University Challenge — 1998/1999
31 episodesFirst aired 2 September 1998
Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.
E1Bristol v Manchester
Sept 199830m
Teams from the universities of Bristol and Manchester kick off a new series of the challenging quiz, hosted by Jeremy Paxman.
- E2
Balliol College, Oxford v Durham
Sept 199830m
- E3
Open University v Lancaster
Sept 199830m
- E4
Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Selwyn College, Cambridge
Sept 199830m
- E5
Birkbeck v Warwick
Sept 199830m
- E6
Portsmouth v De Montfort
Oct 199830m
Teams from Portsmouth and De Montfort universities compete for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
- E7
King's College v Magdalen College, Oxford
Oct 199830m
- E8
Aberdeen v Newnham College, Cambridge
Oct 199830m
- E9
Christ Church, Oxford v Trinity College, Cambridge
Oct 199830m
- E10
St Hilda's College, Oxford v Bangor
Nov 199830m
- E11
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Oriel College, Oxford
Nov 199830m
- E12
Queen's University, Belfast v Sheffield
Nov 199830m
- E13
Downing College, Cambridge v Glasgow
Dec 199830m
- E14
City University v Leicester
Dec 199830m
- E15
Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Manchester
Dec 199830m
- E16
City University v Balliol College, Oxford
Jan 199930m
Jeremy Paxman chairs the second play-off between the highest scoring first-round teams. London's City University take on Balliol College, Oxford.
- E17
Magdalen College, Oxford v Open University
Jan 199930m
Reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford compete against the Open University for a place in the quarter-finals. Presented by Jeremy Paxman.
- E18
Aberdeen v Bangor
Jan 199930m
- E19
De Montfort University v University of Bristol
Jan 199930m
- E20
Selwyn College, Cambridge v Leicester
Feb 199930m
- E21
Oriel College, Oxford v Manchester
Feb 199930m
- E22
Glasgow v Durham
Feb 199930m
- E23
Balliol College, Oxford v Birkbeck
Mar 199930m
- E24
Sheffield v Trinity College, Cambridge
Mar 199930m
- E25
Bangor v Bristol
Mar 199930m
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.
- E26
Oriel College, Oxford v Leicester
Mar 199930m
- E27
The Open University v Birkbeck
Mar 199930m
- E28
Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge
Apr 199930m
- E29
Bangor v Oriel College, Oxford
Apr 199930m
- E30
The Open University v Durham
Apr 199930m
- E31
Final: Oriel College, Oxford v The Open University
Apr 199930m
