University Challenge - 1997/1998
1 - Edinburgh v Jesus College, Cambridge
Air Date: September 10, 1997
2 - Birkbeck v Cardiff
Air Date: September 17, 1997
3 - Exeter v Robinson College, Cambridge
Air Date: September 24, 1997
4 - Magdalen College, Oxford v King's College, London
Air Date: October 1, 1997
Teams from Magdalen College, Oxford and King's College, London put their knowledge to the test. Jeremy Paxman hosts.
5 - Sheffield v Aberdeen
Air Date: October 8, 1997
Jeremy Paxman welcomes teams from Sheffield and Aberdeen to the university quiz.
6 - Christ Church, Oxford v The Open University
Air Date: October 15, 1997
Quiz show hosted by Jeremy Paxman. The Open University take on Christ Church College, Oxford.
7 - Liverpool v Newnham College, Cambridge
Air Date: October 22, 1997
8 - Queen's University, Belfast v Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital
Air Date: October 29, 1997
9 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v St Catherine's College, Oxford
Air Date: November 4, 1997
10 - St John's College, Oxford v L.S.E.
Air Date: November 11, 1997
11 - Oxford Brookes v Warwick
Air Date: November 18, 1997
Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz between university students. Oxford Brookes take on Warwick.
12 - New Hall, Cambridge v Nottingham
Air Date: December 2, 1997
13 - Exeter v Jesus College, Cambridge
Air Date: December 9, 1997
14 - King's College, London v Nottingham
Air Date: December 16, 1997
Jeremy Paxman presents a second-round clash between Kings College, London and Nottingham University.
15 - Newnham College, Cambridge v Edinburgh
Air Date: January 6, 1998
Newnham College, Cambridge take on Edinburgh University in a second-round match. Jeremy Paxman is the quizmaster.
16 - Birkbeck v Robinson College, Cambridge
Air Date: January 13, 1998
17 - L.S.E. v Oxford Brookes
Air Date: January 20, 1998
18 - Cardiff v Aberdeen
Air Date: January 27, 1998
Jeremy Paxman chairs another second-round match as Cardiff return to take on Aberdeen for a place in the quarter-finals.
19 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v Queen's University, Belfast
Air Date: February 3, 1998
20 - The Open University v Magdalen College, Oxford
Air Date: February 24, 1998
The Open University return to take on reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford for the last place in the quarter-finals.
21 - Jesus College, Cambridge v Nottingham
Air Date: March 4, 1998
Jeremy Paxman asks questions of teams from Jesus College, Cambridge and Nottingham University.
22 - Edinburgh v Birkbeck
Air Date: March 11, 1998
23 - L.S.E. v Queen's University, Belfast
Air Date: March 18, 1998
24 - Cardiff v Magdalen College, Oxford
Air Date: March 25, 1998
25 - Nottingham v Birkbeck
Air Date: April 7, 1998
26 - L.S.E. v Magdalen College, Oxford
Air Date: April 14, 1998
Teams from the London School of Economics and Magdalen College, Oxford face questions from Jeremy Paxman.
27 - Final: Birkbeck v Magdalen College, Oxford
Air Date: April 21, 1998