Series 12 Episodes
1. Episode 1
September 13th, 198730 min
2. Episode 2
September 20th, 198730 min
3. Episode 3
September 27th, 198730 min
4. Episode 4
October 4th, 198730 min
5. Episode 5
October 11th, 198730 min
6. Episode 6
October 18th, 198730 min
7. Episode 7
November 1st, 198730 min
8. Episode 8
November 8th, 198730 min
9. Episode 9
November 15th, 198730 min
10. Episode 10
November 22nd, 198730 min
Future Labour MP Charles Chauvel joins the ‘academic-quiz-show-as-kindergarten-for-aspiring-politicians’ tradition (see: Lockwood Smith hosting W Three) in this 1987 University Challenge final.. An ever youthful Peter Sinclair presides, with Waikato and Auckland universities competing for bragging rights (and 80s personal computers). Subjects cover the arts and sciences, with each correct starter earning bonus questions. Chauvel captains Auckland, and sagely stays away from undergraduate humour in his intro — unlike his fellow contestants.
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