Overview of 'University Challenge' Season 45

University Challenge (1962)

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

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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 45 Episode List

Episode 1 - Glasgow v Peterhouse, Cambridge
Release Date: 2015-07-13
In the opening match of the quiz series for students Glasgow University takes on Peterhouse, Cambridge, for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 2 - Liverpool v St Peter's College, Oxford
Release Date: 2015-07-20
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in this quiz series for students. In another first round match, students from the University of Liverpool do battle with St Peter's College, Oxford, in a bid to reach the second round.
Episode 3 - Kent v Newcastle
Release Date: 2015-07-27
In another first round match, students representing the University of Kent battle it out with the University of Newcastle for a place in the second round.
Episode 4 - Manchester v York
Release Date: 2015-08-03
In another first round match, Manchester University competes against York University for a place in the second round of the student quiz.
Episode 5 - Nottingham v Swanse
Release Date: 2015-08-10
Students representing the University of Nottingham compete with the University of Swansea in another first-round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 6 - ICR v St George's, London
Release Date: 2015-08-17
Two University of London teams of medics and scientists from the Institute of Cancer Research and St George's do battle for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 7 - Christ's College, Cambridge v Kellogg College, Oxford
Release Date: 2015-08-24
An Oxbridge fixture in this episode as Christ's College, Cambridge, fight it out against Kellogg College, Oxford, for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 8 - Sussex v Queen's University, Belfast
Release Date: 2015-08-31
It's England v Northern Ireland as Sussex University takes on Queen's University, Belfast in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 9 - King's College, Cambridge v Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Release Date: 2015-09-07
In another first-round match, students from two Cambridge colleges - King's and Sidney Sussex - fight it out for a place in the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 10 - Reading v Imperial College, London
Release Date: 2015-09-14
In another first-round match, students from the University of Reading do battle with the students from Imperial College for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 11 - St Catharine's College, Cambridge v Southampton
Release Date: 2015-09-21
In another first-round match, students from St Catharine's College, Cambridge, fight it out against the team from the University of Southampton. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 12 - Clare College, Cambridge v Warwick
Release Date: 2015-09-28
In this episode it's a contest between Clare College, Cambridge, and the University of Warwick for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 13 - Queen Mary, London v Nuffield College, Oxford
Release Date: 2015-10-05
In the penultimate first round match of the student quiz, Queen Mary, London, clashes with Nuffield College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 14 - St John's College, Oxford v Bristol
Release Date: 2015-10-12
It is the last of the first-round matches, when the students of St John's College, Oxford, fight it out against the University of Bristol. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 15 - St Peter's College, Oxford
Release Date: 2015-10-19
It's the first of the two highest-scoring loser matches when two teams get a second chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 16 - Southampton v Queen Mary, London
Release Date: 2015-10-26
It's the last of the two highest-scoring loser matches as two teams get another chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 17 - Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge v Imperial College London
Release Date: 2015-11-02
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.
Episode 18 - Warwick v Nuffield College, Oxford
Release Date: 2015-11-09
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the quiz series for students. In another second-round match, two teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
Episode 19 - Glasgow v Newcastle
Release Date: 2015-11-16
The second round continues as two student teams make a bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 20 - Southampton v Liverpool
Release Date: 2015-11-23
Quiz show for students. Two more teams make a bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 21 - Christ's College, Cambridge v York
Release Date: 2015-11-30
Quiz show for students. In the second round of the competition, two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 22 - St George's, London v Peterhouse, Cambridge
Release Date: 2015-12-07
Quiz show for students. In the second round of the competition, two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 23 - Nottingham v St Catharine's College, Cambridge
Release Date: 2016-01-04
Quiz show for students. In the second round of the competition, two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 24 - St John's College, Oxford v Queen's University, Belfast
Release Date: 2016-01-11
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 - York v Peterhouse, Cambridge
Release Date: 2016-01-18
It is the first of the quarter-finals and two student teams fight it out to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 26 - St Catharine's College, Cambridge v St John's College, Oxford
Release Date: 2016-01-25
The quarter-finals continue when two teams of university students battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 27 - Imperial College London v Nuffield College, Oxford
Release Date: 2016-02-01
Pressure is mounting as the quarter-finals continue in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 28 - Newcastle v Liverpool
Release Date: 2016-02-08
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 - St John's College, Oxford v Peterhouse, Cambridge
Release Date: 2016-02-22
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 30 - St Catharine's College, Cambridge v York
Release Date: 2016-02-29
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 - Imperial College London v Liverpool
Release Date: 2016-03-07
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 - Nuffield College, Oxford v Newcastle
Release Date: 2016-03-14
The pressure is increasing as the quarter-finals continue and another team makes it to the next stage of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 33 - York v Imperial College London
Release Date: 2016-03-21
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.
Episode 34 - St John's College, Oxford v Newcastle
Release Date: 2016-03-28
It's the last of the quarter-finals and one more team will make it through to the semi-final stage of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 35 - Peterhouse, Cambridge v York
Release Date: 2016-04-04
It's the first of the semi-finals when one team will find out if they have made it to the grand final of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions
Episode 36 - Liverpool v St John's College, Oxford
Release Date: 2016-04-11
In the last of the semi-finals and the penultimate match in the series, find out which team wins a place in the grand final of the quiz for students.
Episode 37 - Final: Peterhouse, Cambridge v St John's College, Oxford
Release Date: 2016-04-18
It is the grand final of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.