Episode guide
University Challenge: 1986
39 episodes · premiered Apr 7, 1986
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- Episode 1: Pembroke, Cambridge v St Catherine's, Oxford Apr 7, 1986
- Episode 2: Pembroke, Cambridge v St Catherine's, Oxford Apr 8, 1986
- Episode 3: Royal Holloway, London v Dundee Apr 9, 1986
- Episode 4: Royal Holloway, London v Dundee Apr 10, 1986
- Episode 5: Royal Holloway, London v St Catherine's, Oxford Apr 11, 1986
- Episode 6: University, Cardiff v Newcastle Apr 14, 1986
- Episode 7: University, Cardiff v Newcastle Apr 15, 1986
- Episode 8: St Hilda's, Oxford v Leeds Apr 16, 1986
- Episode 9: St Hilda's, Oxford v Leeds Apr 17, 1986
- Episode 10: University, Cardiff v Leeds Apr 18, 1986
- Episode 11: Bristol v Liverpool Apr 21, 1986
- Episode 12: Bristol v Liverpool Apr 22, 1986
- Episode 13: Bath v St David's, Lampeter Apr 23, 1986
- Episode 14: Bath v St David's, Lampeter Apr 24, 1986
- Episode 15: Bristol v St David's, Lampeter Apr 25, 1986
- Episode 16: Edinburgh v Magdalene, Cambridge Apr 28, 1986
- Episode 17: Edinburgh v Magdalene, Cambridge Apr 29, 1986
- Episode 18: Stirling v Salford Apr 30, 1986
- Episode 19: Stirling v Salford May 1, 1986
- Episode 20: Edinburgh v Salford May 2, 1986
- Episode 21: Imperial, London v Somerville, Oxford May 5, 1986
- Episode 22: Imperial, London v Somerville, Oxford May 6, 1986
- Episode 23: Sidney Sussex, Cambridge v Queen's, Belfast May 7, 1986
- Episode 24: Sidney Sussex, Cambridge v Queen's, Belfast May 8, 1986
- Episode 25: Queen's, Belfast v Imperial, London May 9, 1986
- Episode 26: Downing, Cambridge v Birmingham May 12, 1986
- Episode 27: Downing, Cambridge v Birmingham May 13, 1986
- Episode 28: Gonville and Caius, Cambridge v Jesus, Oxford May 14, 1986
- Episode 29: Gonville and Caius, Cambridge v Jesus, Oxford May 15, 1986
- Episode 30: Birmingham v Jesus, Oxford May 16, 1986
- Episode 31: Queen's, Belfast v Gonville and Caius, Cambridge May 19, 1986
- Episode 32: Jesus, Oxford v Gonville and Caius, Cambridge May 20, 1986
- Episode 33: Royal Holloway, London v University, Cardiff May 21, 1986
- Episode 34: Edinburgh v Bristol May 22, 1986
- Episode 35: Birmingham v Imperial, London May 23, 1986
- Episode 36: Jesus, Oxford v University, Cardiff May 27, 1986
- Episode 37: Imperial, London v Edinburgh May 28, 1986
- Episode 38: Final – Imperial, London v Jesus, Oxford May 29, 1986
- Episode 39: Final – Imperial, London v Jesus, Oxford May 30, 1986