University Challenge
2017/18
201737 episodes
Quiz show where students from UK universities answer questions on a range of subjects.
Episode 1
Edinburgh v Ulster
Jul 17, 201729m
In the opening match of the quiz series for students, the University of Edinburgh takes on Ulster University for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 2
Trinity College, Cambridge v Bristol
Jul 24, 201729m
In another first-round match, students from Trinity College, Cambridge, do battle with Bristol University in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 3
Southampton v University
Jul 31, 201729m
In another first-round match, students representing the University of Southampton battle it out with the University of Cardiff for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 4
St Edmund's College, Cambridge v Magdalen College, Oxford
Aug 14, 201729m
Tonight sees another first-round match when St Edmund's College, Cambridge, competes against Magdalen College, Oxford, for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 5
York v Warwick
Aug 21, 201729m
Students representing the University of York compete with the University of Warwick in another first-round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 6
Oxford Brookes v Courtauld Institute
Aug 28, 201729m
Oxford Brookes University students do battle with the Courtauld Institute of Art students for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 7
Trinity College, Oxford v UCL
Sep 4, 201729m
The team representing Trinity College, Oxford, fights it out against the University College London team for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 8
Sheffield Hallam v Newcastle
Sep 11, 201729m
Sheffield Hallam University takes on Newcastle University in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 9
Leicester v Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Sep 18, 201729m
In another first-round match, students from the University of Leicester fight it out against Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, for a place in the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 10
Imperial College London v Strathclyde
Sep 25, 201729m
In another first-round match, students from Imperial College do battle with the students from the University of Strathclyde for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 11
Emmanuel College, Cambridge v St Hugh's College, Oxford
Oct 2, 201729m
In another first-round match the students from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, fight it out against the team from St Hugh's College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 12
St Andrews vs St John's College, Cambridge
Oct 9, 201729m
It is a contest tonight between the University of St Andrews and St John's College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 13
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v St Anne's College, Oxford
Oct 16, 201729m
In the penultimate first-round match of the student quiz, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, clashes with St Anne's College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 14
Merton College, Oxford vs King's College London
Oct 23, 201729m
It is the last of the first-round matches tonight as the students of Merton College, Oxford, fight it out against King's College, London. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 15
Ulster v St Anne's College, Oxford
Oct 30, 201729m
It is the first of the two highest-scoring loser matches and two teams get a second chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 16
UCL v St Hugh's College, Oxford
Nov 6, 201729m
It is 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.
Episode 17
Strathclyde v Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Nov 13, 201729m
It is the first of the second-round matches when two teams battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 18
St John's College, Cambridge v Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Nov 20, 201729m
In the next of the second-round matches, another two teams battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 19
Warwick v Ulster
Nov 27, 201729m
The second round continues as two student teams make a bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 20
UCL v Edinburgh
Dec 4, 201729m
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.
Episode 21
Bristol v Trinity College, Oxford
Dec 18, 201729m
In the second round stage of the competition for students, two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 22
Newcastle v Southampton
Jan 8, 201829m
The second round of the quiz for students continues when two teams representing their universities aim to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 23
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge v Magdalen College, Oxford
Jan 15, 201829m
The second round of the quiz for students continues when two teams representing their universities aim to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 24
Oxford Brookes v Merton College, Oxford
Jan 22, 201829m
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.
Episode 25
Bristol v Newcastle
Jan 29, 201829m
It is the first of the quarter-finals when two student teams fight it out to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 26
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge v Merton College, Oxford
Feb 5, 201829m
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.
Episode 27
St John's College, Cambridge v Ulster
Feb 12, 201829m
Pressure is mounting as the quarter-finals continue in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 28
Edinburgh v Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Feb 19, 201829m
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.
Episode 29
Newcastle v St John's College, Cambridge
Feb 26, 201829m
In another quarter-final match find out which university team makes it to the next stage of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 30
Bristol v Ulster
Mar 5, 201829m
In another quarter-final match two teams of students aim to reach the next stage of the quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 31
Merton College, Oxford v Edinburgh
Mar 12, 201829m
The gruelling quarter-finals continue as two student teams vie to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 32
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge v Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Mar 19, 201829m
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.
Episode 33
Bristol v Edinburgh
Mar 26, 201829m
It is the penultimate quarter-final match in the long and winding road to the semi-finals of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 34
Newcastle v Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Apr 2, 201829m
It is the last of the quarter-finals and one more team make it through to the semi-final stage of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 35
St John's College, Cambridge v Edinburgh
Apr 9, 201829m
It is the first of the semi-finals, when one team find out if they have made it to the grand final of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 36
Merton College, Oxford v Newcastle
Apr 16, 201829m
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. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 37
Final: St John's College, Cambridge v Merton College, Oxford
Apr 23, 201829m
It's the grand final of the quiz for students, when the winning team will be presented with the University Challenge trophy. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.