Overview of 'University Challenge' Season 50

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

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Country: GB
Language: English
Runtime: 30

Season 50 Episode List

Episode 1 - Glasgow v Exeter
Release Date: 2020-07-13
Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.
Episode 2 - Leciester v Durham
Release Date: 2020-07-20
In another first-round match, students from the University of Leicester do battle with the University of Durham in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 3 - Linacre College, Oxford v The Open University
Release Date: 2020-07-27
In another first-round match, the students representing Linacre College, Oxford, battle it out with the Open University for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 4 - Imperial v Strathclyde
Release Date: 2020-08-03
Tonight sees another first-round match as Imperial College competes against the University of Strathclyde for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 5 - Reading v Birkbeck
Release Date: 2020-08-10
Students representing the University of Reading compete with Birkbeck College, London, in another first-round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 6 - Balliol College, Oxford v Clare College, Cambridge
Release Date: 2020-08-17
Balliol College, Oxford, students do battle with Clare College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 7 - Bristol v Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Release Date: 2020-08-24
The team representing the University of Bristol fights it out against the Corpus Christi College, Oxford, team for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 8 - Darwin College, Cambridge v St Andrews
Release Date: 2020-08-31
Darwin College, Cambridge, takes on the University of St Andrews in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 9 - York v King's College, London
Release Date: 2020-09-07
In another first-round match, students from the University of York fight it out against King’s College, London, for a place in the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 10 - Merton College, Oxford v Wolfson College, Cambridge
Release Date: 2020-09-14
In another first-round match, Merton College, Oxford, plays Wolfson College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 11 - Royal Academy of Music v St John's College, Cambridge
Release Date: 2020-09-21
In another first-round match, the students from the Royal Academy of Music fight it out against the team from St John’s College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 12 - Warwick v Wolfson College, Oxford
Release Date: 2020-09-28
The University of Warwick and Wolfson College, Oxford, compete for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 13 - Edinburgh v Manchester
Release Date: 2020-10-05
In the penultimate first-round match of the student quiz, the University of Edinburgh clashes with the University of Manchester. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 14 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v University College, Oxford
Release Date: 2020-10-12
In the last of the first-round matches, students from Magdalene College, Cambridge, fight it out against University College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 15 - Imperial v Exeter
Release Date: 2020-10-19
It is the first of the two highest-scoring loser matches tonight when two teams get a second chance to battle it out for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 16 - Linacre College, Oxford v Edinburgh
Release Date: 2020-10-26
In the last of the two highest-scoring loser matches, two teams get a second chance to battle it out for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 17 - Imperial v St Andrews
Release Date: 2020-11-02
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 - Manchester v Strathclyde
Release Date: 2020-11-09
It’s another second-round match tonight, with two teams fighting it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 19 - Merton College, Oxford v Warwick
Release Date: 2020-11-16
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 - Edinburgh v Durham
Release Date: 2020-11-23
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 - St John's College, Cambridge v Balliol College, Oxford
Release Date: 2020-11-30
In the second round stage of the competition for students, two more universities battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 22 - Glasgow v King's College London
Release Date: 2020-12-07
The second round of the quiz for students continues when two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 23 - Corpus Christi College, Oxford v Magdalene College, Cambridge
Release Date: 2020-12-14
Two more teams compete in the second round of the student quiz with the aim of making it through to the quarter finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 24 - The Open University v Birkbeck
Release Date: 2021-01-04
In the last of the second round matches, two teams of students fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 25 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v Birkbeck
Release Date: 2021-01-11
It’s the first of the quarter-finals tonight, with two teams competing to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 26 - Balliol College, Oxford v King's College London
Release Date: 2021-01-18
The quarter-finals continue tonight, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 27 - Strathclyde v Durham
Release Date: 2021-01-25
The quarter-finals continue tonight as two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 28 - Imperial v Warwick
Release Date: 2021-02-01
The quarter-finals continue, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 29 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v Warwick
Release Date: 2021-02-08
The quarter-finals continue with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 30 - King's College London v Imperial
Release Date: 2021-02-15
The quarter-finals continue tonight, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 31 - Balliol College, Oxford v Durham
Release Date: 2021-02-22
The quarter finals continue tonight as two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 32 - Birkbeck v Strathclyde
Release Date: 2021-03-01
The quarter-finals continue tonight as two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 33 - Imperial v Durham
Release Date: 2021-03-08
The quarter-finals continue tonight as two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 34 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v Strathclyde
Release Date: 2021-03-15
It’s the last of the quarter finals, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 35 - Imperial v Warwick
Release Date: 2021-03-22
It’s the first of the semi-finals tonight, with two teams fighting it out for a place in the grand final of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 36 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v Balliol College, Oxford
Release Date: 2021-03-29
It’s the second semi-final, when two teams battle it out for a place in the grand final of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Episode 37 - Grand Final: Warwick v Magdalene College, Cambridge
Release Date: 2021-04-05
It’s the grand final of the student quiz. Which team will be crowned series champions? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.