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 - Social Networkers vs Vegetarians
Release Date: 2011-08-15A 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.
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Episode 2 - Edwards Family vs Inorganic Chemists
Release Date: 2011-08-22A 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.
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Episode 3 - Analysts vs Editors
Release Date: 2011-08-29A 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.
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Episode 4 - Joggers vs Technologists
Release Date: 2011-09-05Three running enthusiasts play three colleagues from a creative engineering company
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Episode 5 - Fantasy Footballers vs Antiquarians
Release Date: 2011-09-12Three online football team managers take on a team who love historical things.
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Episode 6 - Listeners vs Steel City Singers
Release Date: 2011-09-19Three Listener crossword fans play a trio of choristers from Sheffield University
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Episode 7 - Rowers vs Linguists
Release Date: 2011-09-26Three rowers play a trio of linguists.
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Episode 8 - Rock'n'rollers vs Trade Unionists
Release Date: 2011-10-03Three 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.
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Episode 9 - Social Networkers vs Antiquarians
Release Date: 2011-10-10Three 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
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Episode 10 - Rowers vs Listeners
Release Date: 2011-10-17A 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.
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Episode 11 - Edwards Family vs Trade Unionists
Release Date: 2011-10-24A 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.
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Episode 12 - Analysts vs Technologists
Release Date: 2011-10-31Three 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.
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Episode 13 - Listeners vs Antiquarians
Release Date: 2011-11-07 -
Episode 14 - Analysts vs Trade Unionists
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Episode 15 - Listeners vs Trade Unionists
Release Date: 2011-11-28 -
Episode 16 - Analysts vs Antiquarians
Release Date: 2011-12-05