University Challenge: Season 28
- Premiered Sep 2, 1998
- 31 episodes
Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.
Episodes
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1. Bristol v Manchester
Teams from the universities of Bristol and Manchester kick off a new series of the challenging quiz, hosted by Jeremy Paxman.
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2. Balliol College, Oxford v Durham
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3. Open University v Lancaster
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4. Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Selwyn College, Cambridge
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5. Birkbeck v Warwick
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6. Portsmouth v De Montfort
Teams from Portsmouth and De Montfort universities compete for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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7. King's College v Magdalen College, Oxford
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8. Aberdeen v Newnham College, Cambridge
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9. Christ Church, Oxford v Trinity College, Cambridge
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10. St Hilda's College, Oxford v Bangor
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11. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Oriel College, Oxford
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12. Queen's University, Belfast v Sheffield
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13. Downing College, Cambridge v Glasgow
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14. City University v Leicester
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15. Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Manchester
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16. City University v Balliol College, Oxford
Jeremy Paxman chairs the second play-off between the highest scoring first-round teams. London's City University take on Balliol College, Oxford.
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17. Magdalen College, Oxford v Open University
Reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford compete against the Open University for a place in the quarter-finals. Presented by Jeremy Paxman.
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18. Aberdeen v Bangor
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19. De Montfort University v University of Bristol
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20. Selwyn College, Cambridge v Leicester
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21. Oriel College, Oxford v Manchester
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22. Glasgow v Durham
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23. Balliol College, Oxford v Birkbeck
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24. Sheffield v Trinity College, Cambridge
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25. Bangor v Bristol
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.
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26. Oriel College, Oxford v Leicester
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27. The Open University v Birkbeck
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28. Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge
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29. Bangor v Oriel College, Oxford
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30. The Open University v Durham
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31. Final: Oriel College, Oxford v The Open University
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