Sep 2008 - present
8.3
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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.
S15 Ep23
10.0
24th Feb 2020
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts another quarter-final as two teams compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random.
S14 Ep24
10.0
1st Apr 2019
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. The Dicers take on the Birdwatchers in the last quarter-final and 300th episode of the quiz.
S13 Ep22
10.0
15th Jan 2018
Victoria Coren Mitchell asks the questions as round two losers the Cricketers and the Escapologists return for one final chance to stay in the competition. Among the challenges facing the players is to determine what connects Robin Masters, Madeline Magellan, Temperance Brennan and Jessica Fletcher.
S11 Ep20
10.0
30th Nov 2015
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.
S10 Ep27
10.0
30th Mar 2015
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.
S10 Ep19
10.0
26th Jan 2015
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.
S16 Ep10
9.7
23rd Nov 2020
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.
S16 Ep18
9.5
18th Jan 2021
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.
S15 Ep28
9.5
30th Mar 2020
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.
S15 Ep24
9.5
2nd Mar 2020
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.
S14 Ep18
9.5
18th Feb 2019
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.
S13 Ep37
9.5
30th Apr 2018
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.
S12 Ep36
9.5
31st Mar 2017
Two teams compete in the second semi-final game.
S11 Ep21
9.5
7th Dec 2015
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.
S11 Ep13
9.5
5th Oct 2015
The Cluesmiths take on the Yorkers. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Seborga, Forvik, Christiania and Sealand.
S11 Ep10
9.5
14th Sep 2015
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.
S11 Ep7
9.5
24th Aug 2015
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).
S10 Ep18
9.5
19th Jan 2015
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.
S9 Ep5
9.5
12th May 2014
Two first-round losers return as a family team play a trio of art enthusiasts.
S8 Ep13
9.5
23rd Dec 2013
Board Gamers v Bakers: Three board game aficionados take on a trio of bakers in the series finale.
S8 Ep4
9.5
14th Oct 2013
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.
S2 Ep8
9.5
31st Aug 2009
We discover what connects Spock, Lisa Simpson, Brachiosaurus and Adolf Hitler.
S11 Ep27
9.4
18th Jan 2016
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.
S13 Ep32
9.3
26th Mar 2018
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.
S13 Ep31
9.3
19th Mar 2018
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.
S15 Ep8
9.3
28th Oct 2019
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.
S15 Ep1
9.2
2nd Sep 2019
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.
S18 Ep28
9.0
13th Mar 2023
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.
S18 Ep25
9.0
20th Feb 2023
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?
S17 Ep28
9.0
24th Jan 2022
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.
S17 Ep24
9.0
20th Dec 2021
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.
S17 Ep20
9.0
22nd Nov 2021
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.
S16 Ep25
9.0
8th Mar 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams compete in the first of the semi-finals.
S16 Ep20
9.0
1st Feb 2021
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.
S16 Ep19
9.0
25th Jan 2021
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.
S16 Ep17
9.0
11th Jan 2021
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.
S16 Ep13
9.0
14th Dec 2020
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.
S16 Ep11
9.0
30th Nov 2020
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.
S15 Ep26
9.0
16th Mar 2020
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.
S15 Ep21
9.0
10th Feb 2020
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Tonight sees the first of the quarter-finals.
S15 Ep17
9.0
13th Jan 2020
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.
S15 Ep15
9.0
16th Dec 2019
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.
S15 Ep12
9.0
25th Nov 2019
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.
S14 Ep21
9.0
11th Mar 2019
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.
S14 Ep3
9.0
5th Nov 2018
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. A team of pyromaniacs take on three animation fans.
S14 Ep1
9.0
22nd Oct 2018
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.
S13 Ep30
9.0
12th Mar 2018
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.
S13 Ep26
9.0
12th Feb 2018
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.
S13 Ep24
9.0
29th Jan 2018
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.
S13 Ep20
9.0
1st Jan 2018
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.
S13 Ep18
9.0
15th Dec 2017
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.
S13 Ep17
9.0
8th Dec 2017
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.
S13 Ep15
9.0
10th Nov 2017
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.
S13 Ep14
9.0
27th Oct 2017
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.
S12 Ep32
9.0
3rd Mar 2017
Find out what connects Ali Amako, Reece Thens, Elize Elmopan and Enya Airobi.
S11 Ep25
9.0
4th Jan 2016
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.
S11 Ep23
9.0
21st Dec 2015
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.
S11 Ep22
9.0
14th Dec 2015
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.
S11 Ep15
9.0
19th Oct 2015
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.
S10 Ep26
9.0
23rd Mar 2015
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'.
S10 Ep24
9.0
2nd Mar 2015
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.
S10 Ep23
9.0
23rd Feb 2015
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.
S10 Ep21
9.0
9th Feb 2015
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.
S10 Ep20
9.0
2nd Feb 2015
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.
S10 Ep17
9.0
12th Jan 2015
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.
S10 Ep10
9.0
3rd Nov 2014
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.
S10 Ep8
9.0
20th Oct 2014
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
S10 Ep6
9.0
6th Oct 2014
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.
S9 Ep2
9.0
21st Apr 2014
Three fans of the continent take on a family team.
S7 Ep13
9.0
5th Aug 2013
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.
S7 Ep12
9.0
29th Jul 2013
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.
S7 Ep5
9.0
10th Jun 2013
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.
S12 Ep4
8.8
1st Aug 2016
A trio of networkers take on a family team and attempt to connect Cafetiere, Condom, Eggy bread and Chips.
S16 Ep7
8.8
2nd Nov 2020
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Three skiing enthusiasts take on a team of co-workers.
S16 Ep6
8.8
26th Oct 2020
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.
S16 Ep2
8.8
28th Sep 2020
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.
S16 Ep1
8.8
21st Sep 2020
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.
S15 Ep25
8.8
9th Mar 2020
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.
S14 Ep25
8.8
8th Apr 2019
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the first of the semi-finals in the series where knowledge will only take you so far.
S14 Ep11
8.8
1st Jan 2019
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. Two teams of first-round losers return.
S11 Ep11
8.8
21st Sep 2015
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.
S10 Ep9
8.8
27th Oct 2014
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.
S17 Ep11
8.7
20th Sep 2021
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.
S17 Ep7
8.7
23rd Aug 2021
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.
S17 Ep6
8.7
16th Aug 2021
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.
S16 Ep23
8.7
22nd Feb 2021
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.
S16 Ep12
8.7
7th Dec 2020
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.
S15 Ep22
8.7
17th Feb 2020
The quarter-finals continue in the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts.
S15 Ep18
8.7
20th Jan 2020
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.
S15 Ep13
8.7
2nd Dec 2019
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.
S14 Ep26
8.7
15th Apr 2019
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the second semi-final in the series where knowledge will only take you so far.
S14 Ep5
8.7
19th Nov 2018
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. A trio of birdwatchers take on a team of boardgamers.
S12 Ep2
8.7
18th Jul 2016
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.
S11 Ep26
8.7
11th Jan 2016
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'.
S11 Ep6
8.7
17th Aug 2015
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.
S11 Ep5
8.7
10th Aug 2015
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.
S10 Ep22
8.7
16th Feb 2015
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.
S10 Ep12
8.7
24th Nov 2014
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.
S10 Ep7
8.7
13th Oct 2014
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.
S9 Ep9
8.7
9th Jun 2014
Three software engineers take on a family team in a bid to make the semis.
S9 Ep4
8.7
5th May 2014
Three former athletes square up to a trio of record collectors.
S8 Ep12
8.7
16th Dec 2013
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.
S8 Ep8
8.7
18th Nov 2013
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.
S8 Ep5
8.7
21st Oct 2013
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.
S12 Ep27
8.6
27th Jan 2017
The Beekeepers and Cosmopolitans fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
S18 Ep18
8.5
2nd Jan 2023
Victoria 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.
S18 Ep2
8.5
5th Sep 2022
Victoria 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.
S18 Ep1
8.5
29th Aug 2022
Victoria 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.
S16 Ep27
8.5
22nd Mar 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. It's the third place play-off, with two teams competing to draw together connections.
S16 Ep16
8.5
4th Jan 2021
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.
S20 Ep4
6.3
2nd Sep 2024
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A love of classical music brought one team together, and a yearning for yoga unites the other.
S3 Ep4
6.5
25th Jan 2010
Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital. Three philosophy students pit their wisdom against a trio of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy fans. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random.
S12 Ep24
6.5
6th Jan 2017
The Genealogists and Oscar Men return for their last chance to make it into round three.
S13 Ep13
6.5
20th Oct 2017
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'.
S12 Ep9
6.7
5th Sep 2016
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).
S12 Ep26
6.8
20th Jan 2017
Round three continues as two more teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
S12 Ep16
6.8
31st Oct 2016
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.
S13 Ep5
6.8
25th Aug 2017
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.
S13 Ep1
6.8
28th Jul 2017
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.
S19 Ep2
6.8
24th Jul 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.
S3 Ep5
7.0
1st Feb 2010
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?
S12 Ep7
7.0
22nd Aug 2016
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.
S13 Ep10
7.0
29th Sep 2017
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.
S13 Ep28
7.0
26th Feb 2018
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.
S16 Ep8
7.0
9th Nov 2020
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.
S17 Ep10
7.0
13th Sep 2021
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.
S18 Ep4
7.0
19th Sep 2022
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.
S18 Ep5
7.0
26th Sep 2022
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.
S18 Ep6
7.0
3rd Oct 2022
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.
S18 Ep16
7.0
12th Dec 2022
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.
S18 Ep17
7.0
19th Dec 2022
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two returning teams fight for a place in the next round.
S18 Ep21
7.0
23rd Jan 2023
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.
S19 Ep3
7.0
31st Jul 2023
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.
S19 Ep26
7.0
15th Jan 2024
A coveted place in the third place play-off is at stake: one team will have to settle for being in the final.
S20 Ep2
7.0
19th Aug 2024
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.
S20 Ep5
7.0
9th Sep 2024
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.
S20 Ep6
7.0
16th Sep 2024
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?
S20 Ep8
7.0
30th Sep 2024
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three whisky drinkers take on three number crunchers.
S20 Ep9
7.0
7th Oct 2024
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.
S20 Ep27
7.0
24th Feb 2025
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.
S12 Ep15
7.1
17th Oct 2016
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.
S12 Ep28
7.2
3rd Feb 2017
The Psmiths take on the Oscar Men in this round three game.
S12 Ep30
7.2
17th Feb 2017
Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.
S12 Ep10
7.2
12th Sep 2016
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.
S12 Ep11
7.2
19th Sep 2016
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.
S19 Ep24
7.2
1st Jan 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?
S20 Ep20
7.2
6th Jan 2025
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.
S20 Ep23
7.2
27th Jan 2025
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?
S20 Ep24
7.2
3rd Feb 2025
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.
S12 Ep25
7.3
13th Jan 2017
The Fire-Eaters and the Korfballers fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
S12 Ep29
7.3
10th Feb 2017
Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.
S13 Ep8
7.3
15th Sep 2017
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. A team of solo applicants take on three teachers.
S16 Ep4
7.3
12th Oct 2020
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.
S20 Ep18
7.3
9th Dec 2024
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?
S13 Ep4
7.3
18th Aug 2017
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.
S19 Ep5
7.3
14th Aug 2023
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.
S19 Ep23
7.3
18th Dec 2023
It’s a quarter-final, and the questions are getting trickier. For example: various, gaseous, caesium... what might come next in the sequence?
S10 Ep11
7.3
17th Nov 2014
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.
S12 Ep18
7.3
14th Nov 2016
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.
S17 Ep26
7.3
10th Jan 2022
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.
S19 Ep1
7.3
17th Jul 2023
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.
S19 Ep22
7.3
11th Dec 2023
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?
S20 Ep1
7.3
12th Aug 2024
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.
S20 Ep15
7.3
18th Nov 2024
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. What connects: evil, line manager, pleasantly cold and vomit?
S20 Ep17
7.3
2nd Dec 2024
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. The knockout stage has arrived, and it’s a rematch!
S20 Ep19
7.3
16th Dec 2024
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.
S20 Ep21
7.3
13th Jan 2025
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?
S12 Ep8
7.4
29th Aug 2016
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.
S17 Ep2
7.4
19th Jul 2021
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.
S12 Ep12
7.4
26th Sep 2016
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.
S2 Ep3
7.5
27th Jul 2009
Three lovers of history square up to a trio of Welshmen devoted to their national game.
S3 Ep14
7.5
5th Apr 2010
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.
S10 Ep5
7.5
29th Sep 2014
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.
S11 Ep19
7.5
23rd Nov 2015
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].
S12 Ep21
7.5
5th Dec 2016
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.
S13 Ep9
7.5
22nd Sep 2017
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.
S13 Ep33
7.5
2nd Apr 2018
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.
S14 Ep14
7.5
21st Jan 2019
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. Two teams of first-round winners return for the second round of the tournament.
S15 Ep3
7.5
16th Sep 2019
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.
S16 Ep24
7.5
1st Mar 2021
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.
S17 Ep3
7.5
26th Jul 2021
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.
S17 Ep9
7.5
6th Sep 2021
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.
S17 Ep22
7.5
6th Dec 2021
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.
S18 Ep7
7.5
10th Oct 2022
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.
S18 Ep8
7.5
17th Oct 2022
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A family team take on three Sherlock Holmes aficionados.
S18 Ep15
7.5
5th Dec 2022
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.
S20 Ep3
7.5
26th Aug 2024
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?
S20 Ep13
7.5
4th Nov 2024
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.
S20 Ep22
7.5
20th Jan 2025
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?
S19 Ep8
7.6
4th Sep 2023
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?
S20 Ep25
7.6
10th Feb 2025
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.
S20 Ep26
7.6
17th Feb 2025
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.
S11 Ep1
7.6
13th Jul 2015
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.
S19 Ep6
7.6
21st Aug 2023
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.
S19 Ep13
7.6
9th Oct 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.
S10 Ep13
7.7
1st Dec 2014
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.
S10 Ep16
7.7
5th Jan 2015
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.
S11 Ep17
7.7
2nd Nov 2015
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.
S14 Ep7
7.7
3rd Dec 2018
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. Three graduates of Scotland's ancient universities take on the Three Peaks.
S14 Ep16
7.7
4th Feb 2019
Two teams of first-round winners return for the second round of the tournament.
S15 Ep10
7.7
11th Nov 2019
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.
S16 Ep5
7.7
19th Oct 2020
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.
S18 Ep19
7.7
9th Jan 2023
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two family teams battle it out to stay in the competition.
S18 Ep20
7.7
16th Jan 2023
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?
S19 Ep15
7.7
23rd Oct 2023
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.
S19 Ep21
7.7
4th Dec 2023
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.
S20 Ep7
7.7
23rd Sep 2024
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.
S20 Ep14
7.7
11th Nov 2024
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?
S12 Ep14
7.8
10th Oct 2016
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.
S12 Ep22
7.8
12th Dec 2016
The Part-Time Poets and the Surrealists compete for a place in round three, drawing together connections between things which seem random.
S13 Ep6
7.8
1st Sep 2017
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.
S13 Ep11
7.8
6th Oct 2017
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.
S17 Ep27
7.8
17th Jan 2022
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.
S19 Ep16
7.8
30th Oct 2023
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?
S20 Ep11
7.8
21st Oct 2024
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.
S12 Ep5
7.8
8th Aug 2016
A team of photographers take on a trio of Londoners and attempt to connect Cot, Holland, Chira and Bonapart.
S12 Ep19
7.8
21st Nov 2016
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.
S16 Ep3
7.8
5th Oct 2020
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of shuffleboard players take on three live entertainment fans.
S18 Ep10
7.8
1st Nov 2022
Victoria 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.
S19 Ep4
7.8
7th Aug 2023
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three lovers of all things pre-loved compete against a team of warm-weather worshippers.
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