University Challenge - 1998/1999

University Challenge (1962 — present)

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1998/1999

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Release date

1998-09-02

Episodes

Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.

Episodes

#	Name	Release date	Timing
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.	1998-09-02	30 min.
2	Balliol College, Oxford v Durham	1998-09-09	30 min.
3	Open University v Lancaster	1998-09-16	30 min.
4	Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Selwyn College, Cambridge	1998-09-23	30 min.
5	Birkbeck v Warwick	1998-09-30	30 min.
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.	1998-10-07	30 min.
7	King's College v Magdalen College, Oxford	1998-10-14	30 min.
8	Aberdeen v Newnham College, Cambridge	1998-10-20	30 min.
9	Christ Church, Oxford v Trinity College, Cambridge	1998-10-27	30 min.
10	St Hilda's College, Oxford v Bangor	1998-11-03	30 min.
11	Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Oriel College, Oxford	1998-11-10	30 min.
12	Queen's University, Belfast v Sheffield	1998-11-17	30 min.
13	Downing College, Cambridge v Glasgow	1998-12-01	30 min.
14	City University v Leicester	1998-12-08	30 min.
15	Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Manchester	1998-12-15	30 min.
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.	1999-01-05	30 min.
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.	1999-01-12	30 min.
18	Aberdeen v Bangor	1999-01-19	30 min.
19	De Montfort University v University of Bristol	1999-01-26	30 min.
20	Selwyn College, Cambridge v Leicester	1999-02-09	30 min.
21	Oriel College, Oxford v Manchester	1999-02-16	30 min.
22	Glasgow v Durham	1999-02-23	30 min.
23	Balliol College, Oxford v Birkbeck	1999-03-03	30 min.
24	Sheffield v Trinity College, Cambridge	1999-03-10	30 min.
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.	1999-03-17	30 min.
26	Oriel College, Oxford v Leicester	1999-03-24	30 min.
27	The Open University v Birkbeck	1999-03-31	30 min.
28	Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge	1999-04-06	30 min.
29	Bangor v Oriel College, Oxford	1999-04-13	30 min.
30	The Open University v Durham	1999-04-20	30 min.
31	Final: Oriel College, Oxford v The Open University	1999-04-27	30 min.

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