1997/1998 Plot
Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz.
University Challenge 1997/1998 aired on September 10th, 1997.
1997/1998 Episodes
1. Edinburgh v Jesus College, Cambridge
2. Birkbeck v Cardiff
3. Exeter v Robinson College, Cambridge
4. Magdalen College, Oxford v King's College, London
Teams from Magdalen College, Oxford and King's College, London put their knowledge to the test. Jeremy Paxman hosts.
5. Sheffield v Aberdeen
Jeremy Paxman welcomes teams from Sheffield and Aberdeen to the university quiz.
6. Christ Church, Oxford v The Open University
Quiz show hosted by Jeremy Paxman. The Open University take on Christ Church College, Oxford.
7. Liverpool v Newnham College, Cambridge
8. Queen's University, Belfast v Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital
9. Magdalene College, Cambridge v St Catherine's College, Oxford
10. St John's College, Oxford v L.S.E.
11. Oxford Brookes v Warwick
Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz between university students. Oxford Brookes take on Warwick.
12. New Hall, Cambridge v Nottingham
13. Exeter v Jesus College, Cambridge
14. King's College, London v Nottingham
Jeremy Paxman presents a second-round clash between Kings College, London and Nottingham University.
15. Newnham College, Cambridge v Edinburgh
Newnham College, Cambridge take on Edinburgh University in a second-round match. Jeremy Paxman is the quizmaster.
16. Birkbeck v Robinson College, Cambridge
17. L.S.E. v Oxford Brookes
18. Cardiff v Aberdeen
Jeremy Paxman chairs another second-round match as Cardiff return to take on Aberdeen for a place in the quarter-finals.
19. Magdalene College, Cambridge v Queen's University, Belfast
20. The Open University v Magdalen College, Oxford
The Open University return to take on reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford for the last place in the quarter-finals.
21. Jesus College, Cambridge v Nottingham
Jeremy Paxman asks questions of teams from Jesus College, Cambridge and Nottingham University.
22. Edinburgh v Birkbeck
23. L.S.E. v Queen's University, Belfast
24. Cardiff v Magdalen College, Oxford
25. Nottingham v Birkbeck
26. L.S.E. v Magdalen College, Oxford
Teams from the London School of Economics and Magdalen College, Oxford face questions from Jeremy Paxman.