University Challenge: 1999/2000
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions on this university college quiz.
Season 29 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of University Challenge Season 28.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions on this university college quiz.
Episode Guide
Season 29 Progress Shield
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge v Sheffield
Sep 27, 1999 · 30 min
Teams from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and Sheffield run the gauntlet of questions. Jeremy Paxman presents.
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology v UCL
Dec 6, 1999 · 30 min
Warwick v UCL
Jan 24, 2000 · 30 min
University quiz chaired by Jeremy Paxman. The two highest scoring losers, Warwick University and University College London, face off.
Salford v University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
Mar 13, 2000 · 30 min
Christ Church, Oxford v UCL
Mar 20, 2000 · 30 min
Jeremy Paxman chairs a second-round match as Christ Church, Oxford and UCL put their general knowledge to the test.
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology v Christ Church, Oxford
Apr 17, 2000 · 30 min
Durham v University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
May 2, 2000 · 30 min