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 43 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in January 2025.
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University Challenge
It’s the grand final of the Christmas competition for teams of distinguished alumni. Who will be crowned the 2024 champions? Amol Rajan asks the questions.
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Another two teams of notable alumni return to contest the second semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
It's the first semi-final, and two of the highest-scoring winning teams from the heats return to play again. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
December 2024
In the final heat of this year's Christmas competition, St Andrews alumni face graduates of the LSE, captained by Abigail Thorn and Mark Urban. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
The Christmas series continues with a Cambridge derby. Emmanuel graduates and Queens’ alumni go head-to-head, led by Stig Abell and Jenny Kleeman. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
In another Christmas heat, former Southampton students, captained by Justine Greening, face alumni of Churchill College, Cambridge, headed by Helen Czerski. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
It's another heat in this year's Christmas competition. Lauren Layfield leads a team from Leeds Trinity, while Yasmin Ali captains Nottingham. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
This year's festive specials continue. Manchester Metropolitan plays Brighton, captained by Debra Stephenson and Adam Pearson. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Distinguished graduates of Worcester College, Oxford face notable Bristol alumni. Players include Tom Parker Bowles and Lord Paul Boateng. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Christmas University Challenge 2024 begins with a match between graduates of Warwick and Durham. Yomi Adegoke and Carla Denyer are team captains, and Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Amol Rajan asks the questions as two more student teams return to play a second-round match, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.
The second round of the competition continues, with two more teams returning to compete for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
The second round begins tonight. Two of the 16 remaining teams are putting fingers back on buzzers for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
November 2024
Two more of the highest-scoring losing teams from round one go head-to-head for the final place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
With the first round of matches complete, two of the highest-scoring losing teams have a second chance to qualify for round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Round one concludes with a match between SOAS, University of London and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
The London School of Economics faces the University of Leicester in the penultimate first-round heat. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
October 2024
The University of Leeds plays the University of Edinburgh for one of the few remaining places in round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Teams of students from St Andrews and Cardiff University compete for a place in round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
In another first-round match, teams from Exeter College, Oxford and Christ's College, Cambridge put fingers on buzzers for the first time. Amol Rajan asks the questions.