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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects Steinhauer, Trotsky, Musk and Edmonds.

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.

Two teams compete in the second semi-final game.

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.

The Cluesmiths take on the Yorkers. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Seborga, Forvik, Christiania and Sealand.

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.

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).

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.

Two first-round losers return as a family team play a trio of art enthusiasts.

Board Gamers v Bakers: Three board game aficionados take on a trio of bakers in the series finale.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

We discover what connects Spock, Lisa Simpson, Brachiosaurus and Adolf Hitler.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of George Orwell fans take on three gin drinkers in the last of the opening heats.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Three Pink Floyd fans take on a team of bridge players in the first of the series.

Victoria 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.

It’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?

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. It’s the 400th episode and the series finale, with two teams battling it out to be named champions.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of computer science workers take on three disco fans in the last of the quarter-finals.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who have won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams compete in the first of the semi-finals.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the last semi-final, where two teams compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Tonight sees the first of the quarter-finals.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who have each won a game and lost a game have one last chance to stay in the tournament.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who won their first match return to fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who lost their first match return for a last chance to stay in the tournament.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. The Time Ladies take on the LARPers in the first game of the quarter-finals.

Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. A team of pyromaniacs take on three animation fans.

Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. A team from Lancashire take on three pop music aficionados in the first of the series.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Find out what connects Ali Amako, Reece Thens, Elize Elmopan and Enya Airobi.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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'.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Three fans of the continent take on a family team.

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.

A trio of networkers take on a family team and attempt to connect Cafetiere, Condom, Eggy bread and Chips.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Three skiing enthusiasts take on a team of co-workers.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the first of the semi-finals in the series where knowledge will only take you so far.

Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. Two teams of first-round losers return.

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.

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.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of walkers take on three knitters in this opening heat.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of computer programmers take on three former Sheffield housemates.

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’s quarter-final.

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.

The quarter-finals continue in the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who have each won a game and lost a game have one last chance to stay in the tournament.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge only takes you so far. Two teams return to fight for a place in the quarter-finals.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the second semi-final in the series where knowledge will only take you so far.

Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. A trio of birdwatchers take on a team of boardgamers.

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.

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'.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Three software engineers take on a family team in a bid to make the semis.

Three former athletes square up to a trio of record collectors.

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.

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.

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.

The Beekeepers and Cosmopolitans fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.

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'.

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).

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three whisky drinkers take on three number crunchers.

Round three continues as two more teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital. Three 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. So what connects cream, quotation marks, tennis matches and yellow lines?

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.

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.

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.

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.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.

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.

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.

There’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.

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.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two returning teams fight for a place in the next round.

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.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three devotees of choral music come up against a team of red wine connoisseurs.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One of the teams likes beer, while the other has a bit of a thing for big vegetables.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A team of pipe-dreamers take on the Cooke family in another first-round match.

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.

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.

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.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s the third place play-off, and the questions have grown suitably gnarly.

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.

The Psmiths take on the Oscar Men in this round three game.

Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.

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.

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.

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?

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. More high scores, but only one team can progress to the next round, and the clues are getting trickier.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients. Two teams face off in an attempt to get through to the semi-finals. What connects the following: excels, robust, Liberec and Arabic?

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. There’s a place in the semi-finals at stake, and as is only to be expected, the questions are getting more fiendish.

The Fire-Eaters and the Korfballers fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.

Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.

Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. A team of solo applicants take on three teachers.

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.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three self-professed introverts take on three representatives of the University of the Third Age.

It's the knockout stage, so one of the teams will be going home - but not before grappling with clues such as 1000 is ALL, 100 is CV, 10 is J. What’s next in the sequence?

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.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three Matt Groening fans take on a trio of teachers in another opening heat.

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.

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.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. It’s the last of the semi-finals, with two teams are battling it out for a place in the series finale.

Victoria Coren Mitchell returns to the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. In the opening heat, three keen cribbage players face a team of Arsenal supporters.

Victoria Coren Mitchell returns with the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. In this opening heat, three fresh air fanatics take on a trio of Midlanders.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. What connects: evil, line manager, pleasantly cold and vomit?

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. The knockout stage has arrived, and it’s a rematch!

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. When these teams met before, the Crunchers barely won, so there’s a score to be settled.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients. Yoga lovers and veg men vie for victory and a place in the next round. They face such questions as: what connects verb, abbreviated, monosyllabic and hyphenated?

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.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of gaming enthusiasts take on three animal lovers in this opening heat.

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.

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.

Three lovers of history square up to a trio of Welshmen devoted to their national game.

Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital. In 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. They'll compete to draw together the connections between elements which at first glance seem utterly random.

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.

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.

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].

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.

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.

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.

Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. Two teams of first-round winners return for the second round of the tournament.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz that reveals the connections between things that appear utterly unrelated. Tonight, three cricketers take on a team of singers.

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.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Three space enthusiasts take on a team of music lovers in this opening heat.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of golfers face three NHS doctors in this quarter-final.

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.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A family team take on three Sherlock Holmes aficionados.

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.

A coveted place in the third place play-off is at stake: one team will have to settle for being in the final.

Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. The words peaceful, easy and normal – what do they have in common, and what would come fourth in that sequence?

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. The Four Opinions won their previous game on a tie-break, but what does fate have in store for them this time?

In another first-round contest, a fearless family faces fervent film fans. As ever, it’s all about connections – what links Green monster, Small chandelier, Stone sausage and Merrygold robin?

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s semi-final time, and a coveted place in the third-place play-off is at stake.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. The second semi-final goes to the wire in the missing vowels round, but first up are some tricky sequence questions.

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.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three former Mastermind contenders are in the spotlight, facing a family team.

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.

It’s a quarter-final, and the questions are getting trickier. For example: various, gaseous, caesium... what might come next in the sequence?

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.

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.

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.

Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. Three graduates of Scotland's ancient universities take on the Three Peaks.

Two teams of first-round winners return for the second round of the tournament.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who lost their first match return for a last chance to stay in the tournament.

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’s heat.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two family teams battle it out to stay in the competition.

There’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?

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Everyone’s a winner in this episode - in the sense that the losing team can play another game later in the series.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s another fiercely fought contest, but one of the teams will have to head home.

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients. Two teams of talented quizzers wrestle with such questions as -1: OAT, -2: BAT, -3: BOT. What comes next in the sequence?

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’s kiss?

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.

The Part-Time Poets and the Surrealists compete for a place in round three, drawing together connections between things which seem random.

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.

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.

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.

The Mercians became the second highest scorers in the programme’s history in their last appearance: they finished with 36 points. But how will they do against the Video Nasties?

A team of photographers take on a trio of Londoners and attempt to connect Cot, Holland, Chira and Bonapart.

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.