Next Episode of University Challenge is
Season 56 / Episode 11 and airs on 21 September 2026 19:30
Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.
The series kicks off with a match between students from Bristol and Imperial. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
In another first-round heat, students from Durham take on defending champions Manchester. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
In another first-round game, University College, Oxford play St John's College, Cambridge. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama makes its University Challenge debut against Darwin College, Cambridge. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
This heats continue, with Magdalen College, Oxford facing Warwick for a place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Teams from Bath and City St George's University play their first game in this year's first competition. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
The first round of the competition continues. Pembroke College, Cambridge and St Andrews are the teams facing their first starters for ten. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
In another first round match, the London School of Economics face King's College, Cambridge. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
The first round of the competition continues with a Midlands derby. Students from Birmingham take on a team from Leicester, with Amol Rajan asking the questions.
UCL begin their series campaign against the first team ever to qualify from the Royal College of Art. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Southampton and Queen's University Belfast go head-to-head for a place in round 2. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
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