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 2018 - Sheffield University v Manchester University

Season 0 - Episode 98 - 0h 29m

Air Date

December 31, 2018

Overview

It is the penultimate first-round match in the Christmas quiz for grown-ups, and both teams are doing battle for a place in the semis. They are Sheffield University, with politician Lord David Blunkett and former Newsnight correspondent Paul Mason, against Manchester University, with journalist David Aaronovitch and Watchdog presenter Matt Allwright. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.