1998/1999 Plot
Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.
University Challenge 1998/1999 aired on September 2nd, 1998.
1998/1999 Episodes
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.
2. Balliol College, Oxford v Durham
3. Open University v Lancaster
4. Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Selwyn College, Cambridge
5. Birkbeck v Warwick
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.
7. King's College v Magdalen College, Oxford
8. Aberdeen v Newnham College, Cambridge
9. Christ Church, Oxford v Trinity College, Cambridge
10. St Hilda's College, Oxford v Bangor
11. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Oriel College, Oxford
12. Queen's University, Belfast v Sheffield
13. Downing College, Cambridge v Glasgow
14. City University v Leicester
15. Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Manchester
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.
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.
18. Aberdeen v Bangor
19. De Montfort University v University of Bristol
20. Selwyn College, Cambridge v Leicester
21. Oriel College, Oxford v Manchester
22. Glasgow v Durham
23. Balliol College, Oxford v Birkbeck
24. Sheffield v Trinity College, Cambridge
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.
