University Challenge 1962 - Series 1, Show 5

Pit your wits against university students from the 1960s! A near complete first series University Challenge show (audio only + pictures), with just about 70 seconds of the quiz missing.

University Challenge Series 1, Show 5. London School of Economics versus Cardiff University.

Recorded in Manchester on Wednesday 17/10/1962, and broadcast in most ITV regions on Friday 19/10/1962. Despite the sterling efforts of the students, the erudite, witty, and mischievous Bamber Gascoigne steals the show!

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:32 Meet The Teams
01:28 The Rules
02:14 Start The Clock - Quiz Part 1
09:46 Start The Clock Again - Quiz Part 2
21:41 Final Scores and End of Programme

Presenter and Questionmaster: Bamber Gascoigne

Cardiff
Gerry State (Taunton) Postgraduate Course in Teacher Training
Brain Cashman (Wembley, Middlesex) Postgraduate Course in Teacher Training
Neeva Rogers (Chicago) Social Studies
Terry Morrison (Worcester Park, Surrey) Postgraduate Course in Teacher Training

LSE
Kishore Bhimani (Calcutta) Economics & Government
Trevor Fisk (Enfield, Middlesex) Government & Politics
Allan Segal (London) Government & Politics
Harry Davis (London) Government

Audio: Granada TV. Images: ITV; Shutterstock; Christina Gascoigne (CC BY-SA 3.0).