The BEST episodes of University Challenge season 51

#1 - Emmanuel College, Cambridge vs Royal Northern College of Music

Season 51 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/25/2021

It’s the last of the two highest-scoring loser matches tonight, with two teams getting another chance to battle it out for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

#2 - Emmanuel College, Cambridge vs St Catharine’s College, Cambridge

Season 51 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/8/2021

It’s another second round match tonight as two teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

#3 - University of Strathclyde vs University of Reading

Season 51 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/16/2021

Students from the University of Strathclyde do battle with the University of Reading for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

#4 - St John’s College, Cambridge vs Queen Mary University of London

Season 51 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/1/2021

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

#5 - University of Edinburgh vs University of Bristol

Season 51 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/15/2021

The second round continues when two teams make a bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

#6 - University of Reading vs University of Dundee

Season 51 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/29/2021

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

#7 - University of Birmingham vs University of St Andrews

Season 51 - Episode 23 - Aired 12/13/2021

Two more teams compete in the second round of the student quiz to try and make it through to the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

#8 - University of Exeter vs Imperial College London

Season 51 - Episode 24 - Aired 1/3/2022

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

#9 - Quarter-final 1

Season 51 - Episode 25 - Aired 1/10/2022

It's the first of the quarter-finals, with two teams competing to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

#10 - Quarter-final 7

Season 51 - Episode 31 - Aired 2/21/2022

The quarter-finals continue, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

#11 - Quarter-final 5

Season 51 - Episode 29 - Aired 2/7/2022

#12 - Quarter-final 4

Season 51 - Episode 28 - Aired 1/31/2022

#13 - Quarter-final 2

Season 51 - Episode 26 - Aired 1/17/2022

#14 - University College London vs St John’s College, Cambridge

Season 51 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/18/2021

It’s the first of the two highest-scoring loser matches as two teams get a second chance to battle it out for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

#15 - St John’s College, Cambridge vs Imperial College London

Season 51 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/13/2021

In another first round match, St John’s College, Cambridge plays Imperial College London for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

#16 - University of Edinburgh vs Peterhouse, Cambridge

Season 51 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/6/2021

In another first round match, students from the University of Edinburgh fight it out against Peterhouse, Cambridge for a place in the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

#17 - London Business School vs Hertford College, Oxford

Season 51 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/26/2021

In another first round match, the students representing London Business School battle it out with Hertford College, Oxford for a place in the second round.Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

#18 - University College London vs St Hilda's College

Season 51 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/19/2021

In the second of the academic quiz's first-round matches, four students from University College London pit their wits against a team from St Hilda's College, Oxford in a bid to reach the second stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

#19 - University of Birmingham vs University of Sussex

Season 51 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/11/2021

It’s the last of the first-round matches tonight as the students of the University of Birmingham fight it out against the University of Sussex. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

#20 - Emmanuel College, Cambridge vs University of St Andrews

Season 51 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/2/2021

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as the first-round matches continue with Emmanuel College, Cambridge competing against the University of St Andrews for a place in the next round of the student quiz.

#21 - King’s College London vs Hertford College, Oxford

Season 51 - Episode 22 - Aired 12/6/2021

The second round of the quiz for students continues as two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

#22 - St Hilda's College, Oxford vs Trinity College, Cambridge

Season 51 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/22/2021

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.

#23 - Wolfson College, Oxford vs University of Bristol

Season 51 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/4/2021

In the penultimate first round match of the student quiz, Wolfson College, Oxford clashes with the University of Bristol to get to the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

#24 - St Catharine’s College, Cambridge vs University College, Oxford

Season 51 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/20/2021

In another first round match, the students from St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, fight it out against the team from University College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

#25 - University of Durham vs Trinity College, Cambridge

Season 51 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/23/2021

The team representing the University of Durham fights it out against Trinity College, Cambridge for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.