University Challenge Season 28 Episode release dates & where to watch
Premiered
Wednesday, September 2, 1998
Ended: Tuesday, April 27, 1999
When does University Challenge Season 28 come out?
University Challenge Season 28 premiered Wednesday, September 2, 1998 on BBC Two and ended Tuesday, April 27, 1999. The season has 31 episodes.
Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.
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University Challenge Season 28 release schedule
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1. Bristol v Manchester Teams from the universities of Bristol and Manchester kick off a new series of the challenging quiz, hosted by Jeremy Paxman. |
Wednesday · 28 years ago |
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2. Balliol College, Oxford v Durham |
Wednesday · 28 years ago |
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3. Open University v Lancaster |
Wednesday · 28 years ago |
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4. Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Selwyn College, Cambridge |
Wednesday · 28 years ago |
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5. Birkbeck v Warwick |
Wednesday · 28 years ago |
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6. Portsmouth v De Montfort Teams from Portsmouth and De Montfort universities compete for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. |
Wednesday · 28 years ago |
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7. King's College v Magdalen College, Oxford |
Wednesday · 28 years ago |
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8. Aberdeen v Newnham College, Cambridge |
Tuesday · 28 years ago |
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9. Christ Church, Oxford v Trinity College, Cambridge |
Tuesday · 28 years ago |
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10. St Hilda's College, Oxford v Bangor |
Tuesday · 28 years ago |
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11. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Oriel College, Oxford |
Tuesday · 28 years ago |
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12. Queen's University, Belfast v Sheffield |
Tuesday · 27 years ago |
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13. Downing College, Cambridge v Glasgow |
Tuesday · 27 years ago |
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14. City University v Leicester |
Tuesday · 27 years ago |
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15. Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Manchester |
Tuesday · 27 years ago |
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16. City University v Balliol College, Oxford Jeremy Paxman chairs the second play-off between the highest scoring first-round teams. London's City University take on Balliol College, Oxford. |
Tuesday · 27 years ago |
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17. Magdalen College, Oxford v Open University Reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford compete against the Open University for a place in the quarter-finals. Presented by Jeremy Paxman. |
Tuesday · 27 years ago |
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18. Aberdeen v Bangor |
Tuesday · 27 years ago |
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19. De Montfort University v University of Bristol |
Tuesday · 27 years ago |
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20. Selwyn College, Cambridge v Leicester |
Tuesday · 27 years ago |
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21. Oriel College, Oxford v Manchester |
Tuesday · 27 years ago |
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22. Glasgow v Durham |
Tuesday · 27 years ago |
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23. Balliol College, Oxford v Birkbeck |
Wednesday · 27 years ago |
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24. Sheffield v Trinity College, Cambridge |
Wednesday · 27 years ago |
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25. Bangor v Bristol 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. |
Wednesday · 27 years ago |
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26. Oriel College, Oxford v Leicester |
Wednesday · 27 years ago |
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27. The Open University v Birkbeck |
Wednesday · 27 years ago |
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28. Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge |
Tuesday · 27 years ago |
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29. Bangor v Oriel College, Oxford |
Tuesday · 27 years ago |
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30. The Open University v Durham |
Tuesday · 27 years ago |
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31. Final: Oriel College, Oxford v The Open University Finale |
Tuesday · 27 years ago |
University Challenge Season 28 FAQ
When does University Challenge Season 28 come out?
University Challenge Season 28 premiered Wednesday, September 2, 1998 on BBC Two.
How many episodes are in University Challenge Season 28?
University Challenge Season 28 has 31 episodes.
Are new episodes of University Challenge Season 28 released weekly?
New episodes are released weekly.
When is the University Challenge Season 28 finale?
The University Challenge Season 28 finale (Episode 31) aired Tuesday, April 27, 1999.
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