University Challenge

Season 0, Episode 78

Episode Title: Christmas 2016 - Magdalene, Cambridge v St Hilda's, Oxford

Air Date: 2016-12-25

Overview:

A festive edition of the quiz, featuring distinguished university alumni. In this penultimate first round match, both teams battle for a place in the semi-finals. Magdalene College, Cambridge, featuring radio and TV presenter Clemency Burton-Hill and Harry Potter film director Mike Newell, take on St Hilda's College, Oxford, with crime writer Val McDermid and historian Daisy Dunn. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.