Jul 15, 2019 · 29m
In the opening match of the quiz series for students, the University of Lancaster takes on Glasgow University for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Season 49 Episodes
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Jul 22, 2019 · 29m
In another first-round match, students from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, do battle with Merton College, Oxford, in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jul 29, 2019 · 29m
In another first-round match, students from Magdalen College, Oxford, do battle with York University in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug 5, 2019 · 29m
In another first-round match, the University of Birmingham competes against the University of Bristol for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug 12, 2019 · 29m
Students representing Wolfson College, Cambridge, compete with St John’s College, Oxford, in another first-round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Aug 19, 2019 · 29m
Edinburgh University students do battle with Birkbeck, London, students for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sep 2, 2019 · 29m
The team representing Jesus College, Oxford, fights it out against Manchester University for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sep 9, 2019 · 29m
Durham University takes on Trinity College, Cambridge, in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sep 16, 2019 · 29m
In another first-round match, students from LSE fight it out against the Courtauld Institute of Art for a place in the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Sep 23, 2019 · 29m
In another first-round match, Goldsmiths, University of London, do battle against the University of Southampton for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct 7, 2019 · 29m
In another first-round match, the students from the Open University fight it out against the team from the University of Huddersfield for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct 14, 2019 · 29m
It is a contest tonight between Wolfson College, Oxford and the University of Sheffield for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct 21, 2019 · 29m
In the penultimate first-round match of the student quiz, Imperial College London clashes with Brasenose College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oct 28, 2019 · 29m
It is the last of the first-round matches and the students of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, fight it out against Downing College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov 4, 2019 · 29m
It is the first of the two highest scoring loser matches tonight when two teams get another chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov 11, 2019 · 29m
It's the last of the two highest scoring loser matches tonight when two teams get another chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov 18, 2019 · 29m
It’s the first of the second-round matches, where two teams battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nov 25, 2019 · 29m
It is another second-round match and two teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Dec 2, 2019 · 29m
The second round continues as two teams make a bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Dec 9, 2019 · 29m
Two more student teams fight it out in the second round to get through to the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Dec 16, 2019 · 29m
In the second round of the competition for students, two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan 6, 2020 · 28m
The second round of the quiz for students continues. Two teams representing their universities aim to reach the quarter finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan 13, 2020 · 28m
Find out which of the two teams competing tonight in the second round of the student quiz will make it through to the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan 20, 2020 · 29m
In the last of the second-round matches students representing two more universities battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Jan 27, 2020 · 29m
It is the first of the quarter-finals and two teams battle to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Feb 3, 2020 · 29m
The quarter-finals continue when two teams of university students do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Feb 10, 2020 · 28m
Pressure is mounting as the quarter-finals continue in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Feb 17, 2020 · 28m
The quarter-final stage continues as teams representing two more universities fight it out to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Feb 24, 2020 · 28m
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in another quarter-final match of the quiz for students.
Mar 2, 2020 · 29m
In another quarter-final match, two teams of students aim to reach the next stage of the quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Mar 9, 2020 · 28m
The gruelling quarter-finals continue as two student teams vie to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Mar 16, 2020 · 28m
The pressure is increasing as the quarter-finals continue. Which team will make it to the next stage of the quiz for students? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Mar 23, 2020 · 28m
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the penultimate quarter-final match in the long and winding road to the semi-finals of the quiz for students.
Mar 30, 2020 · 28m
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the last of the quarter-finals as one more team makes it through to the semi-final stage of the quiz for students.
Apr 6, 2020 · 28m
In the first of the semi-finals, one team find out if they have made it to the grand final of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Apr 13, 2020 · 28m
In the last of the semis and the penultimate match in the series, find out which team reaches a place in the grand final of the quiz for students.
Apr 20, 2020 · 29m
It is the grand final of the quiz for students. Which team will lift the University Challenge trophy? Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Season 49 FAQ
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
When did University Challenge Season 49 premiere?
University Challenge Season 49 premiered on July 15, 2019.
How many episodes are in University Challenge Season 49?
University Challenge Season 49 has 37 episodes.
What is the first episode of University Challenge Season 49?
The season opens with Season 49 Episode 1, "Lancaster v Glasgow". It aired on July 15, 2019.
Go to Season 49 Episode 1