Only Connect
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BBC Two Running
21 Seasons · 477 Episodes · Premiered September 15, 2008
Quiz show in which connections must be made between apparently unconnected things, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
15 episodes
E01
Lapsed Psychologists v Knitters
Mon, Sep 15 2008 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
Crossworders v Birkbeck Alumni
Mon, Sep 22 2008 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
County Councillors v Ombudsmen
Mon, Sep 29 2008 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Science Writers v Travel Writers
Mon, Oct 6 2008 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Edinburgh Scrabblers v Solent Scrabblers
Mon, Oct 13 2008 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Urban Cyclists v Country Walkers
Mon, Oct 20 2008 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E07
Bankers v Bookkeepers
Mon, Oct 27 2008 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E08
Cricket Supporters v IT Supporters
Mon, Nov 3 2008 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E09
County Councillors v Science Writers
Mon, Nov 10 2008 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E10
Crossworders v Edinburgh Scrabblers
Mon, Nov 17 2008 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E11
Bankers v IT Supporters
Mon, Nov 24 2008 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E12
Lapsed Psychologists v Country Walkers
Mon, Dec 1 2008 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E13
Crossworders v Science Writers
Mon, Dec 8 2008 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E14
Bankers v Lapsed Psychologists
Mon, Dec 15 2008 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E15
Crossworders v Lapsed Psychologists
Mon, Dec 22 2008 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 2
8 episodes
E01
Cambridge Quiz Society v Oxford Librarians
Mon, Jul 13 2009 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
Mathematicians v Wordsmiths
Mon, Jul 20 2009 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
History Boys v Rugby Boys
Mon, Jul 27 2009 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Chessmen v Charity Puzzlers
Mon, Aug 3 2009 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Mathematicians v Cambridge Quiz Society
Mon, Aug 10 2009 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Chessmen v Rugby Boys
Mon, Aug 17 2009 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E07
Chessman v Mathematicians
Mon, Aug 24 2009 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E08
Cambridge Quiz Society v Rugby Boys
Mon, Aug 31 2009 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 3
15 episodes
E01
Archers Admirers v Music Lovers
Thu, Apr 1 2010 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
Polymaths v Strategists
Mon, Jan 11 2010 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Choir Boys v Brasenose Postgrads
Mon, Jan 18 2010 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Philosophers v Hitchhikers
Mon, Jan 25 2010 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Neuroscientists v Rugby Fans
Mon, Feb 1 2010 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Exeter Alumni v Gourmands
Mon, Feb 8 2010 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E07
Insurers v Gamblers
Mon, Feb 15 2010 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E08
Booksellers v Bowlers
Mon, Feb 22 2010 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E09
Archers Admirers v Exeter Alumni
Mon, Mar 1 2010 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E10
Brasenose Postgrads v Hitchhikers
Mon, Mar 8 2010 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E11
Neuroscientists v Strategists
Mon, Mar 15 2010 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E12
Gamblers v Bowlers
Mon, Mar 22 2010 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E13
Archers Admirers v Gamblers
Mon, Mar 29 2010 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E14
Hitchhikers v Strategists
Mon, Apr 5 2010 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E15
Gamblers v Strategists
Mon, Apr 12 2010 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 4
16 episodes
E01
Epicureans v Courtiers
Mon, Sep 6 2010 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
The Wrights v Urban Walkers
Mon, Sep 13 2010 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Radio Addicts v Taxonomists
Mon, Sep 20 2010 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Brit Poppers v Geocachers
Mon, Sep 27 2010 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Fantasy Writers v Bridge Players
Mon, Oct 4 2010 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Mensans v Bloggers
Mon, Oct 11 2010 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E07
Mountain Men v In-Laws
Mon, Oct 18 2010 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E08
Alesmen v Pool Sharks
Mon, Oct 25 2010 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E09
Epicureans v Bridge Players
Mon, Nov 1 2010 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E10
Wrights v Bloggers
Mon, Nov 8 2010 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E11
Radio Addicts v Brit Poppers
Mon, Nov 22 2010 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E12
In-Laws v Alesmen
Mon, Nov 29 2010 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E13
Epicureans v Wrights
Mon, Dec 6 2010 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E14
Alesmen v Radio Addicts
Mon, Dec 13 2010 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E15
Wrights v Alesmen
Mon, Dec 20 2010 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E16
Epicureans v Radio Addicts
Mon, Dec 27 2010 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 5
16 episodes
E01
Social Networkers v Vegetarians
Mon, Aug 15 2011 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
Edwards Family v Inorganic Chemists
Mon, Aug 22 2011 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Analysts v Editors
Mon, Aug 29 2011 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Joggers v Technologists
Mon, Sep 5 2011 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Fantasy Footballers v Antiquarians
Mon, Sep 12 2011 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Listeners v Steel City Singers
Mon, Sep 19 2011 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E07
Rowers v Linguists
Mon, Sep 26 2011 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E08
Rock 'n' rollers v Trade Unionists
Mon, Oct 3 2011 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E09
Social Networkers v Antiquarians
Mon, Oct 10 2011 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E10
Rowers v Listeners
Mon, Oct 17 2011 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E11
Edwards Family v Trade Unionists
Mon, Oct 24 2011 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E12
Analysts v Technologists
Mon, Oct 31 2011 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E13
Listeners v Antiquarians
Mon, Nov 7 2011 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E14
Analysts v Trade Unionists
Mon, Nov 21 2011 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E15
Listeners v Trade Unionists
Mon, Nov 28 2011 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E16
Analysts v Antiquarians
Mon, Dec 5 2011 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 6
16 episodes
E01
Joinees v Draughtsmen
Mon, Aug 27 2012 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
TEFL Teachers v IT Specialists
Mon, Sep 3 2012 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Footballers v Second Violinists
Mon, Sep 10 2012 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Wordsmiths v Educators
Mon, Sep 17 2012 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Trenchermen v Numerists
Mon, Sep 24 2012 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Wintonians v Quitters
Mon, Oct 1 2012 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E07
Scribes v Ciphers
Mon, Oct 8 2012 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E08
Accountants v Cinephiles
Mon, Oct 15 2012 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E09
Draughtsmen v Numerists
Mon, Oct 22 2012 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E10
Footballers v Cinephiles
Mon, Oct 29 2012 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E11
Teachers v Scribes
Mon, Nov 5 2012 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E12
Wintonians v Wordsmiths
Mon, Nov 19 2012 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E13
Footballers v Draughtsmen
Mon, Nov 26 2012 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E14
Scribes v Wordsmiths
Mon, Dec 3 2012 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E15
Footballers v Wordsmiths
Mon, Dec 10 2012 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E16
Scribes v Draughtsmen
Mon, Dec 17 2012 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 7
13 episodes
E01
Corpuscles v Cat Lovers
Mon, May 13 2013 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
Cartophiles v Celts
Mon, May 20 2013 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Francophiles v Festival Fans
Mon, May 27 2013 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
General Practitioners v Fell Walkers
Mon, Jun 3 2013 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Corpuscles v Cartophiles
Mon, Jun 10 2013 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
General Practitioners v Festival Fans
Mon, Jun 17 2013 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E07
Celts v Cat Lovers
Mon, Jun 24 2013 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E08
Francophiles v Fell Walkers
Mon, Jul 1 2013 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E09
Festival Fans v Cat Lovers
Mon, Jul 8 2013 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E10
Cartophiles v Fell Walkers
Mon, Jul 15 2013 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E11
Celts v Festival Fans
Mon, Jul 22 2013 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E12
Francophiles v Cartophiles
Mon, Jul 29 2013 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E13
Francophiles v Celts
Mon, Aug 5 2013 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 8
13 episodes
E01
Lasletts v Pilots
Mon, Sep 23 2013 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
Globetrotters v Board Gamers
Mon, Sep 30 2013 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Oenophiles v Science Editors
Mon, Oct 7 2013 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Press Gang v Bakers
Mon, Oct 14 2013 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Pilots v Globetrotters
Mon, Oct 21 2013 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Press Gang v Science Editors
Mon, Oct 28 2013 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E07
Lasletts v Board Gamers
Mon, Nov 4 2013 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E08
Oenophiles v Bakers
Mon, Nov 18 2013 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E09
Science Editors v Board Gamers
Mon, Nov 25 2013 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E10
Globetrotters v Bakers
Mon, Dec 2 2013 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E11
Oenophiles v Board Gamers
Mon, Dec 9 2013 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E12
Lasletts v Bakers
Mon, Dec 16 2013 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E13
Board Gamers v Bakers
Mon, Dec 23 2013 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 9
13 episodes
E01
Heath Family v Exhibitionist
Mon, Apr 14 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
Europhiles v Relatives
Mon, Apr 21 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Welsh Learners v Software Engineers
Mon, Apr 28 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Erstwhile Athletes v Record Collectors
Mon, May 5 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Relatives v Exhibitionists
Mon, May 12 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Software Engineers v Erstwhile Athletes
Mon, May 19 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E07
Europhiles v Heath Family
Mon, May 26 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E08
Welsh Learners v Record Collectors
Mon, Jun 2 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E09
Software Engineers v Heath Family
Mon, Jun 9 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E10
Relatives v Record Collectors
Mon, Jun 16 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E11
Welsh Learners v Relatives
Mon, Jun 23 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E12
Europhiles v Software Engineers
Mon, Jun 30 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E13
Europhiles v Relatives
Mon, Jul 7 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 10
27 episodes
E01
Politicos v Felinophiles
Mon, Sep 1 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
History Boys v Oxonians
Mon, Sep 8 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Wandering Minstrels v Gallifreyans
Mon, Sep 15 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
QI Elves v Bibliophiles
Mon, Sep 22 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Coders v Gamesmasters
Mon, Sep 29 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Chessmen v Linguists
Mon, Oct 6 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E07
Orienteers v Romantics
Mon, Oct 13 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E08
Nordiphiles v Nightwatchmen
Mon, Oct 20 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E09
Politicos v Oxonians
Mon, Oct 27 2014 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E10
Wandering Minstrels v Chessmen
Mon, Nov 3 2014 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E11
Coders v Romantics
Mon, Nov 17 2014 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E12
QI Elves v Nightwatchmen
Mon, Nov 24 2014 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E13
History Boys v Felinophiles
Mon, Dec 1 2014 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E14
Linguists v Gallifreyans
Mon, Dec 8 2014 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E15
Orienteers v Gamesmasters
Mon, Dec 15 2014 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E16
Nordiphiles v Bibliophiles
Mon, Jan 5 2015 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E17
Chessmen v Felinophiles
Mon, Jan 12 2015 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E18
Linguists v Oxonians
Mon, Jan 19 2015 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E19
Bibliophiles v Gamesmasters
Mon, Jan 26 2015 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E20
QI Elves v Coders
Mon, Feb 2 2015 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E21
History Boys v Linguists
Mon, Feb 9 2015 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E22
Orienteers v Gamemasters
Mon, Feb 16 2015 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E23
Nordiphiles v QI Elves
Mon, Feb 23 2015 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E24
Chessmen v Gallifreyans
Mon, Mar 2 2015 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E25
Chessmen v History Boys
Mon, Mar 16 2015 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E26
Orienteers v QI Elves
Mon, Mar 23 2015 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E27
Orienteers v Chessmen
Mon, Mar 30 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 11
27 episodes
E01
Cluesmiths v Operational Researchers
Mon, Jul 13 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
Polyglots v Yorkers
Mon, Jul 20 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Spaghetti Westerners v Mixologists
Mon, Jul 27 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Collectors v Railwaymen
Mon, Aug 3 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Wayfarers v Bookworms
Mon, Aug 10 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
String Section v Headliners
Mon, Aug 17 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E07
Road Trippers v Athenians
Mon, Aug 24 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E08
Scientists v Builders
Mon, Aug 31 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E09
Polyglots v Operational Researchers
Mon, Sep 7 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E10
Collectors v Mixologists
Mon, Sep 14 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E11
Headliners v Bookworms
Mon, Sep 21 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E12
Road Trippers v Builders
Mon, Sep 28 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E13
Cluesmiths v Yorkers
Mon, Oct 5 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E14
Spaghetti Westerners v Railwaymen
Mon, Oct 12 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E15
Wayfarers v String Section
Mon, Oct 19 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E16
Scientists v Athenians
Mon, Oct 26 2015 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E17
Cluesmiths v Mixologists
Mon, Nov 2 2015 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E18
Spaghetti Westerners v Operational Researchers
Mon, Nov 16 2015 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E19
Wayfarers v Builders
Mon, Nov 23 2015 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E20
Athenians v Bookworms
Mon, Nov 30 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E21
Scientists v String Section
Mon, Dec 7 2015 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E22
Yorkers v Operational Researchers
Mon, Dec 14 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The second quarter-final takes place between the Yorkers and the Operational Researchers.
E23
Cluesmiths v Railwaymen
Mon, Dec 21 2015 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The quarter-final match between the Cluesmiths and the Railwaymen gets underway.
E24
Wayfarers v Bookworms
Mon, Dec 28 2015 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The second quarter-final match sees the Wayfarers take on the Bookworms.
E25
Semi-Final
Mon, Jan 4 2016 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The first semi-final takes place.
E26
Semi-Final
Mon, Jan 11 2016 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The second semi-final takes place.
E27
The Final
Mon, Jan 18 2016 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The final of this series takes place.
Season 12
37 episodes
E01
Tubers v Bardophiles
Mon, Jul 11 2016 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital.Three fans of the London Underground take on a trio of bardophiles in the first of the twelfth series. 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 Brownies, Michael Fagan, Freddie Krueger and the Milk Tray Man.
E02
Cosmopolitans v Taverners
Mon, Jul 18 2016 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital. Three cocktail drinkers take on a trio of taverners in the second episode. 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 Eurovision Song Contest, Cow and Gate, Wall's and I Love New York.
E03
Psmiths v Verbivores
Mon, Jul 25 2016 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Three fans of PG Wodehouse square up to a team of wordsmiths in this episode. 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 Georgia: Canada, Sunda: Indonesia, Bass: Australia and Cook: New Zealand.
E04
Networkers v Cousins
Mon, Aug 1 2016 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A trio of networkers take on a family team in this episode. 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 Cafetiere, Condom, Eggy bread and Chips.
E05
Shutterbugs v Highgates
Mon, Aug 8 2016 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of photographers take on a trio of Londoners in this episode. 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 Cot, Holland, Chira and Bonapart.
E06
Korfballers v Channel Islanders
Mon, Aug 15 2016 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Three Korfball players take on a family from Guernsey in this episode. 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 Annabel Lee, Delilah, Rebecca and Weekend at Bernie's.
E07
Bardophiles v Taverners
Mon, Aug 22 2016 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Two teams who lost their first heats return as highest scoring losers in this show. 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 Betjeman, Alsatian, Liberty Cabbage and Windsor.
E08
Verbivores v Channel Islanders
Mon, Aug 29 2016 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Two teams who lost their first heats return as highest scoring losers in this show. 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 Minotaur, Frobscottle, Moloko Plus and Duff.
E09
Spicy Food Lovers v Eurovision Fans
Mon, Sep 5 2016 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A new round of heats begins as a team of spicy food lovers take on three fans of Eurovision. 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 'From the roots' (Greek), 'We can' (Spanish), 'We ourselves' (Gaelic) and 'Party of Wales' (Welsh).
E10
Wrestlers v Clareites
Mon, Sep 12 2016 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A team of wrestling fans take on a trio from Clare College, Cambridge, in this opening heat. 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 single-fingered rock-climbing hold, Spanish monkey, North American glandular fever and single-channel sound reproduction.
E11
Part-Time Poets v Oscar Men
Mon, Sep 19 2016 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Another heat sees a team of poets take on three fans of the Oscars. 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 the Nabateans, Makka Pakka, Alley Oop and Old Mother Shipton.
E12
Genealogists v Surrealists
Mon, Sep 26 2016 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
This heat sees a team of genealogists take on three surrealists. 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 a violin's extraneous discordant notes, Lotharios, Molineux team and Canis Lupis.
E13
Maltsters v Policy Wonks
Mon, Oct 3 2016 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The Maltsters take on the Policy Wonks in this opening heat. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random.
E14
Scunthorpe Scholars v Beekeepers
Mon, Oct 10 2016 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A team from Scunthorpe take on a trio of Beekeepers in this heat. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. Presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell.
E15
Maltsters v Oscar Men
Mon, Oct 17 2016 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The Maltsters and Oscar Men, two teams who lost their first heats, return as highest-scoring losers in this show. 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 Mother-in-law, Court-martial, Lord Lieutenant and Poet Laureate.
E16
Wrestlers v Genealogists
Mon, Oct 31 2016 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E17
Cosmopolitans v Tubers
Mon, Nov 7 2016 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E18
Networkers v Psmiths
Mon, Nov 14 2016 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Kashmir, Pyrenees, Lake Victoria and Borneo.
E19
Shutterbugs v Korfballers
Mon, Nov 21 2016 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects AUGUST 7, APOLLO 8, EXODUS 14 and QUIZ 22.
E20
Verbivores v Taverners
Mon, Nov 28 2016 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The Taverners and Verbivores return for their last chance to make it into round three. 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...Bill,...Baby,...Homepage and...Quartet.
E21
Fire-Eaters v Clareites
Mon, Dec 5 2016 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
First-round winners the Fire-Eaters and the Clareites return for a chance to make it into round three. 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 Ian R, Cameron O, Cyrus P and Pru E.
E22
Part-Time Poets v Surrealists
Mon, Dec 12 2016 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
First-round winners the Part-Time Poets and the Surrealists return for a chance to make it into round three. 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 Pink Pinky, Orange Clyde, Red Blinky and Cyan Inky.
E23
Beekeepers v Policy Wonks
Mon, Dec 19 2016 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Two teams of first-round winners return for a chance to make it into the next round. The Beekeepers and Policy Wonks try 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 Ship of Theseus, Sugababes, George Washington's axe and Trigger's broom.
E24
Genealogists v Oscar Men
Fri, Jan 6 2017 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The Genealogists and Oscar Men return for their last chance to make it into round three. 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 three arrowheads, red hexagon containing two white triangles, blue spread eagle and black horse.
E25
Fire-Eaters v Korfballers
Fri, Jan 13 2017 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
It's the beginning of round three as two returning teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals. 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 the occipital nerve, the apostle James, the Antilles and the spotted woodpecker.
E26
Surrealists v Verbivores
Fri, Jan 20 2017 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Round three continues as two returning teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals. 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 Gray, Waltz, Pleasence and Savalas.
E27
Beekeepers v Cosmopolitans
Fri, Jan 27 2017 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E28
Psmiths v Oscar Men
Fri, Feb 3 2017 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The Psmiths take on the Oscar Men in this round three game. They compete to draw together the connections between things. Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts.
E29
Fire-Eaters v Verbivores
Fri, Feb 10 2017 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals. Presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell.
E30
Beekeepers v Oscar Men
Fri, Feb 17 2017 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals. Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts.
E31
Surrealists v Korfballers
Fri, Feb 24 2017 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The Surrealists take on the Korfballers in a quarter-final to find out what connects Tuvalu, hijab, Defra and nope. Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts .
E32
Psmiths v Cosmopolitans
Fri, Mar 3 2017 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The Psmiths take on the Cosmopolitans in the quarter-final game. 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 Ali Amako, Reece Thens, Elize Elmopan and Enya Airobi.
E33
Beekeepers v Korfballers
Fri, Mar 10 2017 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The Beekeepers take on the Korfballers in this quarter-final game. 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 Palm Jumeirah, Boscombe Reef, Silbury Hill and Kielder Water.
E34
Psmiths v Verbivores (2)
Fri, Mar 17 2017 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E35
Semi-Final 1
Fri, Mar 24 2017 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Two teams compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random in this semi-final game. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell to find out what connects Preion, Detive, Inenza and Eabeth.
E36
Semi-Final 2
Fri, Mar 31 2017 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Two teams compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random in this semi-final game. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects pudding and cheese, Maria and Peter, widow and murder and ops and funk.
E37
The Final
Fri, Apr 7 2017 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Two teams compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, in this series finale. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects The Property of a Lady, The Hidebrand Rarity, Risico and 007 in New York.
Season 13
37 episodes
E01
Stewards v Parishioners
Fri, Jul 28 2017 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E02
Geocachers v Vikings
Fri, Aug 4 2017 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A team of geocachers take on a trio from York in this opening heat. They compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell to find out what connects Exhibit, Salt and Pepper, Outcast and Roots Manoeuvre.
E03
Snake Charmers v Extras
Fri, Aug 11 2017 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A team of reptile lovers take on three background actors in this opening heat. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell to learn what connects Bubble, Indemnity, Dutch and Entendre.
E04
Eco-warriors v Escapologists
Fri, Aug 18 2017 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
In this heat, a team of environmentalists take on three friends who enjoy tackling escape rooms. 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 Polonius, Waymar Royce, Reg Cox and Abel.
E05
Lapsed Physicists v Belgophiles
Fri, Aug 25 2017 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Three former physicists take on a trio united by their love of Belgium. They compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance, seem utterly random.
E06
Meeples v Tequila Slammers
Fri, Sep 1 2017 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
In tonight's heat, a team of boardgamers, led by University Challenge alumnusGail Trimble, takes on three lovers of Latin cuisine. They compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell to see what connects Tom Finney, Joe Wurzelbacher, Thomas Crapper and Mario.
E07
Cricketers v Inquisitors
Fri, Sep 8 2017 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
In this heat, three cricket fans take on a team of professional question setters.They compete to draw together the connections betweenthings which at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects the Pied Piper of Hamelin, Dolly Parton, Colin Baker's Doctor Who and Joseph.
E08
Wanderers v Pedagogues
Fri, Sep 15 2017 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A team of solo applicants take on three teachers in this episode. 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 Chit, Knick, Jibber and Pitter.
E09
Disparates v Beaks
Fri, Sep 22 2017 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E10
Dandies v Gaffers
Fri, Sep 29 2017 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E11
Arrowheads v Wombles
Fri, Oct 6 2017 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. A team of darts players take on a team of Wimbledon FC supporters.
E12
Detectives v Theatricals
Fri, Oct 13 2017 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E13
Vikings v Parishioners
Fri, Oct 20 2017 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Two teams of round-one winners return. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell to see what connects Comedian, Identical Twin, Private Life and History Boy.
E14
Eco-Warriors v Snake Charmers
Fri, Oct 27 2017 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The Eco-Warriors and Snake Charmers return for this round-two game. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects Pressed, Stained, Little Hood and American.
E15
Meeples v Belgophiles
Fri, Nov 10 2017 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E16
Wanderers v Inquisitors
Fri, Nov 17 2017 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell. The Wanderers and Inquisitors return for a round-two game.
E17
Dandies v Beaks
Fri, Dec 8 2017 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The Dandies and Beaks return for a second-round game. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects Something's Got to Give, The Athenaeum Portrait, The Last Tycoon and Schubert's Symphony No 8.
E18
Detectives v Arrowheads
Fri, Dec 15 2017 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The Detectives and Arrowheads return for a round two game. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects Man-Killer, Penthesilea, Sharron Davies and Jeff Bezos company.
E19
Meeples v Parishioners
Fri, Dec 22 2017 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital.Two teams of round two losers return for their last chance to stay in the competition. The Meeples and Parishioners compete to find the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Blockbusters, Rorke's Drift, Fox and Geese and Ice hockey power play.
E20
Snake Charmers v Inquisitors
Mon, Jan 1 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E21
Dandies v Arrowheads
Mon, Jan 8 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital.The Dandies and Arrowheads return for a last chance to stay in the competition. They compete to find the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects Extra Special, M Signature, Finest and Taste the Difference.
E22
Cricketers v Escapologists
Mon, Jan 15 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital.Two teams of high-scoring losers return for a last chance to stay in the competition. They compete to find the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects Robin Masters, Madeline Magellan, Temperance Brennan and Jessica Fletcher.
E23
Meeples v Inquisitors
Mon, Jan 22 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital.The Meeples and the Inquisitors return for a last chance to stay in the tournament. They compete to find the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects Ice Field, Eton Rugby, English Carom and League Union.
E24
Dandies v Escapologists
Mon, Jan 29 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The Dandies and Escapologists return for a last chance to stay in the tournament. They compete to find the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects Light kiss, Snow leopard, American garden and A fastening with rope.
E25
Eco-Warriors v Inquisitors
Mon, Feb 5 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital.This round-three game sees the return of the Eco-Warriors and the Inquisitors. They compete to find the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Boring Ted, Violent Vic, Devout P and Repulsive Od.
E26
Wanderers v Vikings
Mon, Feb 12 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital.This round-three game sees the return of the Wanderers and the Vikings. They compete to find the connections between things which, atfirst glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Odyle, Caloric, Phlogiston and Luminiferous aether.
E27
Detectives v Escapologists
Mon, Feb 19 2018 8:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E28
Belgophiles v Beaks
Mon, Feb 26 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. The Belgophiles take on the Beaks in this round-three game
E29
Wanderers v Eco-Warriors
Mon, Mar 5 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital. Two teams of round three losers return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
E30
Detectives v Beaks
Mon, Mar 12 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital. Two teams of round three losers return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
E31
Vikings v Inquisitors
Mon, Mar 19 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital. Two round-three winners return in a bid to make it the semi-finals.
E32
Belgophiles v Escapologists
Mon, Mar 26 2018 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz series. Two round-three winners return in a bid to make it the semi-finals.
E33
Detectives v Vikings
Mon, Apr 2 2018 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital. Two teams of round-three losers return for a last chance to make the semi-finals.
E34
Eco-Warriors v Escapologists (rematch)
Mon, Apr 9 2018 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only takes you so far. Two teams of round-three losers compete for a place in the semi-finals.
E35
Semi Final 1
Mon, Apr 16 2018 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital. It is the first of the semi-finals as two returning teams compete to find the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random.
E36
Semi Final 2
Mon, Apr 23 2018 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital. It is the second of the semi-finals as two returning teams compete to find the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Many a Slip, Ghostwatch and Nationwide.
E37
Final
Mon, Apr 30 2018 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. In the grand final, two teams battle it out to be named series champions.
Season 14
28 episodes
E01
Hotpots v Poptimists
Mon, Oct 22 2018 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A team from Lancashire take on three pop music aficionados 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 Beethoven's Seventh, the centre of gravity, 3 November and the very beginning.
E02
Durhamites v LARPers
Mon, Oct 29 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Three Durham University graduates take on a team who enjoy live action role play.
E03
Pyromaniacs v Cartoonists
Mon, Nov 5 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A team of pyromaniacs take on three animation fans.
E04
Motorheads v Time Ladies
Mon, Nov 12 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A team of Formula 1 fans take on three Doctor Who aficionados.
E05
Birdwatchers v Dicers
Mon, Nov 19 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A trio of birdwatchers take on a team of boardgamers.
E06
Brews v Forrests
Mon, Nov 26 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A trio of tea drinkers square up to a family team in this opening heat.
E07
Ancient Alumni v Three Peaks
Mon, Dec 3 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Three graduates of Scotland's ancient universities take on the Three Peaks.
E08
Dragons v Westenders
Mon, Dec 10 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A team of Welsh descent take on three theatre fans.
E09
Hotpots v Durhamites
Mon, Dec 17 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E10
Motorheads v Cartoonists
Mon, Dec 24 2018 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Two teams of first-round losers return for one last chance to stay in the competition. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random.
E11
Birdwatchers v Brews
Tue, Jan 1 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Two teams of first-round losers return for one last chance to stay in the competition. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random.
E12
Dragons v Three Peaks
Mon, Jan 7 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Two teams of first-round losers return for one last chance to stay in the competition. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random.
E13
Poptimists v LARPers
Mon, Jan 14 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E14
Pyromaniacs v Time Ladies
Mon, Jan 21 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E15
Brews v Dicers
Mon, Jan 28 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E16
Ancient Alumni v Westenders
Mon, Feb 4 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E17
Motorheads v LARPers
Mon, Feb 11 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E18
Durhamites v Pyromaniacs
Mon, Feb 18 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E19
Hotpots v Brews
Mon, Feb 25 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E20
Birdwatchers v Westenders
Mon, Mar 4 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E21
Time Ladies v LARPers
Mon, Mar 11 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E22
Durhamites v Poptimists
Mon, Mar 18 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E23
Brews v Ancient Alumni
Mon, Mar 25 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E24
Dicers v Birdwatchers
Mon, Apr 1 2019 6:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E25
Semi-Final 1
Mon, Apr 8 2019 6:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the first of the semi-finals in the series where knowledge will only take you so far.
E26
Semi-Final 2
Mon, Apr 15 2019 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E27
Third-Place Play-Off
Mon, Apr 22 2019 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E28
The Final
Mon, Apr 29 2019 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 15
28 episodes
E01
Darksiders v Suits
Mon, Sep 2 2019 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
Gladiators v Lexplorers
Mon, Sep 9 2019 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Wickets v Choristers
Mon, Sep 16 2019 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Electrophiles v Forrests
Mon, Sep 23 2019 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Eggchasers v 007s
Mon, Oct 7 2019 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Endeavours v Outliers
Mon, Oct 14 2019 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E07
Journeymen v Turophiles
Mon, Oct 21 2019 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E08
Orwellians v Junipers
Mon, Oct 28 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E09
Gladiators v Darksiders
Mon, Nov 4 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E10
Wickets v Electrophiles
Mon, Nov 11 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E11
Eggchasers v Outliers
Mon, Nov 18 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E12
Journeymen v Junipers
Mon, Nov 25 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts as first-round losers the Journeymen and the Junipers return for one last chance to stay in the competition and reach the second stage. The contestants must use patience, lateral thinking and sheer inspiration to make connections between four things that may appear at first not to be linked, with one set of clues consisting of Malcolm I of Scotland, John Bradman, Kiefer Sutherland, and Ivanka Trump.
E13
Lexplorers v Suits
Mon, Dec 2 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the opening second-round match as the Lexplorers take on the Suits for a place in the quarter-finals. The contestants must use patience, lateral thinking and sheer inspiration to make connections between four things that may appear at first not to be linked, with one set of clues consisting of Green iguana, Eurasian lynx, American bison and Western gorilla.
E14
Forrests v Choristers
Mon, Dec 9 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts another second-round match as the Forrests take on the Choristers for a place in the quarter-finals. The contestants must use patience, lateral thinking and sheer inspiration to make connections between four things that may appear at first not to be linked, with one set of clues consisting of Heavenly, Woodsound, Bellplay, Softloud.
E15
Endeavours v 007s
Mon, Dec 16 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E16
Orwellians v Turophiles
Mon, Jan 6 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E17
Electrophiles v Suits
Mon, Jan 13 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E18
Darksiders v Forrests
Mon, Jan 20 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E19
Endeavours v Junipers
Mon, Jan 27 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E20
Eggchasers v Turophiles
Mon, Feb 3 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E21
Lexplorers v Suits
Mon, Feb 10 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E22
Forrests v Choristers
Mon, Feb 17 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E23
007s v Junipers
Mon, Feb 24 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E24
Orwellians v Turophiles
Mon, Mar 2 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E25
Semi-Final 1
Mon, Mar 9 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E26
Semi-Final 2
Mon, Mar 16 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E27
Third-Place Play-Off
Mon, Mar 23 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E28
Final
Mon, Mar 30 2020 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 16
28 episodes
E01
Pilgrims v Corkscrews
Mon, Sep 21 2020 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E02
Bridges v Whodunnits
Mon, Sep 28 2020 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E03
Sliders v Ticket Collectors
Mon, Oct 5 2020 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A team of shuffleboard players take on three live entertainment fans. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random.
E04
Puzzle Hunters v Walruses
Mon, Oct 12 2020 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Barons v Whitcombes
Mon, Oct 19 2020 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Dungeon Masters v Severns
Mon, Oct 26 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E07
Apres Skiers v Colleagues
Mon, Nov 2 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Three skiing enthusiasts take on a team of co-workers in tonight's heat. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random.
E08
Polyhymnians v Sandy Shores
Mon, Nov 9 2020 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A team of sacred music fans take on three seaside dwellers in this heat. They'll compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random.
E09
Pilgrims v Bridges
Mon, Nov 16 2020 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E10
Ticket Collectors v Walruses
Mon, Nov 23 2020 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Two teams who lost their first heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random.
E11
Whitcombes v Severns
Mon, Nov 30 2020 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Two teams who lost their first heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random.
E12
Colleagues v Sandy Shores
Mon, Dec 7 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Two teams who lost their first heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random.
E13
Whodunnits v Corkscrews
Mon, Dec 14 2020 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Two teams who won their first heats return for a second round. They'll compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random.
E14
Sliders v Puzzle Hunters
Mon, Dec 21 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Two teams who won their first heats return for a second round. They'll compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random.
E15
Barons v Dungeon Masters
Mon, Dec 28 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Two teams who won their first heats return for a second round. They compete to draw together the connections between things which seem utterly random at first glance.
E16
Apres Skiers v Polyhymnians
Mon, Jan 4 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E17
Whodunnits v Walruses
Mon, Jan 11 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E18
Bridges v Puzzle Hunters
Mon, Jan 18 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E19
Barons v Colleagues
Mon, Jan 25 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E20
Polyhymnians v Severns
Mon, Feb 1 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The Polyhymnians take on the Severns in a last chance to stay in the tournament. They will compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance, seem utterly random.
E21
Whodunnits v Corkscrews
Mon, Feb 8 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The Whodunnits take on the Corkscrews in tonight's quarter-final. They'll compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance, seem utterly random.
E22
Sliders v Puzzle Hunters
Mon, Feb 15 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E23
Dungeon Masters v Barons
Mon, Feb 22 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E24
Severns v Apres Skiers
Mon, Mar 1 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E25
Semi-Final 1
Mon, Mar 8 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E26
Semi-Final 2
Mon, Mar 15 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E27
Third-Place Play-Off
Mon, Mar 22 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E28
Final
Mon, Mar 29 2021 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 17
28 episodes
E01
Scrubs v Librarians
Mon, Jul 12 2021 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Three NHS medics take on a team of Librarians in the first episode of the series.
E02
Gamemakers v Animal Lovers
Mon, Jul 19 2021 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E03
Apollos v Jukeboxers
Mon, Jul 26 2021 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E04
Golfers v Wildlifers
Mon, Aug 2 2021 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of golfers take on three wildlife lovers in this opening heat.
E05
Discotheques v Muppets
Mon, Aug 9 2021 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of disco lovers take on three film fans in this opening heat.
E06
Debuggers v Steelers
Mon, Aug 16 2021 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E07
Ramblers v Woolgatherers
Mon, Aug 23 2021 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E08
Godyn Family v Data Wizards
Mon, Aug 30 2021 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A family team takes on three data science workers in the last of the opening heats.
E09
Gamemakers v Scrubs
Mon, Sep 6 2021 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E10
Apollos v Wildlifers
Mon, Sep 13 2021 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E11
Debuggers v Discotheques
Mon, Sep 20 2021 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E12
Godyn Family v Woolgatherers
Mon, Sep 27 2021 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E13
Librarians v Animal Lovers
Mon, Oct 4 2021 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E14
Golfers v Jukeboxers
Mon, Oct 11 2021 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E15
Muppets v Steelers
Mon, Oct 18 2021 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E16
Ramblers v Data Wizards
Mon, Oct 25 2021 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E17
Apollos v Jukeboxers
Mon, Nov 1 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E18
Scrubs v Librarians
Mon, Nov 8 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E19
Godyn Family v Ramblers
Mon, Nov 15 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who've won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
E20
Steelers v Discotheques
Mon, Nov 22 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who've won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
E21
Apollos v Animal Lovers
Mon, Nov 29 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E22
Golfers v Scrubs
Mon, Dec 6 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E23
Ramblers v Muppets
Mon, Dec 13 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E24
Data Wizards v Discotheques
Mon, Dec 20 2021 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E25
Semi-Final 1
Mon, Jan 3 2022 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E26
Semi-Final 2
Mon, Jan 10 2022 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
E27
Third-Place Play-Off
Mon, Jan 17 2022 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
It's the third-place play-off, with two teams trying to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria if you want to know what comes next in this sequence: 12. Holbein, 13: Hat and 14: Paris.
E28
The Final
Mon, Jan 24 2022 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
It's the 400th episode and the series finale, with two teams hoping to be named champions. Join Victoria to find out what connects Nineteen Eighty-Four, World Snooker Championships (usually), Home-Thoughts, from Abroad and the tax year.
Season 18
28 episodes
E01
Statisticals v Morporkians
Mon, Aug 29 2022 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the brain-teasing quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.In the opening heat of the series, three data-lovers take on a team of Terry Pratchett fans, all striving to establish a connection between things that, at first glance, seem utterly random.For example, what connects the following: Micro-eon, Guinea-tail, Greedy-let, Peppa-ment?
E02
Jillies v Road Runners
Mon, Sep 5 2022 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the brain-teasing quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Three Jilly Cooper fans face a team of road runners in another opening heat, all striving to establish a connection between things that, at first glance, seem utterly random.For example, Chiron, Desdemona, Duncan and Polonius are all Shakespearian characters – but the question-setters are after something more specific.
E03
Peacocks v Mothers Ruined
Mon, Sep 12 2022 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are also vital.Three followers of fashion take on a team comprising a mother, a daughter, the daughter's cousin and the mother's niece. No, the format hasn't changed: that's still only a team of three.So join Victoria to find out the connection between Barrett Homes, Timberland, Malibu and the Conservative Party.
E04
Cryptics v Strigiformes
Mon, Sep 19 2022 6:35 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the brain-teasing quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Three puzzle fans compete against a team of mature students - yes, there is such a thing. They strive to establish a connection between things that, at first glance, seem utterly random.For example, two Inns of Court, five snooker balls and Benny Andersson are not an entirely random list - together they form part of a sequence.
E05
Cunning Planners v Seagulls
Mon, Sep 26 2022 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Three teachers from Brighton take on three Blackadder addicts in another opening heat. They're put to the test when they're asked what comes next in the following sequence: Flower, Moores and Bayliss.
E06
Jugadores v Harlequins
Mon, Oct 3 2022 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.There's a former MP on one of the teams: her political background comes in handy on the Wall but doesn't help to complete the following sequence: 4th: E___, 3rd: M___ P___ , 2nd: P___.
E07
Scrummagers v Crustaceans
Mon, Oct 10 2022 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.One team are rugby supporters, and their opponents are admirers of crustaceans - but that's unlikely to help in establishing the connection between Homeland, Eminem, ABBA and Toys R Us.
E08
Croot Family v Irregulars
Mon, Oct 17 2022 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.It's another first round match, and a family team take on three Sherlock Holmes aficionados.Could Sherlock have worked out the connection between Lola, Lucinda, Narcissus and Cash? Can the teams?
E09
Statisticals v Road Runners
Tue, Oct 25 2022 6:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.The series reaches the knock-out stage. Staying in the competition means establishing the connection between four apparently random clues, such as West and Exotic, Diane and Elvis, Moll and Graeme, and Liston and Lloyd.
E10
Peacocks v Strigiformes
Tue, Nov 1 2022 8:15 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Two bird-named teams take part in an avian stand-off to establish a pecking order. Their task is to establish connections between groups of items, such as those between the following four capital letters: a blue W, a green L, a red M and a yellow, upside-down L.
E11
Jugadores v Seagulls
Tue, Nov 8 2022 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.When presented with a sequence of three clues, can the teams work out what the fourth would be? They're faced with this apparently random list: New Zealand Parrott, Alias, Small Ford Model.
E12
Scrummagers v Irregulars
Tue, Nov 15 2022 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.In another knockout match, one of the teams works out what connects four clues after only seeing two of them: Narnian donkey and Edinburgh-based detective.So what is the connection? And what were the two clues they didn't need?
E13
Jillies v Morporkians
Mon, Nov 21 2022 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Three Pratchett people take on a team of Jilly Cooper aficionados. Can they work out the connection between Douglass Dilman/Barack Obama, Mr Cavor/Neil Armstrong, Velvet Brown/Charlotte Brew and Icarus/Orville Wright?
E14
Mothers Ruined v Cryptics
Mon, Nov 28 2022 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.She asks what connects the following: Black and White, X and Y, Sun and Moon, and Sword and Shield.Those below a certain age may have worked it out already – but how do the teams get on?
E15
Cunning Planners v Harlequins
Mon, Dec 5 2022 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Three sitcom fans take on a team with a passion for the performing arts. As ever, it's all about making connections, so what connects black coffee, the daily bread, coast and ready to eat?
E16
Croot Family v Crustaceans
Mon, Dec 12 2022 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.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.
E17
Strigiformes v Cryptics
Mon, Dec 19 2022 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Two returning teams fight for a place in the next round. To get there, all they have to do is answer a series of questions, including working out what comes next in this sequence: The Bosphorous, The Menai Stait and The Golden Gate...
E18
Statisticals v Morporkians
Mon, Jan 2 2023 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.This is a rematch: the fiendish series structure means these teams met in a previous round. As ever, the trick is finding connections – for example, between Hotel Marbez, Mount Everest, Horseshoe Falls and Chester Football Club.
E19
Scrummagers v Croot Family
Mon, Jan 9 2023 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Two family teams battle it out to stay in the competition, tackling questions such as: Underchamber, Equine sea monster, Pod of the temples and Little brain – what is the connection?
E20
Jugadores v Cunning Planners
Mon, Jan 16 2023 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.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?
E21
Jillies v Strigiformes
Mon, Jan 23 2023 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.A semi-final place awaits one of the two returning teams, but to get there, they have to answer a series of diabolical questions, such as working out what comes next in this sequence: Diaballik, Chess and Sudoku...
E22
Mothers Ruined v Morporkians
Mon, Jan 30 2023 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Standing between the teams and a place in the semi-final are questions such as: what is the connection between Your New Adventure, Grande Valse, Marimba and Hello Moto?Think you know? Join Victoria to find out if you're right.
E23
Scrummagers v Harlequins
Mon, Feb 6 2023 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.The semi-finals are looming. All the teams need to do to book their place is answer questions such as: 7 March 2021, 3 July 2021, 22 January 2022. What comes next in the sequence?
E24
Cunning Planners v Crustaceans
Mon, Feb 13 2023 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Six contestants in search of a semi-final place must deal with a series of tricky questions. For example, what connects the following: For the most part, Hypersensitive immune response, In a manner befitting royalty, and Building for art display?
E25
Strigiformes v Morporkians
Mon, Feb 20 2023 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.It's the first of the semi-finals, and the pressure is on. Although, naturally, there's always time for some singing – what connects On Top of Spaghetti, Pinocchio's time inside Monstro, Adelaide's Lament and the cocaine scene in the film Annie Hall?
E26
Scrummagers v Crustaceans
Mon, Feb 27 2023 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.It's the second semi-final, but the series structure means the teams have met before. The final beckons, but first there's the small matter of finding the connections between things like this: spread out, heap, lock of hair and heap of rainstorm.
E27
Third Place Play-Off
Mon, Mar 6 2023 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.The final can wait, because this episode is the third place play-off! Featuring such questions as what comes next in this sequence: Mc/Ball, Nu/Bell, Gg/Bone…
E28
The Final
Mon, Mar 13 2023 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.It's the grand final, and Victoria and the teams are joined in the studio by two sparkling guests. Are the questions trickier than normal? Nauru, Canada and Bolivia... what comes next?
Season 19
28 episodes
E01
Cribbagers v Gunners
Mon, Jul 17 2023 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell returns to the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.In the opening heat, three keen cribbage players and a team of Arsenal supporters try to establish the link between apparently unconnected clues. For example, what connects the following: horseshoe, pencil, walrus and handlebar?
E02
Roadies v Stitchers
Mon, Jul 24 2023 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts another series of the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Three rock music fans face a team of enthusiastic embroiderers in another first-round heat. The aim is simple enough: to establish the connection between the clues.For example, what links the following: way in, outside the works, mouth entertainment and little ovens?
E03
Antiphons v Drop of Red
Mon, Jul 31 2023 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Three devotees of choral music come up against a team of red wine connoisseurs, all trying to establish the connection between apparently random clues.For example, what connects Beautiful Horizon, Joyful Port, Saint Paul and River of January?
E04
Thrifters v Suncatchers
Mon, Aug 7 2023 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Three lovers of all things pre-loved compete against a team of warm-weather worshippers to work out the connection between a series of clues. For example, what links the following: rise (v), sufficiently (adv), healthy (adj) and hole containing water (n)?
E05
Isotopes v Academicals
Mon, Aug 14 2023 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Three Matt Groening fans take on a trio of teachers in another opening heat, during which they are tasked with finding the connection between the following: Loretta Lynch, Matthew Hopkins, Tim Davie and Ban Ki-moon.
E06
Also Rans v Gardners
Mon, Aug 21 2023 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Another first-round match, and three former Mastermind contenders are in the spotlight, facing a family team. There's a connection between Catalonia, China, MCC, lifeguard on duty – can the family work it out?
E07
Mercians v Volunteers
Mon, Aug 28 2023 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Three willing volunteers take on a team from the Midlands to establish the connection between apparently random clues. For example: what is the connection between sharp taste, words set to music, merciless character and solo character?
E08
Video Nasties v Solomons Family
Mon, Sep 4 2023 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients. In another first-round contest, a fearless family faces fervent film fans. As ever, it's all about connections – what, for example, links Green monster, Small chandelier, Stone sausage and Merrygold robin? Join Victoria to find out.
E09
Roadies v Cribbagers
Mon, Sep 11 2023 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.The series reaches the knock-out stage, and only one of the teams can progress to the next round. The quiz is based around establishing connections – for example, what connects the following: 7:36pm, 7:36pm, 7:52pm and 8:22pm? Intrigued? Join Victoria for the answer.
E10
Drop of Red v Suncatchers
Mon, Sep 18 2023 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients. It's the knockout stage, and the next round beckons for one of the teams.To get there, they must establish the connection between apparently random clues, such as: Van Diemonian demon, stout swine, navigation warning device, and chicken and insects rabbit.
E11
Academicals v Gardners
Mon, Sep 25 2023 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Having lost their first game, both teams need a win to stay in. One of them guesses the connection after only three clues: Rador, Ceros and Anzee. What links them, and what could the fourth clue be?
E12
Solomons Family v Volunteers
Mon, Oct 2 2023 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Once again, one of the teams will be saying goodbye – but not before they have established the connection between some apparently random clues.For example, what connects the following: canister and deep, beat and sadness, boulder and bap, and nation and cowboy movie?
E13
Stitchers v Gunners
Mon, Oct 9 2023 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.It's a ‘winner-winner' game, so everyone survives to quiz another day. As always, it's all about connections – the teams try to establish one between Robin, Henry Jones Sr, Gromit and Clarissa Dickson Wright. But what is it?
E14
Antiphons v Thrifters
Mon, Oct 16 2023 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.It's another ‘winner-winner' heat, which means one team motors straight through to the next round, while the other has to take a more scenic route.Tug of war, marbles, glass bridge – what comes fourth in this sequence?
E15
Isotopes v Also Rans
Mon, Oct 23 2023 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Everyone's a winner in this episode - in the sense that the losing team wins the right to play another game later in the series.Church, gin, school... what comes fourth in the sequence?
E16
Mercians v Video Nasties
Mon, Oct 30 2023 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.The Mercians became the second-highest scorers in the programme's history in their last appearance, finishing with 36 points. But how will they fare against the Video Nasties?They're presented with the following clues: 4th: McIntyre, 3rd: Hillman, and 2nd: Platt. What could come next?
E17
Antiphons v Suncatchers
Mon, Nov 6 2023 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Only one team can progress to the next round, after wrestling with clues such as: Patch (dog), Jason (cat), Fred/Freda (tortoise)… What comes next in the sequence?
E18
Roadies v Stitchers
Mon, Nov 13 2023 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.It's a rematch tonight – the teams have met before, but once again, fate has intervened to bring them face to face to face.Posidriv, Torx, Phillips… what comes next in the sequence?
E19
Solomons Family v Video Nasties
Mon, Nov 20 2023 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.It's another rematch – the Video Nasties won last time these teams met. What will the Solomons Family have to do to beat them?Amongst other questions, they have to work out what comes fourth in this sequence: Diversionary Route (2), Primary Route (3), and Tourist Attraction (4)...
E20
Isotopes v Gardners
Mon, Nov 27 2023 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.All that stands between the teams and a place in the quarter finals is… well, questions, obviously.Questions such as this: aua (J), eua (F), a (M). What's next?
E21
Gunners v Suncatchers
Mon, Dec 4 2023 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.It's another fiercely fought contest, but one of the teams will have to head home after facing fiendish question such as: 4. George Orwell, 3. Mamma Mia, 2. Bob Odenkirk. What might come fourth in the sequence?
E22
Thrifters v Stitchers
Mon, Dec 11 2023 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.It's a quarter-final, but the losing team can go home with their heads held high, knowing they've grappled with such important questions as: what connects Meng Po soup, Lacuna Inc, the waters of Lethe and Superman's kiss?
E23
Also Rans v Video Nasties
Mon, Dec 18 2023 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.It's a quarter-final, and the questions are getting trickier. For example: various, gaseous, caesium... what might come next in the sequence?
E24
Isotopes v Mercians
Mon, Jan 1 2024 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.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?
E25
Semi-Final 1
Mon, Jan 8 2024 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.It's the first semi-final of the series, with the teams facing such questions as: what connects gender reveal parties, Dune (1984 film), Creep and pop-up ads?
E26
Semi-Final 2
Mon, Jan 15 2024 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.A coveted place in the third place play-off is at stake: one team will have to settle for being in the final.Here's a question: Andrea Ghez.Why only one clue? Well, that's all they needed on the night. Join Victoria for the answer.
E27
Third Place Play-Off
Mon, Jan 22 2024 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.It's the third place play-off - how close can it be?SSQQSSD, LMMJVSD, MDMDFSS – what comes next, and what's the connection?
E28
The Final
Mon, Jan 29 2024 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series final of the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.It's an exciting episode: everyone will remember where they were when they watched the drama unfold. The teams certainly will: Cardiff.What's next in this sequence: 1st of 26: A, 2nd of 26: H, 3rd of 26: R...?
Season 20
28 episodes
E01
Al Frescans v Midlanders
Mon, Aug 12 2024 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell returns with the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.In this opening heat, three fresh air fanatics take on a trio of Midlanders, attempting to find connections between a series of random clues. For example, what comes next in this sequence: sumo, tuwe, thfr...?
E02
Hopsters v Sprouters
Mon, Aug 19 2024 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.One of the teams likes beer, while the other has a bit of a thing for big vegetables - the bigger the better, apparently. Meanwhile, what's the connection here: 'cat: 200-300', 'mouse: 10-15', 'horse: 15-20k', and 'human: 2-2.5k'?
E03
Four Opinions v Bean Farmers
Mon, Aug 26 2024 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.Two teams of three look for connections between apparently random clues. For example, the words peaceful, easy and normal – what do they have in common, and what would come fourth in that sequence?
E04
Harmonics v Cat Cows
Mon, Sep 2 2024 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.A love of classical music brought one team together, and a yearning for yoga unites the other, but both teams are bound up in their devotion to quizzing.Rocky, Norm, not in this game, yes we can – can they find the connection?
E05
Too Many Cookes v Pipe-dreamers
Mon, Sep 9 2024 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.The Pipe-dreamers are, well, pipe-dreamers. Too Many Cookes are a family team, whose surname is, er, Cooke.Not much of a puzzle there, so how about this: Ian Buckells, Marwood, the narrator of Three Men in a Boat... what's next in the sequence?
E06
Bloomsbury Group v Tea Totallers
Mon, Sep 16 2024 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.EM Forster, JM Keynes and Virginia Woolf: all unavailable, sadly, but how will their stand-ins fare against a team of three tea devotees?The connection between chorod, clary muscles, rs and retna is revealed, and a long-standing scoring record is broken.
E07
Third Agers v Introverts
Mon, Sep 23 2024 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.Three self-professed introverts have ventured as far as Cardiff to take on three representatives of the University of the Third Age, all seeking the link between apparently random clues.For example: Barbados, Club Med, Maserati and Britannia – what do they have in common?
E08
Uisge Beathas v Crunchers
Mon, Sep 30 2024 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.Three whisky drinkers take on three number crunchers this week, all seeking the link between apparently random clues.For example: Black (from Australia), Bewick's and Whooper – what do they have in common?
E09
Hopsters v Midlanders
Mon, Oct 7 2024 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.Three Midlanders take on a team of ale aficionados in trying to connect a series of clues.Downhill, Super-G, Giant Slalom – not hard to spot the connection with this one, perhaps. But what would come fourth in the sequence?
E10
Harmonics v Bean Farmers
Mon, Oct 14 2024 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.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.Question: tonsillectomy, Victoria and mergers - what connects all of the above?
E11
Pipe-Dreamers v Tea Totallers
Mon, Oct 21 2024 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.Three fans of surrealism take on a team of tea enthusiasts, all attempting to establish connections between apparently random clues.For example, what connects the following: Fritz Walter, Billy Gene, Wes Lindsay and Ang Spike?
E12
Uisge Beathas v Third Agers
Mon, Oct 28 2024 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.A team of whisky lovers returns to face a team from the U3A, all aiming to establish connections between apparently random clues.For example: what connects EDIA, ENTRA, ALFWA and IDDL? One team reckons they're Welsh traffic signs.
E13
Al Frescans v Sprouters
Mon, Nov 4 2024 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.The Al Frescans and the Sprouters return to slug it out for a place in the next round – the winners go straight through, the losing team takes a more scenic route.Bearded, ancient and bearded, Sunday and trinity, and tobacco. What connects them all?
E14
Four Opinions v Cat Cows
Mon, Nov 11 2024 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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?
E15
Too Many Cookes v Bloomsbury Group
Mon, Nov 18 2024 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.In another tight match, the team that wins (just) goes straight through to the next round, while the other team will have to play again to stay in the competition.What connects: evil, line manager, pleasantly cold and vomit?
E16
Introverts v Crunchers
Mon, Nov 25 2024 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.Nobody goes home tonight: for the teams, it's a question of how they get to the next round...The questions are getting tougher. For example: German 'yes', the bassist Pastorius and actor Sir Derek – what comes next in the sequence?
E17
Harmonics v Cat Cows
Mon, Dec 2 2024 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.The knockout stage has arrived, and it's a rematch! Yes, thanks to the cunning series structure that nobody quite understands, these teams have played each other before.They're facing such questions as: Arkana, Astana, Nur-Sultan... what comes fourth in the sequence?
E18
Hopsters v Al Frescans
Mon, Dec 9 2024 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far - logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.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?
E19
Uisge Beathas v Crunchers
Mon, Dec 16 2024 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.When these teams met before, the Crunchers barely won, so there's a score to be settled.Gwen Stefani, Ryan Reynolds and Alexis Carrington – what do they have in common, and who might come fourth in the sequence?
E20
Too Many Cookes v Tea Totallers
Mon, Jan 6 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.More high scores, but only one team can progress to the next round, and the clues are getting trickier.For example - what connects: Tamaulipas, British Hong Kong, Seychelles and British Columbia?
E21
Cat Cows v Sprouters
Mon, Jan 13 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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?
E22
Al Frescans v Four Opinions
Mon, Jan 20 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.The Four Opinions won their previous game on a tiebreak – the captain hopes never to repeat the experience, but what does fate have in store?The question-setters, meanwhile, have the following in store: Fourham, Threefield, Twomouth – what might come next in the sequence?
E23
Bloomsbury Group v Crunchers
Mon, Jan 27 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
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?
E24
Introverts v Tea Totallers
Mon, Feb 3 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far - logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.There's a place in the semi-finals at stake and, as is only to be expected, the questions are getting more fiendish. For example: first wife, almost old, forty-one and Ghost Wolf - what is the connection?
E25
Semi Final - Four Opinions v Cat Cows
Mon, Feb 10 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.It's semi-final time, and a coveted place in the third-place play-off is at stake. The teams are on form, with this sequence question being answered after just two clues: 13: Anne of Austria, 14: Maria Theresa of Spain... what comes fourth?
E26
Semi-Final - Tea Totallers v Crunchers
Mon, Feb 17 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.The second semi-final goes to the wire in the Missing Vowels round, but before that, some tricky Sequence questions must be dealt with.For example – BBC: M&S, C4: N&S, C4: N&M... what comes next?
E27
Third Place Play-Off
Mon, Feb 24 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.It's the third place play-off, and the questions have grown suitably difficult. For example: Pelham and Hope, Curb and Fosse, Gag and Marley, and Snaffle and Geldof – what's the connection?
E28
The Final
Mon, Mar 3 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.The winners of the series are crowned – and, as can be expected, it's a close contest.
Season 21
28 episodes
E01
Whitley Baes v Caraxians
Mon, Jul 21 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A husband-wife-friend combo take on three fans of the films of Leos Carax.
E02
Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees
Mon, Jul 28 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Fans of Pantomime and Partridge put their passions on hold to puzzle out the connection between clues such as east Azerbaijan, south Holland, Inner Mongolia and New Mexico.
E03
Metrophiles v Grapevines
Mon, Aug 4 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Metro systems fascinate one team, while wine does it for the others. There's a fourth in this sequence: and (for A), be (for B), can (for C). But what might it be?
E04
5ks v Showstoppers
Mon, Aug 11 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team regularly run five kilometres, while the other team prefer a short stroll to singalong nights in Cardiff pubs.
E05
Scanners v Worker Bees
Mon, Aug 18 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team is medical, while the other is Mancunian.
E06
Pitchers v Benchwarmers
Mon, Aug 25 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One of the teams comes straight in with an answer after seeing just two clues.
E07
Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers
Mon, Sep 1 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three keen ballroom dancers face a team of devoted Dungeons & Dragons players.
E08
Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers
Mon, Sep 8 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
It's a close match as a family team of doctors takes on three keen pianists. They face questions such as: an embittered former pin-up girl, a robotic dog, a penguin criminal mastermind... what comes next in the sequence?
E09
Pear Trees v Caraxians
Mon, Sep 15 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.Two teams who lost their first-round match return – only one of them can go through to the next round.They face such questions as: what's the connection between dis-moi, the royal, Nintendo and pee-?
E10
5ks v Grapevines
Mon, Sep 22 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.One of the contestants still bears a tortoise-related scar, while another was runner-up in a scarecrow competition. Thankfully, they've put all that behind them, so they face such questions as: what connects laughing, ET, Red Bull and fairy dust?
E11
Scanners v Benchwarmers
Mon, Sep 29 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.One team must leave the competition. Spoiler alert: it'll be the losers. That's just how this thing works.Postmodern, Boris Johnson and frozen yoghurt – one team spotted the connection after three clues.
E12
Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers
Mon, Oct 6 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.One of the returning teams faced a tie-break in their previous match. To avoid the same fate, they need to keep solving puzzles such as: Sant' Antioco, Elba, Sardinia... what comes next in the sequence?
E13
Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't
Tue, Oct 14 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.Neither team has lost a match so far – but that's about to change. The questions are as tricky as ever - for example, what connects deep bass, first lady, air and little book?
E14
Metrophiles v Showstoppers
Mon, Oct 20 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.Both teams won their opening heats, which means nobody goes home. So it's all about the questions, such as what connects Julius Caesar, Fiorentina, poet Jenny Joseph when old, and bishops.
E15
Pitchers v Worker Bees
Mon, Oct 27 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. No elimination this time: the winners go through, but the losing team gets to play again later in the series.
E16
Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers
Mon, Nov 3 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.Another week with no knock-out – the winners progress, while the losers will have to play again to stay in the competition.One team correctly guesses the fourth in the sequence after just two clues: master and ultra.
E17
5ks v Showstoppers
Mon, Nov 10 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.It's going to be a knockout show - in the sense that the losing team will be, well, knocked out.But not before wrestling with fiendish questions such as: holy faith, of the monks, sacrament, red stick – what's the connection?
E18
Pear Trees v Whitley Baes
Mon, Nov 17 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.It's a very close game, with the teams having been here before and knowing what to expect: questions such as what connects Armies of Sauron, Lord Zedd, Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo, and Celtic?
E19
Keyboard Worriers v Sorcerers
Mon, Nov 24 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.A place in the quarter-finals is at stake – one of the teams will have to leave the competition.But not before facing such questions as: Tom Jones, Andy McNab, Ruby Sunday and Moses – what connects them all?
E20
Benchwarmers v Worker Bees
Mon, Dec 1 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.Another quarter-final place is on offer, and it looks to be another tight game, featuring such questions as: Thailand -4, Malaysia -3, Slovakia -2… what might come next in the sequence?
E21
5Ks v Oh No They Didn't
Mon, Dec 8 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.The semi-finals loom, and the questions are getting trickier. For example, what would come fourth in this sequence: South Africa: 4/8, New Zealand 3/10 and Australia 2/10?
E22
Metrophiles v Whitley Baes
Mon, Dec 15 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.Another place in the semi-finals is decided, and the questions are as demanding as ever. For example: Ross, Stoke, Henley... what might come fourth in the sequence?
E23
Pitchers v Sorcerers
Mon, Dec 22 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.Once again there's a place in the semi-finals on offer, with two teams facing ever more testing questions, such as: 19/2=50, 10/4=100, 30/5=150… what would come fourth in this sequence?
E24
Doctors Matthews v Worker Bees
Mon, Dec 29 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.It's nip and tuck and touch and go as another place in the semi-finals is decided. Here's an example of the sort of question the teams are up against: 4. Saint Francis, 3. Saint Joseph, 2. Saint James… what comes fourth in this sequence?
E25
Metrophiles v 5Ks
Mon, Jan 5 2026 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.It's the first of the semi-finals – the questions are tough, but so are the teams after surviving the gruelling earlier rounds.Arsenal, Ghetto, Lagoon, Lido – what's the connection between those four apparently random clues?
E26
Pitchers v Worker Bees
Mon, Jan 12 2026 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.These teams have met before, and revenge is in the air. But it's a semi-final, and the difficulty of the questions has gone up a notch. For example: grotesque figure, evil spirit of the dead, tribe of hairy women and man of the forest – what's the connection?Victoria has the answers.
E27
Third Place Play-Off
Mon, Jan 19 2026 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.These teams have met before, and revenge is in the air. But it's a semi-final, and the difficulty of the questions has gone up a notch. For example: grotesque figure, evil spirit of the dead, tribe of hairy women and man of the forest – what's the connection?
E28
Final
Mon, Jan 26 2026 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.After 28 weeks of brain-to-brain combat, it's the final at last, and it all comes down to this: twenty-nine minutes of such challenging questions as: NATO (2,11), RSPB (4,13), WWE (7,7) and www (9,3).
Cast
Victoria Coren Mitchell
as Presenter