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University Challenge Season 42 Episodes

  • 1962-2025
  • 55 Seasons
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Amol Rajan hosts this trivia quiz show where colleges from around the UK compete against each other. Originally presented by Bamber Gascoigne from 1962 to 1987, and Jeremy Paxman from 1994 to 2023.

Season 42 Episode Guide

Season 42

37 Episodes 2012 - 2013

Episode 1

2012/13: Episode 1

30 mins

First round match between Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and the University of York.

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Episode 2

2012/13: Episode 2

30 mins

First round match between St George's, University of London and King's College, Cambridge.

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Episode 3

2012/13: Episode 3

30 mins

First round match between Wadham College, Oxford and the University of Bristol.

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Episode 4

2012/13: Episode 4

30 mins

First round match between the University of Strathclyde and the University of Durham.

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Episode 5

2012/13: Episode 5

30 mins

First round match between Queen Mary, University of London and Jesus College, Oxford.

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Episode 6

2012/13: Episode 6

30 mins

First round match between Magdalen College, Oxford and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

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Episode 7

2012/13: Episode 7

30 mins

First round match between Lincoln College, Oxford and the University of Manchester.

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Episode 8

2012/13: Episode 8

30 mins

First round match between Imperial College London and Jesus College, Cambridge.

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Episode 9

2012/13: Episode 9

30 mins

First round match between the University of St Andrews and Bangor University.

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Episode 10

2012/13: Episode 10

30 mins

First round match between Pembroke College, Cambridge and the University of Lancaster.

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Episode 11

2012/13: Episode 11

30 mins

First round match between the University of Bath and the University of Liverpool.

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Episode 12

2012/13: Episode 12

30 mins

First round match between University College London and the University of Exeter.

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Episode 13

2012/13: Episode 13

30 mins

First round match between New College, Oxford and Homerton College, Cambridge.

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Episode 14

2012/13: Episode 14

30 mins

First round match between the University of Warwick and the University of Aberdeen.

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Episode 15

2012/13: Episode 15

30 mins

Two of the highest scoring losers fight for a place in the second round.

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Episode 16

2012/13: Episode 16

30 mins

Two more of the highest scoring losers compete for the last place in the second round.

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Episode 17

2012/13: Episode 17

30 mins

Second round match between Pembroke College, Cambridge and the University of Bath.

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Episode 18

2012/13: Episode 18

30 mins

Second round match between the University of York and New College, Oxford.

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Episode 19

2012/13: Episode 19

30 mins

Second round match between the University of Warwick and King's College, Cambridge.

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Episode 20

2012/13: Episode 20

30 mins

Second round match between St George's, University of London and the University of Lancaster.

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Episode 21

2012/13: Episode 21

30 mins

Second round match between Magdalen College, Oxford and the University of Manchester.

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Episode 22

2012/13: Episode 22

30 mins

Second round match between the University of Bristol and Imperial College London.

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Episode 23

2012/13: Episode 23

30 mins

Second round match between the University College London and Jesus College, Oxford.

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Episode 24

2012/13: Episode 24

30 mins

Second round match between Bangor University and the University of Durham.

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Episode 25

2012/13: Episode 25

30 mins

Quarter final match between the University of Manchester and Imperial College London.

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Episode 26

2012/13: Episode 26

30 mins

Quarter final match between the University College London and Bangor University.

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Episode 27

2012/13: Episode 27

30 mins

Quarter final match between Pembroke College, Cambridge and St George's, University of London.

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Episode 28

2012/13: Episode 28

30 mins

Quarter final match between New College, Oxford and King's College, Cambridge.

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Episode 29

2012/13: Episode 29

30 mins

Quarter final match between the University of Manchester and the University College London.

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Episode 30

2012/13: Episode 30

30 mins

Quarter final match between Imperial College London and Bangor University.

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Episode 31

2012/13: Episode 31

30 mins

Quarter final match between St George's, University of London and New College, Oxford.

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Episode 32

2012/13: Episode 32

30 mins

Quarter final match between Pembroke College, Cambridge and King's College, Cambridge.

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Episode 33

2012/13: Episode 33

30 mins

Quarter final match between the University of Manchester and St George's, University of London.

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Episode 34

2012/13: Episode 34

30 mins

Quarter final match between Bangor University and King's College, Cambridge.

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Episode 35

2012/13: Episode 35

30 mins

In the first semi-final match University College London faces New College, Oxford for a place in the final.

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Episode 36

2012/13: Episode 36

30 mins

The last match of the semi-finals sees the University of Manchester against Bangor University.

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Episode 37

2012/13: Episode 37

30 mins

The University Challenge final between the University College London and the University of Manchester.

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