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1998/1999

31 episodes · 2nd September 1998

Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.

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Episodes

01 Bristol v Manchester still Bristol v Manchester Episode 12nd September 1998 Teams from the universities of Bristol and Manchester kick off a new series of the challenging quiz, hosted by Jeremy Paxman. 02 Balliol College, Oxford v Durham still Balliol College, Oxford v Durham Episode 29th September 1998 03 Open University v Lancaster still Open University v Lancaster Episode 316th September 1998 04 Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Selwyn College, Cambridge still Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Selwyn College, Cambridge Episode 423rd September 1998 05 Birkbeck v Warwick still Birkbeck v Warwick Episode 530th September 1998 06 Portsmouth v De Montfort still Portsmouth v De Montfort Episode 67th October 1998 Teams from Portsmouth and De Montfort universities compete for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 07 King's College v Magdalen College, Oxford still King's College v Magdalen College, Oxford Episode 714th October 1998 08 Aberdeen v Newnham College, Cambridge still Aberdeen v Newnham College, Cambridge Episode 820th October 1998 09 Christ Church, Oxford v Trinity College, Cambridge still Christ Church, Oxford v Trinity College, Cambridge Episode 927th October 1998 10 St Hilda's College, Oxford v Bangor still St Hilda's College, Oxford v Bangor Episode 103rd November 1998 11 Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Oriel College, Oxford still Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Oriel College, Oxford Episode 1110th November 1998 12 Queen's University, Belfast v Sheffield still Queen's University, Belfast v Sheffield Episode 1217th November 1998 13 Downing College, Cambridge v Glasgow still Downing College, Cambridge v Glasgow Episode 131st December 1998 14 City University v Leicester still City University v Leicester Episode 148th December 1998 15 Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Manchester still Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Manchester Episode 1515th December 1998 16 City University v Balliol College, Oxford still City University v Balliol College, Oxford Episode 165th January 1999 Jeremy Paxman chairs the second play-off between the highest scoring first-round teams. London's City University take on Balliol College, Oxford. 17 Magdalen College, Oxford v Open University still Magdalen College, Oxford v Open University Episode 1712th January 1999 Reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford compete against the Open University for a place in the quarter-finals. Presented by Jeremy Paxman. 18 Aberdeen v Bangor still Aberdeen v Bangor Episode 1819th January 1999 19 De Montfort University v University of Bristol still De Montfort University v University of Bristol Episode 1926th January 1999 20 Selwyn College, Cambridge v Leicester still Selwyn College, Cambridge v Leicester Episode 209th February 1999 21 Oriel College, Oxford v Manchester still Oriel College, Oxford v Manchester Episode 2116th February 1999 22 Glasgow v Durham still Glasgow v Durham Episode 2223rd February 1999 23 Balliol College, Oxford v Birkbeck still Balliol College, Oxford v Birkbeck Episode 233rd March 1999 24 Sheffield v Trinity College, Cambridge still Sheffield v Trinity College, Cambridge Episode 2410th March 1999 25 Bangor v Bristol still Bangor v Bristol Episode 2517th March 1999 In the first of the quarter-final matches, Bangor, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Wales, take on Bristol University. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 26 Oriel College, Oxford v Leicester still Oriel College, Oxford v Leicester Episode 2624th March 1999 27 The Open University v Birkbeck still The Open University v Birkbeck Episode 2731st March 1999 28 Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge still Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge Episode 286th April 1999 29 Bangor v Oriel College, Oxford still Bangor v Oriel College, Oxford Episode 2913th April 1999 30 The Open University v Durham still The Open University v Durham Episode 3020th April 1999 31 Final: Oriel College, Oxford v The Open University still Final: Oriel College, Oxford v The Open University Episode 3127th April 1999
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01 Amol Rajan profile Amol Rajanas Self - Presenter 02 Bridget Caldwell profile Bridget CaldwellDirector
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