In the first of the semi-finals, two student teams go head-to-head, hoping to take one step closer to lifting the series trophy. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

It's the last of the quarter-finals. Who will take the final place in the semis? Amol Rajan asks the questions.

As the quarter-final stage nears its end, two student teams have one last chance to claim their spot in the semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Two more student teams return to play a second quarter-final, having lost their first. They need to win to stay in the competition. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Two more student teams return to play a second quarter-final, having won one already. If they can win again, they'll qualify for the semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

The quarter-final stage continues. Both teams lost their first quarter-final, and if they lose again here, they'll be eliminated. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

The quarter-final stage continues. Each team has won a quarter-final already, so a second win will see them into the semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Another two quarter-finalists face off, hoping to gain the first of the two wins they need to reach the semis. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

The double-elimination quarter-final stage continues. The team that wins will be halfway to a place in the semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Two more student teams play their first of a possible three quarter-finals. A win will take them one step closer to the semis. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

It's the first of the quarter-final matches. The teams are looking to pick up the first of the two wins they need to reach the semis. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

The second round of the competition comes to an end. Who will take the last spot in the quarter-finals? Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Cardiff face Queen's University Belfast as both teams hope to qualify for the quarter-finals in the penultimate match of round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Amol Rajan asks the questions as two more student teams return to play a second-round match, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.

Round two of the tournament continues. Amol Rajan asks the questions as two more student teams compete for a place in the quarter-finals.

Two more teams of students go head-to-head for a place in this year's quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Amol Rajan asks the questions as two more student teams return to play a second-round match, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.

Release date:16 December 2024

The second round of the competition continues, with two more teams returning to compete for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

The second round begins tonight. Two of the 16 remaining teams are putting fingers back on buzzers for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Two more of the highest-scoring losing teams from round one go head-to-head for the final place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

With the first round of matches complete, two of the highest-scoring losing teams have a second chance to qualify for round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Round one concludes with a match between SOAS, University of London and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

The London School of Economics faces the University of Leicester in the penultimate first-round heat. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

The University of Leeds plays the University of Edinburgh for one of the few remaining places in round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Teams of students from St Andrews and Cardiff University compete for a place in round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

In another first-round match, teams from Exeter College, Oxford and Christ's College, Cambridge put fingers on buzzers for the first time. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Oriel College, Oxford plays Durham University for a place in the second round of the competition. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

In another first round match, Darwin College, Cambridge take on Birkbeck for a place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

In another first round match, Reading take on Exeter for a place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Imperial College London begin their title defence with a match against the University of Manchester. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

St Catharine's College, Cambridge and Wadham College, Oxford go head-to-head in another first round heat. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Teams from the University of Warwick and the University of East Anglia prepare to face their first starter for ten. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge take on the University of Bristol, with a place in the second round at stake. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

The first round continues with a match between the Open University and UCL. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

The 2024-25 series of University Challenge begins with Queen's University Belfast taking on Liverpool for a place in the second round, with Amol Rajan asking the questions.