Genres
University Challenge
Overview
A quiz show that pits four-member teams from the country’s universities against each other.
Seasons
Season 1 (1976)
No overview available.
9 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1976-08-26Episode 2: Episode 2
1976-09-02Episode 3: Episode 3
1976-09-09Episode 4: Episode 4
1976-09-16Episode 5: Episode 5
1976-09-23Episode 6: Episode 6
1976-09-30Episode 7: Episode 7
1976-10-07Episode 8: Episode 8
1976-10-14Episode 9: Episode 9
1976-10-21Season 2 (1977)
No overview available.
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1977-09-06Episode 2: Episode 2
1977-09-13Episode 3: Episode 3
1977-09-20Episode 4: Episode 4
1977-09-27Episode 5: Episode 5
1977-10-04Episode 6: Episode 6
1977-10-11Episode 7: Episode 7
1977-10-18Episode 8: Episode 8
1977-10-25Episode 9: Episode 9
1977-11-01Episode 10: Episode 10
1977-11-08Season 3 (1978)
No overview available.
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1978-09-05Episode 2: Episode 2
1978-09-12Episode 3: Episode 3
1978-09-19Episode 4: Episode 4
1978-09-26Episode 5: Episode 5
1978-10-03Episode 6: Episode 6
1978-10-10Episode 7: Episode 7
1978-10-17Episode 8: Episode 8
1978-10-24Episode 9: Episode 9
1978-10-31Episode 10: Episode 10
1978-11-07Season 4 (1979)
No overview available.
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1979-09-18Episode 2: Episode 2
1979-09-25Episode 3: Episode 3
1979-10-02Episode 4: Episode 4
1979-10-09Episode 5: Episode 5
1979-10-16Episode 6: Episode 6
1979-10-23Episode 7: Episode 7
1979-10-30Episode 8: Episode 8
1979-11-06Episode 9: Episode 9
1979-11-13Episode 10: Episode 10
1979-11-20Season 5 (1980)
No overview available.
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1980-10-17Episode 2: Episode 2
1980-10-24Episode 3: Episode 3
1980-10-31Episode 4: Episode 4
1980-11-07Episode 5: Episode 5
1980-11-14Episode 6: Episode 6
1980-11-21Episode 7: Episode 7
1980-11-28Episode 8: Episode 8
1980-12-05Episode 9: Episode 9
1980-12-12Episode 10: Episode 10
1980-12-19Season 6 (1981)
No overview available.
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1981-10-03Episode 2: Episode 2
1981-10-10Episode 3: Episode 3
1981-10-17Episode 4: Episode 4
1981-10-24Episode 5: Episode 5
1981-10-31Episode 6: Episode 6
1981-11-07Episode 7: Episode 7
1981-11-14Episode 8: Episode 8
1981-11-21Episode 9: Episode 9
1981-11-28Host Peter Sinclair poses the "starter for 10" and presides over this second semifinal from the fifth series. Sinclair is typically sharp — "Lake Taupō. A very hesitant answer to what I thought was a very easy question" — as teams from Victoria and Canterbury compete for a finals place. Subjects range from The Decalogue to Dire Straits. Calculators and encyclopedia are at stake.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 10: Episode 10
1981-12-05Season 7 (1982)
No overview available.
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1982-09-25Episode 2: Episode 2
1982-10-02Episode 3: Episode 3
1982-10-09Episode 4: Episode 4
1982-10-16Episode 5: Episode 5
1982-10-23Episode 6: Episode 6
1982-10-30Episode 7: Episode 7
1982-11-06Episode 8: Episode 8
1982-11-13Episode 9: Episode 9
1982-11-20Episode 10: Episode 10
1982-11-27Season 8 (1983)
No overview available.
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1983-10-15Episode 2: Episode 2
1983-10-22Episode 3: Episode 3
1983-10-29Episode 4: Episode 4
1983-11-05Episode 5: Episode 5
1983-11-12Episode 6: Episode 6
1983-11-19Episode 7: Episode 7
1983-11-26Episode 8: Episode 8
1983-12-03Episode 9: Episode 9
1983-12-10Episode 10: Episode 10
1983-12-17Season 9 (1984)
No overview available.
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1984-10-21Episode 2: Episode 2
1984-10-28Episode 3: Episode 3
1984-11-04Episode 4: Episode 4
1984-11-11Episode 5: Episode 5
1984-11-18Episode 6: Episode 6
1984-11-25Episode 7: Episode 7
1984-12-02Episode 8: Episode 8
1984-12-09Episode 9: Episode 9
1984-12-16Episode 10: Episode 10
1984-12-23Season 10 (1985)
No overview available.
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1985-10-20Episode 2: Episode 2
1985-10-27Episode 3: Episode 3
1985-11-03Episode 4: Episode 4
1985-11-10Episode 5: Episode 5
1985-11-17Episode 6: Episode 6
1985-11-24Episode 7: Episode 7
1985-12-01Episode 8: Episode 8
1985-12-08Episode 9: Episode 9
1985-12-15Episode 10: Episode 10
1985-12-22Season 11 (1986)
No overview available.
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1986-09-11Episode 2: Episode 2
1986-09-18Episode 3: Episode 3
1986-09-25Episode 4: Episode 4
1986-10-02Episode 5: Episode 5
1986-10-09Episode 6: Episode 6
1986-10-16Episode 7: Episode 7
1986-10-23Episode 8: Episode 8
1986-10-30Episode 9: Episode 9
1986-11-07Episode 10: Episode 10
1986-11-14Season 12 (1987)
No overview available.
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1987-09-13Episode 2: Episode 2
1987-09-20Episode 3: Episode 3
1987-09-27Episode 4: Episode 4
1987-10-04Episode 5: Episode 5
1987-10-11Episode 6: Episode 6
1987-10-18Episode 7: Episode 7
1987-11-01Episode 8: Episode 8
1987-11-08Episode 9: Episode 9
1987-11-15Episode 10: Episode 10
1987-11-22Future Labour MP Charles Chauvel joins the ‘academic-quiz-show-as-kindergarten-for-aspiring-politicians’ tradition (see: Lockwood Smith hosting W Three) in this 1987 University Challenge final.. An ever youthful Peter Sinclair presides, with Waikato and Auckland universities competing for bragging rights (and 80s personal computers). Subjects cover the arts and sciences, with each correct starter earning bonus questions. Chauvel captains Auckland, and sagely stays away from undergraduate humour in his intro — unlike his fellow contestants.
Runtime: 30 minSeason 13 (1988)
No overview available.
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1988-09-11Episode 2: Episode 2
1988-09-18Episode 3: Episode 3
1988-09-25Episode 4: Episode 4
1988-10-02Episode 5: Episode 5
1988-10-09Episode 6: Episode 6
1988-10-16Episode 7: Episode 7
1988-10-23Episode 8: Episode 8
1988-10-30Episode 9: Episode 9
1988-11-06Episode 10: Episode 10
1988-11-13Canterbury and Waikato compete in the 1988 final of TVNZ’s student quiz show, with host Peter Sinclair testing the breadth of a tertiary education (the Billy Joel lyrics round is a rare nod to pop culture). Writer Jolisa Gracewood captains Canterbury; her colleague Tony Smith is the show’s MVP (atoning for his cavalier attitude to shirt buttons); and retired Russian lecturer and PhD-student Alex Lojkine is the oldest competitor to be on the show (defying its unstated premise as an undergrad joust). The prize pack offers insight into domestic computing of the day.
Runtime: 30 minSeason 14 (1989)
No overview available.
10 episodes
