As of July 2026, University Challenge Season 48 aired in 2018 with 37 episodes — streaming now on BBC iPlayer. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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University Challenge Season 48

2018 37 Episodes Talk ⭐ 6/10

If you want reality entertainment that actually understands its own format, University Challenge Season 48 is available on right now. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. Its 6/10 TMDB score, built from 12 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. The production never lets the format go stale. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, University Challenge Season 48 earns its spot. University Challenge Season 48 has the format that countless others have tried to copy since. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman and Roger Tilling lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2018. The editing in University Challenge Season 48 does a lot of quiet work shaping how you feel about every person on screen. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Best watched with company, University Challenge Season 48 generates takes from everyone in the room. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Jeremy Paxman is a big part of why it works, but the format itself is the real star. The kind of thing that generates strong opinions in every room it is watched in.

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🎬 University Challenge Season 48 — Episode Guide

E1
Warwick v Exeter
2018-07-16
In the opening match of the quiz series for students the University of Warwick takes on Exeter University for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
E2
Emmanuel College, Cambridge v Glasgow
2018-07-23
In another first-round match, students from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, do battle with Glasgow University in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
E3
Pembroke College, Oxford v Downing College, Cambridge
2018-07-30
In another first-round match, the students representing Pembroke College, Oxford, battle it out with Downing College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
E4
Soas v Darwin College, Cambridge
2018-08-13
This episode sees another first-round match when SOAS competes against Darwin College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
E5
Clare College, Cambridge v Hertford College, Cambridge
2018-08-20
Students representing Clare College, Cambridge, compete with Hertford College, Oxford, in another first-round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
E6
Strathclyde v Durham
2018-08-27
Strathclyde University students do battle with the University of Durham students for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
E7
York v St Edmund Hall, Oxford
2018-09-03
The team representing York University fights it out against the St Edmund Hall, Oxford, team for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
E8
Edinburgh v Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
2018-09-10
Edinburgh University takes on Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions
E9
Bristol v Queen's University Belfast
2018-09-17
In another first-round match, students from the University of Bristol fight it out against Queen's University Belfast for a place in the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
E10
London Institute v Godsmiths
2018-09-24
In another first-round match, two University of London colleges - the London Institute in Paris and Goldsmiths - do battle for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
E11
St Peter's College, Oxford v Pembroke College, Cambridge
2018-10-01
In another first-round match the students from St Peter's College, Oxford, fight it out against the team from Pembroke College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
E12
UCL v King's College, London
2018-10-08
It is a contest between UCL and King's College, London, for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
E13
East London v Manchester
2018-10-15
In the penultimate first round match of the student quiz, the University of East London clashes with Manchester University. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
E14
Keble College, Oxford v UEA
2018-10-29
In the last of the first-round matches, the students of Keble College, Oxford, fight it out against the University of East Anglia. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
E15
Emmanuel College, Cambridge v King's College London
2018-11-05
In the first of the two highest-scoring loser matches, two teams get another chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
E16
Hertford College, Oxford v Exeter
2018-11-12
It is the last of the two highest-scoring loser matches as two teams get another chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
E17
St Peter's College, Oxford v Emmanuel College, Cambridge
2018-11-19
It is the first of the second-round matches as two teams battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
E18
Hertford College, Oxford v Manchester
2018-11-26
In another second-round match, two teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
E19
Edinburgh v UCL
2018-12-03
The second round continues as two student teams make a bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
E20
Clare College, Cambridge v St Edmund Hall, Oxford
2018-12-10
Two more student teams fight it out in the second round to get through to the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

🎭 Cast of University Challenge Season 48

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

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