University Challenge
2026/27
202618 episodes
Episodes
E1Bristol v Imperial
2026-07-13 · 29m
The series kicks off with a match between students from Bristol and Imperial.
E2Durham v Manchester
2026-07-20 · 28m
In another first-round heat, students from Durham take on defending champions Manchester.
E3University College, Oxford v St John's College, Cambridge
2026-07-27 · 29m
In another first-round game, University College, Oxford play St John’s College, Cambridge.
E4Guildhall School of Music and Drama v Darwin College, Cambridge
2026-08-03 · 29m
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama makes its University Challenge debut against Darwin College, Cambridge.
E5Magdalen College, Oxford v Warwick
2026-08-10 · 29m
The heats continue, with Magdalen College, Oxford facing Warwick for a place in the second round.
E6Bath v City St George’s University
2026-08-17 · 29m
Teams from Bath and City St George’s University play their first game in this year's first competition.
E7Pembroke College, Cambridge v St Andrews
2026-08-24 · 28m
Pembroke College, Cambridge and St Andrews are the teams facing their first starters for ten.
E8LSE v King's College, Cambridge
2026-08-31 · 29m
In another first round match, the London School of Economics face King’s College, Cambridge.
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Birmingham v Leicester
2026-09-07 · 28m
The first round of the competition continues with a Midlands derby. Students from Birmingham take on a team from Leicester.
E10UCL v Royal College of Art
2026-09-14 · 29m
UCL begin their series campaign against the first team ever to qualify from the Royal College of Art.
E11Southampton v Queen’s University Belfast
2026-09-21 · 29m
Southampton and Queen’s University Belfast go head-to-head for a place in round 2.
E12Emmanuel College, Cambridge v Somerville College, Oxford
2026-09-28 · 29m
Teams from Emmanuel College, Cambridge and Somerville College, Oxford put fingers on buzzers for the first time.
E13Glasgow v Goldsmiths
2026-10-05 · 29m
The University of Glasgow takes on Goldsmiths, University of London in the penultimate match of the first round.
E14SOAS v Edinburgh
2026-10-12 · 28m
The first round of the competition concludes with a match between SOAS University of London and Edinburgh.
E15St John's, Cambridge v LSE
2026-10-19 · 29m
Two of the highest-scoring losing teams from the heats get a second chance to qualify for the second round.
E16Bristol v Queen’s, Belfast
2026-10-26 · 28m
In the second of the round one repechage games, Bristol and Queen’s University Belfast compete for the final place in the second round.
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Episode 17
2026-11-02 · 29m
The second round of the competition begins. Two teams of students go head-to-head for a place in the quarter-finals.
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Episode 18
2026-11-09 · 29m
Round two of the competition continues. Two more teams of students battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals.