Christmas University Challenge - Season 10 / Year 2020
Season 10 / Year 2020
Episodes
Christ's Cambridge v St John's Oxford
It's the opening match of the Christmas quiz for grown-ups with two teams doing battle for a place in the semi-finals.
The Christ's Cambridge team includes painter and broadcaster Lachlan Goudie and poet Helen Mort. Playing them is the St John's Oxford team, including thee BBC business editor Simon Jack and author John Lanchester.
Jeremy Paxman asks the question
Manchester v Queen's Belfast
It's the second match of the Christmas quiz, with two teams of graduates fighting it out for a place in the semi-finals.
Playing for the Manchester team are actor Adrian Edmondson and war surgeon David Nott. Their opponents on the Queen's Belfast team are Kate Devlin, writer of a book on sex and robots, and poet Miriam Gamble.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Courtauld v Goldsmiths
In the third match of the Christmas series for university alumni is the team from the Courtauld Institute of Art, with artist Jeremy Deller and writer and poet Lavinia Greenlaw. They fight it out for a place in the semis with the team from Goldsmiths, University of London, which features Hairy Biker Dave Myers and author Helen Cross.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Nottingham v Sheffield
In the fourth match of the Christmas series for grown-ups, the Nottingham team, with explorer Levison Wood and ecologist Helen Roy, fight it out against the Sheffield team, which features news presenter Kylie Pentelow and Daily Telegraph columnist Michael Deacon. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
UCLAN v Loughborough
It's match five of this special Christmas series for distinguished alumni.
In the UCLAN team are sports presenter Richard Askam and children's book illustrator Kate Pankhurst. They are fighting it out for a place in the semi-finals against Loughborough, featuring cricketer Monty Panesar and poet and performer Kate Fox.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Durham v Downing, Cambridge
It's the penultimate match of the first round in the Christmas quiz for grown-ups and both teams are doing battle for a place in the semi-finals.
They are the University of Durham, with weather presenter Sarah Keith-Lucas and comedian Ed Gamble, who are playing against Downing College, Cambridge, with the BBC's media editor, Amol Rajan, and their global trade correspondent, Dharshini David.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
New College Oxford v Reading
It's the last first-round match in the Christmas series for university alumni, with two teams are up against each other for a place in the semi-finals.
New College Oxford includes political broadcaster Michael Crick and writer and playwright Christopher Hampton, and playing them is the Reading team with Newsnight culture correspondent Stephen Smith and film and TV critic Rhianna Dhillon.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Semi-Final 1
It's the first of the semi-finals in the University Challenge quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Semi-Final 2
It's the second of the semi-finals in the University Challenge quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Grand Final
It's the grand final of this seasonal competition for alumni from some of the UK's top universities. Which university will be Christmas University Challenge champions?
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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