University Challenge

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Pro-Celebrity Match
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28, 1992
A history of the programme followed by a pro-celebrity match.
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Comic Relief ep.
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01, 2000
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Professionals 2008 - 1. Faculty of Advocates vs Hospital Consultants
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31, 2008
Jeremy Paxman presents the quiz. A team representing the Faculty of Advocates battles a team of Hospital Consultants
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Professionals 2008 - 2. Ministry of Justice v the Comedians
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01, 2008
Jeremy Paxman presents the quiz. The Ministry of Justice v the Comedians.
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Professionals 2008 - 3. Society of Authors v the National Physical Laboratory
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07, 2008
Jeremy Paxman presents the quiz. Society of Authors v the National Physical Laboratory.
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Professionals 2008. 4. Royal Academy of Engineering v the Lute Society
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08, 2008
Jeremy Paxman presents the quiz. Royal Academy of Engineering v the Lute Society.
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Professionals 2008. 5. Wild card playoff
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14, 2008
In the last of the first round matches, two teams battle for a place in the semi-final.
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Professionals 2008. 6. First semi-final
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15, 2008
Two teams battle it out for a place in the final.
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Professionals 2008. 7. Second semi-final
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21, 2008
Two teams battle it out for a place in the final.
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Professionals 2008. 8. The Final
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22, 2008
The two teams battle to become the 2008 champions.
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The Story So Far
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27, 2008
Documentary looking at the history of the iconic quiz show University Challenge. Featuring famous ex-contestants such as Stephen Fry, John Simpson, Julian Fellowes and Miriam Margoyles .. show full overview
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Christmas 2011 - Episode 1
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19, 2011
The University of York takes on the University of Manchester in a first round match.
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Christmas 2011 - Episode 2
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20, 2011
Durham University and the University of Edinburgh fight it out in a first round match.
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Christmas 2011 - Episode 3
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21, 2011
Magdalen College, Oxford do battle with University College London in a first round match.
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Christmas 2011 - Episode 4
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22, 2011
The University of Warwick battle it out with the University of Sheffield.
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Christmas 2011 - Episode 5
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24, 2011
Trinity College, Cambridge, battle it out with the University of St Andrews.
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Christmas 2011 - Episode 6
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25, 2011
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the first of the semi-final matches.
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Christmas 2011 - Episode 7
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26, 2011
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the last of the semi-final matches.
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Christmas 2011 - Episode 8
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27, 2011
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the final of Christmas University Challenge.
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Christmas 2012 - Episode 1
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17, 2012
The University of Bristol take on the University of Leeds in a first-round match
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Christmas 2012 - Episode 2
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18, 2012
Team members include Peter Gibbs and Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson.
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Christmas 2012 - Episode 3
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19, 2012
Team members include Kate Mosse and Loyd Grossman.
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Christmas 2012 - Episode 4
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20, 2012
Team members include Lawrence McGinty and Bill Turnbull.
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Christmas 2012 - Episode 5
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21, 2012
Team members include Diane Abbott and Brian Moore.
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Christmas 2012 - Episode 6
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31, 2012
Guests representing University of Exeter take on the alumni of University of Glasgow.
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Christmas 2012 - Episode 7
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01, 2013
Guests from University of Birmingham and University of East Anglia do battle.
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Christmas 2012 - Semi-Final 1
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02, 2013
The first of the semi-final matches in this Christmas series featuring special guests.
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Christmas 2012 - Semi-Final 2
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03, 2013
It is the last of the semi-final matches in the University Challenge Christmas quiz.
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Christmas 2012 - Final
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04, 2013
It is the grand final of this seasonal competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2013 - Episode 1
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20, 2013
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Christmas 2013 - Episode 2
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21, 2013
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Christmas 2013 - Episode 3
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23, 2013
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Christmas 2013 - Episode 4
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26, 2013
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Christmas 2013 - Episode 5
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27, 2013
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Christmas 2013 - Episode 6
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30, 2013
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Christmas 2013 - Episode 7
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31, 2013
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Christmas 2013 - Episode 8
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01, 2014
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Christmas 2013 - Episode 9
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02, 2014
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Christmas 2013 - Episode 10
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03, 2014
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Champion of Champions 2014
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19, 2014
In this University Challenge special match, two teams representing Magdalen College, Oxford and Manchester University do battle to become the Champion of Champions. They have each won .. show full overview
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Class of 2014 - Episode 1
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07, 2014
What does it take to make it on to the toughest quiz on television? For the student teams who appear on University Challenge, their quest begins months before they arrive in the studio .. show full overview
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Class of 2014 - Episode 2
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08, 2014
Over a hundred student quiz teams from all over the UK are about to discover whether they have earned a coveted place on the latest series of University Challenge. Having faced the .. show full overview
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Christmas 2014 - Episode 1
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20, 2014
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Christmas 2014 - Episode 2
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23, 2014
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Christmas 2014 - Episode 3
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24, 2014
Another first round match sees distinguished graduates from two of the UK's top universities battle it out for a place in the semi-finals. King's College, Cambridge with former BBC .. show full overview
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Christmas 2014 - Episode 4
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25, 2014
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Christmas 2014 - Episode 5
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26, 2014
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Christmas 2014 - Episode 6
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29, 2014
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Christmas 2014 - Episode 7
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30, 2014
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Christmas 2014 - Episode 8
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31, 2014
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Christmas 2014 - Episode 9
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01, 2015
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Christmas 2014 - Episode 10
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02, 2015
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Christmas 2015 - Episode 1
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20, 2015
UCL vs Birmingham Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the Christmas quiz for university alumni. The UCL team includes Lynne Truss and the Birmingham team features John Hammond.
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Christmas 2015 - Episode 2
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21, 2015
Oriel, Oxford vs Trinity, Cambridge Christmas-themed quiz for university alumni. The Oriel College, Oxford team includes Peter Harness and Jon Bentley.
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Christmas 2015 - Episode 3
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22, 2015
Manchester vs UEA Christmas-themed quiz for university alumni. The Manchester University team features comedian Lucy Porter and The Thick of It writer Jesse Armstrong.
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Christmas 2015 - Episode 4
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23, 2015
Christ's, Cambridge vs Essex Christmas-themed quiz for university alumni. The Christ's College, Cambridge team includes Natalie Haynes and news correspondent James Reynolds.
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Christmas 2015 - Episode 5
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24, 2015
Exeter v Magdalen, Oxford University Challenge, Christmas 2015 Episode 5 of 10 Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the Christmas-themed quiz for distinguished university .. show full overview
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Christmas 2015 - Episode 6
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28, 2015
Aberdeen v Sheffield University Challenge, Christmas 2015 Episode 6 of 10 Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the Christmas-themed quiz for distinguished university alumni. It is .. show full overview
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Christmas 2015 - Episode 7
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29, 2015
Durham v LSE University Challenge, Christmas 2015 Episode 7 of 10 Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the Christmas-themed quiz for distinguished university alumni. It's the .. show full overview
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Christmas 2015 - Episode 8
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30, 2015
Semi-Final 1 University Challenge, Christmas 2015 Episode 8 of 10 It is the first of the semi-finals in the University Challenge Christmas quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2015 - Episode 9
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31, 2015
Semi-Final 2 University Challenge, Christmas 2015 Episode 9 of 10 Second semi-final in the University Challenge Christmas quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2015 - Episode 10
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01, 2016
The Grand Final University Challenge, Christmas 2015 Episode 10 of 10 It is the grand final of this seasonal competition for alumni from some of the UK's top universities - which .. show full overview
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Christmas 2016 - Manchester vs St Anne's College, Oxford
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19, 2016
A festive edition of the quiz, featuring distinguished university alumni. In the opening match of the series, a University of Manchester team, featuring poet Simon Armitage and author .. show full overview
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Christmas 2016 - Kent vs Sussex
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20, 2016
A festive edition of the quiz, featuring distinguished university alumni. A University of Kent team, with presenter Paul Ross and journalist Shiulie Ghosh, battles a University of Sussex .. show full overview
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Christmas 2016 - City College, London vs Newcastle
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21, 2016
A festive edition of the quiz, featuring distinguished university alumni. Journalist Samira Ahmed and Chair of Acas Sir Brendan Barber represent City, University of London, as they take .. show full overview
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Christmas 2016 - SOAS, London vs Leeds
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22, 2016
A festive edition of the quiz, featuring distinguished university alumni. A team representing SOAS, featuring comedian Dom Joly and presenter Gus Casely-Hayford, take on a University of .. show full overview
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Christmas 2016 - Edinburgh v St Catharine's College, Cambridge
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23, 2016
A festive edition of the quiz, featuring distinguished university alumni. A team representing the University of Edinburgh, featuring actress Rachael Stirling and geneticist Steve Jones, .. show full overview
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Christmas 2016 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v St Hilda's College, Oxford
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25, 2016
A festive edition of the quiz, featuring distinguished university alumni. In this penultimate first round match, both teams battle for a place in the semi-finals. Magdalene College, .. show full overview
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Christmas 2016 - Bristol vs Nottingham
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26, 2016
A festive edition of the quiz, featuring distinguished university alumni. In the last first round match, both teams battle for a place in the semi-finals. The University of Bristol .. show full overview
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Christmas 2016 - Semi-Final 1
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27, 2016
It is the first of the semi-finals in the University Challenge quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2016 - Semi-Final 2
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28, 2016
It is the second of the semi-finals in the University Challenge quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2016 - Grand Final
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29, 2016
It is the grand final of this festive competition for alumni from some of the UK's top universities. Which university will be Christmas University Challenge champions? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2017 - Durham v Keble College, Oxford
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24, 2017
It is the opening match of the Christmas quiz for grown-ups, with two teams doing battle for a place in the semi-finals. The Durham team includes musician Rod Clements from the band .. show full overview
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Christmas 2017 - Selwyn College, Cambridge vs St Andrews University
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26, 2017
In the second match, Selwyn College, Cambridge, with screen writer Robin French and comedian Viv Groskop, face St Andrews University, with BBC Scotland political editor Brian Taylor and writer Alistair Moffat.
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Christmas 2017 - York vs Southampton
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27, 2017
In the third match, the University of York, with Daily Mirror associate editor Kevin Maguire and Radio 3 presenter Tom Service, fight it out against the University of Southampton, whose .. show full overview
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Christmas 2017 - Leicester v UCL
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28, 2017
The University of Leicester, with Paralympian gold medallist Danielle Brown and Sky at Night presenter Pete Lawrence, fight it out against the UCL team, with BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen and president of the Royal College of Physicians Jane Dacre.
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Christmas 2017 - St John's College, Cambridge v St Edmund Hall, Oxford
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29, 2017
In the St John's, Cambridge, team are screen writer Frederic Raphael and writer Laura Bates. They are fighting it out against St Edmund's Hall, Oxford, featuring Sky News presenter Anna Botting and screenwriter and comedian Emma Kennedy.
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Christmas 2017 - Queen Mary College, London v Cardiff
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01, 2018
In the penultimate first-round match, the Queen Mary College, London, team, including Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson and broadcaster Adrian Chiles, faces Cardiff University, with BBC .. show full overview
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Christmas 2017 - Brunel v Reading
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02, 2018
In the last first-round match, the Brunel University team includes Chelsea footballer Eniola Aluko and former Olympian and broadcaster Iwan Thomas. Playing them is the Reading University .. show full overview
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Christmas 2017 - Semi-Final 1
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03, 2018
A festive edition of the quiz, featuring distinguished university alumni. It is the first of the semi-finals.
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Christmas 2017 - Semi-Final 2
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04, 2018
A festive edition of the quiz, featuring distinguished university alumni. It is the second of the semi-finals.
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Christmas 2017 - Grand Final
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05, 2018
A festive edition of the quiz, featuring distinguished university alumni. It is the grand final - which university will be Christmas University Challenge champions?
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Christmas 2018 - Brasenose, Oxford v Bristol
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24, 2018
It is the opening match of the Christmas quiz for grown-ups with two teams doing battle for a place in the semi-finals. The Brasenose, Oxford, team includes Bargain Hunt expert Kate .. show full overview
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Christmas 2018 - Westminster University v University of East Anglia
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25, 2018
It is the second match of the Christmas quiz with two teams of graduates fighting it out for a place in the semi-finals. Playing on the Westminster team are TV presenter Danny Wallace .. show full overview
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Christmas 2018 - Pembroke College, Cambridge v King's London
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26, 2018
In the third match of the Christmas series for university alumni is the team from the Pembroke College, Cambridge, with host of TV's Impossible Rick Edwards and former Olympic rower Cath .. show full overview
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Christmas 2018 - St Catherine's, Oxford v Peterhouse, Cambridge
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27, 2018
In the fourth match of the Christmas series for grown-ups, St Catherine's College, Oxford, with Guardian drama critic Michael Billington and novelist Susie Boyt, fights it out against .. show full overview
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Christmas 2018 - Exeter University v Birmingham University
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28, 2018
It is match five of the special Christmas series for distinguished alumni. In the Exeter team are producer of The Generation Game and Red Dwarf Paul Jackson and news correspondent Jon .. show full overview
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Christmas 2018 - Sheffield University v Manchester University
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31, 2018
It is the penultimate first-round match in the Christmas quiz for grown-ups and both teams are doing battle for a place in the semis. They are Sheffield University, with politician Lord .. show full overview
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Christmas 2018 - Edinburgh University v LSE
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01, 2019
It is the last first-round match in the Christmas series for university alumni when two teams are up against each other for a place in the semis. Edinburgh University includes MP Joanna .. show full overview
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Christmas 2018 - Semi-Final 1
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02, 2019
It is the first of the semi-finals in the University Challenge Christmas quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2018 - Semi-Final 2
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03, 2019
It is the second of the semi-finals in the University Challenge Christmas quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2018 - The Grand Final
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04, 2019
It is the grand final of this seasonal competition for alumni from some of the UK's top universities - which university will be Christmas University Challenge champions? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Comic Relief 2019 - Freeman v Manford
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15, 2019
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Christmas 2019 - Leeds University v Clare College, Cambridge
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23, 2019
In the opening match of the Christmas quiz for grown-ups, two teams doing battle for a place in the semi-finals. The Leeds team includes the Reverend Richard Coles and Human Planet .. show full overview
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Christmas 2019 - Birmingham City University v Wadham College, Oxford
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24, 2019
It is the second match of the Christmas quiz with two teams of graduates fighting it out for a place in the semi-finals. Playing for the Birmingham City team are Carole Boyd, who plays .. show full overview
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Christmas 2019 - Guildhall School of Music and Drama v UCL
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25, 2019
In the third match of the Christmas series for university alumni is the team from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, with actors Monica Dolan, from BBC comedy W1A, and Holby City’s .. show full overview
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Christmas 2019 - Liverpool v Hull
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26, 2019
In the fourth match of the Christmas series for grown-ups, the Liverpool team, with actor Anna Maxwell Martin and broadcaster Roger Bolton, fight it out against the Hull team, with .. show full overview
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Christmas 2019 - Royal Holloway v Sussex University
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27, 2019
It is match five of this special Christmas series for distinguished alumni. In the Royal Holloway team are ceramics designer Emma Bridgewater and TV historian Fern Riddell. They are .. show full overview
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Christmas 2019 - Trinity Hall, Cambridge v St Peter's College, Oxford
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30, 2019
It is the penultimate first-round match in the Christmas quiz for grown-ups and two teams are doing battle for a place in the semis. They are Trinity Hall, Cambridge, with Peep Show .. show full overview
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Christmas 2019 - Warwick v Imperial
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31, 2019
It is the last first-round match in the Christmas series for university alumni. The Warwick team includes actor Tom Goodman-Hill and presenter of Radio 4’s The World Tonight Ritula Shah. .. show full overview
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Christmas 2019 - Semi-Final 1
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01, 2020
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the first of the semi-finals in the Christmas quiz for grown-ups.
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Christmas 2019 - Semi-Final 2
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02, 2020
It is the second of the semi-finals in the University Challenge Christmas quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2019 - Final
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03, 2020
It is the grand final of this seasonal competition for alumni from some of the UK's top universities - which university will be Christmas University Challenge champions? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Children in Need Special
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12, 2020
Kirsty Wark hosts this fundraising special in which Dara O Briain and Fay Ripley lead teams from the BBC and ITV. Competing with them are Anita Rani, Steve Pemberton, Iain Stirling, Joel .. show full overview
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Christmas 2020 - Christ's Cambridge v St John's Oxford
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21, 2020
The Christ's Cambridge team includes painter and broadcaster Lachlan Goudie and poet Helen Mort. Playing them is the St John's Oxford team, including thee BBC business editor Simon Jack and author John Lanchester. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2020 - Manchester v Queen's Belfast
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22, 2020
It's the second match of the Christmas quiz, with two teams of graduates fighting it out for a place in the semi-finals. Playing for the Manchester team are actor Adrian Edmondson and war surgeon David Nott.
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Christmas 2020 - Courtauld v Goldsmiths
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23, 2020
In the third match of the Christmas series for university alumni is the team from the Courtauld Institute of Art, with artist Jeremy Deller and writer and poet Lavinia Greenlaw. They .. show full overview
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Christmas 2020 - Nottingham v Sheffield
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24, 2020
In the fourth match of the Christmas series for grown-ups, the Nottingham team, with explorer Levison Wood and ecologist Helen Roy, fight it out against the Sheffield team, which .. show full overview
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Christmas 2020 - UCLAN v Loughborough
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26, 2020
It's match five of this special Christmas series for distinguished alumni. In the UCLAN team are sports presenter Richard Askam and children's book illustrator Kate Pankhurst. They are .. show full overview
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Christmas 2020 - Durham v Downing
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28, 2020
Cambridge. It's the penultimate match of the first round in the Christmas quiz for grown-ups and both teams are doing battle for a place in the semi-finals. They are the University of Durham who are playing against Downing College, Cambridge.
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Christmas 2020 - New College Oxford v Reading
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29, 2020
It's the last first-round match in the Christmas series for university alumni, with two teams are up against each other for a place in the semi-finals. New College Oxford includes .. show full overview
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Christmas 2020 - Semi-Final 1
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30, 2020
It's the first of the semi-finals in the University Challenge quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2020 - Semi-Final 2
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31, 2020
It's the second of the semi-finals in the University Challenge quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2020 - Grand Final
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01, 2021
It's the grand final of this seasonal competition for alumni from some of the UK's top universities. Which university will be Christmas University Challenge champions? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Children in Need Special 2021
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19, 2021
For one night only, Jeremy Paxman hands over the reins to journalist and broadcaster Kirsty Wark, who will once again host the proceedings as famous faces from the BBC and ITV compete .. show full overview
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Christmas 2021 - Edinburgh v Leicester
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20, 2021
The Edinburgh team includes founder of the Wahaca group of restaurants Thomasina Miers and actor and comedian Miles Jupp. Playing them is a team of Leicester alumni, including author Jeffrey Boakye and science presenter Dallas Campbell.
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Christmas 2021 - Winchester v Bradford
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21, 2021
Playing for Winchester are comedian Shappi Khorsandi and sports presenter Mike Bushell. Their opponents on the Bradford team include MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy and property expert Martin Roberts.
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Christmas 2021 - Bristol v King's, Cambridge
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22, 2021
The third match of the Christmas series for university alumni features a team from the University of Bristol, with broadcaster Aasmah Mir and playwright Mark Ravenhill. They fight it out .. show full overview
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Christmas 2021 - LSE v Hertford, Oxford
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23, 2021
In the fourth match of the Christmas series for grown-ups, a team of LSE alumni that includes newsreader Fatima Manji and Olympic rower Oliver Cook fight it out against four alumni from .. show full overview
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Christmas 2021 - Corpus Christi, Cambridge v St Anne's, Oxford
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24, 2021
It's match five of this special Christmas series for distinguished alumni. Novelist Helen Oyeyemi and literary editor Robert McCrum play on behalf of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, .. show full overview
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Christmas 2021 - Birkbeck, London v Portsmouth
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27, 2021
It’s the penultimate match of the first round in the Christmas quiz for grown-ups, with both teams doing battle for a place in the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2021 - Kent v Goldsmiths, London
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28, 2021
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the last first-round match of this Christmas series.
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Christmas 2021 - Semi-Final 1
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29, 2021
It’s the first of the semi-finals in the University Challenge quiz for grown-ups. Two of the four highest-scoring winners from the first round of matches play each other for a place in the series final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2021 - Semi-Final 2
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30, 2021
It’s the second of the semi-finals in the University Challenge quiz for grown-ups. The remaining two highest-scoring winners from the heats compete for a spot in the final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2021 - Grand Final
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31, 2021
It’s the grand final of this seasonal competition for alumni from some of the UK’s top universities, with the last two teams standing doing battle for the series title. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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University Challenge at 60
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29, 2022
60 years on since University Challenge first appeared on British television, the show holds the record for the UK’s longest running quiz. To mark the occasion, this documentary tells .. show full overview
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Christmas 2022: SOAS University of London v Balliol College, Oxford
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19, 2022
SOAS play Balliol College, Oxford, as University Challenge's annual Christmas competition for teams of distinguished alumni kicks off. Contestants include author and broadcaster Emma .. show full overview
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Christmas 2022: University College, Oxford v University of Glasgow
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20, 2022
Teams of alumni from University College, Oxford face off against the University of Glasgow. Broadcaster Paul Gambaccini captains the University College team, while author Christopher Brookmyre leads Glasgow. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2022: Durham University v University of York
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21, 2022
Alumni of Durham University face graduates of the University of York in the third match. Documentary maker Chris Terrill takes the captain's chair for Durham, while YouTuber Tom Scott heads the York team. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2022: Exeter College, Oxford v Queen Mary University of London
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22, 2022
Exeter College, Oxford and Queen Mary University, London are represented by distinguished alumni in the fourth heat. Newsreader Reeta Chakrabarti and environmental writer Lucy Siegle are .. show full overview
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Christmas 2022: University of Hull v University of the West of England
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23, 2022
The heats continue as four alumni of the University of Hull, captained by actor Sian Reese-Williams, face four graduates of the University of the West of England, led by science reporter Victoria Gill. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2022: UCL v University of Aberdeen
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26, 2022
In the penultimate heat of the alumni tournament, teams representing UCL and the University of Aberdeen compete for a place in the semi-finals, captained by comedian Ria Lina and film director Jon S Baird. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2022: University of Bristol v University of Cardiff
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27, 2022
The first round of this year's Christmas University Challenge concludes as graduates of the University of Bristol play former students of Cardiff, with the last place in the semi-finals .. show full overview
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Christmas 2022: Semi Final 1
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28, 2022
Two alumni teams return to contest the first semi-final of 2022's Christmas competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2022: Semi Final 2
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29, 2022
Two of the four highest-scoring winning teams from the heats return to play the second of this year's semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2022: Grand Final
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30, 2022
It's the Grand Final of the Christmas competition, in which teams of notable former students compete on behalf of their alma maters. Only two alumni teams remain: who will take the series title? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Christmas 2023: King's London v City London
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18, 2023
In the first round of the annual Christmas competition for teams of distinguished alumni, the presenter and journalist Ayshah Tull captains a team from King’s College London, while .. show full overview
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Christmas 2023: UEA v Royal Holloway London
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19, 2023
Alumni of University of East Anglia face graduates of Royal Holloway, University of London in the second match of Christmas University Challenge. Novelist Tahmima Anam is among Royal .. show full overview
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Christmas 2023: Dundee v Bangor
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20, 2023
Dundee University and Bangor University are represented by distinguished alumni in the third heat of Christmas University Challenge. Dundee’s team includes the Turner Prize-winning .. show full overview
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Christmas 2023: Corpus Christi Oxford v Edinburgh
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21, 2023
The heats of the Christmas competition continue tonight. Captained by writer Alex Bellos, four alumni from Corpus Christi, Oxford face four graduates of the University of Edinburgh, led by politician Ruth Davidson. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
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Christmas 2023: Imperial London v Liverpool
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22, 2023
The heats of this year’s Christmas competition continue. Teams representing Imperial College London and the University of Liverpool compete for a place in the semi-finals, captained by .. show full overview
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Christmas 2023: Middlesex v Leeds
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26, 2023
The first round of this year’s Christmas University Challenge concludes tonight. Graduates of the Middlesex University play former students of Leeds, with the last place in the .. show full overview
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Christmas 2023: Semi-final 1
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27, 2023
Two alumni teams return to contest the first semi-final of the Christmas competition. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
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Christmas 2023: Semi-final 2
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28, 2023
This Christmas competition for teams of distinguished alumni continues. Two of the four highest-scoring winning teams from the heats play in the second semi-final. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
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Christmas 2023: Grand Final
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29, 2023
It’s the grand final of the Christmas competition, in which teams of notable former students compete on behalf of their alma maters. Only two alumni teams remain - who will take the series title? Amol Rajan asks the questions.

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