University Challenge - Series 12
1 - Episode 1
Air Date: September 13, 1987
2 - Episode 2
Air Date: September 20, 1987
3 - Episode 3
Air Date: September 27, 1987
4 - Episode 4
Air Date: October 4, 1987
5 - Episode 5
Air Date: October 11, 1987
6 - Episode 6
Air Date: October 18, 1987
7 - Episode 7
Air Date: November 1, 1987
8 - Episode 8
Air Date: November 8, 1987
9 - Episode 9
Air Date: November 15, 1987
10 - Episode 10
Air Date: November 22, 1987
Future Labour MP Charles Chauvel joins the ‘academic-quiz-show-as-kindergarten-for-aspiring-politicians’ tradition (see: Lockwood Smith hosting W Three) in this 1987 University Challenge final.. An ever youthful Peter Sinclair presides, with Waikato and Auckland universities competing for bragging rights (and 80s personal computers). Subjects cover the arts and sciences, with each correct starter earning bonus questions. Chauvel captains Auckland, and sagely stays away from undergraduate humour in his intro — unlike his fellow contestants.