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University Challenge: 1996/1997

27 episodes · premiered Nov 12, 1996

Testing university quiz show.

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  1. Episode 1: Imperial College, London v St Catharine's College, Cambridge Nov 12, 1996 · 30m
  2. Episode 2: Queen's University, Belfast v Cardiff Nov 19, 1996 · 30m
  3. Episode 3: King's College London v Keble College, Oxford Nov 26, 1996 · 30m
  4. Episode 4: Manchester v Birkbeck Dec 3, 1996 · 30m
  5. Episode 5: Newnham College, Cambridge v L.S.E. Dec 10, 1996 · 30m Jeremy Paxman presens the general knowledge quiz between teams from Newnham College, Cambridge and the London School of Economics.
  6. Episode 6: Charing Cross Hospital v Glamorgan Dec 17, 1996 · 30m
  7. Episode 7: St Andrews v Girton College, Cambridge Jan 6, 1997 · 30m
  8. Episode 8: West of England v Surrey Jan 13, 1997 · 30m Jeremy Paxman chairs the general knowledge quiz between teams from the University of the West of England and Surrey University
  9. Episode 9: Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Exeter College, Oxford Jan 20, 1997 · 30m
  10. Episode 10: The Open University v Swansea Jan 27, 1997 · 30m Jeremy Paxman hosts the general-knowledge quiz with teams from University of Wales, Swansea and the Open University, which includes one of the oldest contestants to take part - a…
  11. Episode 11: Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Glasgow Feb 3, 1997 · 30m
  12. Episode 12: Portsmouth v Magdalen College, Oxford Feb 10, 1997 · 30m
  13. Episode 13: Magdalen College, Oxford v University of the West of England, Bristol Feb 26, 1997 · 30m Magdalen College, Oxford return to take on the University of the West of England, Bristol in the first of eight second-round matches. Jeremy Paxman is the discerning quizmaster.
  14. Episode 14: Queen's University, Belfast v Girton College, Cambridge Mar 5, 1997 · 30m
  15. Episode 15: Manchester v Imperial College, London Mar 12, 1997 · 30m
  16. Episode 16: Glamorgan v St Andrews Mar 19, 1997 · 30m
  17. Episode 17: Newnham College, Cambridge v Harris Manchester College, Oxford Mar 26, 1997 · 30m Newnham College, Cambridge take on Harris Manchester College, Oxford for a place in the quarter-finals.
  18. Episode 18: Charing Cross Hospital v King's College London Apr 2, 1997 · 30m
  19. Episode 19: St Catharine's College, Cambridge v Exeter College, Oxford Apr 9, 1997 · 30m Jeremy Paxman welcomes St. Catharine's College, Cambridge and Exeter College, Oxford to the general-knowledge quiz show.
  20. Episode 20: Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v The Open University Apr 16, 1997 · 30m
  21. Episode 21: Magdalen College, Oxford v Queen's University, Belfast Apr 23, 1997 · 30m Magdalen College, Oxford and Queen's College, Belfast compete in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
  22. Episode 22: Manchester v Glamorgan Apr 30, 1997 · 30m
  23. Episode 23: Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Charing Cross Hospital May 7, 1997 · 30m
  24. Episode 24: Exeter College, Oxford v The Open University May 14, 1997 · 30m Jeremy Paxman presents the last quarter-final, as Exeter College, Oxford take on Open University for a place in the semi-finals.
  25. Episode 25: Magdalen College, Oxford v Manchester May 21, 1997 · 30m
  26. Episode 26: Charing Cross Hospital v The Open University May 28, 1997 · 30m
  27. Episode 27: Final: Magdalen College, Oxford v The Open University Jun 4, 1997 · 30m Magdalen College, Oxford and the Open University battle it out in the final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions and Germaine Greer presents the trophy to the winners.