Season 28
September 2, 1998
Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.
31 Episodes
Episodes
Bristol v Manchester
September 2, 1998
Teams from the universities of Bristol and Manchester kick off a new series of the challenging quiz, hosted by Jeremy Paxman.
Balliol College, Oxford v Durham
September 9, 1998
Open University v Lancaster
September 16, 1998
Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Selwyn College, Cambridge
September 23, 1998
Birkbeck v Warwick
September 30, 1998
Portsmouth v De Montfort
October 7, 1998
Teams from Portsmouth and De Montfort universities compete for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
King's College v Magdalen College, Oxford
October 14, 1998
Aberdeen v Newnham College, Cambridge
October 20, 1998
Christ Church, Oxford v Trinity College, Cambridge
October 27, 1998
St Hilda's College, Oxford v Bangor
November 3, 1998
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Oriel College, Oxford
November 10, 1998
Queen's University, Belfast v Sheffield
November 17, 1998
Downing College, Cambridge v Glasgow
December 1, 1998
City University v Leicester
December 8, 1998
Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Manchester
December 15, 1998
City University v Balliol College, Oxford
January 5, 1999
Jeremy Paxman chairs the second play-off between the highest scoring first-round teams. London's City University take on Balliol College, Oxford.
Magdalen College, Oxford v Open University
January 12, 1999
Reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford compete against the Open University for a place in the quarter-finals. Presented by Jeremy Paxman.
Aberdeen v Bangor
January 19, 1999
De Montfort University v University of Bristol
January 26, 1999
Selwyn College, Cambridge v Leicester
February 9, 1999
Oriel College, Oxford v Manchester
February 16, 1999
Glasgow v Durham
February 23, 1999
Balliol College, Oxford v Birkbeck
March 3, 1999
Sheffield v Trinity College, Cambridge
March 10, 1999
Bangor v Bristol
March 17, 1999
In the first of the quarter-final matches, Bangor, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Wales, take on Bristol University. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Oriel College, Oxford v Leicester
March 24, 1999
The Open University v Birkbeck
March 31, 1999
Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge
April 6, 1999
Bangor v Oriel College, Oxford
April 13, 1999
The Open University v Durham
April 20, 1999
Final: Oriel College, Oxford v The Open University
April 27, 1999
