Storyline: Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.
First Air Date: 1962-09-21
Last Air Date: 2025-02-17
Status: Returning Series
Type: Scripted
Tagline:
Original Language: en
In Production: Yes
Number of Seasons: 54
Number of Episodes: 1999
Vote Average: 6
Rating:
Vote Count: 11
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Spoken Languages: English (English)
View On: TMDb
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Production Companies

Lifted Entertainment
(GB)
Granada Television
(GB)Networks

ITV1
(GB)
BBC Two
(GB)Seasons
Specials (0)
Air Date: 1992-12-28
Episodes: 164
No overview available.
1962–1963 (1)
Air Date: 1962-09-21
Episodes: 61
No overview available.
1963–1965 (2)
Air Date: 1963-12-03
Episodes: 62
No overview available.
1965–1966 (3)
Air Date: 1965-08-25
Episodes: 42
No overview available.
1966–1967 (4)
Air Date: 1966-09-07
Episodes: 40
No overview available.
1967–1968 (5)
Air Date: 1967-09-27
Episodes: 44
No overview available.
1968–1969 (6)
Air Date: 1968-08-02
Episodes: 45
No overview available.
1969–1970 (7)
Air Date: 1969-07-20
Episodes: 47
No overview available.
1970–1971 (8)
Air Date: 1970-10-25
Episodes: 40
No overview available.
1971–1972 (9)
Air Date: 1971-10-17
Episodes: 40
No overview available.
1972–1973 (10)
Air Date: 1972-10-25
Episodes: 39
No overview available.
1973–1974 (11)
Air Date: 1973-10-31
Episodes: 38
No overview available.
1974–1975 (12)
Air Date: 1974-12-02
Episodes: 35
No overview available.
1975–1976 (13)
Air Date: 1975-11-07
Episodes: 42
No overview available.
1976–1977 (14)
Air Date: 1976-12-17
Episodes: 36
No overview available.
1977–1978 (15)
Air Date: 1977-11-07
Episodes: 43
No overview available.
1978–1980 (16)
Air Date: 1978-11-27
Episodes: 41
No overview available.
1980 (17)
Air Date: 1980-02-18
Episodes: 37
No overview available.
1980–1981 (18)
Air Date: 1980-12-15
Episodes: 40
No overview available.
1982 (19)
Air Date: 1981-12-14
Episodes: 42
No overview available.
1983 (20)
Air Date: 1983-01-30
Episodes: 39
No overview available.
1984 (21)
Air Date: 1984-01-20
Episodes: 33
No overview available.
1986 (22)
Air Date: 1986-04-07
Episodes: 39
No overview available.
1987 (23)
Air Date: 1987-07-13
Episodes: 42
No overview available.
1994/1995 (24)
Air Date: 1994-09-21
Episodes: 27
No overview available.
1995/1996 (25)
Air Date: 1995-11-01
Episodes: 27
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the student quiz programme.
1996/1997 (26)
Air Date: 1996-11-12
Episodes: 27
Testing university quiz show.
1997/1998 (27)
Air Date: 1997-09-10
Episodes: 27
Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz.
1998/1999 (28)
Air Date: 1998-09-02
Episodes: 31
Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.
1999/2000 (29)
Air Date: 1999-09-13
Episodes: 31
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions on this university college quiz.
2000/2001 (30)
Air Date: 2000-09-04
Episodes: 31
No overview available.
2001/2002 (31)
Air Date: 2001-07-23
Episodes: 31
No overview available.
2002/2003 (32)
Air Date: 2002-09-02
Episodes: 31
No overview available.
2003/2004 (33)
Air Date: 2003-09-15
Episodes: 31
No overview available.
2004/2005 (34)
Air Date: 2004-09-13
Episodes: 31
No overview available.
2005/2006 (35)
Air Date: 2005-09-19
Episodes: 31
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out.
2006/2007 (36)
Air Date: 2006-08-07
Episodes: 31
Student quiz
2007/2008 (37)
Air Date: 2007-07-09
Episodes: 31
Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams
2008/2009 (38)
Air Date: 2008-07-07
Episodes: 31
Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams
2009/2010 (39)
Air Date: 2009-07-06
Episodes: 37
Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams
2010/2011 (40)
Air Date: 2010-07-05
Episodes: 37
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out
2011/2012 (41)
Air Date: 2011-07-04
Episodes: 37
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out
2012/2013 (42)
Air Date: 2012-07-16
Episodes: 37
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out
2013/2014 (43)
Air Date: 2013-07-15
Episodes: 37
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out
2014/2015 (44)
Air Date: 2014-07-14
Episodes: 37
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out.
2015/16 (45)
Air Date: 2015-07-13
Episodes: 37
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out.
2016/17 (46)
Air Date: 2016-07-11
Episodes: 37
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out.
2017/18 (47)
Air Date: 2017-07-17
Episodes: 37
Quiz show where students from UK universities answer questions on a range of subjects.
2018/19 (48)
Air Date: 2018-07-16
Episodes: 37
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the quiz for students.
2019/20 (49)
Air Date: 2019-07-15
Episodes: 37
Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.
2020/21 (50)
Air Date: 2020-07-13
Episodes: 37
Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.
2021/22 (51)
Air Date: 2021-07-12
Episodes: 37
Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.
2022/23 (52)
Air Date: 2022-08-29
Episodes: 37
Students from across the UK take on TV’s toughest quiz team tournament.
2023/24 (53)
Air Date: 2023-07-17
Episodes: 37
Students from across the UK take on TV’s toughest quiz team tournament.
2024/25 (54)
Air Date: 2024-08-12
Episodes: 28
Amol Rajan asks the questions as students from across the UK face fiendish tests.
Last Episode to Air

Queen’s, Belfast v Warwick
Air Date: 2025-02-17
Episode Number: 26
Season Number: 54
Two more student teams play their first of a possible three quarter-finals. A win will take them one step closer to the semis. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Rating:
Vote Count: 0
Runtime: 29
Next Episode to Air

UCL v Darwin College, Cambridge
Air Date: 2025-02-24
Episode Number: 27
Season Number: 54
The double-elimination quarter-final stage continues. The team that wins will be halfway to a place in the semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Rating:
Vote Count: 0
Runtime: 28