2011/2012

01 Warwick v Edinburgh Episode 14th July 2011 In the opening match, the students of the University of Warwick do battle with the team representing the University of Edinburgh. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 02 Trinity College, Cambridge v Birmingham Episode 211th July 2011 In the second of the first-round matches, the students representing Trinity College, Cambridge, fight it out against the University of Birmingham for a place in the next round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 03 Worcester College, Oxford v Clare College, Cambridge Episode 318th July 2011 It's an Oxbridge first round match when the students representing Worcester College, Oxford do battle with Clare College, Cambridge for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 04 Queen's University Belfast v Newcastle Episode 425th July 2011 In another first-round match, the students from Queen's University Belfast fight it out with the University of Newcastle in a bid to get through to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 05 Homerton College, Cambridge v Balliol College, Oxford Episode 51st August 2011 The students from Homerton College, Cambridge, do battle with the team representing Balliol college, Oxford, for a place in the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 06 Christ Church, Oxford v Bath Episode 68th August 2011 Christ Church Oxford plays the University of Bath for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 07 Plymouth v Durham Episode 715th August 2011 The team representing the University of Plymouth fights it out against the University of Durham. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 08 St Andrews v Merton College, Oxford Episode 822nd August 2011 The team representing St Andrews University is up against Merton College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 09 Manchester v Selwyn College, Cambridge Episode 929th August 2011 The team representing the University of Manchester fights it out against Selwyn College, Cambridge, in a bid to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 10 UCL v York Episode 105th September 2011 A team of students representing University College London is up against the University of York in this first-round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 11 King's College, Cambridge v Queen's College, Oxford Episode 1112th September 2011 It's King's v Queen's when King's College, Cambridge plays The Queen's College, Oxford in another first round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 12 Leeds v Goldsmiths, London Episode 1219th September 2011 Leeds University takes on Goldsmiths, University of London in a bid to get through the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 13 St Anne's College, Oxford v Pembroke College, Cambridge Episode 1326th September 2011 The students representing St Anne's College, Oxford, do battle against Pembroke College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 14 LSHTM v Nottingham Episode 143rd October 2011 The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is up against the University of Nottingham for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 15 Homerton College, Cambridge v LSHTM Episode 1510th October 2011 In the first of the two highest scoring losers matches from round one, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine plays Homerton College, Cambridge for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 16 Worcester College, Oxford v St Andrews Episode 1617th October 2011 In the last of the two highest scoring losers matches from round one, St Andrews fights it out with Worcester College, Oxford for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 17 Leeds v Clare College, Cambridge Episode 1724th October 2011 In the first of the second round matches, the University of Leeds plays Clare College, Cambridge, for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 18 Birmingham v Newcastle Episode 1831st October 2011 In this second-round match the students representing the University of Birmingham do battle with the University of Newcastle for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 19 Durham v Homerton College, Cambridge Episode 197th November 2011 In a second-round match, students representing the University of Durham fight it out with Homerton College, Cambridge, for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 20 Queen's College, Oxford v Worcester College, Oxford Episode 2014th November 2011 It's a local derby as students representing two Oxford colleges - The Queen's College and Worcester College - do battle for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 21 Christ Church, Oxford s Manchester Episode 2121st November 2011 In this second-round match Christ Church, Oxford plays the University of Manchester for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 22 UCL v Warwick Episode 2228th November 2011 University College London plays the University of Warwick for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 23 Merton College, Oxford v Balliol College, Oxford Episode 235th December 2011 Two Oxford colleges, Merton and Balliol, fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 24 Pembroke College, Cambridge v Nottingham Episode 2412th December 2011 In the last of the second round matches, Pembroke College, Cambridge plays the University of Nottingham for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 25 UCL v Manchester Episode 2519th December 2011 In the first of the quarter-final matches the University of Manchester plays University College London. The teams have to win two quarter- final matches to get through to the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 26 Balliol College, Oxford v Pembroke College, Cambridge Episode 262nd January 2012 In the first of their quarter-final matches Balliol College, Oxford plays Pembroke College, Cambridge. The teams have to win two quarter-final matches to get through to the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 27 Newcastle v Worcester College, Oxford Episode 279th January 2012 The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. In the first of their quarter-finals, the students from Worcester College, Oxford play the University of Newcastle. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 28 Clare College, Cambridge v Homerton College, Cambridge Episode 2816th January 2012 The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. In the first of their quarter-finals, Clare College, Cambridge plays Homerton College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 29 Worcester College, Oxford v UCL Episode 2923rd January 2012 The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. In the second of their quarter-finals, University College, London plays Worcester College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 30 Manchester v Newcastle Episode 3030th January 2012 The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. Manchester University and Newcastle University both lost their first quarter-final matches, and now play each other for a chance to stay in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 31 Pembroke College, Cambridge v Clare College, Cambridge Episode 316th February 2012 The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. Pembroke College, Cambridge plays Clare College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 32 Balliol College, Oxford v Homerton College, Cambridge Episode 3213th February 2012 Balliol College, Oxford and Homerton College, Cambridge have both lost one quarter-final match, so the losing team must leave the contest while the winners will fight again to qualify for the next round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 33 Manchester v Clare College, Cambridge Episode 3320th February 2012 Manchester University and Clare College, Cambridge have both won one quarter-final match and lost another, so whoever wins will qualify for the semi-finals, and the losers will leave the contest. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 34 UCL v Balliol College, Oxford Episode 3427th February 2012 The last of the quarter-finals is contested by University College London and Balliol College, Oxford, both of whom have won one quarter-final match and lost another, so whoever wins will qualify for the semi-finals, and the losers will leave the contest. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 35 Worcester College, Oxford v Manchester Episode 355th March 2012 In the first of the semi-finals, Worcester College, Oxford, plays the University of Manchester for a place in the series final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 36 Pembroke College, Cambridge v UCL Episode 3612th March 2012 In the last of the semi-finals, Pembroke College, Cambridge plays University College London for a place in the series final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 37 Final: Manchester v Pembroke College, Cambridge Episode 3719th March 2012 Tonight sees the final match in this series, with the University of Manchester playing Pembroke College, Cambridge, for the right to be University Challenge champions. As 2012 is the programme's 50th birthday year, the Duchess of Cornwall will present the trophy to the winning team at Clarence House. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.