University Challenge — 1997/1998
27 episodesFirst aired 10 September 1997
Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz.
E1Edinburgh v Jesus College, Cambridge
Sept 199730m
- E2
Birkbeck v Cardiff
Sept 199730m
- E3
Exeter v Robinson College, Cambridge
Sept 199730m
- E4
Magdalen College, Oxford v King's College, London
Oct 199730m
Teams from Magdalen College, Oxford and King's College, London put their knowledge to the test. Jeremy Paxman hosts.
- E5
Sheffield v Aberdeen
Oct 199730m
Jeremy Paxman welcomes teams from Sheffield and Aberdeen to the university quiz.
- E6
Christ Church, Oxford v The Open University
Oct 199730m
Quiz show hosted by Jeremy Paxman. The Open University take on Christ Church College, Oxford.
- E7
Liverpool v Newnham College, Cambridge
Oct 199730m
- E8
Queen's University, Belfast v Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital
Oct 199730m
- E9
Magdalene College, Cambridge v St Catherine's College, Oxford
Nov 199730m
- E10
St John's College, Oxford v L.S.E.
Nov 199730m
- E11
Oxford Brookes v Warwick
Nov 199730m
Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz between university students. Oxford Brookes take on Warwick.
- E12
New Hall, Cambridge v Nottingham
Dec 199730m
- E13
Exeter v Jesus College, Cambridge
Dec 199730m
- E14
King's College, London v Nottingham
Dec 199730m
Jeremy Paxman presents a second-round clash between Kings College, London and Nottingham University.
- E15
Newnham College, Cambridge v Edinburgh
Jan 199830m
Newnham College, Cambridge take on Edinburgh University in a second-round match. Jeremy Paxman is the quizmaster.
- E16
Birkbeck v Robinson College, Cambridge
Jan 199830m
- E17
L.S.E. v Oxford Brookes
Jan 199830m
- E18
Cardiff v Aberdeen
Jan 199830m
Jeremy Paxman chairs another second-round match as Cardiff return to take on Aberdeen for a place in the quarter-finals.
- E19
Magdalene College, Cambridge v Queen's University, Belfast
Feb 199830m
- E20
The Open University v Magdalen College, Oxford
Feb 199830m
The Open University return to take on reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford for the last place in the quarter-finals.
- E21
Jesus College, Cambridge v Nottingham
Mar 199830m
Jeremy Paxman asks questions of teams from Jesus College, Cambridge and Nottingham University.
- E22
Edinburgh v Birkbeck
Mar 199830m
- E23
L.S.E. v Queen's University, Belfast
Mar 199830m
- E24
Cardiff v Magdalen College, Oxford
Mar 199830m
- E25
Nottingham v Birkbeck
Apr 199830m
- E26
L.S.E. v Magdalen College, Oxford
Apr 199830m
Teams from the London School of Economics and Magdalen College, Oxford face questions from Jeremy Paxman.
- E27
Final: Birkbeck v Magdalen College, Oxford
Apr 199830m
