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University Challenge: Christmas 2018: Episode 6: Sheffield University v Manchester University

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Episode 6: Sheffield University v Manchester University

Christmas 2018

Sheffield University v Manchester University

BBC Two - University Challenge, Christmas 2018, Sheffield University v Manchester University

Sheffield University, with Lord David Blunkett, face Manchester, with David Aaronovitch.

Sheffield University, with Lord David Blunkett and Paul Mason, face Manchester University, with David Aaronovitch and Matt Allwright.

It is the penultimate first-round match in the Christmas quiz for grown-ups, and both teams are doing battle for a place in the semis. They are Sheffield University, with politician Lord David Blunkett and former Newsnight correspondent Paul Mason, against Manchester University, with journalist David Aaronovitch and Watchdog presenter Matt Allwright.

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

University Challenge: Christmas 2018

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