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University Challenge (1962 – ...)

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University Challenge — 1996/1997

27 episodes · Nov 12, 1996

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1. Imperial College, London v St Catharine's College, Cambridge
Nov 12, 1996 · 30m
2. Queen's University, Belfast v Cardiff
Nov 19, 1996 · 30m
3. King's College London v Keble College, Oxford
Nov 26, 1996 · 30m
4. Manchester v Birkbeck
Dec 3, 1996 · 30m
5. Newnham College, Cambridge v L.S.E.
Dec 10, 1996 · 30m

Jeremy Paxman hosts the general knowledge quiz contested between the teams representing Newnham College, Cambridge, and the London School of Economics.

6. Charing Cross Hospital v Glamorgan
Dec 17, 1996 · 30m
7. St Andrews v Girton College, Cambridge
Jan 6, 1997 · 30m
8. West of England v Surrey
Jan 13, 1997 · 30m

Jeremy Paxman presided over the general knowledge quiz pitting teams from the University of the West of England against those of Surrey University.

9. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Exeter College, Oxford
Jan 20, 1997 · 30m
10. The Open University v Swansea
Jan 27, 1997 · 30m

Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz, pitting teams from the University of Wales, Swansea, and the Open University against each other. Among the participants is a particularly distinguished contestant: a woman of 72, one of the…

11. Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Glasgow
Feb 3, 1997 · 30m
12. Portsmouth v Magdalen College, Oxford
Feb 10, 1997 · 30m
13. Magdalen College, Oxford v University of the West of England, Bristol
Feb 26, 1997 · 30m

Magdalen College, Oxford, will face the University of the West of England, Bristol, in the opening contest of the second round, a series of eight matches. The esteemed Jeremy Paxman returns as the quizmaster.

14. Queen's University, Belfast v Girton College, Cambridge
Mar 5, 1997 · 30m
15. Manchester v Imperial College, London
Mar 12, 1997 · 30m
16. Glamorgan v St Andrews
Mar 19, 1997 · 30m
17. Newnham College, Cambridge v Harris Manchester College, Oxford
Mar 26, 1997 · 30m

Newnham College, Cambridge, will compete against Harris Manchester College, Oxford, for advancement to the quarter-finals.

18. Charing Cross Hospital v King's College London
Apr 2, 1997 · 30m
19. St Catharine's College, Cambridge v Exeter College, Oxford
Apr 9, 1997 · 30m

Jeremy Paxman extended a welcome to St. Catherine's College, Cambridge, and Exeter College, Oxford, for the general knowledge quiz program.

20. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v The Open University
Apr 16, 1997 · 30m
21. Magdalen College, Oxford v Queen's University, Belfast
Apr 23, 1997 · 30m

The quarter-final match will see Magdalen College, Oxford, face Queen's College, Belfast. Jeremy Paxman will be the interrogator.

22. Manchester v Glamorgan
Apr 30, 1997 · 30m
23. Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Charing Cross Hospital
May 7, 1997 · 30m
24. Exeter College, Oxford v The Open University
May 14, 1997 · 30m

Jeremy Paxman chairs the final quarter-final, where Exeter College, Oxford, contests the Open University for advancement to the semi-finals.

25. Magdalen College, Oxford v Manchester
May 21, 1997 · 30m
26. Charing Cross Hospital v The Open University
May 28, 1997 · 30m
27. Final: Magdalen College, Oxford v The Open University
Jun 4, 1997 · 30m

The final contest pits Magdalen College, Oxford, against the Open University. Jeremy Paxman will pose the questions, and Germaine Greer will confer the trophy upon the victors.