As of July 2026, University Challenge Season 36 aired in 2006 with 31 episodes — streaming now on BBC iPlayer. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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University Challenge Season 36

2006 31 Episodes Talk ⭐ 6/10

University Challenge Season 36 is currently streaming on , and it delivers exactly the kind of format-driven drama that keeps people talking. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. 12 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Jeremy Paxman is a big part of why it works, but the format itself is the real star. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

There is a reason University Challenge Season 36 keeps coming up in conversation. The production behind University Challenge Season 36 knows exactly which moments to let breathe. Student quiz Jeremy Paxman and Roger Tilling lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2006. University Challenge Season 36 understands the difference between manufactured drama and the real thing, and leans on the latter. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

If the format appeals to you at all, University Challenge Season 36 is one of the stronger examples of it. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. The format has been copied endlessly since University Challenge Season 36 first appeared, which is the most honest tribute the industry knows how to give. Impossible to watch casually.

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🎬 University Challenge Season 36 — Episode Guide

E1
Aberystwyth v Bristol
2006-08-07
E2
UCL v Pembroke College, Cambridge
2006-08-14
E3
York v Harris Manchester College, Oxford
2006-08-21
E4
Merton College, Oxford v Manchester
2006-08-28
E5
Brighton v Imperial College School of Medicine
2006-09-04
E6
Girton College, Cambridge v Sussex
2006-09-11
E7
Newcastle v Royal Holloway
2006-09-18
E8
Durham v Churchill College, Cambridge
2006-09-25
E9
Robinson College, Cambridge v Wadham College, Oxford
2006-10-01
E10
Edinburgh v Birmingham
2006-10-08
E11
Corpus Christi College, Oxford v Reading
2006-10-15
E12
Warwick v Emmanuel College, Cambridge
2006-11-05
E13
Linacre College, Oxford v UEA
2006-11-12
E14
Somerville College, Oxford v Trinity Hall, Cambridge
2006-11-19
E15
Bristol v Manchester
2006-11-26
E16
Pembroke College, Cambridge v Reading
2006-12-03
E17
Manchester v Reading
2007-01-07
E18
Brighton v York
2007-01-14
E19
Merton College, Oxford v Aberystwyth
2007-01-21
E20
Durham v Somerville College, Oxford
2007-01-28
Student quiz hosted by Jeremy Paxman. A second-round match tonight between the University of Durham and Somerville College Oxford.

🎭 Cast of University Challenge Season 36

Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman
Self - Presenter
RT
Roger Tilling
Self - Narrator

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