University Challenge Season 44 Episode release dates & where to watch

1. Manchester v Selwyn College, Cambridge

In the opening match of the quiz series for students, Manchester University take on Selwyn College, Cambridge for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

2. Oxford Brookes v Jesus College, Oxford

In another first round match, students from Oxford Brookes University do battle with Jesus College, Oxford in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

3. Bristol v Courtauld Institute

In another first round match, students representing the University of Bristol battle it out with the Courtauld Institute of Art for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

4. St Anne's College, Oxford v Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

In another first round match, St Anne's College, Oxford competes against Gonville and Caius, Cambridge for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the question

5. St Peter's College, Oxford v Sussex

In another first-round match, St Peter's College, Oxford competes against the University of Sussex for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

6. LSHTM v LSE

It is a local derby as two London colleges, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the London School of Economics, do battle for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

7. Liverpool v Sheffield

Two universities on either side of the Pennines, Liverpool and Sheffield, fight it out for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

8. Bath v Glasgow

It is England versus Scotland when Bath University takes on the University of Glasgow in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

9. Leicester v Open

The students from the University of Leicester battle it out against the Open University in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

10. Trinity College, Cambridge v St Andrews

The students from Trinity College, Cambridge fight it out with St Andrews University for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

11. UCL v Exeter

The students from University College, London encounter the students representing the University of Exeter in another first round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

12. Brasenose College, Oxford v Durham

Brasenose College, Oxford and the University of Durham battle it out for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

13. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v York

In the penultimate first-round match of the student quiz, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge clashes with the University of York. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

14. Magdalen College, Oxford v Pembroke College, Cambridge

It is an Oxbridge fixture between Magdalen College, Oxford and Pembroke College, Cambridge in the last of the first-round matches. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

15. Open v LSE

It is the first of the two highest-scoring loser matches, when two teams get a second chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

16. Manchester v Sussex

The last of the two highest-scoring loser matches sees two teams get a second chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

17. Leicester v Trinity College, Cambridge

It's the first of the second round matches when two teams battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

18. Durham v York

It is another second-round match with two teams fighting it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

19. Magdalen College, Oxford v Open

It is another second round match with two teams fighting it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

20. Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge v Manchester

Two more student teams fight it out to get through to the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

21. LSHTM v Bristol

Two more student teams fight it out to get through to the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

22. Glasgow v Liverpool

Two more student teams fight it out to get through to the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

23. Selywyn College, Cambridge v St Peter's College, Oxford

Find out which of the two teams competing in the second round of the student quiz will make it through to the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

24. Oxford Brookes v UCL

In the last of the second-round matches, students representing two more universities battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

25. Bristol v Liverpool

In the first of the quarter-finals, two student teams fight it out to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

26. St Peter's College, Oxford v Oxford Brookes

The quarter-finals continue as two teams of university students do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

27. Durham v Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

Pressure is mounting as the quarter-finals continue in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

28. Magdalen College, Oxford v Trinity College, Cambridge

The quarter-final stage continues as teams representing two more universities fight it out to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

29. Liverpool v St Peter's College, Oxford

Another quarter-final match to determine which university team will make it to the next stage of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

30. Oxford Brookes v Bristol

In another quarter-final match, two teams of students aim to reach the next stage of the quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

31. Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge v Magdalen College, Oxford

The gruelling quarter-finals continue as two student teams vie to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

32. Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge

The pressure is increasing as the quarter-finals continue. Find out which team makes it to the next stage of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

33. Bristol v Magdalen College, Oxford

It's the penultimate quarter-final match in the long and winding road to the semi-finals of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

34. Leicester v Durham

The last of the quarter-finals sees one more team make it through to the semi-final stage of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

35. St Peter's College, Oxford v Magdalen College, Oxford

It's the first of the semis, when one team will find out if they have made it to the Grand Final of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

36. Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge v Durham

In the last of the semi-finals, find out which team succeeds in achieving a place in the grand final of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

37. Final: Magdalen College, Oxford v Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Finale

It's the grand final of the student quiz - when one team will get to lift the University Challenge trophy. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.