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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Episode 1 - Statisticals v Morporkians
Release Date: 2022-08-29Victoria 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.
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Episode 2 - Jillies v Road Runners
Release Date: 2022-09-05Victoria 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.
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Episode 3 - Peacocks v Mothers Ruined
Release Date: 2022-09-12Three followers of fashion take on a team comprising a mother, a daughter, the daughter’s cousin and the mother’s niece. No, the format hasn’t changed: that’s still only a team of three.
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Episode 4 - Cryptics v Strigiformes
Release Date: 2022-09-19Victoria 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.
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Episode 5 - Cunning Planners v Seagulls
Release Date: 2022-09-26Victoria 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.
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Episode 6 - Jugadores v Harlequins
Release Date: 2022-10-03There’s a former MP on one of the teams: her political background comes in handy on the Wall but doesn’t help in the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far.
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Episode 7 - Scrummagers v Crustaceans
Release Date: 2022-10-10Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team are rugby supporters, and their opponents are admirers of crustaceans.
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Episode 8 - Croot Family v Irregulars
Release Date: 2022-10-17Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A family team take on three Sherlock Holmes aficionados.
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Episode 9 - Statisticals v Road Runners
Release Date: 2022-10-25As 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?
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Episode 10 - Peacocks v Strigiformes
Release Date: 2022-11-01Victoria 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.
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Episode 11 - Jugadores v Seagulls
Release Date: 2022-11-08When presented with a sequence of three clues, can the teams work out what the fourth would be? They’re faced with this apparently random list: New Zealand Parrott, Alias, Small Ford Model.
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Episode 12 - Scrummagers v Irregulars
Release Date: 2022-11-15In 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.
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Episode 13 - Morporkians vs Jillies
Release Date: 2022-11-21Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three Pratchett people take on a team of Jilly Cooper aficionados.
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Episode 14 - Mothers Ruined v Cryptics
Release Date: 2022-11-28Victoria 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.
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Episode 15 - Cunning Planners v Harlequins
Release Date: 2022-12-05Victoria 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.
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Episode 16 - Croot Family v Crustaceans
Release Date: 2022-12-12It 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.
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Episode 17 - Strigiformes v Cryptics
Release Date: 2022-12-19Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two returning teams fight for a place in the next round.
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Episode 18 - Statisticals v Morporkians
Release Date: 2023-01-02Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients in this rematch between two teams who met in a previous round.
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Episode 19 - Scrummagers v Croot Family
Release Date: 2023-01-09Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two family teams battle it out to stay in the competition.
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Episode 20 - Jugadores v Cunning Planners
Release Date: 2023-01-16There’s 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’s the connection?
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Episode 21 - Jillies v Strigiformes
Release Date: 2023-01-23Victoria 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.
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Episode 22 - Mothers Ruined v Morporkians
Release Date: 2023-01-30Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.
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Episode 23 - Scrummagers v Harlequins
Release Date: 2023-02-06The 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?
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Episode 24 - Cunning Planners v Crustaceans
Release Date: 2023-02-13Victoria 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.
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Episode 25 - Strigiformes v Morporkians
Release Date: 2023-02-20It’s the first of the semi-finals, and the pressure is on. What connects On Top of Spaghetti, Pinocchio’s time inside Monstro, Adelaide’s Lament and the cocaine scene in the film Annie Hall?
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Episode 26 - Scrummagers v Crustaceans
Release Date: 2023-02-27Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s the second semi-final, but the series structure means the teams have met before
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Episode 27 - Third Place Play-Off
Release Date: 2023-03-06Victoria 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!
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Episode 28 - The Final
Release Date: 2023-03-13Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s the grand final, and Victoria and the teams are joined in the studio by two sparkling guests.