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University Challenge1999/2000

31 episodes · Sep 13, 1999

Get ready for a battle of wits as Jeremy Paxman returns to challenge brilliant minds in this season’s installment of the iconic university quiz show. Watch as teams from Britain's top colleges face off, tested across a spectrum of subjects – from science and history to literature and current affairs. Expect rapid-fire questioning, intense pressure, and moments of sheer brilliance as these students strive for victory. It’s a thrilling showcase of knowledge and quick thinking, all guided by Paxman’s famously incisive questioning.

1. Newcastle v Warwick
Sep 13, 1999 · 30m
2. Imperial Medical School v New Hall, Cambridge
Sep 20, 1999 · 30m
3. Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge v Sheffield
Sep 27, 1999 · 30m

Representatives from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, and Sheffield face a rigorous series of inquiries. The questions are posed by Jeremy Paxman.

4. Cranfield v Nottingham
Oct 4, 1999 · 30m
5. Salford v Royal Academy of Music
Oct 11, 1999 · 30m
6. Trinity College, Cambridge v Keble College, Oxford
Oct 18, 1999 · 30m
7. Aberystwyth v Glasgow
Oct 25, 1999 · 30m
8. St Catharine's College, Cambridge v Oriel College, Oxford
Nov 1, 1999 · 30m
9. Royal Veterinary College v Jesus College, Cambridge
Nov 8, 1999 · 30m
10. Edinburgh v Peterhouse, Cambridge
Nov 15, 1999 · 30m
11. King's College London School of Medicine v St Hilda's College, Oxford
Nov 22, 1999
12. Christ Church, Oxford v Leeds
Nov 29, 1999 · 30m
13. University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology v UCL
Dec 6, 1999 · 30m
14. North London v Durham
Dec 13, 1999 · 30m
15. Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge v Durham
Jan 17, 2000 · 30m
16. Warwick v UCL
Jan 24, 2000 · 30m

Jeremy Paxman presided over the university quiz, and the two institutions with the highest scores among those who did not win – Warwick University and University College London – will compete against each other.

17. Nottingham v North London
Jan 31, 2000 · 30m
18. Oriel College, Oxford v Peterhouse, Cambridge
Feb 7, 2000 · 30m
19. Newcastle v Jesus College, Cambridge
Feb 14, 2000 · 30m
20. Sheffield v Keble College, Oxford
Feb 21, 2000 · 30m
21. New Hall, Cambridge v Aberystwyth
Feb 28, 2000 · 30m
22. King's College London School of Medicine v Durham
Mar 6, 2000 · 30m
23. Salford v University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
Mar 13, 2000 · 30m
24. Christ Church, Oxford v UCL
Mar 20, 2000 · 30m

With characteristic gravity, Jeremy Paxman presides over a second-round contest, as teams from Christ Church, Oxford, and UCL engage in a spirited examination of general knowledge.

25. Nottingham v Oriel College, Oxford
Mar 27, 2000 · 30m
26. Newcastle v Keble College, Oxford
Apr 3, 2000 · 30m
27. Aberystwyth v Durham
Apr 10, 2000 · 30m
28. University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology v Christ Church, Oxford
Apr 17, 2000 · 30m
29. Oriel College, Oxford v Keble College, Oxford
Apr 25, 2000 · 30m
30. Durham v University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
May 2, 2000 · 30m
31. Oriel College, Oxford v Durham
May 9, 2000 · 30m

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