University Challenge
1998/1999
199831 episodes
Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.
Episode 1
Bristol v Manchester
Sep 2, 199830m
Teams from the universities of Bristol and Manchester kick off a new series of the challenging quiz, hosted by Jeremy Paxman.
Episode 2
Balliol College, Oxford v Durham
Sep 9, 199830m
Episode 3
Open University v Lancaster
Sep 16, 199830m
Episode 4
Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Selwyn College, Cambridge
Sep 23, 199830m
Episode 5
Birkbeck v Warwick
Sep 30, 199830m
Episode 6
Portsmouth v De Montfort
Oct 7, 199830m
Teams from Portsmouth and De Montfort universities compete for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 7
King's College v Magdalen College, Oxford
Oct 14, 199830m
Episode 8
Aberdeen v Newnham College, Cambridge
Oct 20, 199830m
Episode 9
Christ Church, Oxford v Trinity College, Cambridge
Oct 27, 199830m
Episode 10
St Hilda's College, Oxford v Bangor
Nov 3, 199830m
Episode 11
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Oriel College, Oxford
Nov 10, 199830m
Episode 12
Queen's University, Belfast v Sheffield
Nov 17, 199830m
Episode 13
Downing College, Cambridge v Glasgow
Dec 1, 199830m
Episode 14
City University v Leicester
Dec 8, 199830m
Episode 15
Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Manchester
Dec 15, 199830m
Episode 16
City University v Balliol College, Oxford
Jan 5, 199930m
Jeremy Paxman chairs the second play-off between the highest scoring first-round teams. London's City University take on Balliol College, Oxford.
Episode 17
Magdalen College, Oxford v Open University
Jan 12, 199930m
Reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford compete against the Open University for a place in the quarter-finals. Presented by Jeremy Paxman.
Episode 18
Aberdeen v Bangor
Jan 19, 199930m
Episode 19
De Montfort University v University of Bristol
Jan 26, 199930m
Episode 20
Selwyn College, Cambridge v Leicester
Feb 9, 199930m
Episode 21
Oriel College, Oxford v Manchester
Feb 16, 199930m
Episode 22
Glasgow v Durham
Feb 23, 199930m
Episode 23
Balliol College, Oxford v Birkbeck
Mar 3, 199930m
Episode 24
Sheffield v Trinity College, Cambridge
Mar 10, 199930m
Episode 25
Bangor v Bristol
Mar 17, 199930m
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.
Episode 26
Oriel College, Oxford v Leicester
Mar 24, 199930m
Episode 27
The Open University v Birkbeck
Mar 31, 199930m
Episode 28
Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge
Apr 6, 199930m
Episode 29
Bangor v Oriel College, Oxford
Apr 13, 199930m
Episode 30
The Open University v Durham
Apr 20, 199930m
Episode 31
Final: Oriel College, Oxford v The Open University
Apr 27, 199930m