Overview of 'Only Connect' Season 12

Only Connect (2008)

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.

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Release Date: 2008-09-15
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

6.4/10

Country: GB
Language: English
Runtime: 30

Season 12 Episode List

Episode 1 - Tubers v Bardophiles
Release Date: 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.
Episode 2 - Cosmopolitans v Taverners
Release Date: 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.
Episode 3 - Psmiths v Verbivores
Release Date: 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.
Episode 4 - Networkers v Cousins
Release Date: 2016-08-01
A trio of networkers take on a family team and attempt to connect Cafetiere, Condom, Eggy bread and Chips.
Episode 5 - Shutterbugs v Highgates
Release Date: 2016-08-08
A team of photographers take on a trio of Londoners and attempt to connect Cot, Holland, Chira and Bonapart.
Episode 6 - Korfballers v Channel Islanders
Release Date: 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.
Episode 7 - Bardophiles v Taverners
Release Date: 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.
Episode 8 - Verbivores v Channel Islanders
Release Date: 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.
Episode 9 - Fire-Eaters v Eurovisionaries
Release Date: 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).
Episode 10 - Wrestlers v Clareites
Release Date: 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.
Episode 11 - Part-Time Poets v Oscar Men
Release Date: 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.
Episode 12 - Genealogists v Surrealists
Release Date: 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.
Episode 13 - Maltsters v Policy Wonks
Release Date: 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.
Episode 14 - Scunthorpe Scholars v Beekeepers
Release Date: 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.
Episode 15 - Maltsters v Oscar Men
Release Date: 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.
Episode 16 - Wrestlers v Genealogists
Release Date: 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.
Episode 17 - Cosmopolitans v Tubers
Release Date: 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.
Episode 18 - Networkers v Psmiths
Release Date: 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.
Episode 19 - Shutterbugs v Korfballers
Release Date: 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.
Episode 20 - Verbivores v Taverners
Release Date: 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.
Episode 21 - Fire-Eaters v Clareites
Release Date: 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.
Episode 22 - Part-Time Poets v Surrealists
Release Date: 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.
Episode 23 - Beekeepers v Policy Wonks
Release Date: 2016-12-19
Two teams of first-round winners return for a chance to make it into the next round.
Episode 24 - Genealogists v Oscar Men
Release Date: 2017-01-06
The Genealogists and Oscar Men return for their last chance to make it into round three.
Episode 25 - Fire-Eaters v Korfballers
Release Date: 2017-01-13
The Fire-Eaters and the Korfballers fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
Episode 26 - Surrealists v Verbivores
Release Date: 2017-01-20
Round three continues as two more teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
Episode 27 - Beekeepers v Cosmopolitans
Release Date: 2017-01-27
The Beekeepers and Cosmopolitans fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
Episode 28 - Psmiths v Oscar Men
Release Date: 2017-02-03
The Psmiths take on the Oscar Men in this round three game.
Episode 29 - Fire-Eaters v Verbivores
Release Date: 2017-02-10
Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.
Episode 30 - Beekeepers v Oscar Men
Release Date: 2017-02-17
Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.
Episode 31 - Surrealists v Korfballers
Release Date: 2017-02-24
Find out what connects Tuvalu, hijab, Defra and nope in a quarter-final game.
Episode 32 - Psmiths v Cosmopolitans
Release Date: 2017-03-03
Find out what connects Ali Amako, Reece Thens, Elize Elmopan and Enya Airobi.
Episode 33 - Beekeepers v Korfballers
Release Date: 2017-03-10
The Beekeepers take on the Korfballers in this quarter-final game.
Episode 34 - Psmiths v Verbivores (2)
Release Date: 2017-03-17
The Psmiths and Verbivores compete for a last chance to make it to the semi-finals.
Episode 35 - Semi-Final 1
Release Date: 2017-03-24
Two teams compete in this semi-final game.
Episode 36 - Semi-Final 2
Release Date: 2017-03-31
Two teams compete in the second semi-final game.
Episode 37 - The Final
Release Date: 2017-04-07
Two teams compete in the final game of the series.