University Challenge
2019/20
201937 episodes
Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.
Episode 1
Lancaster v Glasgow
Jul 15, 201929m
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.
Episode 2
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Merton College, Oxford
Jul 22, 201929m
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.
Episode 3
Magdalen College, Oxford v York
Jul 29, 201929m
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.
Episode 4
Birmingham v Bristol
Aug 5, 201929m
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.
Episode 5
Wolfson College, Cambridge v St John’s College, Oxford
Aug 12, 201929m
Students representing Wolfson College, Cambridge, compete with St John’s College, Oxford, in another first-round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 6
Edinburgh v Birkbeck
Aug 19, 201929m
Edinburgh University students do battle with Birkbeck, London, students for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 7
Jesus College, Oxford v Manchester
Sep 2, 201929m
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.
Episode 8
Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge
Sep 9, 201929m
Durham University takes on Trinity College, Cambridge, in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 9
LSE v Courtauld Institute
Sep 16, 201929m
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.
Episode 10
Goldsmiths v Southampton
Sep 23, 201929m
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.
Episode 11
Open v Huddersfield
Oct 7, 201929m
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.
Episode 12
Wolfson College, Oxford v Sheffield
Oct 14, 201929m
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.
Episode 13
Imperial College London v Brasenose College, London
Oct 21, 201929m
In the penultimate first-round match of the student quiz, Imperial College London clashes with Brasenose College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 14
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford v Downing College, Cambridge
Oct 28, 201929m
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.
Episode 15
Sheffield v Jesus College, Oxford
Nov 4, 201929m
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.
Episode 16
York v Durham
Nov 11, 201929m
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.
Episode 17
Birmingham v Jesus College, Oxford
Nov 18, 201929m
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.
Episode 18
Southampton v Durham
Nov 25, 201929m
It is another second-round match and two teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 19
Courtauld Institute v Glasgow
Dec 2, 201929m
The second round continues as two teams make a bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 20
Imperial College London v St John's College, Oxford
Dec 9, 201929m
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
Huddersfield v Manchester
Dec 16, 201929m
In the second round of the competition for students, two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 22
Trinity College, Cambridge v Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Jan 6, 202028m
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.
Episode 23
Wolfson College, Oxford v Edinburgh
Jan 13, 202028m
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.
Episode 24
Magdalen College, Oxford v Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Jan 20, 202029m
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
Manchester v Trinity College, Cambridge
Jan 27, 202029m
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.
Episode 26
Wolfson College, Oxford v Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Feb 3, 202029m
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
Jesus College, Oxford v Durham
Feb 10, 202028m
Pressure is mounting as the quarter-finals continue in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 28
Courtauld Institute v Imperial College London
Feb 17, 202028m
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
Trinity College, Cambridge v Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Feb 24, 202028m
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in another quarter-final match of the quiz for students.
Episode 30
Manchester v Wolfson College, Oxford
Mar 2, 202029m
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
Durham v Imperial College London
Mar 9, 202028m
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
Jesus College, Oxford v Courtauld Institute
Mar 16, 202028m
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
Wolfson College, Oxford v Durham
Mar 23, 202028m
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.
Episode 34
Trinity College, Cambridge v Jesus College, Oxford
Mar 30, 202028m
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.
Episode 35
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Durham
Apr 6, 202028m
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.
Episode 36
Imperial College London v Trinity College, Cambridge
Apr 13, 202028m
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.
Episode 37
Final: Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Imperial College London
Apr 20, 202029m
It is the grand final of the quiz for students. Which team will lift the University Challenge trophy? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.