2011/2012
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out
episodes
In the opening match, the students of the University of Warwick do battle with the team representing the University of Edinburgh. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
In the second of the first-round matches, the students representing Trinity College, Cambridge, fight it out against the University of Birmingham for a place in the next round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
It's an Oxbridge first round match when the students representing Worcester College, Oxford do battle with Clare College, Cambridge for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
In another first-round match, the students from Queen's University Belfast fight it out with the University of Newcastle in a bid to get through to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
The students from Homerton College, Cambridge, do battle with the team representing Balliol college, Oxford, for a place in the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Christ Church Oxford plays the University of Bath for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
The team representing the University of Plymouth fights it out against the University of Durham. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
The team representing St Andrews University is up against Merton College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
The team representing the University of Manchester fights it out against Selwyn College, Cambridge, in a bid to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
A team of students representing University College London is up against the University of York in this first-round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
It's King's v Queen's when King's College, Cambridge plays The Queen's College, Oxford in another first round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Leeds University takes on Goldsmiths, University of London in a bid to get through the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
The students representing St Anne's College, Oxford, do battle against Pembroke College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is up against the University of Nottingham for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
In the first of the two highest scoring losers matches from round one, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine plays Homerton College, Cambridge for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
In the last of the two highest scoring losers matches from round one, St Andrews fights it out with Worcester College, Oxford for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
In the first of the second round matches, the University of Leeds plays Clare College, Cambridge, for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
In this second-round match the students representing the University of Birmingham do battle with the University of Newcastle for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
In a second-round match, students representing the University of Durham fight it out with Homerton College, Cambridge, for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
It's a local derby as students representing two Oxford colleges - The Queen's College and Worcester College - do battle for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
In this second-round match Christ Church, Oxford plays the University of Manchester for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
University College London plays the University of Warwick for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Two Oxford colleges, Merton and Balliol, fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
In the last of the second round matches, Pembroke College, Cambridge plays the University of Nottingham for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
In the first of the quarter-final matches the University of Manchester plays University College London. The teams have to win two quarter- final matches to get through to the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
In the first of their quarter-final matches Balliol College, Oxford plays Pembroke College, Cambridge. The teams have to win two quarter-final matches to get through to the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. In the first of their quarter-finals, the students from Worcester College, Oxford play the University of Newcastle. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. In the first of their quarter-finals, Clare College, Cambridge plays Homerton College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. In the second of their quarter-finals, University College, London plays Worcester College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. Manchester University and Newcastle University both lost their first quarter-final matches, and now play each other for a chance to stay in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
The quarter-final stage continues. To reach the semi-finals, teams must win two quarter-final matches. Pembroke College, Cambridge plays Clare College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Balliol College, Oxford and Homerton College, Cambridge have both lost one quarter-final match, so the losing team must leave the contest while the winners will fight again to qualify for the next round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Manchester University and Clare College, Cambridge have both won one quarter-final match and lost another, so whoever wins will qualify for the semi-finals, and the losers will leave the contest. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
The last of the quarter-finals is contested by University College London and Balliol College, Oxford, both of whom have won one quarter-final match and lost another, so whoever wins will qualify for the semi-finals, and the losers will leave the contest. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
In the first of the semi-finals, Worcester College, Oxford, plays the University of Manchester for a place in the series final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
In the last of the semi-finals, Pembroke College, Cambridge plays University College London for a place in the series final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Tonight sees the final match in this series, with the University of Manchester playing Pembroke College, Cambridge, for the right to be University Challenge champions. As 2012 is the programme's 50th birthday year, the Duchess of Cornwall will present the trophy to the winning team at Clarence House. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.