Only Connect

The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: 0h 30m

Release: 2008

Rating: 6.4

Season 2 - Only Connect
2009-07-13
"Three lads from the Cambridge Quiz Society battle a trio of Oxford Librarians."
2009-07-20
"Three maths graduates take on a team of wordsmiths, one of whom is an avid proofreader."
2009-07-27
"Three lovers of history square up to a trio of Welshmen devoted to their national game."
2009-08-03
"Three chess players take on a team who write puzzles for charity in the connections quiz."
2009-08-10
"Three mathematicians pit their skills against the wits of the Cambridge Quiz Society."
2009-08-17
"Three chess players pit their wits against the brawn of the Rugby Boys."
2009-08-24
"Three chess players take on three mathematicians in the battle for third place."
2009-08-31
"We discover what connects Spock, Lisa Simpson, Brachiosaurus and Adolf Hitler."
Season 3 - Only Connect
2010-04-01
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nA team of three civil servants with a shared love of Radio 4's The Archers pit their wits against a trio of music lovers who between them perform or enjoy everything from pub rock to choral sung mass.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from AC battery to compass wrench to glass hammer to long stand."
2010-01-11
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nThe Polymaths pool their disparate skills in chicken husbandry, musical theatre and urban geography to challenge the brainpower of the Strategists, a team unified by their love of sophisticated strategy board games.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, including Cakes and Ale, The Dogs of War, Brave New World and The Darling Buds of May."
2010-01-18
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nThree members of the Brighton and Hove (Actually) Gay Men's Chorus square up to a trio of postgraduates of Brasenose College, Oxford.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random."
2010-01-25
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nThree philosophy students pit their wisdom against a trio of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy fans.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random."
2010-02-01
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nThree neuroscientists hailing from Australia, South Africa and Canada scrum down against the intellectual brawn of three rugby fans, as they compete to draw together the connections between many disparate elements that, at first glance, seem utterly bereft of associations.\n\nSo what connects cream, quotation marks, tennis matches and yellow lines?"
2010-02-08
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nThree former flatmates and graduates of Exeter University pit their wits against a news producer, a civil servant and an IT consultant who share a passion for fine food. Who will win the battle as they compete to draw together the connections between things, which, at first glance, seem utterly random?"
2010-02-15
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nA team of insurance professionals face off against a trio of committed gamblers. Who will win the battle as they compete to draw together the connections between things, which, at first glance, seem utterly random - such as Prince of Darkness, Bambi, Grocer and Tarzan?"
2010-02-22
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nThree senior managers from a national bookstore face off against a team drawn together by their love of London's retro bowling alleys.\n\nWho will win the battle as they compete to draw together the connections between things, which, at first glance, seem utterly random?"
2010-03-01
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nIn the first of the quarter-finals, three fans of the Archers radio series take on the combined knowledge of three flatmates who all met up at Exeter University. They compete to draw together the connections between things, which, at first glance, seem utterly random - from Castor and Pollux to Brahma to Yoshi to Orville the Duck."
2010-03-08
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nIn the second of the quarter-finals, three postgraduate students from Brasenose College, Oxford, pit their wits against a trio of Douglas Adams fans who call themselves the Hitchhikers, in honour of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between elements which, at first glance, seem utterly random: P J Tracy, Nicci French, Ellery Queen and Grant Naylor."
2010-03-15
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nIn the third of the quarter-finals, three studying for their PhDs at Oxford set out to challenge the brainpower of the strategists, a team unified by their love of sophisticated strategy board games. They compete to draw together the connections between things, which, at first glance, seem utterly random - from maypoles to horse racing to spoken theatre to mince pies."
2010-03-22
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nIn the last of the quarter-finals, three committed gamblers take their chances against a team unified by their love of ten-pin bowling. They compete to draw together the connections between things, which, at first glance, seem utterly random - from birdsong to breakout to shotgun to takeover."
2010-03-29
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nIn the first of the Semi Finals, three lovers of the pastoral world of Radio 4's The Archers face new opponents.\n\nHow will they respond to the threat of cavalier risk-taking from a team of confirmed Gamblers? They'll compete to draw together the connections between elements which at first glance seem utterly random, including purple dye and the Jules Rimet trophy."
2010-04-05
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nIn the second semi-final, three fans of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy lock horns with the cunning of the Strategists, a team bound by their love of obscure European board games.\n\nThey'll compete to draw together the connections between elements which at first glance seem utterly random."
2010-04-12
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nIn the series final, cunning and tactics combine with logic, recall and tangential inspiration, as three committed Gamblers resist the temptation to take too many risks and the Strategists fight the impulse to err on the side of caution. Whose approach will win out in this battle of the giants?\n\nThey'll compete to draw together the connections between elements which at first glance seem utterly random, from Captain Scarlet to Reg Cox to Marty Hopkirk to Arnold J Rimmer."
Season 4 - Only Connect
2010-09-06
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nA team of three old university pals with a shared love of exotic foods and fine dining pit their wits against a trio of Ulstermen from the Northern Ireland Court Service.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from USS Constitution to Edmund II to Cromwell's cavalrymen to Raymond Burr."
2010-09-13
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nThe Wright family from Leeds pool their knowledge of IT, Electrical Engineering and Mexican cinema to challenge the brainpower of the Urban Walkers, a team unified by their love of taking extended inner city hikes across various European capitals."
2010-09-20
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nA doctor, a teacher and an accountant with a shared passion for radio square up to a trio of professional taxomomists - three women who make companies more successful through their precise use of language.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random."
2010-09-27
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nThree stalwarts of the Camden music scene (including the man who discovered Blur) pit their wit and wisdom against a husband, wife and pal who share a love of geocaching, the craze for treasure-hunting using GPS.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Mao to David Hume to Casanova to Philip Larkin."
2010-10-04
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nThree fantasy writers, captained by a man who has written for Doctor Who, lock horns with a trio of bridge players, each with post-grad qualifications from Oxford University.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from monocaine to the helmet of Perseus to Siegfried's cloak to James Bond's Aston Martin."
2010-10-11
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nThree friends who originally met through British Mensa pit their wits against a team drawn together by their love of TV blogs and forums.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from mice to Madeleine to Gabriel."
2010-10-18
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nThree dedicated hill walkers from Derbyshire face off against a family threesome of husband, wife and brother-in-law.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Race for Life to the Sanctuary Spa to the Oaks Stakes to the Orange Prize for Fiction."
2010-10-25
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nThree men joined by their enthusiasm for real ale confront two maths graduates and a pharmacist who are a regular fixture at their local pool hall.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Pugachev's Cobra to Split S, Cuban Eight and Barrel Roll."
2010-11-01
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nIn the first of the quarter-finals, three old chums from university days who share a passion for fine dining take on the combined knowledge of three Oxford graduates with a love of bridge.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Agamemnon to Jim Morrison, Marion Crane and Jean-Paul Marat."
2010-11-08
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nIn the second quarter-final, the Wright family of mum, dad and daughter return to pit their wits against a trio of committed bloggers who met on TV gossip forum sites.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Unloose to Debone, Irregardless and Inflammable."
2010-11-22
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nIn the third quarter-final, a doctor, a teacher and an accountant with a unifying love of the radio return to challenge the brainpower of three Camden-based lynchpins of the British music industry.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Rachel Stevens to Newfoundland dog, Stalin and Donald Duck."
2010-11-29
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nIn the last quarter-final, a family team featuring a patent lawyer, a graphic designer and a business analyst return to the field of conflict to take their chances against a trio unified by their love of authentic cask-conditioned ales.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from early return from transportation to destroying a fishpond, sacrilege and treason."
2010-12-06
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nIn the first semi-final, three lovers of luxurious wines and exotic dishes set aside their shared passion to address the challenge of the combined wits of the Wright family.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance seem utterly random, such as completing the sequence: 1950: Soap; 1952: Tea; 1953: Cream, eggs, sweets, sugar; ????"
2010-12-13
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nIn the second semi-final, three lovers of authentic beer lock horns with the cunning of a team bound by their love of the airwaves.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance seem utterly random, from Norman Conquest begins to Stella Artois brewery founded to Great Fire of London to ????"
2010-12-20
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nIn this play-off between semi-final losers, the Wright family combine their wits to take on the mental firepower of the alesmen in a last battle for glory.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random - from I, Libertine to Venus on the Half-shell to the Tales of Beedle Bard to Fly Fishing."
2010-12-27
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nIn the series finale, cunning and tactics combine with logic, recall and tangential inspiration as three committed gourmands set aside their love of fine foods to concentrate on the job in hand - battle for victory over the radio addicts, a team with the diverse combined knowledge of a doctor, a teacher and an accountant.\n\nThey compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random."
Season 5 - Only Connect
2011-08-15
"A trio of social networkers who met online take on three committed vegetarians. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from the Barghest of Yorkshire to the Mail on Sunday's political column to Winston Churchill's depression to Gnasher."
2011-08-22
"A father, son and daughter-in-law square up to three postgraduate chemistry students from Oxford University. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from French nuclear tests in 1960 to the Krzysztof Kieslowski film trilogy to the Luxembourg flag to the Minis in The Italian Job."
2011-08-29
"A team of professional analysts with degrees in modern languages, English and maths pit their wits against a trio of editors who delight in their meticulous attention to detail. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Ho to Beetlejuice to I Divorce You to White Rabbits."
2011-09-05
"Three running enthusiasts play three colleagues from a creative engineering company"
2011-09-12
"Three online football team managers take on a team who love historical things."
2011-09-19
"Three Listener crossword fans play a trio of choristers from Sheffield University"
2011-09-26
"Three rowers play a trio of linguists."
2011-10-03
"Three aficionados of the Scottish rock music scene pit their wits against three members of an executive council trade union group. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Isabelle Dinoire to Tycho Brahe to the Maid in the Garden to the Sphinx."
2011-10-10
"Three online pals take on a trio of history buffs in the first of the quarter-finals. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from elephant to hippopotamus to Mississippi to one thousand"
2011-10-17
"A team of rowers encounter three fans of the Listener crossword in the second of the quarter-finals. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Steiff to Veuve Clicquot to Deutsche Grammophon to Boddingtons."
2011-10-24
"A father, son and daughter-in-law pit their wits against three members of an executive council trade union group in the third of the quarter-finals. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Little Venice to Silver to Christopher Columbus to The Equator."
2011-10-31
"Three professional analysts square up to three colleagues at a creative engineering firm in the last of the quarter-finals. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Private Wilhelm to Jelly Babies to Mandrakes to David Sutch."
Season 6 - Only Connect
2012-08-27
"Members of Danny Wallace's Join Me campaign pit their wits against three beer lovers."
2012-09-03
"Teams try to connect Desert Attack to MI-5 to Clue to Murder in the Calais Coach."
2012-09-10
"A trio of footballers pit their wits against three orchestral players."
2012-09-17
"A trio of writers pit their wits against three high school teachers."
2012-09-24
"Three friends who share hearty appetites take on a trio of young mathematicians."
2012-10-01
"Three Winchester friends pit their wits against a team who have all recently quit smoking."
2012-10-08
"Three professional writers compete against on a trio of friends united by their love of codes and puzzles this week."
2012-10-15
"Three colleagues in an accountancy firm pit their wits against a team of cinema lovers, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Touched by Death, electrocuted by hospital generator, squashed by cartload of underpants and shot by Mr Garrison."
2012-10-22
"Three beer drinkers take on a trio of mathematicians in the first of the quarter-finals, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Chichester's round the world yacht, Nicholas Breakspear, Henry Bolingbroke and Star Wars: A New Hope."
2012-10-29
"A team of committed football fans encounters three film lovers in the second of the quarter-finals, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects sachertorte, valrhona chocolate, custard cream biscuits and polo mints."
2012-11-05
"Three teachers encounter a trio of writers in the third of the quarter-finals, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Sara Lee, Brita, Wendy's and Lily O'Brien's."
2012-11-19
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital. Three friends from Winchester square up to a team united by their passion for reading and writing in this quarter-final, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects the 69th Infantry Regiment, M\u00fcnchner Kindl, Serjeant-at-Arms and the Greek Olympic team."
2012-11-26
"In the first of the semi-finals three football fans take on a trio of beer enthusiasts, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Hercule Poirot 06\/08\/1975, Tour de France 26\/07\/2007, Captain Birdseye 07\/06\/1971 and English cricket 02\/09\/1882."
2012-12-03
"In the second of the semi-finals, a trio of scribes and three wordsmiths fight it out for a place in the series finale, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Yesterday, sewing machine, benzene ring and Kubla Khan."
2012-12-10
"In the play-off for third place, a trio of football fans and three writers compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Jed Clampett: 9.5, Artemis Fowl II: 13.5, Scrooge McDuck: 44.1 and Rich Uncle Pennybags: 2.6."
2012-12-17
"In the series final and the 100th episode, three writers square up to a trio of beer lovers for the right to be named Series 6 champions. They must draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Marty Feldman's last film, captain of Queen Anne's Revenge, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick and wife-murdering Perrault character."
Season 7 - Only Connect
2013-05-13
"Three graduates of Corpus Christi College, Oxford pit their wits against a trio of cat lovers, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects the Green Knight, electric toothbrush, Kryten and Worzel Gummidge."
2013-05-20
"Three map lovers take on a team from Wales, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Civilization V, Chicken Wire, Graphite Crystal, and Blockbusters board."
2013-05-27
"A trio connected by their love of all things French take on three festival attendees, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Hirst's 'Cupric Nitrate', Mr Tumble's bag, Pudsey's bandage, and Twister mat."
2013-06-03
"A trio of GPs square up to three fell walkers, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Injun Joe's body, Roquefort cheese, Dead Sea Scrolls, and troglodytes."
2013-06-10
"Two teams who lost their first heats return for another chance at making the semi-finals, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects prom video, holiday armadillo, Princess Leia fantasy, and fake Monica."
2013-06-17
"Three GPs and a trio of festival fans return for a second chance at making the semi-finals, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Freda Fry, Metropolis, Gromit, and 4'33\"."
2013-06-24
"The Celts and the Cat Lovers, both first-round winners, return in the hopes of securing a place in the semi-finals, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Felicity, California with the Forbidden City, Jerusalem on the Mappa Mundi and Mecca."
2013-07-01
"The Francophiles and the Fell Walkers, both first-round winners, return in the hopes of securing a place in the semi-finals, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Mali, Guinea to Ireland, Ivory Coast to Netherlands, Serbia & Montenegro to Poland, Monaco."
2013-07-08
"Festival Fans v Cat Lovers: Quiz show in which links must be made between seemingly random things. A trio of festival fans take on three cat lovers in a bid to make the semifinals."
2013-07-15
"Three map lovers and a trio of fell walkers return to try to make it to the semi-finals, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects orphans in Oliver Twist, tropical storms, Sue Grafton detective novel series and series of QI."
2013-07-22
"Celts v Festival Fans: Quiz show in which links must be made between seemingly random things. In the first of the semi-finals, a team from Wales take on a trio of festival fans."
2013-07-29
"Francophiles v Cartophiles: Quiz show in which links must be made between seemingly random things. In the second semi-final, three Francophiles square up to a trio of map lovers."
2013-08-05
"Francophiles v Celts: In the series finale, the Francophiles take on the Celts in a bid to be named champions. They try to find connections between things which seem utterly random."
Season 8 - Only Connect
2013-09-23
"Lasletts v Pilots: A family team take on a team of three airline pilots."
2013-09-30
"Globetrotters v Board Gamers: Quiz show in which connections must be made between things which seem utterly random. A trio of travellers square up to three board game players."
2013-10-07
"Oenophiles v Science Editors: Quiz show in which connections must be made between things which appear utterly random. A trio of wine lovers take on three science editors."
2013-10-14
"Press Gang v Bakers: Quiz show in which connections must be made between things which appear utterly random at first glance. The press gang take on a team of bakers."
2013-10-21
"Pilots v Globetrotters: Quiz show in which connections must be made between things which appear utterly random at first glance. Two teams who lost their first-round heats return."
2013-10-28
"Press Gang v Science Editors: Quiz show in which connections must be made between things which appear utterly random at first glance. Two teams who lost their first heats return."
2013-11-04
"Lasletts v Board Gamers: Quiz show in which connections must be made between things which appear random. Family team the Lasletts compete against a trio of board game enthusiasts."
2013-11-18
"Oenophiles v Bakers: Quiz show in which connections must be made between things which appear random. Two teams of first-round winners return, as three wine lovers play three bakers."
2013-11-25
"Science Editors v Board Gamers: Quiz show in which connections must be made between things which appear random. Three science editors take on a trio of board gamers."
2013-12-02
"Globetrotters v Bakers: Quiz show in which connections must be made between things which appear random. A trio of travellers take on three bakers, trying to make the semi-finals."
2013-12-09
"Oenophiles v Board Gamers: Quiz show in which connections must be made between things which appear random. Three wine lovers take on three board gamers in the first semi-final."
2013-12-16
"Lasletts v Bakers: Quiz show in which connections must be made between things which appear random. A family team take on three bakers in the last of the semi-finals."
2013-12-23
"Board Gamers v Bakers: Three board game aficionados take on a trio of bakers in the series finale."
Season 9 - Only Connect
2014-04-14
"A family team take on three museum aficionados."
2014-04-21
"Three fans of the continent take on a family team."
2014-04-28
"Three Welsh language learners take on a trio of software engineers."
2014-05-05
"Three former athletes square up to a trio of record collectors."
2014-05-12
"Two first-round losers return as a family team play a trio of art enthusiasts."
2014-05-19
"Three former athletes take on a trio of computer experts."
2014-05-26
"A trio of Europhiles take on a family team in a bid to reach the semi-finals."
2014-06-02
"Three budding linguists take on a trio of record collectors."
2014-06-09
"Three software engineers take on a family team in a bid to make the semis."
2014-06-16
"A family team plays a trio record collectors in a bid to make the semi-final."
2014-06-23
"A trio of Welsh learners take on a family team in the first of the semi-finals."
2014-06-30
"Three Europhiles take on a trio of computer experts in the second of the semi-finals."
2014-07-07
"In the final, the Europhiles and the Relatives compete to draw connections between seemingly random things. Join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects: Monaco, Stoccarda, Colonia and Berlino."
Season 10 - Only Connect
2014-09-01
"A trio of political enthusiasts compete against three cat lovers to draw together the connections between seemingly unrelated things. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects a theatre on London's Argyll Street, a golf club, a UK policeman and a US five-cent coin."
2014-09-08
"Three historians take on a team from Oxford. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Guernsey, Jersey, Balaclava and Bikini."
2014-09-15
"Three musicians take on a team of Doctor Who fans. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Steve Jobs, Marcus Garvey, Dave Swarbrick and Mark Twain."
2014-09-22
"A team of researchers from QI take on a trio of book lovers. They'll compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Ford Prefect, Sherlock Holmes, David Brent and Gandalf."
2014-09-29
"Three coders square up to a team of video gamers. They'll compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects doctor, neighbour, friend and spook."
2014-10-06
"A team of chess fans meet a team of linguists. They'll compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects apt, apposite, awl and anion."
2014-10-13
"A team of orienteers take on three old-fashioned romantics. They'll compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects messiah, apocalypse, the heist and russian roulette."
2014-10-20
"A trio of Norway-lovers take on three cricket fans. They'll compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Ruddigore, Straw Dogs, Jamaica Inn and Doc Martin"
2014-10-27
"Two teams of first-round losers return for a second chance to stay in the tournament. They'll compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Diamond Sutra, Benin Bronzes, Rosetta Stone and Elgin Marbles."
2014-11-03
"Two more teams of first-round losers return for a second chance to stay in the tournament. They compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance seem utterly random. Join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Salem, Graymalkin, Crookshanks and Gobbolino."
2014-11-17
"Two more teams of first-round losers return for a second chance to stay in the tournament. They compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance seem utterly random."
2014-11-24
"Two more teams of first-round losers return for a second chance to stay in the tournament. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Joan Fontaine, Jack Charlton, Lucian Freud and Liam Gallagher."
2014-12-01
"Two teams who won their first heat return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Meher Baba, Cuzco, Peru, peace and the LGBT community."
2014-12-08
"Two teams who won their first heat return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects a rat, zombies, a paternity dispute and racism."
2014-12-15
"Two more first-round winners return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects North Korea, the state of Israel, Hells Angels and the National Health Service."
2015-01-05
"Two more first-round winners return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Sapporo Dome, John Smith's Stadium, Liberty Stadium and KC Stadium."
2015-01-12
"A trio of chess players and three cat lovers return for a last chance at making it to the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Romeo, Wayne, Kim and Bow Wow."
2015-01-19
"Three linguists square up to a team from Oxford in a bid to make it to the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Muscoidea, uncomplimentary, unproprietary and unoriental."
2015-01-26
"A team of book lovers take on three video gamers in a bid to secure a place in the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Queen Elizabeth II, Romeo Beckham, Mark and Carol Thatcher, and Macduff."
2015-02-02
"The QI Elves take on three computer experts as they compete to win a place in the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Jimmy White, Bob Welch, Bruce Reynolds and Ronnie Biggs."
2015-02-09
"In this quarter-final, three historians take on a trio of linguists. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Susan, Surajprasad, Staples and Stearns."
2015-02-16
"In the second of the quarter-finals, the Orienteers face up to a team of video game enthusiasts. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Rome 64, London 1212, New York 1776 and London 1666."
2015-02-23
"The QI Elves return in this quarter-final. They compete against the Nordiphiles to draw together the connection between things, which at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Usain Bolt, William Wordsworth, Mark de Man and Lord Judge."
2015-03-02
"Three chess players take on a team of Doctor Who fans in the last of the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects memory stick, jazzercise, jacuzzi and portaloo."
2015-03-16
"In the first of the semi-finals a trio of chess aficionados take on three history buffs in a bid to win their place in the series finale. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects lanthanides, a Gaelic football team, the UN Security Council and the Scottish jury in a criminal trial."
2015-03-23
"In the last of the semi-finals a team of orienteers take on the QI Elves in a bid to win their place in the series finale. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects the island home of Circe, the three-toed sloth, the third-largest Jovian moon and the French word for 'water'."
2015-03-30
"In the series finale, the Orienteers and Chessmen battle it out to be named Only Connect champions. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, White Death, Robin Hood and King Charles II."
Season 11 - Only Connect
2015-07-13
"Three crossword compilers take on a trio of operational researchers in the first of the eleventh series. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Quintuple Troth, Distress Signal, 1963 Lincoln Memorial Speech and 1815 Belgian Battle."
2015-07-20
"A team of linguists take on three York University students in this show. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Monstroso, Any Human Heart, Birdsong and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."
2015-07-27
"A team of film buffs take on three cocktail aficionados. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Daddy Warbucks, Ellen Ripley, Sherlock Holmes and Bobby Ewing."
2015-08-03
"A team of collectors take on three railway enthusiasts. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Llanelli RFC, A for adultery, Sir Percy Blakeney and Sherlock Holmes debut."
2015-08-10
"A team of travel enthusiasts take on a trio of bibliophiles. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects a song in High Society, a Whiskas slogan, Kenneth Wolstenholme commentary and an EM Forster epigram."
2015-08-17
"A team of musicians take on three publishers in this edition. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects the flag of Vietnam, Google Os, the MCC tie and Rupert Bear's clothes."
2015-08-24
"A trio of road trippers take on three fans of Greece in this edition. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Elizabeth and James, Menace II Society, Harvard Connection and I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)."
2015-08-31
"A team of scientists square up to a team of builders in the last of the heats. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects The Raven, Little Weed, Seagulls in Finding Nemo and Hodor."
2015-09-07
"A team of linguists battle it out against a team of operational researchers for a place in the next phase of the competition. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects the Pirate Planet, Starship Titanic, Last Chance to See and h2g2."
2015-09-14
"Two teams who lost their first heats return for one last chance to make it to the quarter finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Darkness Visible, the Dementors, a bell jar and a black dog."
2015-09-21
"Two teams who lost their first heats return for one last chance to make it to the quarter finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects the starting position in Shogi, The Times crossword grid, the flag of Georgia and S."
2015-09-28
"Two teams who lost their first heats return for one last chance to make it to the quarter finals. The Road Trippers and the Builders compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. What links seven consonants, two vowels, three syllables and seven letters?"
2015-10-05
"The Cluesmiths take on the Yorkers. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Seborga, Forvik, Christiania and Sealand."
2015-10-12
"Two winning teams return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals: The Spaghetti Westerners and the Railwaymen. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects a set of decimal coins, a set of badges, a 1970 annual and a photograph of Valerie Singleton."
2015-10-19
"A team of Wayfarers take on a trio of musicians. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects numbat, echidna, pangolin and aardvark."
2015-10-26
"Three scientists take on a team of Athenians. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Einsteinium, names of Allah, 1974 Lions call and Luftballons."
2015-11-02
"The Cluesmiths and Mixologists return for a last chance to earn a place in the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Matthew Bannister's show BBC World Service, an entry in a dictionary, your flexible friend and the venue for London 2012 boxing."
2015-11-16
"A trio of film buffs and three operational researchers return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects a painful sports 'hernia', stars hollow, captain James Onedin and Happy Sandler."
2015-11-23
"A team of wayfarers and three builders return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Medelsvensson [Sweden], Max Mustermann [Germany], Jan Modaal [Netherlands] and Joe Blow [Australia]."
2015-11-30
"The Athenians and Bookworms return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects The Cradle Will Rock, The Pilgrim's Progress, the New Statesman and the Mr Men."
2015-12-07
"The Scientists and the String Section return in the first of the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Memoir: My Life, Song: Your Life, Film: September and Novella: The Life of Ivan Denisovich."
2015-12-14
"The Yorkers and the Operational Researchers return in the second quarter-final. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Rebecca, Cold, Western and Judean People's Front."
2015-12-21
"The Cluesmiths and Railwaymen return for a quarter-final match. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects ADN, TVA, SIDA and OTAN."
2015-12-28
"The Wayfarers and Bookworms return for a quarter-final match. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects General Tom Thumb, 'Sonny' Liston, Chuck Berry and Lewis Carroll."
2016-01-04
"The first of the semi-finals and the 200th episode. Two returning teams compete for a place in the grand final. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Bird, Little Dyer, Angelic Brother and Little Barrel."
2016-01-11
"In the second semi-final, two returning teams compete for a place in the grand final. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects 'blending', 'changing', 'like smoke' and light-dark'."
2016-01-18
"In the grand final, two teams battle it out to be named Only Connect series champions. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Foke, Hombay, Egantic and Leakfast."
Season 12 - Only Connect
2016-07-11
"Three fans of the London Underground take on a trio of bardophiles and attempt to connect Brownies, Michael Fagan, Freddie Krueger and the Milk Tray Man."
2016-07-18
"Three cocktail drinkers take on a trio of taverners and attempt to connect Eurovision Song Contest, Cow & Gate, Wall's and I Love New York."
2016-07-25
"Three fans of PG Wodehouse square up to a team of wordsmiths and attempt to connect Georgia: Canada, Sunda: Indonesia, Bass: Australia and Cook: New Zealand."
2016-08-01
"A trio of networkers take on a family team and attempt to connect Cafetiere, Condom, Eggy bread and Chips."
2016-08-08
"A team of photographers take on a trio of Londoners and attempt to connect Cot, Holland, Chira and Bonapart."
2016-08-15
"Three Korfball players take on a family from Guernsey in this episode and attempt to connect Annabel Lee, Delilah, Rebecca and Weekend at Bernie's."
2016-08-22
"Two teams who lost their first heats return as highest scoring losers in this show and attempt to connect Betjeman, Alsatian, Liberty Cabbage and Windsor."
2016-08-29
"Two teams who lost their first heats return as highest scoring losers in this show and attempt to connect Minotaur, Frobscottle, Moloko Plus and Duff."
2016-09-05
"A new round of heats begins as some spicy food lovers take on three fans of Eurovision and attempt to connect 'From the roots' (Greek), 'We can' (Spanish), 'We ourselves' (Gaelic) and 'Party of Wales' (Welsh)."
2016-09-12
"A team of wrestling fans take on a trio from Clare College, Cambridge and attempt to connect single-fingered rock-climbing hold, Spanish monkey, North American glandular fever and single-channel sound reproduction."
2016-09-19
"A team of poets take on three fans of the Oscars and attempt to connect the Nabateans, Makka Pakka, Alley Oop and Old Mother Shipton."
2016-09-26
"This heat sees a team of genealogists take on three surrealists and attempt to connect a violin's extraneous discordant notes, Lotharios, Molineux team and Canis Lupis."
2016-10-03
"The Maltsters take on the Policy Wonks in this opening heat and attempt to connect the Indonesian national airline, a Carla Lane sitcom, International Rescue craft and capital of Arizona."
2016-10-10
"A team from Scunthorpe take on a trio of Beekeepers in this heat and attempt to connect Ungrammatical string follows, Multiply, Not out and Required field."
2016-10-17
"Two teams who lost their first heats return as highest-scoring losers in this show and attempt to connect Mother-in-law, Court-martial, Lord Lieutenant and Poet Laureate."
2016-10-31
"Two more teams who lost their first heats return as highest-scoring losers and attempt to connect Lou Gehrig: Horse, Louis Van Gaal: Tulip, Wellington: Duke and Otto von Bismarck: Chancellor."
2016-11-07
"Two teams of first-round winners return to fight for a place in round three and attempt to connect Malabo, Conakry, Port Moresby and Bissau."
2016-11-14
"Two more teams of first-round winners return to fight for a place in round three and attempt to connect Kashmir, Pyrenees, Lake Victoria and Borneo."
2016-11-21
"Two teams of first-round winners return to fight for a place in round three. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random."
2016-11-28
"The Taverners and Verbivores return to try to make it into round three. They compete to draw together connections between things which seem random."
2016-12-05
"The Fire-Eaters and the Clareites return to try to make it into round three. They compete to draw together connections between things which seem random."
2016-12-12
"The Part-Time Poets and the Surrealists compete for a place in round three, drawing together connections between things which seem random."
2016-12-19
"Two teams of first-round winners return for a chance to make it into the next round."
2017-01-06
"The Genealogists and Oscar Men return for their last chance to make it into round three."
2017-01-13
"The Fire-Eaters and the Korfballers fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals."
2017-01-20
"Round three continues as two more teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals."
2017-01-27
"The Beekeepers and Cosmopolitans fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals."
2017-02-03
"The Psmiths take on the Oscar Men in this round three game."
2017-02-10
"Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals."
2017-02-17
"Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals."
2017-02-24
"Find out what connects Tuvalu, hijab, Defra and nope in a quarter-final game."
2017-03-03
"Find out what connects Ali Amako, Reece Thens, Elize Elmopan and Enya Airobi."
2017-03-10
"The Beekeepers take on the Korfballers in this quarter-final game."
2017-03-17
"The Psmiths and Verbivores compete for a last chance to make it to the semi-finals."
2017-03-24
"Two teams compete in this semi-final game."
2017-03-31
"Two teams compete in the second semi-final game."
2017-04-07
"Two teams compete in the final game of the series."
Season 13 - Only Connect
2017-07-28
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital. Three Tolkien fans take on a church team in the first of the series. They compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects pat: bone, rub: disease, Nut: spread and salmon: bacteria."
2017-08-04
"A team of geocachers takes on a trio with an interest in Vikings in the quiz testing general knowledge and lateral thinking. The players must make connections between four things that may at first not appear to be linked, with one set of clues consisting of exhibit, salt and pepper, outcast and roots manoeuvre. Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts."
2017-08-11
"A team of reptile lovers take on three background actors in the quiz testing general knowledge and lateral thinking. The players must make connections between four things that may at first not appear to be linked, with one set of clues consisting of bubble, indemnity, Dutch and entendre. Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts."
2017-08-18
"A team of environmentalists takes on a trio who enjoy tackling escape rooms in the quiz testing general knowledge and lateral thinking. The players must make connections between four things that may at first not appear to be linked, with one set of clues consisting of Polonius, Waymar Royce, Reg Cox and Abel. Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts."
2017-08-25
"A team of former physicists takes on a trio united by their love of Belgium in the quiz testing general knowledge and lateral thinking. The players must make connections between four things that may at first not appear to be linked, with one set of clues consisting of Oscar the Grouch, Central Line, the top stripe on the Netherlands' flag and French portion of EE Telecom."
2017-09-01
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts as a team of boardgamers, led by University Challenge alum Gail Trimble, takes on three lovers of Latin cuisine in the quiz testing general knowledge and lateral thinking. The players must make connections between four things that may at first not appear to be linked, with one set of clues consisting of Tom Finney, Joe Wurzelbacher, Thomas Crapper and Mario."
2017-09-08
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. In this heat, three cricket fans take on a team of professional question setters."
2017-09-15
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. A team of solo applicants take on three teachers."
2017-09-22
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts as a team of former strangers who met on a quiz app take on three public school teachers in in the quiz testing general knowledge and lateral thinking. The players must make connections between four things that may at first not appear to be linked, with one set of clues comprising Houston, the Ryder Cup, Morse code and Colt pistol."
2017-09-29
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents, as a team of fashion fans takes on a group of football coaches in in the quiz testing general knowledge and lateral thinking. The players must make connections between four things that may at first not appear to be linked, with one task being to determine the following word in the sequence: factory, Italian and automobiles."
2017-10-06
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents as a team of darts players takes on three AFC Wimbledon supporters in the quiz testing general knowledge and lateral thinking. The players must make connections between four things that may at first not appear to be linked, with one set of clues comprising Ishmael, Piscine Patel, Lemuel Gulliver and Robinson Crusoe."
2017-10-13
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents as a team of Sherlock Holmes fans take on three theatre workers in the last of the opening heats of the quiz testing general knowledge and lateral thinking. The players must make connections between four things that may at first not appear to be linked, with one set of clues comprising Improbable, Watchmaker, Gene and Delusion."
2017-10-20
"A team of Vikings takes on a squad of parishioners in the lateral thinking general knowledge quiz. As ever, host Victoria Coren Mitchell will be asking contestants to make connections between things that at first do not appear to be linked, including a comedian, an identical twin, and a `history boy'."
2017-10-27
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents as the Eco-Warriors take on the Snake Charmers in a round two game of the quiz testing general knowledge and lateral thinking. The players must make connections between four things that may at first not appear to be linked, with one set of clues comprising Pressed, Stained, Little Hood and American."
2017-11-10
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents as the Meeples and Belgophiles return for this round two game of the quiz testing general knowledge and lateral thinking. The players must make connections between four things that may at first not appear to be linked, with one set of clues comprising George Sullivan, dried paste, tumble ready and Eve the Ants."
2017-11-17
"Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell. The Wanderers and Inquisitors return for a round-two game."
2017-12-08
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents as the Dandies and Beaks return for this round two game of the quiz testing general knowledge and lateral thinking. Among the challenges facing the players is to determine what connects Something's Got to Give, The Athenaeum Portrait, The Last Tycoon and Schubert's Symphony No 8."
2017-12-15
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents as the Detectives and Arrowheads return for this round two game of the quiz testing general knowledge and lateral thinking. Among the challenges facing the players is to determine what connects Man-Killer, Penthesilea, Sharron Davies and Jeff Bezos' company."
2017-12-22
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents as round two losers the Meeples and Parishioners return for their last chance to stay in the competition. Among the challenges facing the players is to determine what connects Blockbusters, Rorke's Drift, Fox and Geese and ice hockey power play."
2018-01-01
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents as round two losers Snake Charmers and the Inquisitors return for one final chance to stay in the competition. Among the challenges facing the players is to determine what connects DiConcetto & Cruz, Moore & Prater, Green & Flynn, and Bono & Sarkisian."
2018-01-08
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents as round two losers the Dandies and the Arrowheads return for one final chance to stay in the competition. Among the challenges facing the players is to determine what connects Extra Special, M Signature, Finest, and Taste the Difference."
2018-01-15
"Victoria Coren Mitchell asks the questions as round two losers the Cricketers and the Escapologists return for one final chance to stay in the competition. Among the challenges facing the players is to determine what connects Robin Masters, Madeline Magellan, Temperance Brennan and Jessica Fletcher."
2018-01-22
"Victoria Coren Mitchell asks the questions as round two losers the Meeples and the Inquisitors return for one final chance to stay in the competition. Among the challenges facing the players is to determine what connects Ice Field, Eton Rugby, English Carom, and League Union."
2018-01-29
"Victoria Coren Mitchell asks the questions as round two losers the Dandies and the Escapologists return for one final chance to stay in the competition. Among the challenges facing the players is to determine what connects light kiss, snow leopard, American garden, and a fastening with rope."
2018-02-05
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the first third-round match of the competition as the Eco-Warriors take on the Inquisitors for a place in the quarter-finals of the quiz. They must use patience, lateral thinking and sheer inspiration to make connections between groups of four things that may appear at first not to be linked, with one set of clues consisting of Boring Ted, Violent Vic, Devout P, and Repulsive Od."
2018-02-12
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the second third-round match of the competition as the Wanderers take on the Vikings for a place in the quarter-finals of the quiz. They must use patience, lateral thinking and sheer inspiration to make connections between groups of four things that may appear at first not to be linked, with one set of clues consisting of Odyle, Caloric, Phlogiston, and Luminiferous aether."
2018-02-19
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts another third-round match as the Detectives take on the Escapologists for a place in the quarter-finals of the quiz. They must use patience, lateral thinking and sheer inspiration to make connections between groups of four things that may appear at first not to be linked, with one set of clues consisting of Cornetto, Red Curtain, Mariachi and Three Colours."
2018-02-26
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts another third-round match as the Belgophiles take on the Beaks for a place in the quarter-finals of the quiz. They must use patience, lateral thinking and sheer inspiration to make connections between groups of four things that may appear at first not to be linked, with one set of clues consisting of Tsar Alexander II, King George VI, the Arc de Triomphe and 12th Earl of Derby."
2018-03-05
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents as round three losers the Wanderers and the Eco-Warriors return for one final chance to stay in the competition. Among the challenges facing the players is to determine what connects Snuppy, Mewtwo, Boba Fett and Dolly."
2018-03-12
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents as round three losers the Detectives and the Beaks return for one final chance to stay in the competition. Among the challenges facing the players is to determine what connects Phone driver, Ed Towers, Loin and ET War."
2018-03-19
"Victoria Coren Mitchell asks the questions as the Vikings take on the Inquisitors in the first of the quarter-final matches, with a place in the semi-finals at stake. They must use patience, lateral thinking and sheer inspiration to make connections between groups of four things that may appear at first not to be linked, with one set of clues consisting of Turn Around, Look Back in Anger, Cha, and Call Me Baby."
2018-03-26
"Victoria Coren Mitchell asks the questions as the Belgophiles take on the Escapologists in the second of the quarter-final matches, with a place in the semi-finals at stake. They must use patience, lateral thinking and sheer inspiration to make connections between groups of four things that may appear at first not to be linked, with one set of clues consisting of Ethel, Yogh, Thorn, and Long S."
2018-04-02
"Victoria Coren Mitchell asks the questions as round three losers the Detectives and the Vikings return for one last chance to win a place in the semi-finals. They must use patience, lateral thinking and sheer inspiration to make connections between groups of four things that may appear at first not to be linked, with one set of clues consisting of Railway, Lonely, Little wheel, and Twenty-one."
2018-04-09
"Victoria Coren Mitchell asks the questions as round three losers the Eco-Warriors and the Escapologists return for one last chance to win a place in the semi-finals. They must use patience, lateral thinking and sheer inspiration to make connections between groups of four things that may appear at first not to be linked, with one set of clues consisting of Oh! Calcutta!, Mayday, Love in tennis, and Dandelion."
2018-04-16
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the first semi-final of the quiz show based on patience and lateral thinking, with one of the questions focusing on the link between Wolf Man, Dora, Rat Man and Little Hans."
2018-04-23
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the second and concluding semi-final of the quiz, in which two teams of contenders use patience, lateral thinking and sheer inspiration to make connections between groups of four things that may appear at first not to be linked."
2018-04-30
"Victoria Coren Mitchell asks the questions in the grand final of the quiz, as the Belgophiles take on either the Escapologists or the Inquisitors to succeed last year's winners the Verbivores and be named Only Connect series champions. The teams must use patience, lateral thinking and sheer inspiration to make connections between groups of four things that may at first appear not to be linked, with one question asking what comes next in the sequence Caloris Montes, Skadi Mons, Mount Everest. Last in the series."
Season 14 - Only Connect
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2018-11-05
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. A team of pyromaniacs take on three animation fans."
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2019-01-21
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. Two teams of first-round winners return for the second round of the tournament."
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2019-02-11
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Both teams playing have won and lost a game, so this is their last chance to stay in."
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2019-04-01
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. The Dicers take on the Birdwatchers in the last quarter-final and 300th episode of the quiz."
2019-04-08
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the first of the semi-finals in the series where knowledge will only take you so far."
2019-04-15
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the second semi-final in the series where knowledge will only take you so far."
2019-04-22
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who lost their semi-finals battle for the third place in this year's tournament."
2019-04-29
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. It is the series finale as two teams battle it out to be named Only Connect Champions."
Season 15 - Only Connect
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2020-02-10
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Tonight sees the first of the quarter-finals."
2020-02-17
"The quarter-finals continue in the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts."
2020-02-24
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts another quarter-final as two teams compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random."
2020-03-02
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the last of the quarter-finals, as two more teams work out the connections between things which at first seem utterly random."
2020-03-09
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the first of the semi-finals tonight as two teams compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random."
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2020-03-23
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams battle it out to be named third-place finishers."
2020-03-30
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. In the series finale, two excellent teams battle it out to be named champions."
Season 16 - Only Connect
2020-09-21
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A trio of Boston United football fans take on a team of wine lovers in the first of the series."
2020-09-28
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A family team take on three murder mystery fans to draw together the connections between seemingly random things."
2020-10-05
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of shuffleboard players take on three live entertainment fans."
2020-10-12
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of puzzle hunters take on three Beatles fans in this opening heat."
2020-10-19
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far - patience and lateral thinking are also vital. Three school friends take on a family team in tonight\u2019s heat."
2020-10-26
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of Dungeons and Dragons players take on a team from the Welsh border in this heat."
2020-11-02
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Three skiing enthusiasts take on a team of co-workers."
2020-11-09
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of sacred music fans take on three seaside dwellers in this heat."
2020-11-16
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who lost their first heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition."
2020-11-23
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who lost their first heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition."
2020-11-30
"Two teams who lost their first heats compete to stay in the competition and attempt to find the connection between Picacho Peak, La Brea Tar Pits, Sierra Nevada Mountains and Rio Grande River."
2020-12-07
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who lost their first heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition."
2020-12-14
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who won their first heats return for a second round."
2020-12-21
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who won their first heats return for a second round."
2020-12-28
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who won their first heats return for a second round."
2021-01-04
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who won their first heats return for a second round."
2021-01-11
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of murder mystery enthusiasts take on three Beatles fans for a last chance to make the quarter-finals."
2021-01-18
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A family team take on three puzzle hunters for a last chance to make the quarter-finals."
2021-01-25
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of former school friends take on three co-workers for a last chance to make the quarter finals."
2021-02-01
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. The Polyhymnians take on the Severns in a last chance to stay in the tournament."
2021-02-08
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. The Whodunnits take on the Corkscrews in tonight\u2019s quarter-final."
2021-02-15
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of shuffle board enthusiasts take on three puzzle hunters in tonight\u2019s quarter-final."
2021-02-22
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of video game enthusiasts take on three school friends in tonight\u2019s quarter-final."
2021-03-01
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. The Severns are facing the Apres Skiers in the last of the quarter-finals."
2021-03-08
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams compete in the first of the semi-finals."
2021-03-15
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams compete to draw connections in the second semi-final."
2021-03-22
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. It's the third place play-off, with two teams competing to draw together connections."
2021-03-29
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. It is the series finale, with two teams competing to be named Only Connect champions."
Season 17 - Only Connect
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26 Jul 2021
"A team of space enthusiasts take on a trio of music lovers in this opening round contest of the fiendishly difficult game show that is all about finding the connections between things that seem random."
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2022-01-17
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the third-place play-off as two teams try to work out what comes next in this sequence: 12. Holbein | 13: Hat | 14: Paris."
2022-01-24
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. It\u2019s the 400th episode and the series finale, with two teams battling it out to be named champions."
Season 18 - Only Connect
2022-08-29
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three data-lovers take on a team of Terry Pratchett fans in the opening heat of the series."
2022-09-05
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the brain-teasing quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three Jilly Cooper fans face a team of road runners in another opening heat."
2022-09-12
"Three followers of fashion take on a team comprising a mother, a daughter, the daughter\u2019s cousin and the mother\u2019s niece. No, the format hasn\u2019t changed: that\u2019s still only a team of three."
2022-09-19
"Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the brain-teasing quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three puzzle fans compete against a team of mature students - yes, there is such a thing."
2022-09-26
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three teachers from Brighton take on three Blackadder addicts in another opening heat."
2022-10-03
"There\u2019s a former MP on one of the teams: her political background comes in handy on the Wall but doesn\u2019t help in the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far."
2022-10-10
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team are rugby supporters, and their opponents are admirers of crustaceans."
2022-10-17
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A family team take on three Sherlock Holmes aficionados."
2022-10-25
"As the series reaches the knock-out stage, can the teams find the link between West and Exotic, Diane and Elvis, Moll and Graeme, and Liston and Lloyd?"
2022-11-01
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two bird-named teams take part in an avian stand-off to establish a pecking order."
2022-11-08
"When presented with a sequence of three clues, can the teams work out what the fourth would be? They\u2019re faced with this apparently random list: New Zealand Parrott, Alias, Small Ford Model."
2022-11-15
"In another knockout match, one of the teams works out what connects four clues after only seeing two of them: Narnian donkey and Edinburgh-based detective."
2022-11-21
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three Pratchett people take on a team of Jilly Cooper aficionados."
2022-11-28
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. She asks what connects the following: Black and White, X and Y, Sun and Moon, and Sword and Shield."
2022-12-05
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three sitcom fans take on a team with a passion for the performing arts."
2022-12-12
"It could be covered with duct tape, rubbed with raw meat, have dandelion milk dripped on it, or be frozen. But why would anyone want to? Victoria is on hand to explain."
2022-12-19
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two returning teams fight for a place in the next round."
2023-01-02
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far \u2013 logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients in this rematch between two teams who met in a previous round."
2023-01-09
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two family teams battle it out to stay in the competition."
2023-01-16
"There\u2019s a place in the next round on offer, and all the teams have to do is answer questions like this: Obel Tower \/ The Tower, Meridian Quay \/ Glasgow Tower \/ The Shard. What\u2019s the connection?"
2023-01-23
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A semi-final place awaits one of the two returning teams, but to get there, they have to answer some diabolical questions."
2023-01-30
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far \u2013 logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients."
2023-02-06
"The semi-finals are looming. All the teams need to do to book their place is answer questions such as: 7 March 2021, 3 July 2021, 22 January 2022. What comes next in the sequence?"
2023-02-13
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Six contestants in search of a semi-final place must deal with a series of tricky questions."
2023-02-20
"It\u2019s the first of the semi-finals, and the pressure is on. What connects On Top of Spaghetti, Pinocchio\u2019s time inside Monstro, Adelaide\u2019s Lament and the cocaine scene in the film Annie Hall?"
2023-02-27
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It\u2019s the second semi-final, but the series structure means the teams have met before"
2023-03-06
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. The final can wait, because this episode is the third place play-off!"
2023-03-13
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It\u2019s the grand final, and Victoria and the teams are joined in the studio by two sparkling guests."
Season 19 - Only Connect
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2023-11-27
"All that stands between the teams and a place in the quarter finals is\u2026 well, questions, obviously. Questions such as this: aua (J), eua (F), a (M). What\u2019s next?"
2023-12-04
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It\u2019s another fiercely fought contest, but one of the teams will have to head home."
2023-12-11
"It's a quarter-final, and the teams have go grapple with such important questions as: what connects Meng Po soup, Lacuna Inc, the waters of Lethe and Superman\u2019s kiss?"
2023-12-18
"It\u2019s a quarter-final, and the questions are getting trickier. For example: various, gaseous, caesium... what might come next in the sequence?"
2024-01-01
"A look at just how far some people will go to commemorate their participation in the show. And what comes fourth in the following sequence: The Snow ____, Under the ____ Sun and The ____ In Winter?"
2024-01-08
"It's the first semi-final of the series, with the teams facing such questions as: what connects gender reveal parties, Dune (1984 film), Creep and pop-up ads?"
2024-01-15
"A coveted place in the third place play-off is at stake: one team will have to settle for being in the final."
2024-01-22
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It\u2019s the third place play-off - how close can it be?"
2024-01-29
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series final of the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It\u2019s an exciting episode: everyone will remember where they were when they watched the drama unfold."
Season 20 - Only Connect
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2024-09-16
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Forster, Keynes and Woolf: all unavailable, sadly, but how will their stand-ins fare against a team of three tea devotees?"
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2024-09-30
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three whisky drinkers take on three number crunchers."
2024-10-07
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three Midlanders take on a team of ale aficionados in trying to connect a series of clues."
2024-10-14
"Undeterred by having been beaten in the missing vowels round last time, the Harmonics are back to take on three devotees of a German card game."
2024-10-21
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three surrealism fans take on a team of tea enthusiasts, trying to establish connections between apparently random clues."
2024-10-28
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A team of whisky lovers returns to face a team from the U3A."
2024-11-04
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. The Al Frescans and the Sprouters return to slug it out for a place in the next round."
2024-11-11
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far \u2013 logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.\n\nTwo teams of talented quizzers wrestle with such questions as -1: OAT, -2: BAT, -3: BOT. What comes next in the sequence?"
2024-11-18
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. What connects: evil, line manager, pleasantly cold and vomit?"
2024-11-25
"Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Nobody goes home tonight: for the teams, it\u2019s a question of how they get to the next round..."