Episode guide
University Challenge: 2011/2012
37 episodes · first aired Jul 4, 2011
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out
- 1 Warwick v Edinburgh Jul 4, 2011 · 29m In the opening match, the students of the University of Warwick do battle with the team representing the University of Edinburgh. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- 2 Trinity College, Cambridge v Birmingham Jul 11, 2011 · 29m In the second of the first-round matches, the students representing Trinity College, Cambridge, fight it out against the University of Birmingham for a place in the next round. Jeremy…
- 3 Worcester College, Oxford v Clare College, Cambridge Jul 18, 2011 · 29m It's an Oxbridge first round match when the students representing Worcester College, Oxford do battle with Clare College, Cambridge for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the…
- 4 Queen's University Belfast v Newcastle Jul 25, 2011 · 29m In another first-round match, the students from Queen's University Belfast fight it out with the University of Newcastle in a bid to get through to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the…
- 5 Homerton College, Cambridge v Balliol College, Oxford Aug 1, 2011 · 29m The students from Homerton College, Cambridge, do battle with the team representing Balliol college, Oxford, for a place in the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the…
- 6 Christ Church, Oxford v Bath Aug 8, 2011 · 29m Christ Church Oxford plays the University of Bath for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- 7 Plymouth v Durham Aug 15, 2011 · 29m The team representing the University of Plymouth fights it out against the University of Durham. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- 8 St Andrews v Merton College, Oxford Aug 22, 2011 · 29m The team representing St Andrews University is up against Merton College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- 9 Manchester v Selwyn College, Cambridge Aug 29, 2011 · 29m The team representing the University of Manchester fights it out against Selwyn College, Cambridge, in a bid to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- 10 UCL v York Sep 5, 2011 · 29m A team of students representing University College London is up against the University of York in this first-round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- 11 King's College, Cambridge v Queen's College, Oxford Sep 12, 2011 · 29m It's King's v Queen's when King's College, Cambridge plays The Queen's College, Oxford in another first round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- 12 Leeds v Goldsmiths, London Sep 19, 2011 · 29m Leeds University takes on Goldsmiths, University of London in a bid to get through the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- 13 St Anne's College, Oxford v Pembroke College, Cambridge Sep 26, 2011 · 29m The students representing St Anne's College, Oxford, do battle against Pembroke College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- 14 LSHTM v Nottingham Oct 3, 2011 · 29m The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is up against the University of Nottingham for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- 15 Homerton College, Cambridge v LSHTM Oct 10, 2011 · 29m In the first of the two highest scoring losers matches from round one, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine plays Homerton College, Cambridge for a place in the second round…
- 16 Worcester College, Oxford v St Andrews Oct 17, 2011 · 29m In the last of the two highest scoring losers matches from round one, St Andrews fights it out with Worcester College, Oxford for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the…
- 17 Leeds v Clare College, Cambridge Oct 24, 2011 · 29m In the first of the second round matches, the University of Leeds plays Clare College, Cambridge, for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- 18 Birmingham v Newcastle Oct 31, 2011 · 29m In this second-round match the students representing the University of Birmingham do battle with the University of Newcastle for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the…
- 19 Durham v Homerton College, Cambridge Nov 7, 2011 · 29m In a second-round match, students representing the University of Durham fight it out with Homerton College, Cambridge, for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- 20 Queen's College, Oxford v Worcester College, Oxford Nov 14, 2011 · 29m It's a local derby as students representing two Oxford colleges - The Queen's College and Worcester College - do battle for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- 21 Christ Church, Oxford s Manchester Nov 21, 2011 · 29m In this second-round match Christ Church, Oxford plays the University of Manchester for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- 22 UCL v Warwick Nov 28, 2011 · 29m University College London plays the University of Warwick for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- 23 Merton College, Oxford v Balliol College, Oxford Dec 5, 2011 · 29m Two Oxford colleges, Merton and Balliol, fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- 24 Pembroke College, Cambridge v Nottingham Dec 12, 2011 · 29m In the last of the second round matches, Pembroke College, Cambridge plays the University of Nottingham for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- 25 UCL v Manchester Dec 19, 2011 · 29m In the first of the quarter-final matches the University of Manchester plays University College London. The teams have to win two quarter- final matches to get through to the semi-finals…
- 26 Balliol College, Oxford v Pembroke College, Cambridge Jan 2, 2012 · 29m In the first of their quarter-final matches Balliol College, Oxford plays Pembroke College, Cambridge. The teams have to win two quarter-final matches to get through to the semi-finals…
- 27 Newcastle v Worcester College, Oxford Jan 9, 2012 · 29m The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. In the first of their quarter-finals, the students from Worcester College, Oxford…
- 28 Clare College, Cambridge v Homerton College, Cambridge Jan 16, 2012 · 29m The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. In the first of their quarter-finals, Clare College, Cambridge plays Homerton…
- 29 Worcester College, Oxford v UCL Jan 23, 2012 · 29m The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. In the second of their quarter-finals, University College, London plays Worcester…
- 30 Manchester v Newcastle Jan 30, 2012 · 29m The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. Manchester University and Newcastle University both lost their first quarter-final…
- 31 Pembroke College, Cambridge v Clare College, Cambridge Feb 6, 2012 · 29m The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. Pembroke College, Cambridge plays Clare College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the…
- 32 Balliol College, Oxford v Homerton College, Cambridge Feb 13, 2012 · 29m Balliol College, Oxford and Homerton College, Cambridge have both lost one quarter-final match, so the losing team must leave the contest while the winners will fight again to qualify for…
- 33 Manchester v Clare College, Cambridge Feb 20, 2012 · 29m Manchester University and Clare College, Cambridge have both won one quarter-final match and lost another, so whoever wins will qualify for the semi-finals, and the losers will leave the…
- 34 UCL v Balliol College, Oxford Feb 27, 2012 · 29m The last of the quarter-finals is contested by University College London and Balliol College, Oxford, both of whom have won one quarter-final match and lost another, so whoever wins will…
- 35 Worcester College, Oxford v Manchester Mar 5, 2012 · 29m In the first of the semi-finals, Worcester College, Oxford, plays the University of Manchester for a place in the series final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- 36 Pembroke College, Cambridge v UCL Mar 12, 2012 · 29m In the last of the semi-finals, Pembroke College, Cambridge plays University College London for a place in the series final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- 37 Final: Manchester v Pembroke College, Cambridge Mar 19, 2012 · 29m Tonight sees the final match in this series, with the University of Manchester playing Pembroke College, Cambridge, for the right to be University Challenge champions. As 2012 is the…