University Challenge

Next episode: S56E18 airs on BBC Two

1962
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BBC Two
Running

Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.

University Challenge Season 56 at a glance

Episodes announced
18 (17 aired)
Premiere
Mon, Jul 13, 2026
Last announced episode
Mon, Nov 9, 2026
Release pattern
New episodes every Monday
Network
BBC Two

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University Challenge episode list and air dates
Season 5618
E1Bristol v ImperialAired—
E2Durham v ManchesterAired—
E3University College, Oxford v St John's College, CambridgeAired—
E4Guildhall School of Music and Drama v Darwin College, CambridgeAired—
E5Magdalen College, Oxford v WarwickAired—
E6Bath v City St George's UniversityAired—
E7Pembroke College, Cambridge v St AndrewsAired—
E8LSE v King's College, CambridgeAired—
E9Birmingham v LeicesterAired—
E10UCL v Royal College of ArtAired—
E11Southampton v Queen's University BelfastAired—
E12Emmanuel College, Cambridge v Somerville College, OxfordAired—
E13Glasgow v GoldsmithsAired—
E14SOAS v EdinburghAired—
E15St John's, Cambridge v LSEAired—
E16Bristol v Queen's, BelfastAired—
E17Episode 17Previous—
E18Episode 18Next Episode—
Season 5537
E1Sheffield v WarwickAired—
E2UCL v SOASAired—
E3Bath v SouthamptonAired—
E4Newcastle v EdinburghAired—
E5Manchester v New College, OxfordAired—
E6Cardiff v BristolAired—
E7Trinity College, Cambridge v Linacre College, OxfordAired—
E8Lincoln v LancasterAired—
E9Green Templeton College, Oxford v Darwin College, CambridgeAired—
E10Trinity Hall, Cambridge v LSEAired—
E11Durham v Merton College, OxfordAired—
E12Harper Adams v StrathclydeAired—
E13Imperial v Churchill College, CambridgeAired—
E14Magdalen College, Oxford v Robinson College, CambridgeAired—
E15SOAS v ImperialAired—
E16Sheffield v New College, OxfordAired—
E17Magdalen College, Oxford v Darwin College, CambridgeAired—
E18Sheffield v StrathclydeAired—
E19Southampton v ImperialAired—
E20Bristol v WarwickAired—
E21LSE v ManchesterAired—
E22Trinity College, Cambridge v EdinburghAired—
E23Lincoln v UCLAired—
E24Churchill College, Cambridge v Merton College, OxfordAired—
E25Manchester v EdinburghAired—
E26UCL v Merton College, OxfordAired—
E27Darwin College, Cambridge v SheffieldAired—
E28Imperial v WarwickAired—
E29Edinburgh v Merton College, OxfordAired—
E30Manchester v UCLAired—
E31Sheffield v ImperialAired—
E32Darwin College, Cambridge v WarwickAired—
E33Manchester v SheffieldAired—
E34Merton College, Oxford v Darwin College, CambridgeAired—
E35Edinburgh v Darwin College, CambridgeAired—
E36Manchester v ImperialAired—
E37Grand Final: Edinburgh v ManchesterAired—
Season 5437
E1Queen's, Belfast v LiverpoolAired—
E2Open University v UCLAired—
E3Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge v BristolAired—
E4Warwick v UEAAired—
E5St Catharine's College, Cambridge v Wadham College, OxfordAired—
E6Imperial v ManchesterAired—
E7Reading v ExeterAired—
E8Darwin College, Cambridge v BirkbeckAired—
E9Oriel College, Oxford v DurhamAired—
E10Exeter College, Oxford v Christ's College, CambridgeAired—
E11St Andrews v CardiffAired—
E12Leeds v EdinburghAired—
E13LSE v LeicesterAired—
E14SOAS v St Edmund Hall, OxfordAired—
E15UCL v St AndrewsAired—
E16Durham v SOASAired—
E17UCL v LSEAired—
E18Durham v Open UniversityAired—
E19Exeter v BristolAired—
E20Darwin College, Cambridge v EdinburghAired—
E21Wadham College, Oxford v Imperial CollegeAired—
E22Christ's College, Cambridge vs St Edmund Hall, OxfordAired—
E23Cardiff v Queen's, BelfastAired—
E24Warwick v Oriel College, OxfordAired—
E25Imperial v Christ's College, CambridgeAired—
E26Queen's, Belfast v WarwickAired—
E27UCL v Darwin College, CambridgeAired—
E28Open University v BristolAired—
E29Christ's College, Cambridge v WarwickAired—
E30Imperial v Queen's, BelfastAired—
E31Darwin College, Cambridge v BristolAired—
E32UCL v Open UniversityAired—
E33Warwick v UCLAired—
E34Queen's, Belfast v BristolAired—
E35Christ's College, Cambridge v BristolAired—
E36Darwin College, Cambridge v WarwickAired—
E37Grand FinalAired—
Season 5337
E1Trinity Cambridge v ManchesterAired—
E2Aberdeen v BirminghamAired—
E3Birkbeck v Oxford BrookesAired—
E4Southampton v Christ Church, OxfordAired—
E5Emmanuel College, Cambridge vs Jesus College, OxfordAired—
E6King's College, Cambridge v UCLAired—
E7UEA v StrathclydeAired—
E8Open University v Hertford College, OxfordAired—
E9Balliol, Oxford v ImperialAired—
E10Sheffield v LoughboroughAired—
E11Warwick v Wolfson College, CambridgeAired—
E12Bangor v EdinburghAired—
E13Lincoln College, Oxford v King's College LondonAired—
E14York v Northeastern University - LondonAired—
E15Trinity College, Cambridge v SouthamptonAired—
E16Oxford Brookes v Open UniversityAired—
E17Warwick v Trinity College, CambridgeAired—
E18UEA v Open UniversityAired—
E19Christ Church, Oxford v Emmanuel College, CambridgeAired—
E20Hertford College, Oxford v UCLAired—
E21Manchester v EdinburghAired—
E22York v BirkbeckAired—
E23Sheffield vs AberdeenAired—
E24Lincoln College, Oxford v Imperial College LondonAired—
E25Manchester v BirkbeckAired—
E26Sheffield v Imperial College LondonAired—
E27Trinity College, Cambridge v Open UniversityAired—
E28UCL v Christ Church, OxfordAired—
E29Manchester v Imperial College LondonAired—
E30Birkbeck v SheffieldAired—
E31Trinity College Cambridge v UCLAired—
E32Open University v Christ Church, OxfordAired—
E33Manchester v Christ Church, OxfordAired—
E34Episode 34Aired—
E35Semi-Final 1Aired—
E36Semi-Final 2Aired—
E37The FinalAired—
Season 5237
E1Episode 1Aired—
E2Episode 2Aired—
E3Episode 3Aired—
E4Episode 4Aired—
E5Episode 5Aired—
E6Episode 6Aired—
E7Episode 7Aired—
E8Episode 8Aired—
E9Episode 9Aired—
E10Episode 10Aired—
E11Episode 11Aired—
E12Episode 12Aired—
E13Episode 13Aired—
E14Episode 14Aired—
E15Episode 15Aired—
E16Episode 16Aired—
E17Episode 17Aired—
E18Episode 18Aired—
E19Episode 19Aired—
E20Episode 20Aired—
E21Episode 21Aired—
E22Episode 22Aired—
E23Episode 23Aired—
E24Episode 24Aired—
E25Episode 25Aired—
E26Episode 26Aired—
E27Episode 27Aired—
E28Episode 28Aired—
E29Episode 29Aired—
E30Episode 30Aired—
E31Episode 31Aired—
E32Episode 32Aired—
E33Episode 33Aired—
E34Episode 34Aired—
E35Episode 35Aired—
E36Episode 36Aired—
E37Grand FinalAired—
Season 5137
E1King's College London vs University of GlasgowAired—
E2University College London vs St Hilda's CollegeAired—
E3London Business School vs Hertford College, OxfordAired—
E4Emmanuel College, Cambridge vs University of St AndrewsAired—
E5Queen Mary University of London vs Oxford Brookes UniversityAired—
E6University of Strathclyde vs University of ReadingAired—
E7University of Durham vs Trinity College, CambridgeAired—
E8University of Exeter vs University of ManchesterAired—
E9University of Edinburgh vs Peterhouse, CambridgeAired—
E10St John's College, Cambridge vs Imperial College, LondonAired—
E11St Catharine's, Cambridge vs University College, OxfordAired—
E12University of Dundee vs Royal Northern College of MusicAired—
E13Wolfson College, Oxford vs University of BristolAired—
E14University of Birmingham vs University of SussexAired—
E15Episode 15Aired—
E16Episode 16Aired—
E17Episode 17Aired—
E18Episode 18Aired—
E19Episode 19Aired—
E20Episode 20Aired—
E21Episode 21Aired—
E22Episode 22Aired—
E23Episode 23Aired—
E24Episode 24Aired—
E25Episode 25Aired—
E26Episode 26Aired—
E27Episode 27Aired—
E28Episode 28Aired—
E29Quarter-final 5Aired—
E30Quarter-final 6Aired—
E31Episode 31Aired—
E32Episode 32Aired—
E33Episode 33Aired—
E34Episode 34Aired—
E35Semi-final 1Aired—
E36Semi-final 2Aired—
E37Grand FinalAired—
Season 5037
E1University of Glasgow vs University of ExeterAired—
E2University of Leicester vs University of DurhamAired—
E3Linacre College, Oxford vs The Open UniversityAired—
E4Imperial College London vs University of StrathclydeAired—
E5University of Reading vs Birkbeck, University of LondonAired—
E6Balliol College, Oxford vs Clare College, CambridgeAired—
E7University of Bristol vs Corpus Christi College, OxfordAired—
E8Darwin College, Cambridge vs University of St AndrewsAired—
E9University of York vs King's College, LondonAired—
E10Merton College, Oxford vs Wolfson College, CambridgeAired—
E11Royal Academy of Music vs St John's College, CambridgeAired—
E12University of Warwick vs Wolfson College, OxfordAired—
E13Edinburgh vs ManchesterAired—
E14Magdalene, Cambridge vs University CollegeAired—
E15Imperial vs ExeterAired—
E16Linacre, Oxford vs EdinburghAired—
E17Imperial vs St AndrewsAired—
E18Manchester vs StrathclydeAired—
E19Merton, Oxford vs WarwickAired—
E20Edinburgh vs DurhamAired—
E21St John's College, Cambridge vs Balliol College, OxfordAired—
E22Episode 22Aired—
E23Episode 23Aired—
E24Episode 24Aired—
E25Episode 25Aired—
E26Episode 26Aired—
E27Episode 27Aired—
E28Episode 28Aired—
E29Episode 29Aired—
E30Episode 30Aired—
E31Episode 31Aired—
E32Episode 32Aired—
E33Imperial vs DurhamAired—
E34Magdalene, Cambridge vs StrathclydeAired—
E35Imperial vs WarwickAired—
E36Balliol, Oxford vs Magdalene, CambridgeAired—
E37Episode 37Aired—
Season 4937
E1University of Lancaster vs Glasgow UniversityAired—
E2Corpus Christi College, Cambridge vs Merton College, OxfordAired—
E3Magdalen College, Oxford vs York UniversityAired—
E4University of Birmingham vs University of BristolAired—
E5Wolfson College, Cambridge vs St John's College, OxfordAired—
E6Edinburgh University vs Birkbeck, LondonAired—
E7Jesus College, Oxford vs. Manchester UniversityAired—
E8Durham University vs Trinity College, CambridgeAired—
E9LSE vs Courtauld Institute of ArtAired—
E10Goldsmiths, University of London vs University of SouthamptonAired—
E11Open University vs University of HuddersfieldAired—
E12Wolfson College, Oxford vs University of SheffieldAired—
E13Imperial College London vs Brasenose College, OxfordAired—
E14Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford vs Downing College, CambridgeAired—
E15University of Sheffield vs Jesus College, OxfordAired—
E16University of York vs Durham UniversityAired—
E17University of Birmingham vs Jesus College, OxfordAired—
E18University of Southampton vs Durham UniversityAired—
E19Courtauld Institute of Art vs the University of GlasgowAired—
E20Imperial College London vs St John's College, OxfordAired—
E21University of Huddersfield vs the University of ManchesterAired—
E22Trinity College, Cambridge vs Lady Margaret Hall, OxfordAired—
E23Wolfson College, Oxford vs the University of EdinburghAired—
E24Magdalen College, Oxford vs Corpus Christi College, CambridgeAired—
E25University of Manchester vs Trinity College, CambridgeAired—
E26Wolfson College, Oxford vs Corpus Christi College, CambridgeAired—
E27Jesus College, Oxford vs Durham UniversityAired—
E28Courtauld Institute of Art vs Imperial College LondonAired—
E29Trinity College, Cambridge vs Corpus Christi College, CambridgeAired—
E30University of Manchester vs Wolfson College, OxfordAired—
E31Durham University vs Imperial College LondonAired—
E32Jesus College, Oxford vs Courtauld Institute of ArtAired—
E33Wolfson College, Oxford vs Durham UniversityAired—
E34Trinity College, Cambridge vs Jesus College, OxfordAired—
E35Corpus Christi College, Cambridge vs Durham UniversityAired—
E36Imperial College London vs Trinity College, CambridgeAired—
E37Corpus Christi College, Cambridge vs Imperial College LondonAired—
Season 4837
E1University of Warwick vs University of ExeterAired—
E2Emmanuel College, Cambridge vs University of GlasgowAired—
E3Pembroke College, Oxford vs Downing College, CambridgeAired—
E4School of Oriental and African Studies vs Darwin College, CambridgeAired—
E5Clare College, Cambridge vs Hertford College, OxfordAired—
E6University of Strathclyde vs Durham UniversityAired—
E7University of York vs St Edmund Hall, OxfordAired—
E8University of Edinburgh vs Sidney Sussex College, CambridgeAired—
E9University of Bristol vs Queen's University BelfastAired—
E10University of London Institute in Paris vs Goldsmiths, University of LondonAired—
E11St Peter's College, Oxford vs Pembroke College, CambridgeAired—
E12University College London vs King's College LondonAired—
E13University of East London vs the University of ManchesterAired—
E14Keble College, Oxford vs University of East AngliaAired—
E15Emmanuel College, Cambridge vs King's College LondonAired—
E16Hertford College, Oxford vs University of ExeterAired—
E17St Peter's College, Oxford vs Emmanuel College, CambridgeAired—
E18Hertford College, Oxford vs the University of ManchesterAired—
E19University of Edinburgh vs University College LondonAired—
E20Clare College, Cambridge vs St Edmund Hall, OxfordAired—
E21Goldsmiths, University of London vs University of GlasgowAired—
E22Durham University vs Keble College, OxfordAired—
E23Downing College, Cambridge vs Darwin College, CambridgeAired—
E24University of Warwick vs University of BristolAired—
E25University of Glasgow vs Durham UniversityAired—
E26Darwin College, Cambridge vs University of BristolAired—
E27University of Manchester vs University of EdinburghAired—
E28Emmanuel College, Cambridge vs St Edmund Hall, OxfordAired—
E29Durham University vs University of EdinburghAired—
E30University of Glasgow vs University of ManchesterAired—
E31University of Bristol vs St Edmund Hall, OxfordAired—
E32Darwin College, Cambridge vs Emmanuel College, CambridgeAired—
E33University of Edinburgh vs the University of BristolAired—
E34University of Manchester vs Darwin College, CambridgeAired—
E35Durham University vs University of EdinburghAired—
E36St Edmund Hall, Oxford vs Darwin College, CambridgeAired—
E37University of Edinburgh vs St Edmund Hall, OxfordAired—
Season 4737
E1University of Edinburgh vs Ulster UniversityAired—
E2Trinity College, Cambridge vs University of BristolAired—
E3University of Southampton vs Cardiff UniversityAired—
E4St Edmund's College, Cambridge vs Magdalen College, OxfordAired—
E5University of York vs University of WarwickAired—
E6Oxford Brookes University vs Courtauld Institute of ArtAired—
E7Trinity College, Oxford vs University College LondonAired—
E8Sheffield Hallam University vs Newcastle UniversityAired—
E9University of Leicester vs Fitzwilliam College, CambridgeAired—
E10Imperial College London vs University of StrathclydeAired—
E11Emmanuel College, Cambridge vs St Hugh's College, OxfordAired—
E12University of St Andrews vs St John's College, CambridgeAired—
E13Corpus Christi College, Cambridge vs St Anne's College, OxfordAired—
E14Merton College, Oxford vs King's College LondonAired—
E15Ulster University vs St Anne's College, OxfordAired—
E16University College London vs St Hugh's College, OxfordAired—
E17University of Strathclyde vs Emmanuel College, CambridgeAired—
E18St John's College, Cambridge vs Corpus Christi College, CambridgeAired—
E19University of Warwick vs Ulster UniversityAired—
E20University College London vs University of EdinburghAired—
E21University of Bristol vs Trinity College, OxfordAired—
E22Newcastle University vs University of SouthamptonAired—
E23Fitzwilliam College Cambridge VS Magdalen College OxfordAired—
E24Oxford Brooks University vs Merton College, OxfordAired—
E25The University of Bristol vs Newcastle UniversityAired—
E26Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge VS Merton College, OxfordAired—
E27St John's College, Cambridge VS Ulster UniversityAired—
E28University of Edinburgh vs Emmanuel College, CambridgeAired—
E29Newcastle University vs St John's College, CambridgeAired—
E30University of Bristol vs Ulster UniversityAired—
E31Merton College, Oxford vs University of EdinburghAired—
E32Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge vs Emmanuel College, CambridgeAired—
E33University of Bristol vs University of EdinburghAired—
E34Newcastle University vs Fitzwilliam College, CambridgeAired—
E35St John's College, Cambridge vs University of EdinburghAired—
E36Merton College, Oxford vs Newcastle UniversityAired—
E37St John's College, Cambridge vs Merton College, OxfordAired—
Season 4637
E1University of Sheffield vs University of BristolAired—
E2Corpus Christi College, Oxford vs Jesus College, CambridgeAired—
E3University of Liverpool vs University of WarwickAired—
E4Queen's College, Cambridge vs Peterhouse, CambridgeAired—
E5Oriel College. Oxford vs University of ManchesterAired—
E6Emmanuel College, Cambridge vs University of NottinghamAired—
E7Balliol College, Oxford vs Imperial College LondonAired—
E8Robinson College, Cambridge vs Wadham College, OxfordAired—
E9Open University vs University of SalfordAired—
E10University of Edinburgh vs Durham UniversityAired—
E11Wolfson College, Cambridge vs School of Oriental and African StudiesAired—
E12Queen's University Belfast vs Unversity of BirminghamAired—
E13University of St Andrews vs Worcester College, OxfordAired—
E14University of Glasgow vs University of East LondonAired—
E15Jesus College, Cambridge vs Queens' College, CambridgeAired—
E16Durham University vs School of Oriental and African StudiesAired—
E17Open University vs University of EdinburghAired—
E18University of Birmingham vs University of St AndrewsAired—
E19University of East London vs University of WarwickAired—
E20School of Oriental and African Studies vs Emmanuel College, CambridgeAired—
E21Wolfson College, Cambridge vs Jesus College, CambridgeAired—
E22Robinson College, Cambridge vs Balliol College, OxfordAired—
E23University of Bristol vs Oriel College, OxfordAired—
E24Peterhouse, Cambridge vs Corpus Christi College, OxfordAired—
E25Wolfson College, Cambridge vs Balliol College, OxfordAired—
E26University of Bristol vs Corpus Christi College, OxfordAired—
E27University of Warwick vs Emmanuel College, CambridgeAired—
E28University of Edinburgh vs University of BirminghamAired—
E29Emmanuel Collegem, Cambridge vs Corpus Christi College, OxfordAired—
E30University of Warwick vs University of BristolAired—
E31University of Edinburgh vs Wolfson College, CambridgeAired—
E32University of Birmingham vs Balliol College, OxfordAired—
E33University of Warwick vs Wolfson College, CambridgeAired—
E34Corpus Christi College, Oxdford vs Balliol College, OxfordAired—
E35Emmanuel College, Cambridge vs Wolfson College, CambridgeAired—
E36University of Edinburgh vs Balliol College, OxfordAired—
E37Cambridge battles vs Balliol College, OxfordAired—
Season 4537
E1Glasgow University vs Peterhouse, CambridgeAired—
E2Liverpool vs St Peter's College, OxfordAired—
E3Kent vs NewcastleAired—
E4Manchester vs YorkAired—
E5Swansea vs NottinghamAired—
E6Institute of Cancer Research vs St. George's LondonAired—
E7Christ's College, Cambridge vs Kellogg College, OxfordAired—
E8University of Sussex vs Queen's University BelfastAired—
E9King's College, Cambridge vs Sidney Sussex College, CambridgeAired—
E10Reading vs Imperial College, LondonAired—
E11St Catharine's College, Cambridge vs SouthamptonAired—
E12Clare College, Cambridge vs University of WarwickAired—
E13Queen Mary, London vs Nuffield College, OxfordAired—
E14St John's College, Oxford vs BristolAired—
E15St Peter's College, Oxford vs GlasgowAired—
E16Southampton vs Queen Mary, LondonAired—
E17Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge vs Imperial College LondonAired—
E18Warwick vs Nuffield College, OxfordAired—
E19Glasgow vs NewcastleAired—
E20Southampton vs LiverpoolAired—
E21Christ's College, Cambridge vs YorkAired—
E22St. George's, London vs Peterhouse, CambridgeAired—
E23Nottingham vs St Catharine's College, CambridgeAired—
E24St John's College, Oxford vs Queen's University BelfastAired—
E25York vs Peterhouse, CambridgeAired—
E26St Catharine's College, Cambridge vs St John's College, OxfordAired—
E27Imperial College London vs Nuffield College, OxfordAired—
E28Newcastle University vs University of LiverpoolAired—
E29St John's College, Oxford vs Peterhouse, CambridgeAired—
E30St Catharine's College, Cambridge vs University of YorkAired—
E31Imperial College London vs University of LiverpoolAired—
E32Nuffield College, Oxford vs Newcastle UniversityAired—
E33University of York vs Imperial College LondonAired—
E34St John's College, Oxford vs Newcastle UniversityAired—
E35Peterhouse, Cambridge vs University of YorkAired—
E36University of Liverpool vs St John's College, OxfordAired—
E37Peterhouse, Cambridge vs St John's College, OxfordAired—
Season 4437
E1Manchester vs Selwyn, CambridgeAired—
E2Oxford Brookes vs Jesus, OxfordAired—
E3Bristol vs Courtauld Institute of ArtAired—
E4St Anne's College, Oxford vs Gonville & Caius College, CambridgeAired—
E5St Peter's College, Oxford vs SussexAired—
E6London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine vs London School of EconomicsAired—
E7Liverpool vs SheffieldAired—
E8Bath vs GlasgowAired—
E9Leicester vs The Open UniversityAired—
E10Trinity College, Cambridge vs St AndrewsAired—
E11University College London vs ExeterAired—
E12Brasenose College, Oxford vs Durham UniversityAired—
E13Corpus Christi College, Cambridge vs University of YorkAired—
E14Magdalen College, Oxford vs Pembroke College, CambridgeAired—
E15Open vs LSEAired—
E16Manchester vs SussexAired—
E17Leicester vs Trinity College, CambridgeAired—
E18Durham vs YorkAired—
E19Magdalen College, Oxford vs OpenAired—
E20Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge vs ManchesterAired—
E21London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine vs BristolAired—
E22Liverpool vs GlasgowAired—
E23Selwyn, Cambridge vs St Peter's, OxfordAired—
E24Oxford Brookes vs UCLAired—
E25Bristol vs LiverpoolAired—
E26Oxford Brookes vs St Peter's, OxfordAired—
E27Durham vs Gonville & Caius, CambridgeAired—
E28Magdalen College, Oxford vs Trinity College, CambridgeAired—
E29Liverpool vs St Peter's College, OxfordAired—
E30Oxford Brookes vs BristolAired—
E31Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge vs Magdalen College, OxfordAired—
E32Durham vs Trinity College, CambridgeAired—
E33Bristol vs Magdalen College, OxfordAired—
E34Liverpool vs DurhamAired—
E35St Peter's College, Oxford vs Magdalen College, OxfordAired—
E36Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge vs Durham UniversityAired—
E37Magdalen College, Oxford vs Gonville and Caius College, CambridgeAired—
Season 4337
E1Aberdeen vs Queen's, BelfastAired—
E2St John's, Cambridge vs ReadingAired—
E3Trinity, Cambridge vs Christ Church, OxfordAired—
E4Durham vs Queens', CambridgeAired—
E5Loughborough vs Clare, CambridgeAired—
E6SOAS vs SouthamptonAired—
E7Brasenose, Oxford vs ManchesterAired—
E8Keele vs LiverpoolAired—
E9Balliol, Oxford vs Peterhouse, CambridgeAired—
E10York vs BathAired—
E11Pembroke, Cambridge vs Somerville, OxfordAired—
E12Cardiff vs ExeterAired—
E13St. John's, Oxford vs Downing, CambridgeAired—
E14Bangor vs AberystwythAired—
E15Durham vs Christ Church, OxfordAired—
E16Southampton vs LoughboroughAired—
E17York vs Somerville, OxfordAired—
E18Downing, Cambridge vs Queen's BelfastAired—
E19Clare, Cambridge vs Christ Church, OxfordAired—
E20Bangor vs SouthamptonAired—
E21Trinity, Cambridge vs Peterhouse, CambridgeAired—
E22Manchester vs Queens', CambridgeAired—
E23Liverpool vs CardiffAired—
E24Reading vs SOASAired—
E25Trinity, Cambridge vs ManchesterAired—
E26Cardiff vs SOASAired—
E27Somerville, Oxford vs Clare, CambridgeAired—
E28Queen's, Belfast vs SouthamptonAired—
E29Trinity, Cambridge vs SOASAired—
E30Manchester vs CardiffAired—
E31Sommerville, Oxford vs SouthamptonAired—
E32Clare, Cambridge vs Queens, BelfastAired—
E33Manchester vs SouthamptonAired—
E34SOAS vs Queen's BelfastAired—
E35Trinity, Cambridge vs ManchesterAired—
E36Somerville, Oxford vs SOASAired—
E37Trinity, Cambridge vs Somerville, OxfordAired—
Season 4237
E1Trinity Laban vs YorkAired—
E2St George's, London vs King's, CambridgeAired—
E3Wadham, Oxford vs BristolAired—
E4Strathclyde vs DurhamAired—
E5Queen Mary, London vs Jesus, OxfordAired—
E6Magdalen, Oxford vs Sidney Sussex, CambridgeAired—
E7Lincoln, Oxford vs ManchesterAired—
E8Imperial, London vs Jesus, CambridgeAired—
E9St Andrews vs BangorAired—
E10Pembroke, Cambridge vs LancasterAired—
E11Bath vs LiverpoolAired—
E12UCL vs ExeterAired—
E13New College, Oxford vs Homerton, CambridgeAired—
E14Warwick vs AberdeenAired—
E15Lincoln, Oxford vs LancasterAired—
E16Homerton, Cambridge vs King's, CambridgeAired—
E17Pembroke, Cambridge vs BathAired—
E18York vs New College, OxfordAired—
E19Warwick vs King's, CambridgeAired—
E20St George's, London vs LancasterAired—
E21Magdalen, Oxford vs ManchesterAired—
E22Bristol vs Imperial, LondonAired—
E23University College, London vs Jesus, OxfordAired—
E24Bangor vs DurhamAired—
E25Manchester vs Imperial, LondonAired—
E26University College, London vs BangorAired—
E27Pembroke, Cambridge vs St George's, LondonAired—
E28New College, Oxford vs King's, CambridgeAired—
E29Manchester vs UCLAired—
E30Imperial, London vs BangorAired—
E31St George's, London vs New College, OxfordAired—
E32Pembroke, Cambridge vs King's, CambridgeAired—
E33Manchester vs St George's, LondonAired—
E34Bangor vs King's, CambridgeAired—
E35UCL vs New College, OxfordAired—
E36Manchester vs BangorAired—
E37UCL vs ManchesterAired—
Season 4137
E1Warwick vs EdinburghAired—
E2Trinity, Cambridge vs BirminghamAired—
E3Worcester, Oxford vs Clare, CambridgeAired—
E4Queen's University Belfast vs NewcastleAired—
E5Homerton, Cambridge vs Balliol, OxfordAired—
E6Christ Church, Oxford vs BathAired—
E7Plymouth vs DurhamAired—
E8St Andrews vs Merton, OxfordAired—
E9Manchester vs Selwyn, CambridgeAired—
E10UCL vs YorkAired—
E11King's, Cambridge vs Queen's, OxfordAired—
E12Leeds vs Goldsmiths, LondonAired—
E13St Anne's, Oxford vs Pembroke, CambridgeAired—
E14LSHTM vs NottinghamAired—
E15Homerton, Cambridge vs LSHTMAired—
E16Worcester, Oxford vs St AndrewsAired—
E17Leeds vs Clare, CambridgeAired—
E18Birmingham vs NewcastleAired—
E19Durham vs Homerton, CambridgeAired—
E20Queen's, Oxford vs Worcester, OxfordAired—
E21Christ Church, Oxford vs ManchesterAired—
E22UCL vs WarwickAired—
E23Merton, Oxford vs Balliol, OxfordAired—
E24Pembroke, Cambridge vs NottinghamAired—
E25UCL vs ManchesterAired—
E26Balliol, Oxford vs Pembroke, CambridgeAired—
E27Newcastle vs Worcester, OxfordAired—
E28Clare, Cambridge vs Homerton, CambridgeAired—
E29Worcester, Oxford vs UCLAired—
E30Manchester vs NewcastleAired—
E31Pembroke, Cambridge vs Clare, CambridgeAired—
E32Balliol, Oxford vs Homerton, CambridgeAired—
E33Manchester vs Clare, CambridgeAired—
E34UCL vs Balliol, OxfordAired—
E35Worcester, Oxford vs ManchesterAired—
E36Pembroke, Cambridge vs UCLAired—
E37Manchester vs Pembroke, CambridgeAired—
Season 4037
E1St Andrews University / University of BristolAired—
E2University of Cardiff / Oxford Brookes UniversityAired—
E3Balliol College, Oxford / Queens' College, CambridgeAired—
E4Peterhouse, Cambridge / University of ExeterAired—
E5University of York / Royal College of MusicAired—
E6Newnham College, Cambridge / University of SouthamptonAired—
E7Christ's College, Cambridge / University of LiverpoolAired—
E8Downing College, Cambridge / St Edmund Hall, OxfordAired—
E9Newcastle University / Sheffield UniversityAired—
E10University College, London / Hertford College, OxfordAired—
E11Durham University / Magdalen College, OxfordAired—
E12Edinburgh University / Jesus College, OxfordAired—
E13University of the Arts London / Imperial College LondonAired—
E14Merton College, Oxford / St John's College, CambridgeAired—
E15University of Cardiff / University of ExeterAired—
E16St Andrews University / St John's College, CambridgeAired—
E17Christ's College, Cambridge / Edinburgh UniversityAired—
E18Oxford Brookes University / University of the Arts LondonAired—
E19University of Exeter / University of YorkAired—
E20Peterhouse, Cambridge / St John's College, CambridgeAired—
E21University College London / University of SheffieldAired—
E22Downing College, Cambridge / Magdalen College, OxfordAired—
E23Merton College, Oxford / Queens' College, CambridgeAired—
E24Newnham College, Cambridge / University of BristolAired—
E25Christ's College, Cambridge / Oxford Brookes UniversityAired—
E26York University / Peterhouse, CambridgeAired—
E27Sheffield University / Magdalen College, OxfordAired—
E28Queens' College, Cambridge / University of BristolAired—
E29Oxford Brookes University / University of SheffieldAired—
E30Christ's College, Cambridge / Magdalen College, OxfordAired—
E31Peterhouse Cambridge / Queens' College, CambridgeAired—
E32York University / University of BristolAired—
E33Magdalen College, Oxford / Queens' College, CambridgeAired—
E34Oxford Brookes University / University of YorkAired—
E35Sheffield University / University of YorkAired—
E36Peterhouse, Cambridge / Magdalen College, OxfordAired—
E37York University / Magdalen College, OxfordAired—
Season 3937
E1Christ's College, Cambridge / University of WarwickAired—
E2Royal Veterinary College / Manchester UniversityAired—
E3University of Loughborough / University College LondonAired—
E4Clare College, Cambridge / Jesus College, OxfordAired—
E5University of Nottingham / Girton College CambridgeAired—
E6University of Edinburgh / University of Central LancashireAired—
E7King's College, London / University of CardiffAired—
E8Newnham College, Cambridge / University of SussexAired—
E9Imperial College, London / University of SouthamptonAired—
E10St John's College, Oxford / University of DurhamAired—
E11Magdalene College, Cambridge / St Hugh's College, OxfordAired—
E12University of York / St George's, University of LondonAired—
E13University of St Andrews / Somerville College, OxfordAired—
E14Emmanuel College, Cambridge / Regent's Park College, OxfordAired—
E15University College London / Clare College, CambridgeAired—
E16Christ's College, Cambridge / Emmanuel College, CambridgeAired—
E17Girton College, Cambridge / St George's, University of LondonAired—
E18Newnham College, Cambridge / St Andrews UniversityAired—
E19St John's College, Oxford / University of LoughboroughAired—
E20University College, London / Emmanuel College, CambridgeAired—
E21Imperial College, London / St Hugh's College, OxfordAired—
E22Jesus College, Oxford / University of WarwickAired—
E23University of Edinburgh / Regent's Park College, OxfordAired—
E24University of Manchester / King's College, LondonAired—
E25St John's College, Oxford / Girton College, CambridgeAired—
E26University of St Andrews / University of ManchesterAired—
E27Imperial College, London / University of EdinburghAired—
E28Jesus College, Oxford / Emmanuel College, CambridgeAired—
E29St John's College, Oxford / Manchester UniversityAired—
E30Girton College, Cambridge / St Andrews UniversityAired—
E31Imperial College, London / Emmanuel College, CambridgeAired—
E32Edinburgh University / Jesus College, OxfordAired—
E33Manchester University / Edinburgh UniversityAired—
E34Girton College, Cambridge / Imperial College, LondonAired—
E35St John's College, Oxford / Imperial College, LondonAired—
E36Emmanuel College, Cambridge / Manchester UniversityAired—
E37St John's College, Oxford / Emmanuel College, CambridgeAired—
Season 3831
E1Hull vs City UniversityAired—
E2Corpus Christi, Oxford vs. DurhamAired—
E3Royal Veterinary College vs. YorkAired—
E4Surrey vs. WarwickAired—
E5Queen's, Cambridge, vs St. George, LondonAired—
E6Exeter vs. Pembroke, OxfordAired—
E7Selwyn, Cambridge vs. St. Anne's, OxfordAired—
E8London School of Economics vs. BathAired—
E9St. John's, Cambridge vs. Lincoln, OxfordAired—
E10Murray Edwards, Cambridge vs. SheffieldAired—
E11Southampton vs. BrightonAired—
E12King's, Cambridge vs EdinburghAired—
E13Bristol vs. ManchesterAired—
E14Exeter, Oxford vs. St. AndrewsAired—
E15St. John's, Cambridge vs. Pembroke, OxfordAired—
E16King's, Cambridge vs. SurreyAired—
E17London School of Economics vs. Selwyn, CambridgeAired—
E18Manchester vs. YorkAired—
E19St. John's, Cambridge vs. King's, CambridgeAired—
E20Corpus Christi, Oxford vs. EdinburghAired—
E21Queen's, Cambridge vs. WarwickAired—
E22Lincoln, Oxford vs. St. AndrewsAired—
E23City University vs. BrightonAired—
E24Sheffield vs. ExeterAired—
E25Manchester vs. London School of EconomicsAired—
E26Lincoln, Oxford vs. Queen's, CambridgeAired—
E27Corpus Christi, Oxford vs. ExeterAired—
E28St. John's, Cambridge vs. City UniversityAired—
E29Manchester vs. Lincoln, OxfordAired—
E30Corpus Christi, Oxford vs. St. John's, CambridgeAired—
E31Manchester vs. Corpus Christi, OxfordAired—
Season 3731
E1Nottingham vs. LancasterAired—
E2School of Oriental and African Studies vs. Magdalen College, OxfordAired—
E3Leeds vs. LiverpoolAired—
E4Birmingham vs. St AndrewsAired—
E5St Cross College, Oxford vs. Trinity Hall, CambridgeAired—
E6Central Lancashire vs. SheffieldAired—
E7Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge vs. WarwickAired—
E8Worcester College, Oxford vs. Pembroke College, CambridgeAired—
E9Bangor vs. EdinburghAired—
E10Durham vs. St Edmund Hall, OxfordAired—
E11Jesus College, Cambridge vs. ExeterAired—
E12Manchester vs. NewcastleAired—
E13St George's, University of London vs. YorkAired—
E14Christ Church, Oxford vs. Homerton College, CambridgeAired—
E15Lancaster vs. Birmingham (Highest Scoring Losers Playoffs)Aired—
E16Liverpool vs. Magdalen College, Oxford (Highest Scoring Losers Playoffs)Aired—
E17School of Oriental and African Studies vs. ExeterAired—
E18York vs. St AndrewsAired—
E19Birmingham vs. Magdalen College, OxfordAired—
E20Leeds vs. WarwickAired—
E21Manchester vs. St Edmund Hall, OxfordAired—
E22Sheffield vs. EdinburghAired—
E23Nottingham vs. Christ Church, OxfordAired—
E24Trinity Hall, Cambridge vs. Worcester College, OxfordAired—
E25Manchester vs. Trinity Hall, CambridgeAired—
E26Christ Church, Oxford vs. WarwickAired—
E27St Andrews vs. Magdalen College, OxfordAired—
E28Sheffield vs. ExeterAired—
E29Manchester vs. Christ Church, OxfordAired—
E30Magdalen College, Oxford vs. SheffieldAired—
E31Christ Church, Oxford vs. SheffieldAired—
Season 11
E1Episode 1Aired—

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