Overview of 'University Challenge' Season 49

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 49 Episode List

Episode 1 - Lancaster v Glasgow
Release Date: 2019-07-15
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
Release Date: 2019-07-22
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 Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 3 - Magdalen College, Oxford v York
Release Date: 2019-07-29
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 questions.
Episode 4 - Birmingham v Bristol
Release Date: 2019-08-05
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
Release Date: 2019-08-12
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
Release Date: 2019-08-19
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
Release Date: 2019-09-02
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
Release Date: 2019-09-09
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
Release Date: 2019-09-16
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
Release Date: 2019-09-23
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
Release Date: 2019-10-07
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 the questions.
Episode 12 - Wolfson College, Oxford v Sheffield
Release Date: 2019-10-14
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
Release Date: 2019-10-21
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
Release Date: 2019-10-28
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
Release Date: 2019-11-04
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
Release Date: 2019-11-11
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
Release Date: 2019-11-18
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
Release Date: 2019-11-25
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
Release Date: 2019-12-02
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
Release Date: 2019-12-09
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
Release Date: 2019-12-16
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
Release Date: 2020-01-06
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
Release Date: 2020-01-13
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
Release Date: 2020-01-20
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
Release Date: 2020-01-27
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
Release Date: 2020-02-03
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
Release Date: 2020-02-10
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
Release Date: 2020-02-17
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
Release Date: 2020-02-24
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in another quarter-final match of the quiz for students.
Episode 30 - Manchester v Wolfson College, Oxford
Release Date: 2020-03-02
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
Release Date: 2020-03-09
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
Release Date: 2020-03-16
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
Release Date: 2020-03-23
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
Release Date: 2020-03-30
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
Release Date: 2020-04-06
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
Release Date: 2020-04-13
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
Release Date: 2020-04-20
It is the grand final of the quiz for students. Which team will lift the University Challenge trophy? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.