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The Best Episodes of University Challenge Season 44

Every episode of University Challenge Season 44 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of University Challenge Season 44!

Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    University Challenge Season 44 Episode 1 - Manchester v Selwyn College, Cambridge
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    S44:E1

    In the opening match of the quiz series for students, Manchester University take on Selwyn College, Cambridge for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  2. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 2 - Oxford Brookes v Jesus College, Oxford
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    S44:E2

    In another first round match, students from Oxford Brookes University do battle with Jesus College, Oxford in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  3. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 3 - Bristol v Courtauld Institute
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    S44:E3

    In another first round match, students representing the University of Bristol battle it out with the Courtauld Institute of Art for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  4. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 4 - St Anne's College, Oxford v Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
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    S44:E4

    In another first round match, St Anne's College, Oxford competes against Gonville and Caius, Cambridge for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the question

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  5. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 5 - St Peter's College, Oxford v Sussex
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    S44:E5

    In another first-round match, St Peter's College, Oxford competes against the University of Sussex for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  6. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 6 - LSHTM v LSE
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    S44:E6

    It is a local derby as two London colleges, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the London School of Economics, do battle for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  7. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 7 - Liverpool v Sheffield
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    S44:E7

    Two universities on either side of the Pennines, Liverpool and Sheffield, fight it out for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  8. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 8 - Bath v Glasgow
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    S44:E8

    It is England versus Scotland when Bath University takes on the University of Glasgow in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  9. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 9 - Leicester v Open
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    S44:E9

    The students from the University of Leicester battle it out against the Open University in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  10. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 10 - Trinity College, Cambridge v St Andrews
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    S44:E10

    The students from Trinity College, Cambridge fight it out with St Andrews University for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  11. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 11 - UCL v Exeter
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    S44:E11

    The students from University College, London encounter the students representing the University of Exeter in another first round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  12. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 12 - Brasenose College, Oxford v Durham
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    S44:E12

    Brasenose College, Oxford and the University of Durham battle it out for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  13. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 13 - Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v York
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    S44:E13

    In the penultimate first-round match of the student quiz, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge clashes with the University of York. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  14. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 14 - Magdalen College, Oxford v Pembroke College, Cambridge
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    S44:E14

    It is an Oxbridge fixture between Magdalen College, Oxford and Pembroke College, Cambridge in the last of the first-round matches. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  15. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 15 - Open v LSE
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    S44:E15

    It is the first of the two highest-scoring loser matches, when two teams get a second chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  16. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 16 - Manchester v Sussex
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    S44:E16

    The last of the two highest-scoring loser matches sees two teams get a second chance to make it to the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  17. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 17 - Leicester v Trinity College, Cambridge
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    S44:E17

    It's the first of the second round matches when two teams battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  18. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 18 - Durham v York
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    S44:E18

    It is another second-round match with two teams fighting it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  19. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 19 - Magdalen College, Oxford v Open
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    S44:E19

    It is another second round match with two teams fighting it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  20. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 20 - Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge v Manchester
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    S44:E20

    Two more student teams fight it out to get through to the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  21. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 21 - LSHTM v Bristol
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    S44:E21

    Two more student teams fight it out to get through to the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  22. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 22 - Glasgow v Liverpool
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    S44:E22

    Two more student teams fight it out to get through to the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  23. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 23 - Selywyn College, Cambridge v St Peter's College, Oxford
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    S44:E23

    Find out which of the two teams competing in the second round of the student quiz will make it through to the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  24. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 24 - Oxford Brookes v UCL
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    S44:E24

    In the last of the second-round matches, students representing two more universities battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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  25. University Challenge Season 44 Episode 25 - Bristol v Liverpool
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    S44:E25

    In the first of the quarter-finals, two student teams fight it out to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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Season 44 Ratings Summary

"Manchester v Selwyn College, Cambridge" is the best rated episode of "University Challenge" season 44. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/14/2014. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Oxford Brookes v Jesus College, Oxford".