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Series SeasonSeason 50 episodes2020

University Challenge

2020/21

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

Episodes

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Episode 128 min2020-07-13

Glasgow v Exeter

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

Episode 228 min2020-07-20

Leciester v Durham

In another first-round match, students from the University of Leicester do battle with the University of Durham in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 329 min2020-07-27

Linacre College, Oxford v The Open University

In another first-round match, the students representing Linacre College, Oxford, battle it out with the Open University for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 428 min2020-08-03

Imperial v Strathclyde

Tonight sees another first-round match as Imperial College competes against the University of Strathclyde for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 529 min2020-08-10

Reading v Birkbeck

Students representing the University of Reading compete with Birkbeck College, London, in another first-round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 628 min2020-08-17

Balliol College, Oxford v Clare College, Cambridge

Balliol College, Oxford, students do battle with Clare College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 728 min2020-08-24

Bristol v Corpus Christi College, Oxford

The team representing the University of Bristol fights it out against the Corpus Christi College, Oxford, team for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 828 min2020-08-31

Darwin College, Cambridge v St Andrews

Darwin College, Cambridge, takes on the University of St Andrews in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 928 min2020-09-07

York v King's College, London

In another first-round match, students from the University of York fight it out against King’s College, London, for a place in the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 1028 min2020-09-14

Merton College, Oxford v Wolfson College, Cambridge

In another first-round match, Merton College, Oxford, plays Wolfson College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 1128 min2020-09-21

Royal Academy of Music v St John's College, Cambridge

In another first-round match, the students from the Royal Academy of Music fight it out against the team from St John’s College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 1228 min2020-09-28

Warwick v Wolfson College, Oxford

The University of Warwick and Wolfson College, Oxford, compete for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 1328 min2020-10-05

Edinburgh v Manchester

In the penultimate first-round match of the student quiz, the University of Edinburgh clashes with the University of Manchester. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 1428 min2020-10-12

Magdalene College, Cambridge v University College, Oxford

In the last of the first-round matches, students from Magdalene College, Cambridge, fight it out against University College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 1528 min2020-10-19

Imperial v Exeter

It is the first of the two highest-scoring loser matches tonight when two teams get a second chance to battle it out for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 1628 min2020-10-26

Linacre College, Oxford v Edinburgh

In the last of the two highest-scoring loser matches, two teams get a second chance to battle it out for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 1728 min2020-11-02

Imperial v St Andrews

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 1828 min2020-11-09

Manchester v Strathclyde

It’s another second-round match tonight, with two teams fighting it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 1928 min2020-11-16

Merton College, Oxford v Warwick

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 2028 min2020-11-23

Edinburgh v Durham

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 2128 min2020-11-30

St John's College, Cambridge v Balliol College, Oxford

In the second round stage of the competition for students, two more universities battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 2228 min2020-12-07

Glasgow v King's College London

The second round of the quiz for students continues when two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 2328 min2020-12-14

Corpus Christi College, Oxford v Magdalene College, Cambridge

Two more teams compete in the second round of the student quiz with the aim of making it through to the quarter finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 2428 min2021-01-04

The Open University v Birkbeck

In the last of the second round matches, two teams of students fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 2528 min2021-01-11

Magdalene College, Cambridge v Birkbeck

It’s the first of the quarter-finals tonight, with two teams competing to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 2628 min2021-01-18

Balliol College, Oxford v King's College London

The quarter-finals continue tonight, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 2728 min2021-01-25

Strathclyde v Durham

The quarter-finals continue tonight as two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 2827 min2021-02-01

Imperial v Warwick

The quarter-finals continue, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 2928 min2021-02-08

Magdalene College, Cambridge v Warwick

The quarter-finals continue with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 3028 min2021-02-15

King's College London v Imperial

The quarter-finals continue tonight, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 3128 min2021-02-22

Balliol College, Oxford v Durham

The quarter finals continue tonight as two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 3228 min2021-03-01

Birkbeck v Strathclyde

The quarter-finals continue tonight as two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 3328 min2021-03-08

Imperial v Durham

The quarter-finals continue tonight as two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 3428 min2021-03-15

Magdalene College, Cambridge v Strathclyde

It’s the last of the quarter finals, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Episode 3528 min2021-03-22

Imperial v Warwick

It’s the first of the semi-finals tonight, with two teams fighting it out for a place in the grand final of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.