
2024/25 (2024)
Amol Rajan asks the questions as students from across the UK face fiendish tests.
Episodes: 37
Star Cast: Amol Rajan , Roger Tilling ,
Episodes List

Ep.1 Queen's, Belfast v Liverpool
Air Date: 2024-08-12
The 2024-25 series of University Challenge begins with Queen’s University Belfast taking on Liverpool for a place in the second round, with Amol Rajan asking the questions.

Ep.2 Open University v UCL
Air Date: 2024-08-19
The first round continues with a match between the Open University and UCL. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.3 Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge v Bristol
Air Date: 2024-08-26
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge take on the University of Bristol, with a place in the second round at stake. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.4 Warwick v UEA
Air Date: 2024-09-02
Teams from the University of Warwick and the University of East Anglia prepare to face their first starter for ten. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.5 St Catharine's College, Cambridge v Wadham College, Oxford
Air Date: 2024-09-09
St Catharine's College, Cambridge and Wadham College, Oxford go head-to-head in another first round heat. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.6 Imperial v Manchester
Air Date: 2024-09-16
Imperial College London begin their title defence with a match against the University of Manchester. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.7 Reading v Exeter
Air Date: 2024-09-23
In another first round match, Reading take on Exeter for a place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.8 Darwin College, Cambridge v Birkbeck
Air Date: 2024-09-30
In another first round match, Darwin College, Cambridge take on Birkbeck for a place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.9 Oriel College, Oxford v Durham
Air Date: 2024-10-07
Oriel College, Oxford plays Durham University for a place in the second round of the competition. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.10 Exeter College, Oxford v Christ's College, Cambridge
Air Date: 2024-10-14
In another first-round match, teams from Exeter College, Oxford and Christ's College, Cambridge put fingers on buzzers for the first time. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.11 St Andrews v Cardiff
Air Date: 2024-10-21
Teams of students from St Andrews and Cardiff University compete for a place in round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.12 Leeds v Edinburgh
Air Date: 2024-10-28
The University of Leeds plays the University of Edinburgh for one of the few remaining places in round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.13 LSE v Leicester
Air Date: 2024-11-04
The London School of Economics faces the University of Leicester in the penultimate first round heat. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.14 SOAS v St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Air Date: 2024-11-11
Round one concludes with a match between SOAS, University of London and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.15 UCL v St Andrews
Air Date: 2024-11-18
With the first round of matches complete, two of the highest-scoring losing teams have a second chance to qualify for round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.16 Durham v SOAS
Air Date: 2024-11-25
Two more of the highest-scoring losing teams from round one go head-to-head for the final place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.17 UCL v LSE
Air Date: 2024-12-02
The second round begins tonight. Two of the 16 remaining teams are putting fingers back on buzzers for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.18 Durham v Open University
Air Date: 2024-12-09
The second round of the competition continues, with two more teams returning to compete for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.19 Exeter v Bristol
Air Date: 2024-12-16
Amol Rajan asks the questions as two more student teams return to play a second-round match, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.

Ep.20 Darwin College, Cambridge v Edinburgh
Air Date: 2025-01-06
Two more teams of students go head-to-head for a place in this year's quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.21 Wadham College, Oxford v Imperial College
Air Date: 2025-01-13
Round two of the tournament continues. Amol Rajan asks the questions as two more student teams compete for a place in the quarter-finals.

Ep.22 Christ's College, Cambridge vs St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Air Date: 2025-01-20
Amol Rajan asks the questions as two more student teams return to play a second-round match, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.

Ep.23 Cardiff v Queen's, Belfast
Air Date: 2025-01-27
Cardiff face Queen's University Belfast as both teams hope to qualify for the quarter-finals in the penultimate match of round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.24 Warwick v Oriel College, Oxford
Air Date: 2025-02-03
The second round of the competition comes to an end. Who will take the last spot in the quarter-finals? Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.25 Imperial v Christ's College, Cambridge
Air Date: 2025-02-10
It's the first of the quarter-final matches. The teams are looking to pick up the first of the two wins they need to reach the semis. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.26 Queen’s, Belfast v Warwick
Air Date: 2025-02-17
Two more student teams play their first of a possible three quarter-finals. A win will take them one step closer to the semis. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.27 UCL v Darwin College, Cambridge
Air Date: 2025-02-24
The double-elimination quarter-final stage continues. The team that wins will be halfway to a place in the semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.28 Open University v Bristol
Air Date: 2025-03-03
Another two quarter-finalists face off, hoping to gain the first of the two wins they need to reach the semis. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.29 Christ's College, Cambridge v Warwick
Air Date: 2025-03-10
The quarter-final stage continues. Each team has won a quarter-final already, so a second win will see them into the semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.30 Imperial v Queen’s, Belfast
Air Date: 2025-03-17
The quarter-final stage continues. Both teams lost their first quarter-final, and if they lose again here, they'll be eliminated. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.31 Darwin College, Cambridge v Bristol
Air Date: 2025-03-24
Two more student teams return to play a second quarter-final, having won one already. If they can win again, they'll qualify for the semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.32 UCL v Open University
Air Date: 2025-03-31
Two more student teams return to play a second quarter-final, having lost their first. They need to win to stay in the competition. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.33 Warwick v UCL
Air Date: 2025-04-07
As the quarter-final stage nears its end, two student teams have one last chance to claim their spot in the semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.34 Queen's, Belfast v Bristol
Air Date: 2025-04-14
It's the last of the quarter-finals. Who will take the final place in the semis? Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.35 Semi-Final 1: Christ's College, Cambridge v Bristol
Air Date: 2025-04-21
In the first of the semi-finals, two student teams go head-to-head, hoping to take one step closer to lifting the series trophy. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.36 Semi-Final 2: Darwin College, Cambridge v Warwick
Air Date: 2025-04-28
It's the second semi-final. Who will join last week's winners in the Grand Final? Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Ep.37 Grand Final
Air Date: 2025-05-12
It's the grand final. Only two student teams are still standing - which one will lift the series trophy? Amol Rajan asks the questions.