TV series
Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
University Challenge premiered September 21, 1962. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.
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Episode 1
It's Scotland versus Ireland in the opening match of this new series of University Challenge, when students from the University of Aberdeen do battle with the team representing Queen's University Belfast. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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In the second of the first round matches the students representing St John's College, Cambridge fight it out against the University of Reading for a place in the next round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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It's an Oxbridge first round match when the students representing Trinity College, Cambridge do battle with Christ Church Oxford for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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In another first round match, the students from the University of Durham fight it out with Queens' College, Cambridge in a bid to get through to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Students from the University of Loughborough do battle with Clare College, Cambridge, for a place in the next round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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The School of Oriental and African Studies plays the University of Southampton for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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The team representing Brasenose College, Oxford fights it out against the University of Manchester in a bid to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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The team of students representing the University of Keele is up against the University of Liverpool in another first round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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It's an Oxbridge match, with Balliol College, Oxford fighting it out against Peterhouse Cambridge in a bid to reach the next stage of the competition.
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A team of students representing the University of York is up against the University of Bath in another first round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Pembroke College, Cambridge plays Somerville College, Oxford in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Cardiff University takes on the University of Exeter in a bid to get through to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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In the penultimate first round match St John's College Oxford takes on Downing College, Cambridge to get through to the next stage of the competition.
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It is a Welsh affair in the last of the first round matches, as the University of Aberystwyth is up against Bangor University. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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In the first of the highest scoring loser matches two teams get another chance to make it to the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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In the last of the highest scoring loser matches, two more teams get a second opportunity to make it to the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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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.
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It is another second round match with two teams fighting it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Clare College, Cambridge, battles Christ Church, Oxford, for a place in the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Bangor University takes on The University of Southampton for a place in the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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The second round continues as two student teams bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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The second round continues as Manchester take on Queens' College, Cambridge, for a place in the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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The second round continues as two student teams bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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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.
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In the first of the quarter-finals, two student teams fight it out to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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The quarter-finals continue as two teams of university students do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Pressure is mounting as the quarter-finals continue in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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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.
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In another quarter-final match, which university team will make it to the next stage of the quiz for students? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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In another quarter-final match, two teams of students aim to reach the next stage of the quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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The gruelling quarter-finals continue as two student teams vie to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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The pressure is increasing as the quarter-finals continue. Find out which team makes it to the next stage of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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It's 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.
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It's the last of the quarter-final matches, as one more team makes it through to the semi-finals of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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It is the first of the semi-finals, as one team makes it through to the grand final of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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In the last of the semi-finals, find out which team succeeds in achieving a place in the grand final of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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In the grand final of the student quiz, one team gets to lift the University Challenge trophy. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Where to watch University ChallengeEpisode information updated Jul 24, 2026
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