Christmas University Challenge - Season 1 / Year 2011

Christmas University Challenge - Season 1 / Year 2011

Season 1 / Year 2011

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Episodes8
DatesDec 19, 2011 - Dec 27, 2011
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Episodes

Episode 1
Year 2011Episode 130 min

Episode 1

Christmas University Challenge is a series of matches featuring teams of distinguished graduates from ten universities. The University of York takes on the University of Manchester in a first-round match, with guests including broadcaster and political columnist Steve Richards and Urban Splash Chairman Tom Bloxham MBE. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Dec 19, 2011
Episode 2
Year 2011Episode 230 min

Episode 2

Christmas University Challenge is a series of matches featuring teams of distinguished graduates from ten universities. In the second of the first round matches, graduates representing both Durham University and the University of Edinburgh fight it out for a place in the semi finals. Guests include author Minette Walters and politician Lord Steel. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Dec 20, 2011
Episode 3
Year 2011Episode 330 min

Episode 3

Christmas University Challenge is a series of matches featuring teams of distinguished graduates from ten universities. Magdalen College, Oxford do battle with University College London for a place in the semi-finals. Graduate guests include novelist Alan Hollinghurst and newsreader Fiona Armstrong. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Dec 21, 2011
Episode 4
Year 2011Episode 430 min

Episode 4

Christmas University Challenge is a series of matches featuring teams of distinguished graduates from ten universities. It is the penultimate first round match of the series, with graduates from both the University of Warwick and the University of Sheffield fighting it out in a bid to get through to the semi-finals. On the Warwick team, writer and broadcaster Christian Wolmar and on the Sheffield team, head of Radio One George Ergatoudis. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Dec 22, 2011
Episode 5
Year 2011Episode 530 min

Episode 5

A series of matches featuring teams of distinguished graduates from ten universities.

It is the last of the first-round matches, with Trinity College, Cambridge, battling it out with the University of St Andrews. Guests include comedy writer and television producer John Lloyd CBE and sports broadcaster Hazel Irvine.

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Dec 24, 2011
Episode 6
Year 2011Episode 630 min

Episode 6

A series of matches featuring teams of distinguished graduates from ten universities. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the first of the semi-final matches.

Dec 25, 2011
Episode 7
Year 2011Episode 730 min

Episode 7

A series of matches featuring teams of distinguished graduates from ten universities. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the last of the semi-final matches.

Dec 26, 2011
Episode 8
Year 2011Episode 830 min

Episode 8

A series of matches featuring teams of distinguished graduates from ten universities. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the final of Christmas University Challenge.

Dec 27, 2011

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