University Challenge
University Challenge: Season 28

Air Date

September 2, 1998

Episodes

31 episodes

University Challenge

Season 28

Overview

Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.

Episodes

1. Bristol v Manchester

September 2, 1998
30 min

Teams from the universities of Bristol and Manchester kick off a new series of the challenging quiz, hosted by Jeremy Paxman.

2. Balliol College, Oxford v Durham

September 9, 1998
30 min

3. Open University v Lancaster

September 16, 1998
30 min

4. Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Selwyn College, Cambridge

September 23, 1998
30 min

5. Birkbeck v Warwick

September 30, 1998
30 min

6. Portsmouth v De Montfort

October 7, 1998
30 min

Teams from Portsmouth and De Montfort universities compete for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

7. King's College v Magdalen College, Oxford

October 14, 1998
30 min

8. Aberdeen v Newnham College, Cambridge

October 20, 1998
30 min

9. Christ Church, Oxford v Trinity College, Cambridge

October 27, 1998
30 min

10. St Hilda's College, Oxford v Bangor

November 3, 1998
30 min

11. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Oriel College, Oxford

November 10, 1998
30 min

12. Queen's University, Belfast v Sheffield

November 17, 1998
30 min

13. Downing College, Cambridge v Glasgow

December 1, 1998
30 min

14. City University v Leicester

December 8, 1998
30 min

15. Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Manchester

December 15, 1998
30 min

16. City University v Balliol College, Oxford

January 5, 1999
30 min

Jeremy Paxman chairs the second play-off between the highest scoring first-round teams. London's City University take on Balliol College, Oxford.

17. Magdalen College, Oxford v Open University

January 12, 1999
30 min

Reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford compete against the Open University for a place in the quarter-finals. Presented by Jeremy Paxman.

18. Aberdeen v Bangor

January 19, 1999
30 min

19. De Montfort University v University of Bristol

January 26, 1999
30 min

20. Selwyn College, Cambridge v Leicester

February 9, 1999
30 min

21. Oriel College, Oxford v Manchester

February 16, 1999
30 min

22. Glasgow v Durham

February 23, 1999
30 min

23. Balliol College, Oxford v Birkbeck

March 3, 1999
30 min

24. Sheffield v Trinity College, Cambridge

March 10, 1999
30 min

25. Bangor v Bristol

March 17, 1999
30 min

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.

26. Oriel College, Oxford v Leicester

March 24, 1999
30 min

27. The Open University v Birkbeck

March 31, 1999
30 min

28. Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge

April 6, 1999
30 min

29. Bangor v Oriel College, Oxford

April 13, 1999
30 min

30. The Open University v Durham

April 20, 1999
30 min

31. Final: Oriel College, Oxford v The Open University

April 27, 1999
30 min