University Challenge
University Challenge is a game show on BBC2. TV's toughest quiz team tournament. Amol Rajan asks the questions as students from across the UK face the most fiendish of tests. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 59 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in December 2025.
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Two alumni teams return to contest the first semi-final of 2022’s Christmas competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Two more teams of students compete for a place in the quarter-finals in the penultimate match of round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Graduates of the University of Bristol play former students of Cardiff in the final heat. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
In the penultimate heat of the alumni tournament, teams representing UCL and the University of Aberdeen compete for a place in the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Four alumni of the University of Hull face four graduates of the University of the West of England. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
The round of 16 continues as another two teams of students set out to secure themselves a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Exeter College, Oxford, and Queen Mary University of London are represented by distinguished alumni in the fourth heat.
Alumni of Durham University face graduates of the University of York in the third match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
The second round continues. Two more teams of students put fingers on buzzers for a second time, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
November 2025
Alumni from University College, Oxford, take on the University of Glasgow in the second match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
SOAS play Balliol College, Oxford, as University Challenge’s annual Christmas competition for teams of distinguished alumni kicks off. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
The round of 16 continues. Two more teams of students return to play for a second time, hoping to earn themselves a quarter-final spot. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Two more student teams return to play a second-round match. A place in the quarter-finals awaits the winner. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Round two of the competition continues. Two more teams of students battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
The second round of the competition begins. Two teams of students go head-to-head for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
October 2025
Two more of the highest-scoring losing teams from the heats compete for the final second round place. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Two of the highest-scoring teams to have lost in the heats get a second chance to qualify for the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
The first round of the competition concludes with a match between Magdalen College, Oxford and Robinson College, Cambridge. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
In this first-round match, two institutions specialising in science go head-to-head - Imperial College London and Churchill College, Cambridge. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
September 2025
Harper Adams University makes its first ever appearance in this competition. Their opponents are from the University of Strathclyde. Amol Rajan asks the questions.