College, Cambridge
Sep 24, 199730m
Episode 4
Magdalen College, Oxford v King's College, London
Oct 1, 199730m
Teams from Magdalen College, Oxford and King's College, London put their knowledge to the test. Jeremy Paxman hosts.
Episode 5
Sheffield v Aberdeen
Oct 8, 199730m
Jeremy Paxman welcomes teams from Sheffield and Aberdeen to the university quiz.
Episode 6
Christ Church, Oxford v The Open University
Oct 15, 199730m
Quiz show hosted by Jeremy Paxman. The Open University take on Christ Church College, Oxford.
Episode 7
Liverpool v Newnham College, Cambridge
Oct 22, 199730m
Episode 8
Queen's University, Belfast v Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital
Oct 29, 199730m
Episode 9
Magdalene College, Cambridge v St Catherine's College, Oxford
Nov 4, 199730m
Episode 10
St John's College, Oxford v L.S.E.
Nov 11, 199730m
Episode 11
Oxford Brookes v Warwick
Nov 18, 199730m
Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz between university students. Oxford Brookes take on Warwick.
Episode 12
New Hall, Cambridge v Nottingham
Dec 2, 199730m
Episode 13
Exeter v Jesus College, Cambridge
Dec 9, 199730m
Episode 14
King's College, London v Nottingham
Dec 16, 199730m
Jeremy Paxman presents a second-round clash between Kings College, London and Nottingham University.
Episode 15
Newnham College, Cambridge v Edinburgh
Jan 6, 199830m
Newnham College, Cambridge take on Edinburgh University in a second-round match. Jeremy Paxman is the quizmaster.
Episode 16
Birkbeck v Robinson College, Cambridge
Jan 13, 199830m
Episode 17
L.S.E. v Oxford Brookes
Jan 20, 199830m
Episode 18
Cardiff v Aberdeen
Jan 27, 199830m
Jeremy Paxman chairs another second-round match as Cardiff return to take on Aberdeen for a place in the quarter-finals.
Episode 19
Magdalene College, Cambridge v Queen's University, Belfast
Feb 3, 199830m
Episode 20
The Open University v Magdalen College, Oxford
Feb 24, 199830m
The Open University return to take on reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford for the last place in the quarter-finals.
Episode 21
Jesus College, Cambridge v Nottingham
Mar 4, 199830m
Jeremy Paxman asks questions of teams from Jesus College, Cambridge and Nottingham University.
Episode 22
Edinburgh v Birkbeck
Mar 11, 199830m
Episode 23
L.S.E. v Queen's University, Belfast
Mar 18, 199830m
Episode 24
Cardiff v Magdalen College, Oxford
Mar 25, 199830m
Episode 25
Nottingham v Birkbeck
Apr 7, 199830m
Episode 26
L.S.E. v Magdalen College, Oxford
Apr 14, 199830m
Teams from the London School of Economics and Magdalen College, Oxford face questions from Jeremy Paxman.
Episode 27
Final: Birkbeck v Magdalen College, Oxford
Apr 21, 199830m