Episode guide
University Challenge: 2019/20
37 episodes · premiered Jul 15, 2019
Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.
- Episode 1: Lancaster v Glasgow Jul 15, 2019 · 29m 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, 2019 · 29m 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…
- Episode 3: Magdalen College, Oxford v York Jul 29, 2019 · 29m 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…
- Episode 4: Birmingham v Bristol Aug 5, 2019 · 29m 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, 2019 · 29m 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, 2019 · 29m 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, 2019 · 29m 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, 2019 · 29m 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, 2019 · 29m 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, 2019 · 29m 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, 2019 · 29m 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…
- Episode 12: Wolfson College, Oxford v Sheffield Oct 14, 2019 · 29m 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, 2019 · 29m 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, 2019 · 29m 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, 2019 · 29m 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, 2019 · 29m 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, 2019 · 29m 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, 2019 · 29m 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, 2019 · 29m 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, 2019 · 29m 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, 2019 · 29m 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, 2020 · 28m 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, 2020 · 28m 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, 2020 · 29m 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, 2020 · 29m 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, 2020 · 29m 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, 2020 · 28m 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, 2020 · 28m 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, 2020 · 28m Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in another quarter-final match of the quiz for students.
- Episode 30: Manchester v Wolfson College, Oxford Mar 2, 2020 · 29m 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, 2020 · 28m 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, 2020 · 28m 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, 2020 · 28m 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, 2020 · 28m 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, 2020 · 28m 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, 2020 · 28m 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, 2020 · 29m It is the grand final of the quiz for students. Which team will lift the University Challenge trophy? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.