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  • University Challenge (1962– )
  • TV Series | 30 min | Game-Show
University Challenge (1962– )
TV Series | 30 min | Game-Show

Amol Rajan hosts this trivia quiz show where colleges from around the UK compete against each other. Originally presented by Bamber Gascoigne from 1962 to 1987, and Jeremy Paxman from 1994 to 2023.
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Updated Sep 21, 1962

Release date (First episode)
Sep 21, 1962 (United Kingdom)

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Cast

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50 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Roger Tilling
Self - Announcer Self - Announcer   See fewer
463
Jeremy Paxman
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
448
Amol Rajan
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
50
Bamber Gascoigne
Self - Host / Self / Self - Presenter Self - Host / Self / Self - Presenter   See fewer
23
Jim Pope
Self - Announcer / Narrator Self - Announcer / Narrator   See fewer
17
Stephen Fry
Self - Contestant Self - Contestant   See fewer
8
Alex Harries
Self - Contestant, St John's Self - Contestant, St John's   See fewer
7
Dan Sowood
Self - Contestant, St John's Self - Contestant, St John's   See fewer
7
Angus Russell
Self - Contestant, St John's (captain) Self - Contestant, St John's (captain)   See fewer
7
Charlie Clegg
Self - Contestant, St John's Self - Contestant, St John's   See fewer
7
Charles Bland
Self - Contestant, Durham Self - Contestant, Durham   See fewer
7
Arthur Raffle
Self - Contestant, Durham Self - Contestant, Durham   See fewer
7
Joe Cooper
Self - Contestant, Durham (Captain) Self - Contestant, Durham (Captain)   See fewer
7
William Tams
Self - Contestant, Durham Self - Contestant, Durham   See fewer
7
Jeremi Jaksina
Self - Contestant, Trinity Cambridge Self - Contestant, Trinity Cambridge   See fewer
7
Ryan Joonsuk Kang
Self - Contestant, Trinity Cambridge (Captain) Self - Contestant, Trinity Cambridge (Captain)   See fewer
7
Agnijo Banerjee
Self - Contestant, Trinity Cambridge Self - Contestant, Trinity Cambridge   See fewer
7
Sarah Henderson
Self - Contestant, Trinity Cambridge Self - Contestant, Trinity Cambridge   See fewer
7
Simon Dennis
Self - Contestant, UCL (Captain) Self - Contestant, UCL (Captain)   See fewer
6
Adam Papaphilippopoulos
Self - Contestant, UCL Self - Contestant, UCL   See fewer
6
Tom Parton
Self - Contestant, UCL Self - Contestant, UCL   See fewer
6
Tom Tyszczuk Smith
Self - Contestant, UCL Self - Contestant, UCL   See fewer
6
Elizabeth Mitchell
Self - Contestant Self - Contestant   See fewer
6
Oscar Powell
Self - Contestant, Peterhouse Self - Contestant, Peterhouse   See fewer
6
Julian Sutcliffe
Self - Contestant, Peterhouse Self - Contestant, Peterhouse   See fewer
6
Hannah Rose Woods
Self - Contestant Self - Contestant   See fewer
6
Thomas Langley
Self - Contest, Peterhouse Self - Contest, Peterhouse   See fewer
6
Hannah Woods
Self - Contestant, Peterhouse (captain) Self - Contestant, Peterhouse (captain)   See fewer
6
6
James Cashman
Self - Contestant, Jesus College Self - Contestant, Jesus College   See fewer
6
Brandon Blackwell
Self - Contestant, Imperial London Self - Contestant, Imperial London   See fewer
6
Lucy Clarke
Self - Contestant, Jesus College Self - Contestant, Jesus College   See fewer
6
Alexander Russel
Self - Contestant, Corpus Christi Cambridge Self - Contestant, Corpus Christi Cambridge   See fewer
6
Ian Wang
Self - Contestant, Corpus Christi Cambridge (Captain) Self - Contestant, Corpus Christi Cambridge (Captain)   See fewer
6
Liam Hughes
Self - Contestant, Trinity Cambridge Self - Contestant, Trinity Cambridge   See fewer
6
Richard Brooks
Self - Contestant, Imperial London Self - Contestant, Imperial London   See fewer
6
Will Stewart
Self - Contestant, Corpus Christi Cambridge Self - Contestant, Corpus Christi Cambridge   See fewer
6
Alex Gunasekera
Self - Contestant, Corpus Christi Cambridge Self - Contestant, Corpus Christi Cambridge   See fewer
6
Conor McMeel
Self - Contestant, Imperial London Self - Contestant, Imperial London   See fewer
6
Matt Cook
Self - Contestant, Jesus College (Captain) Self - Contestant, Jesus College (Captain)   See fewer
6
Miranda Stevens
Self - Contestant, Jesus College Self - Contestant, Jesus College   See fewer
6
Lillian Crawford
Self - Contestant, Trinity Cambridge Self - Contestant, Trinity Cambridge   See fewer
6
Joseph Webber
Self - Contestant, Trinity Cambridge (Captain) Self - Contestant, Trinity Cambridge (Captain)   See fewer
6
Nadia Hourihan
Self - Contestant, Trinity Cambridge Self - Contestant, Trinity Cambridge   See fewer
6
Caleb Rich
Self - Contestant, Imperial London (Captain) Self - Contestant, Imperial London (Captain)   See fewer
6
Tayana Sawh
Self - Contestant, UCL (Captain) Self - Contestant, UCL (Captain)   See fewer
6
Justin Lee
Self - Contestant, Imperial London Self - Contestant, Imperial London   See fewer
6
Hiru Senehedheera
Self - Contestant, Manchester (Captain) Self - Contestant, Manchester (Captain)   See fewer
6
Suraiya Haddad
Self - Contestant, Imperial London (Captain) Self - Contestant, Imperial London (Captain)   See fewer
6
Dan Grady
Self - Contestant, Manchester Self - Contestant, Manchester   See fewer
6
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