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The Best Episodes of University Challenge Season 26

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Every episode of University Challenge Season 26 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of University Challenge Season 26!

The Best Episodes of University Challenge Season 26

Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.
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    #1 - Imperial College, London v St Catharine's College, Cambridge

    S26:E1

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    Director:Unknown
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    #2 - Queen's University, Belfast v Cardiff

    S26:E2

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    Director:Unknown
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    #3 - King's College London v Keble College, Oxford

    S26:E3

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    Director:Unknown
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    #4 - Manchester v Birkbeck

    S26:E4

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    Director:Unknown
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    #5 - Newnham College, Cambridge v L.S.E.

    S26:E5

    Jeremy Paxman presens the general knowledge quiz between teams from Newnham College, Cambridge and the London School of Economics.

    Director:Unknown
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    #6 - Charing Cross Hospital v Glamorgan

    S26:E6

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    Director:Unknown
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    #7 - St Andrews v Girton College, Cambridge

    S26:E7

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    Director:Unknown
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    #8 - West of England v Surrey

    S26:E8

    Jeremy Paxman chairs the general knowledge quiz between teams from the University of the West of England and Surrey University

    Director:Unknown
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    #9 - Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Exeter College, Oxford

    S26:E9

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    Director:Unknown
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    #10 - The Open University v Swansea

    S26:E10

    Jeremy Paxman hosts the general-knowledge quiz with teams from University of Wales, Swansea and the Open University, which includes one of the oldest contestants to take part - a 72-year-old woman.

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    #11 - Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Glasgow

    S26:E11

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    #12 - Portsmouth v Magdalen College, Oxford

    S26:E12

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    #13 - Magdalen College, Oxford v University of the West of England, Bristol

    S26:E13

    Magdalen College, Oxford return to take on the University of the West of England, Bristol in the first of eight second-round matches. Jeremy Paxman is the discerning quizmaster.

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    #14 - Queen's University, Belfast v Girton College, Cambridge

    S26:E14

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    #15 - Manchester v Imperial College, London

    S26:E15

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    #16 - Glamorgan v St Andrews

    S26:E16

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    #17 - Newnham College, Cambridge v Harris Manchester College, Oxford

    S26:E17

    Newnham College, Cambridge take on Harris Manchester College, Oxford for a place in the quarter-finals.

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    #18 - Charing Cross Hospital v King's College London

    S26:E18

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    #19 - St Catharine's College, Cambridge v Exeter College, Oxford

    S26:E19

    Jeremy Paxman welcomes St. Catharine's College, Cambridge and Exeter College, Oxford to the general-knowledge quiz show.

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    #20 - Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v The Open University

    S26:E20

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    #21 - Magdalen College, Oxford v Queen's University, Belfast

    S26:E21

    Magdalen College, Oxford and Queen's College, Belfast compete in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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    #22 - Manchester v Glamorgan

    S26:E22

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    #23 - Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Charing Cross Hospital

    S26:E23

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    #24 - Exeter College, Oxford v The Open University

    S26:E24

    Jeremy Paxman presents the last quarter-final, as Exeter College, Oxford take on Open University for a place in the semi-finals.

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    #25 - Magdalen College, Oxford v Manchester

    S26:E25

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Season 26 Ratings Summary

"Imperial College, London v St Catharine's College, Cambridge" is the best rated episode of "University Challenge" season 26. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/12/1996. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Queen's University, Belfast v Cardiff".