About this season
A quiz show that pits four-member teams from the country’s universities against each other.
Episodes (10)
1. Episode 1
Aired 13 September 1987 • 30 min
2. Episode 2
Aired 20 September 1987 • 30 min
3. Episode 3
Aired 27 September 1987 • 30 min
4. Episode 4
Aired 4 October 1987 • 30 min
5. Episode 5
Aired 11 October 1987 • 30 min
6. Episode 6
Aired 18 October 1987 • 30 min
7. Episode 7
Aired 1 November 1987 • 30 min
8. Episode 8
Aired 8 November 1987 • 30 min
9. Episode 9
Aired 15 November 1987 • 30 min
10. Episode 10
Aired 22 November 1987 • 30 min
Future 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.