University Challenge

tv show

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2009 total episodes

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55 seasons

First Aired September 21, 1962

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Overview

Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.

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Christmas 2015 - UCL v Birmingham

Season 0 - Episode 53 - 0h 29m

Air Date

December 20, 2015

Overview

It's the opening match of the Christmas quiz for grown-ups with two teams doing battle for a place in the semi-finals. The University College London team includes writer Lynne Truss and architecture critic Tom Dyckhoff, and the University of Birmingham team features weather presenter John Hammond and news presenter Joanna Gosling.