TV University Challenge - Season 16 Episode 1 : Episode 1 University Challenge - Season 16 Episode 1 : Episode 1 6/10 by 11 users Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. Details Casts Posters Images Title University Challenge - Season 16 Episode 1 : Episode 1 Alternative Titles 英伦大学知识对抗赛 First Air Date 1962-09-21 Last Air Date 2025-05-12 Number of Episodes 2009 Number of Seasons 55 Genres Talk, Family, Networks ITV1, BBC Two, Casts Amol Rajan, Roger Tilling Plot Keywords , Self - Presenter Amol Rajan Self - Narrator Roger Tilling Episodes List University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 1 Episode 1 Episode 1 1978-11-27 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 2 Newcastle v Trinity Hall, Cambridge Newcastle v Trinity Hall, Cambridge 1978-12-04 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 3 Episode 3 Episode 3 1978-12-11 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 4 Episode 4 Episode 4 1978-12-18 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 5 Special: Stanford v England Special: Stanford v England 1978-12-28 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 6 Special: Sidney Sussex, Cambridge students v Sidney Sussex, Cambridge dons Special: Sidney Sussex, Cambridge students v Sidney Sussex, Cambridge dons 1979-01-02 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 7 Episode 7 Episode 7 1979-01-08 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 8 Episode 8 Episode 8 1979-01-15 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 9 Episode 9 Episode 9 1979-01-22 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 10 Episode 10 Episode 10 1979-01-29 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 11 LSE v St Andrews LSE v St Andrews 1979-02-05 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 12 St Andrews v St Peter's, Oxford St Andrews v St Peter's, Oxford 1979-02-12 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 13 Episode 13 Episode 13 1979-02-19 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 14 Worcester, Oxford v Bradford Worcester, Oxford v Bradford 1979-02-26 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 15 Episode 15 Episode 15 1979-03-05 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 16 Episode 16 Episode 16 1979-03-12 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 17 Balliol, Oxford v Aberdeen Balliol, Oxford v Aberdeen 1979-03-19 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 18 Balliol, Oxford v Peterhouse, Cambridge Balliol, Oxford v Peterhouse, Cambridge 1979-03-26 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 19 Balliol, Oxford v Cardiff Balliol, Oxford v Cardiff 1979-04-02 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 20 Cardiff v New Hall, Cambridge Cardiff v New Hall, Cambridge 1979-04-09 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 21 Episode 21 Episode 21 1979-04-23 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 22 Episode 22 Episode 22 1979-04-30 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 23 Episode 23 Episode 23 1979-05-07 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 24 Episode 24 Episode 24 1979-05-14 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 25 Episode 25 Episode 25 1979-05-21 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 26 Episode 26 Episode 26 1979-06-04 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 27 Episode 27 Episode 27 1979-06-11 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 28 Southampton v Girton, Cambridge Southampton v Girton, Cambridge 1979-06-18 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 29 Girton, Cambridge v Bedford, London Girton, Cambridge v Bedford, London 1979-06-25 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 30 Episode 30 Episode 30 1979-07-02 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 31 Newcastle v Lancaster Newcastle v Lancaster 1979-11-26 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 32 St Hugh's, Oxford v Pembroke, Cambridge St Hugh's, Oxford v Pembroke, Cambridge 1979-12-03 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 33 St Andrews v New Hall, Cambridge St Andrews v New Hall, Cambridge 1979-12-10 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 34 Bradford v Corpus Christi, Cambridge Bradford v Corpus Christi, Cambridge 1979-12-17 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 35 St Hugh's, Oxford v Lancaster St Hugh's, Oxford v Lancaster 1979-12-28 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 36 Special: Sidney Sussex, Cambridge v Davidson College, NC Special: Sidney Sussex, Cambridge v Davidson College, NC 1979-12-31 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 37 Bradford v New Hall, Cambridge Bradford v New Hall, Cambridge 1980-01-14 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 38 Final – Lancaster v Bradford Final – Lancaster v Bradford 1980-01-21 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 39 Final – Lancaster v Bradford Final – Lancaster v Bradford 1980-01-28 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 40 Final – Lancaster v Bradford Final – Lancaster v Bradford 1980-02-04 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects. University Challenge Season 16 :Episode 41 Special: Bradford students v Bradford dons Special: Bradford students v Bradford dons 1980-02-11 Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.