TVDB
Select another season
1998/1999

Season Overview

Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.

Episodes

Bristol v Manchester

1 - Bristol v Manchester

Teams from the universities of Bristol and Manchester kick off a new series of the challenging quiz, hosted by Jeremy Paxman.

Balliol College, Oxford v Durham

2 - Balliol College, Oxford v Durham

Open University v Lancaster

3 - Open University v Lancaster

Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Selwyn College, Cambridge

4 - Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Selwyn College, Cambridge

Birkbeck v Warwick

5 - Birkbeck v Warwick

Portsmouth v De Montfort

6 - Portsmouth v De Montfort

Teams from Portsmouth and De Montfort universities compete for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

King's College v Magdalen College, Oxford

7 - King's College v Magdalen College, Oxford

Aberdeen v Newnham College, Cambridge

8 - Aberdeen v Newnham College, Cambridge

Christ Church, Oxford v Trinity College, Cambridge

9 - Christ Church, Oxford v Trinity College, Cambridge

St Hilda's College, Oxford v Bangor

10 - St Hilda's College, Oxford v Bangor

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Oriel College, Oxford

11 - Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Oriel College, Oxford

Queen's University, Belfast v Sheffield

12 - Queen's University, Belfast v Sheffield

Downing College, Cambridge v Glasgow

13 - Downing College, Cambridge v Glasgow

City University v Leicester

14 - City University v Leicester

Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Manchester

15 - Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Manchester

City University v Balliol College, Oxford

16 - City University v Balliol College, Oxford

Jeremy Paxman chairs the second play-off between the highest scoring first-round teams. London's City University take on Balliol College, Oxford.

Magdalen College, Oxford v Open University

17 - Magdalen College, Oxford v Open University

Reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford compete against the Open University for a place in the quarter-finals. Presented by Jeremy Paxman.

Aberdeen v Bangor

18 - Aberdeen v Bangor

De Montfort University v University of Bristol

19 - De Montfort University v University of Bristol

Selwyn College, Cambridge v Leicester

20 - Selwyn College, Cambridge v Leicester

Oriel College, Oxford v Manchester

21 - Oriel College, Oxford v Manchester

Glasgow v Durham

22 - Glasgow v Durham

Balliol College, Oxford v Birkbeck

23 - Balliol College, Oxford v Birkbeck

Sheffield v Trinity College, Cambridge

24 - Sheffield v Trinity College, Cambridge

Bangor v Bristol

25 - Bangor v Bristol

In the first of the quarter-final matches, Bangor, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Wales, take on Bristol University. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Oriel College, Oxford v Leicester

26 - Oriel College, Oxford v Leicester

The Open University v Birkbeck

27 - The Open University v Birkbeck

Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge

28 - Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge

Bangor v Oriel College, Oxford

29 - Bangor v Oriel College, Oxford

The Open University v Durham

30 - The Open University v Durham

Final: Oriel College, Oxford v The Open University

31 - Final: Oriel College, Oxford v The Open University