2017/18
Season 47 • 2017
0Quiz show where students from UK universities answer questions on a range of subjects.
Episodes
1. Edinburgh v Ulster
In the opening match of the quiz series for students, the University of Edinburgh takes on Ulster University for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2017-07-17 • 29 min
2. Trinity College, Cambridge v Bristol
In another first-round match, students from Trinity College, Cambridge, do battle with Bristol University in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2017-07-24 • 29 min
3. Southampton v University
In another first-round match, students representing the University of Southampton battle it out with the University of Cardiff for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2017-07-31 • 29 min
4. St Edmund's College, Cambridge v Magdalen College, Oxford
Tonight sees another first-round match when St Edmund's College, Cambridge, competes against Magdalen College, Oxford, for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2017-08-14 • 29 min
5. York v Warwick
Students representing the University of York compete with the University of Warwick in another first-round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2017-08-21 • 29 min
6. Oxford Brookes v Courtauld Institute
Oxford Brookes University students do battle with the Courtauld Institute of Art students for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2017-08-28 • 29 min
7. Trinity College, Oxford v UCL
The team representing Trinity College, Oxford, fights it out against the University College London team for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2017-09-04 • 29 min
8. Sheffield Hallam v Newcastle
Sheffield Hallam University takes on Newcastle University in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2017-09-11 • 29 min
9. Leicester v Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
In another first-round match, students from the University of Leicester fight it out against Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, for a place in the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2017-09-18 • 29 min
10. Imperial College London v Strathclyde
In another first-round match, students from Imperial College do battle with the students from the University of Strathclyde for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2017-09-25 • 29 min
11. Emmanuel College, Cambridge v St Hugh's College, Oxford
In another first-round match the students from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, fight it out against the team from St Hugh's College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2017-10-02 • 29 min
12. St Andrews vs St John's College, Cambridge
It is a contest tonight between the University of St Andrews and St John's College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2017-10-09 • 29 min
13. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v St Anne's College, Oxford
In the penultimate first-round match of the student quiz, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, clashes with St Anne's College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2017-10-16 • 29 min
14. Merton College, Oxford vs King's College London
It is the last of the first-round matches tonight as the students of Merton College, Oxford, fight it out against King's College, London. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2017-10-23 • 29 min
15. Ulster v St Anne's College, Oxford
It is the first of the two highest-scoring loser matches and two teams get a second chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2017-10-30 • 29 min
16. UCL v St Hugh's College, Oxford
It is 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.
2017-11-06 • 29 min
17. Strathclyde v Emmanuel College, Cambridge
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.
2017-11-13 • 29 min
18. St John's College, Cambridge v Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
In the next of the second-round matches, another two teams battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2017-11-20 • 29 min
19. Warwick v Ulster
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.
2017-11-27 • 29 min
20. UCL v Edinburgh
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.
2017-12-04 • 29 min
21. Bristol v Trinity College, Oxford
In the second round stage of the competition for students, two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2017-12-18 • 29 min
22. Newcastle v Southampton
The second round of the quiz for students continues when two teams representing their universities aim to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2018-01-08 • 29 min
23. Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge v Magdalen College, Oxford
The second round of the quiz for students continues when two teams representing their universities aim to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2018-01-15 • 29 min
24. Oxford Brookes v Merton College, Oxford
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.
2018-01-22 • 29 min
25. Bristol v Newcastle
It is the first of the quarter-finals when two student teams fight it out to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2018-01-29 • 29 min
26. Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge v Merton College, Oxford
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.
2018-02-05 • 29 min
27. St John's College, Cambridge v Ulster
Pressure is mounting as the quarter-finals continue in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2018-02-12 • 29 min
28. Edinburgh v Emmanuel College, Cambridge
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.
2018-02-19 • 29 min
29. Newcastle v St John's College, Cambridge
In another quarter-final match find out which university team makes it to the next stage of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2018-02-26 • 29 min
30. Bristol v Ulster
In another quarter-final match two teams of students aim to reach the next stage of the quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2018-03-05 • 29 min
31. Merton College, Oxford v Edinburgh
The gruelling quarter-finals continue as two student teams vie to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2018-03-12 • 29 min
32. Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge v Emmanuel College, Cambridge
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.
2018-03-19 • 29 min
33. Bristol v Edinburgh
It is 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.
2018-03-26 • 29 min
34. Newcastle v Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
It is the last of the quarter-finals and one more team make it through to the semi-final stage of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2018-04-02 • 29 min
35. St John's College, Cambridge v Edinburgh
It is the first of the semi-finals, when one team find out if they have made it to the grand final of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2018-04-09 • 29 min
36. Merton College, Oxford v Newcastle
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. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2018-04-16 • 29 min

37. Final: St John's College, Cambridge v Merton College, Oxford
It's the grand final of the quiz for students, when the winning team will be presented with the University Challenge trophy. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
2018-04-23 • 29 min