Overview of 'University Challenge' Season 27

University Challenge (1962)

Talk
Family

Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.

Stars:

Release Date: 1962-09-21
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

5.6/10

Country: GB
Language: English
Runtime: 30

Season 27 Episode List

Episode 1 - Edinburgh v Jesus College, Cambridge
Release Date: 1997-09-10
Episode 2 - Birkbeck v Cardiff
Release Date: 1997-09-17
Episode 3 - Exeter v Robinson College, Cambridge
Release Date: 1997-09-24
Episode 4 - Magdalen College, Oxford v King's College, London
Release Date: 1997-10-01
Teams from Magdalen College, Oxford and King's College, London put their knowledge to the test. Jeremy Paxman hosts.
Episode 5 - Sheffield v Aberdeen
Release Date: 1997-10-08
Jeremy Paxman welcomes teams from Sheffield and Aberdeen to the university quiz.
Episode 6 - Christ Church, Oxford v The Open University
Release Date: 1997-10-15
Quiz show hosted by Jeremy Paxman. The Open University take on Christ Church College, Oxford.
Episode 7 - Liverpool v Newnham College, Cambridge
Release Date: 1997-10-22
Episode 8 - Queen's University, Belfast v Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital
Release Date: 1997-10-29
Episode 9 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v St Catherine's College, Oxford
Release Date: 1997-11-04
Episode 10 - St John's College, Oxford v L.S.E.
Release Date: 1997-11-11
Episode 11 - Oxford Brookes v Warwick
Release Date: 1997-11-18
Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz between university students. Oxford Brookes take on Warwick.
Episode 12 - New Hall, Cambridge v Nottingham
Release Date: 1997-12-02
Episode 13 - Exeter v Jesus College, Cambridge
Release Date: 1997-12-09
Episode 14 - King's College, London v Nottingham
Release Date: 1997-12-16
Jeremy Paxman presents a second-round clash between Kings College, London and Nottingham University.
Episode 15 - Newnham College, Cambridge v Edinburgh
Release Date: 1998-01-06
Newnham College, Cambridge take on Edinburgh University in a second-round match. Jeremy Paxman is the quizmaster.
Episode 16 - Birkbeck v Robinson College, Cambridge
Release Date: 1998-01-13
Episode 17 - L.S.E. v Oxford Brookes
Release Date: 1998-01-20
Episode 18 - Cardiff v Aberdeen
Release Date: 1998-01-27
Jeremy Paxman chairs another second-round match as Cardiff return to take on Aberdeen for a place in the quarter-finals.
Episode 19 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v Queen's University, Belfast
Release Date: 1998-02-03
Episode 20 - The Open University v Magdalen College, Oxford
Release Date: 1998-02-24
The Open University return to take on reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford for the last place in the quarter-finals.
Episode 21 - Jesus College, Cambridge v Nottingham
Release Date: 1998-03-04
Jeremy Paxman asks questions of teams from Jesus College, Cambridge and Nottingham University.
Episode 22 - Edinburgh v Birkbeck
Release Date: 1998-03-11
Episode 23 - L.S.E. v Queen's University, Belfast
Release Date: 1998-03-18
Episode 24 - Cardiff v Magdalen College, Oxford
Release Date: 1998-03-25
Episode 25 - Nottingham v Birkbeck
Release Date: 1998-04-07
Episode 26 - L.S.E. v Magdalen College, Oxford
Release Date: 1998-04-14
Teams from the London School of Economics and Magdalen College, Oxford face questions from Jeremy Paxman.
Episode 27 - Final: Birkbeck v Magdalen College, Oxford
Release Date: 1998-04-21