Is Christmas University Challenge coming back?
Christmas University Challenge (2011–present) on BBC Two
The answer: Between seasons — last episode January 2, 2026, no return date announced yet.
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15seasons
147episodes
About Christmas University Challenge
Christmas University Challenge is a Christmas-themed quiz for distinguished university alumni.
Christmas University Challenge episode schedule
147 aired
Aired · 147
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| January 2, 2026 | S2025·E10 | Final |
| January 1, 2026 | S2025·E9 | Semi-Final 2 |
| December 31, 2025 | S2025·E8 | Semi-Final 1 |
| December 30, 2025 | S2025·E7 | Middlesex v Lancaster |
| December 29, 2025 | S2025·E6 | St Hilda's College, Oxford v Edinburgh |
| December 28, 2025 | S2025·E5 | Exeter College, Oxford v Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
| December 26, 2025 | S2025·E4 | Trinity College, Cambridge v Bristol |
| December 24, 2025 | S2025·E3 | Keble College, Oxford v Hull |
| December 23, 2025 | S2025·E2 | UCL v Leeds |
| December 22, 2025 | S2025·E1 | Durham v Manchester |
| January 3, 2025 | S2024·E10 | Final |
| January 2, 2025 | S2024·E9 | Episode 9 |
| January 1, 2025 | S2024·E8 | Episode 8 |
| December 31, 2024 | S2024·E7 | St Andrews v LSE |
| December 30, 2024 | S2024·E6 | Emmanuel College, Cambridge v Queens' College, Cambridge |
| December 29, 2024 | S2024·E5 | Southampton v Churchill College, Cambridge |
| December 27, 2024 | S2024·E4 | Leeds Trinity v Nottingham |
| December 26, 2024 | S2024·E3 | Manchester Metropolitan v Brighton |
| December 24, 2024 | S2024·E2 | Worcester College, Oxford v Bristol |
| December 23, 2024 | S2024·E1 | Warwick v Durham |
| December 29, 2023 | S2023·E9 | Episode 9 |
| December 28, 2023 | S2023·E8 | Episode 8 |
| December 27, 2023 | S2023·E7 | Episode 7 |
| December 26, 2023 | S2023·E6 | Episode 6 |
| December 22, 2023 | S2023·E5 | Episode 5 |
| December 21, 2023 | S2023·E4 | Episode 4 |
| December 20, 2023 | S2023·E3 | Episode 3 |
| December 19, 2023 | S2023·E2 | Episode 2 |
| December 18, 2023 | S2023·E1 | Episode 1 |
| December 30, 2022 | S2022·E10 | Grand Final |
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| December 29, 2022 | S2022·E9 | Semi Final |
| December 28, 2022 | S2022·E8 | Semi Final |
| December 27, 2022 | S2022·E7 | University of Bristol v University of Cardiff |
| December 26, 2022 | S2022·E6 | UCL v University of Aberdeen |
| December 23, 2022 | S2022·E5 | University of Hull v University of the West of England |
| December 22, 2022 | S2022·E4 | Exeter College, Oxford v Queen Mary University of London |
| December 21, 2022 | S2022·E3 | Durham University v University of York |
| December 20, 2022 | S2022·E2 | University College, Oxford v University of Glasgow |
| December 19, 2022 | S2022·E1 | SOAS University of London v Balliol College, Oxford |
| December 31, 2021 | S2021·E10 | Grand Final |
| December 30, 2021 | S2021·E9 | Semi-Final 2 |
| December 29, 2021 | S2021·E8 | Semi-Final 1 |
| December 28, 2021 | S2021·E7 | Kent v Goldsmiths, London |
| December 27, 2021 | S2021·E6 | Birkbeck, London v Portsmouth |
| December 24, 2021 | S2021·E5 | Corpus Christi, Cambridge v St Anne's, Oxford |
| December 23, 2021 | S2021·E4 | LSE v Hertford, Oxford |
| December 22, 2021 | S2021·E3 | Bristol v King's, Cambridge |
| December 21, 2021 | S2021·E2 | Winchester v Bradford |
| December 20, 2021 | S2021·E1 | Edinburgh v Leicester |
| January 1, 2021 | S2020·E10 | Grand Final |
| December 31, 2020 | S2020·E9 | Semi-Final 2 |
| December 30, 2020 | S2020·E8 | Semi-Final 1 |
| December 29, 2020 | S2020·E7 | New College Oxford v Reading |
| December 28, 2020 | S2020·E6 | Durham v Downing, Cambridge |
| December 26, 2020 | S2020·E5 | UCLAN v Loughborough |
| December 24, 2020 | S2020·E4 | Nottingham v Sheffield |
| December 23, 2020 | S2020·E3 | Courtauld v Goldsmiths |
| December 22, 2020 | S2020·E2 | Manchester v Queen's Belfast |
| December 21, 2020 | S2020·E1 | Christ's Cambridge v St John's Oxford |
| January 3, 2020 | S2019·E10 | Final |
| January 2, 2020 | S2019·E9 | Semi-Final 2 |
| January 1, 2020 | S2019·E8 | Semi-Final 1 |
| December 31, 2019 | S2019·E7 | Warwick v Imperial |
| December 30, 2019 | S2019·E6 | Trinity Hall, Cambridge v St Peter's College, Oxford |
| December 27, 2019 | S2019·E5 | Royal Holloway v Sussex |
| December 26, 2019 | S2019·E4 | Liverpool v Hull |
| December 25, 2019 | S2019·E3 | Guildhall School of Music and Drama v UCL |
| December 24, 2019 | S2019·E2 | Birmingham City University v Wadham College, Oxford |
| December 23, 2019 | S2019·E1 | Leeds University v Clare College, Cambridge |
| January 4, 2019 | S2018·E10 | The Grand Final |
| January 3, 2019 | S2018·E9 | Semi-Final 2 |
| January 2, 2019 | S2018·E8 | Semi-Final 1 |
| January 1, 2019 | S2018·E7 | Edinburgh University v LSE |
| December 31, 2018 | S2018·E6 | Sheffield University v Manchester University |
| December 29, 2018 | S2018·E5 | St Catherine's, Oxford v Peterhouse, Cambridge |
| December 28, 2018 | S2018·E4 | Exeter University v Birmingham University |
| December 26, 2018 | S2018·E3 | Pembroke College, Cambridge v King's London |
| December 25, 2018 | S2018·E2 | Westminster University v University of East Anglia |
| December 24, 2018 | S2018·E1 | Brasenose, Oxford v Bristol |
| January 5, 2018 | S2017·E10 | The Grand Final |
| January 4, 2018 | S2017·E9 | Semi-Final 2 |
| January 3, 2018 | S2017·E8 | Semi-Final 1 |
| January 2, 2018 | S2017·E7 | Brunel University v Reading University |
| January 1, 2018 | S2017·E6 | Queen Mary College, London v Cardiff University |
| December 29, 2017 | S2017·E5 | St John's College, Cambridge v St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
| December 28, 2017 | S2017·E4 | University of Leicester v UCL |
| December 27, 2017 | S2017·E3 | University of York v University of Southampton |
| December 26, 2017 | S2017·E2 | Selwyn College, Cambridge v St Andrews University |
| December 24, 2017 | S2017·E1 | Durham University v Keble College, Oxford |
| December 29, 2016 | S2016·E10 | The Grand Final |
| December 28, 2016 | S2016·E9 | Semi-Final 2 |
| December 27, 2016 | S2016·E8 | Semi-Final 1 |
| December 26, 2016 | S2016·E7 | Bristol v Nottingham |
| December 25, 2016 | S2016·E6 | Magdalene, Cambridge v St Hilda's, Oxford |
| December 23, 2016 | S2016·E5 | Edinburgh v St Catharine's, Cambridge |
| December 22, 2016 | S2016·E4 | Soas v Leeds |
| December 21, 2016 | S2016·E3 | City v Newcastle |
| December 20, 2016 | S2016·E2 | Kent v Sussex |
| December 19, 2016 | S2016·E1 | Manchester v St Anne's, Oxford |
| January 1, 2016 | S2015·E10 | The Grand Final |
| December 31, 2015 | S2015·E9 | Semi-Final 2 |
| December 30, 2015 | S2015·E8 | Semi-Final 1 |
| December 29, 2015 | S2015·E7 | Durham v LSE |
| December 28, 2015 | S2015·E6 | Aberdeen v Sheffield |
| December 24, 2015 | S2015·E5 | Exeter v Magdalen, Oxford |
| December 23, 2015 | S2015·E4 | Christ's, Cambridge v Essex |
| December 22, 2015 | S2015·E3 | Manchester v UEA |
| December 21, 2015 | S2015·E2 | Oriel, Oxford v Trinity, Cambridge |
| December 20, 2015 | S2015·E1 | UCL v Birmingham |
| January 2, 2015 | S2014·E10 | Episode 10 |
| January 1, 2015 | S2014·E9 | Episode 9 |
| December 31, 2014 | S2014·E8 | Episode 8 |
| December 30, 2014 | S2014·E7 | Episode 7 |
| December 29, 2014 | S2014·E6 | Episode 6 |
| December 26, 2014 | S2014·E5 | Episode 5 |
| December 25, 2014 | S2014·E4 | Episode 4 |
| December 24, 2014 | S2014·E3 | Episode 3 |
| December 23, 2014 | S2014·E2 | Episode 2 |
| December 20, 2014 | S2014·E1 | Episode 1 |
| January 3, 2014 | S2013·E10 | Episode 10 |
| January 2, 2014 | S2013·E9 | Episode 9 |
| January 1, 2014 | S2013·E8 | Episode 8 |
| December 31, 2013 | S2013·E7 | Episode 7 |
| December 30, 2013 | S2013·E6 | Episode 6 |
| December 27, 2013 | S2013·E5 | Episode 5 |
| December 26, 2013 | S2013·E4 | Episode 4 |
| December 23, 2013 | S2013·E3 | Episode 3 |
| December 21, 2013 | S2013·E2 | Episode 2 |
| December 20, 2013 | S2013·E1 | Episode 1 |
| January 4, 2013 | S2012·E10 | Episode 10 |
| January 3, 2013 | S2012·E9 | Episode 9 |
| January 2, 2013 | S2012·E8 | Episode 8 |
| January 1, 2013 | S2012·E7 | Episode 7 |
| December 31, 2012 | S2012·E6 | Episode 6 |
| December 21, 2012 | S2012·E5 | Episode 5 |
| December 20, 2012 | S2012·E4 | Episode 4 |
| December 19, 2012 | S2012·E3 | Episode 3 |
| December 18, 2012 | S2012·E2 | Episode 2 |
| December 17, 2012 | S2012·E1 | Episode 1 |
| December 27, 2011 | S2011·E8 | Episode 8 |
| December 26, 2011 | S2011·E7 | Episode 7 |
| December 25, 2011 | S2011·E6 | Episode 6 |
| December 24, 2011 | S2011·E5 | Episode 5 |
| December 22, 2011 | S2011·E4 | Episode 4 |
| December 21, 2011 | S2011·E3 | Episode 3 |
| December 20, 2011 | S2011·E2 | Episode 2 |
| December 19, 2011 | S2011·E1 | Episode 1 |
