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The Best Episodes of University Challenge Season 26

Every episode of University Challenge Season 26 ranked from best to worst. Discover 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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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 N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/12/1996. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Queen's University, Belfast v Cardiff".

  • Imperial College, London v St Catharine's College, Cambridge
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    #1 - Imperial College, London v St Catharine's College, Cambridge

    Season 26 Episode 1 - Aired 11/12/1996

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  • Queen's University, Belfast	v Cardiff
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    #2 - Queen's University, Belfast v Cardiff

    Season 26 Episode 2 - Aired 11/19/1996

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  • King's College London v Keble College, Oxford
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    #3 - King's College London v Keble College, Oxford

    Season 26 Episode 3 - Aired 11/26/1996

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  • Manchester v Birkbeck
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    #4 - Manchester v Birkbeck

    Season 26 Episode 4 - Aired 12/3/1996

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  • Newnham College, Cambridge v L.S.E.
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    #5 - Newnham College, Cambridge v L.S.E.

    Season 26 Episode 5 - Aired 12/10/1996

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

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  • Charing Cross Hospital v Glamorgan
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    #6 - Charing Cross Hospital v Glamorgan

    Season 26 Episode 6 - Aired 12/17/1996

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  • St Andrews v Girton College, Cambridge
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    #7 - St Andrews v Girton College, Cambridge

    Season 26 Episode 7 - Aired 1/6/1997

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  • West of England v Surrey
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    #8 - West of England v Surrey

    Season 26 Episode 8 - Aired 1/13/1997

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

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  • Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Exeter College, Oxford
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    #9 - Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Exeter College, Oxford

    Season 26 Episode 9 - Aired 1/20/1997

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  • The Open University v Swansea
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    #10 - The Open University v Swansea

    Season 26 Episode 10 - Aired 1/27/1997

    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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  • Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Glasgow
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    #11 - Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Glasgow

    Season 26 Episode 11 - Aired 2/3/1997

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  • Portsmouth v Magdalen College, Oxford
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    #12 - Portsmouth v Magdalen College, Oxford

    Season 26 Episode 12 - Aired 2/10/1997

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

    Season 26 Episode 13 - Aired 2/26/1997

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

    Season 26 Episode 14 - Aired 3/5/1997

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  • Manchester v Imperial College, London
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    #15 - Manchester v Imperial College, London

    Season 26 Episode 15 - Aired 3/12/1997

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  • Glamorgan v St Andrews
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    #16 - Glamorgan v St Andrews

    Season 26 Episode 16 - Aired 3/19/1997

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

    Season 26 Episode 17 - Aired 3/26/1997

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

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

    Season 26 Episode 18 - Aired 4/2/1997

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

    Season 26 Episode 19 - Aired 4/9/1997

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

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

    Season 26 Episode 20 - Aired 4/16/1997

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

    Season 26 Episode 21 - Aired 4/23/1997

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

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  • Manchester v Glamorgan
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    #22 - Manchester v Glamorgan

    Season 26 Episode 22 - Aired 4/30/1997

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

    Season 26 Episode 23 - Aired 5/7/1997

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  • Exeter College, Oxford v The Open University
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    #24 - Exeter College, Oxford v The Open University

    Season 26 Episode 24 - Aired 5/14/1997

    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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  • Magdalen College, Oxford v Manchester
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    #25 - Magdalen College, Oxford v Manchester

    Season 26 Episode 25 - Aired 5/21/1997

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