Only Connect

  • : 2008
  • : 442
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  • BBC Two
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  • Game show

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19x1
Cribbagers v Gunners
Episode overview
17, 2023
Victoria Coren Mitchell returns with the quiz based on patience and lateral thinking, with the Cribbagers taking on the Gunners in the opening heat. The teams try to draw together the .. show full overview
19x2
Roadies v Stitchers
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24, 2023
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts another series of the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three rock music fans face a team of enthusiastic embroiderers in another first-round heat.
19x3
Antiphons v Drop of Red
Episode overview
31, 2023
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts another first-round match as devotees of choral music the Antiphons take on red wine connoisseurs Drop of Red. The teams must use patience, lateral thinking .. show full overview
19x4
Thrifters v Suncatchers
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07, 2023
Three lovers of all things pre-loved compete against a team of warm-weather worshippers to work out the connection between a series of clues. For example, what links the following: rise .. show full overview
19x5
Isotopes v Academicals
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14, 2023
Three Matt Groening fans take on a trio of teachers in another opening heat, during which they are tasked with finding the connection between the following: Loretta Lynch, Matthew Hopkins, Tim Davie and Ban Ki-moon.
19x6
Also Rans v Gardners
Episode overview
21, 2023
Another first-round match, and three former Mastermind contenders are in the spotlight, facing a family team. There’s a connection between Catalonia, China, MCC, lifeguard on duty – can the family work it out?
19x7
Mercians v Volunteers
Episode overview
28, 2023
Three willing volunteers take on a team from the Midlands to establish the connection between apparently random clues. For example: what is the connection between sharp taste, words set to music, merciless character and solo character?
19x8
Video Nasties v Solomons Family
Episode overview
04, 2023
In another first-round contest, a fearless family faces fervent film fans. As ever, it’s all about connections – what, for example, links Green monster, Small chandelier, Stone sausage and Merrygold robin? Join Victoria to find out.
19x9
Roadies v Cribbagers
Episode overview
11, 2023
The series reaches the knock-out stage tonight, and only one of the teams can progress to the next round. The quiz is based around establishing connections – for example, what connects .. show full overview
19x10
Drop of Red v Suncatchers
Episode overview
18, 2023
It’s the knockout stage, and the next round beckons for one of the teams. To get there, they must establish the connection between apparently random clues, such as: Van Diemonian .. show full overview
19x11
Academicals v Gardners
Episode overview
25, 2023
Having lost their first game, both teams need a win to stay in. One of them guesses the connection after only three clues: Rador, Ceros and Anzee. What links them, and what could the fourth clue be?
19x12
Solomons Family v Volunteers
Episode overview
02, 2023
Once again, one of the teams will be saying goodbye – but not before they’ve established the connection between some apparently random clues. For example, what connects the following: .. show full overview
19x13
Stitchers v Gunners
Episode overview
09, 2023
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s a ‘winner-winner’ game, so everyone survives to quiz another day.
19x14
Antiphons v Thrifters
Episode overview
16, 2023
It's another ‘winner-winner’ heat, which means one team motors straight through to the next round, while the other has to take a more scenic route. Tug of war, marbles, glass bridge – what comes fourth in this sequence?
19x15
Isotopes v Also Rans
Episode overview
23, 2023
Everyone’s a winner in this episode - in the sense that the losing team wins the right to play another game later in the series. Church, gin, school... what comes fourth in the sequence?
19x16
Mercians v Video Nasties
Episode overview
30, 2023
The Mercians became the second-highest scorers in the programme’s history in their last appearance, finishing with 36 points. But how will they fare against the Video Nasties? They’re .. show full overview
19x17
Antiphons v Suncatchers
Episode overview
06, 2023
Only one team can progress to the next round, after wrestling with clues such as: Patch (dog), Jason (cat), Fred/Freda (tortoise)… What comes next in the sequence?
19x18
Roadies v Stitchers
Episode overview
13, 2023
It’s a rematch tonight – the teams have met before, but once again, fate has intervened to bring them face to face to face. Posidriv, Torx, Phillips... what comes next in the sequence?
19x19
Solomons Family v Video Nasties
Episode overview
20, 2023
It's another rematch – the Video Nasties won last time these teams met. What will the Solomons Family have to do to beat them? Amongst other questions, they have to work out what .. show full overview
19x20
Isotopes v Gardners
Episode overview
27, 2023
All that stands between the teams and a place in the quarter finals is… well, questions, obviously. Questions such as this: aua (J), eua (F), a (M). What’s next?
19x21
Gunners v Suncatchers
Episode overview
04, 2023
It’s another fiercely fought contest, but one of the teams will have to head home after facing fiendish question such as: 4. George Orwell, 3. Mamma Mia, 2. Bob Odenkirk. What might come fourth in the sequence?
19x22
Thrifters v Stitchers
Episode overview
11, 2023
It's a quarter-final, but the losing team can go home with their heads held high, knowing they’ve grappled with such important questions as: what connects Meng Po soup, Lacuna Inc, the waters of Lethe and Superman’s kiss?
19x23
Also Rans v Video Nasties
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18, 2023
It’s a quarter-final, and the questions are getting trickier. For example: various, gaseous, caesium... what might come next in the sequence?
19x24
Isotopes v Mercians
Episode overview
01, 2024
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?
19x25
Semi-final 1
Episode overview
08, 2024
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?
19x26
Semi-final 2
Episode overview
15, 2024
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.
19x27
Third Place Play-Off
Episode overview
22, 2024
It’s the third place play-off - how close can it be? SSQQSSD, LMMJVSD, MDMDFSS – what comes next, and what’s the connection?
19x28
Final
Episode overview
29, 2024
It’s an exciting episode: everyone will remember where they were when they watched the drama unfold. The teams certainly will: Cardiff. What’s next in this sequence: 1st of 26: A, 2nd of 26: H, 3rd of 26: R...?

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