1970–1971

E1. Salford v St Hilda's, Oxford

Oct 25, 1970 · 30m

Student academic quiz hosted by Jeremy Paxman. In a first round match, St Hilda's, Oxford meets Bangor.

E2. St Hilda's, Oxford v Royal Holloway, London

Nov 1, 1970 · 30m

Teams from King's Medical School, London and St Hilda's, Oxford run the gauntlet of questions in a first-round match. Jeremy Paxman presents.

E3. Episode 3

Nov 8, 1970

E4. Downing, Cambridge v UWIST

Nov 15, 1970

E5. Downing, Cambridge v St Andrews

Nov 22, 1970 · 30m

St Andrews meets Girton College, Cambridge in a first round match. Jeremy Paxman poses the questions.

E6. St Andews v Trinity, Oxford

Nov 29, 1970

E7. Trinity, Oxford v Aberdeen

Dec 6, 1970 · 28m

The second round of the quiz competition for students continues. Two more teams compete for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

E8. Trinity, Oxford v Edinburgh

Dec 13, 1970 · 29m

The heats of the Christmas competition continue tonight. Captained by writer Alex Bellos, four alumni from Corpus Christi, Oxford face four graduates of the University of Edinburgh, led by politician Ruth Davidson. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

E9. Episode 9

Dec 20, 1970

E10. Christmas Special: Somerville, Oxford v Churchill, Cambridge

Dec 21, 1970

E11. Episode 11

Dec 27, 1970

E12. UWIST v Pembroke

Jan 10, 1971

E13. UWIST v Magdalen, Oxford

Jan 17, 1971

E14. Episode 14

Jan 24, 1971

E15. Magdalen, Oxford v Leicester

Jan 31, 1971

E16. Leicester v Lincoln, Oxford

Feb 7, 1971

E17. Lincoln, Oxford v University College

Feb 14, 1971 · 30m

The quiz competition for students continues. Two of the highest-scoring losing teams from round one now have a second chance to progress. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

E18. Lincoln, Oxford v Queen Mary, London

Feb 21, 1971

E19. Nottingham v University, London

Feb 28, 1971

E20. Nottingham v St Peter's, Oxford

Mar 14, 1971 · 30m

E21. Nottingham v Surrey

Mar 21, 1971

E22. Episode 22

Mar 28, 1971

E23. Keele v Clare, Cambridge

Apr 4, 1971

E24. Keele v St Catharine's, Cambridge

Apr 11, 1971 · 30m

Teams from St Catharine's, Cambridge and Oriel, Oxford run the gauntlet of questions in a first-round match. Jeremy Paxman presents.

E25. Episode 25

Apr 18, 1971

E26. Episode 26

Apr 25, 1971

E27. Episode 27

May 2, 1971

E28. Balliol, Oxford v Stirling

May 9, 1971

E29. Balliol, Oxford v Sidney Sussex, Cambridge

May 16, 1971 · 30m

A team from Oxford's Balliol College faces students from Pembroke College, Cambridge, in a quarter-final contest. Teams need to win two matches in this round to progress to the semi-finals. Presented by Jeremy Paxman.

E30. Sidney Sussex, Cambridge v University, Dublin

May 23, 1971 · 30m

Student academic quiz hosted by Jeremy Paxman. In a first round match, Manchester meets Sidney Sussex, Cambridge.