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 51 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2025.
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Two more of the highest-scoring losing teams from the heats compete for the final second round place. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
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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.
The heats continue with a match between Durham University and Merton College, Oxford. A place in round two awaits the winner. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
The first round of the competition continues. Trinity Hall, Cambridge and the London School of Economics are the teams facing their first starters for ten. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
In another first round match, competition debutants Green Templeton College, Oxford face a team from Cambridge’s Darwin College. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
The University of Lincoln makes its debut in the competition against a team from Lancaster University. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
August 2025
In another first-round heat, students from Trinity College, Cambridge take on a team from Linacre College, Oxford. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
The first round of the 2025/26 competition continues as Cardiff University faces the University of Bristol. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
The University of Manchester plays New College, Oxford for a place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Another two teams of students put fingers on buzzers for the first time, representing Newcastle University and the University of Edinburgh. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
July 2025
The University of Bath faces the University of Southampton in another first-round match. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
The first round of the competition continues. Students from UCL take on a team from next-door neighbours SOAS. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
The series kicks off with a match between students from Sheffield and Warwick. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
May 2025
It's the grand final. Only two student teams are still standing - which one will lift the series trophy? Amol Rajan asks the questions.
April 2025
It's the second semi-final. Who will join last week's winners in the grand final? Amol Rajan asks the questions.
In the first of the semi-finals, two student teams go head-to-head, hoping to take one step closer to lifting the series trophy. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
It's the last of the quarter-finals. Who will take the final place in the semis? Amol Rajan asks the questions.