Only Connect(2008)
The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.
- First aired:
- 2008-09-15
- Country:
- GB
- Network:
- BBC Four, BBC Two
Episodes
1. Whitley Baes v Caraxians
2025-07-21 · 29m
A husband-wife-friend combo take on three fans of the films of Leos Carax.
2. Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees
2025-07-28 · 29m
Fans of Pantomime and Partridge battle it out.
3. Metrophiles v Grapevines
2025-08-04 · 29m
Metro systems fascinate one team, while wine does it for the others.
4. 5ks v Showstoppers
2025-08-11 · 29m
One team regularly run five kilometres, while the other team prefer a short stroll to singalong nights in Cardiff pubs.
5. Scanners v Worker Bees
2025-08-18 · 29m
One team is medical, while the other is Mancunian.
6. Pitchers v Benchwarmers
★ 7.02025-08-25 · 29m
7. Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers
2025-09-01 · 29m
Three keen ballroom dancers face a team of devoted Dungeons and Dragons players.
8. Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers
2025-09-08 · 29m
A family team of doctors takes on three keen pianists.
9. Pear Trees v Caraxians
2025-09-15 · 29m
Two teams who lost their first-round match return – only one of them can go through to the next round.
10. 5ks v Grapevines
2025-09-22 · 29m
One of the contestants still bears a tortoise-related scar, while another was runner-up in a scarecrow competition.
11. Scanners v Benchwarmers
★ 6.02025-09-29 · 29m
12. Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers
2025-10-06 · 29m
One of the returning teams faced a tie-break in their previous match.
13. Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't
2025-10-14 · 29m
Neither team has lost a match so far – but that’s about to change.
14. Metrophiles v Showstoppers
★ 7.02025-10-20 · 29m
Both teams won their opening heats, which means nobody goes home.
15. Pitchers v Worker Bees
2025-10-27 · 29m
No elimination this time: the winners go through, but the losing team gets to play again later in the series.
16. Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers
2025-11-03 · 29m
17. 5ks v Showstoppers
2025-11-10 · 29m
18. Pear Trees v Whitley Baes
2025-11-17 · 29m
19. Keyboard Worriers v Sorcerers
2025-11-24 · 29m
A place in the quarter-finals is at stake – one of the teams will have to leave the competition.
20. Benchwarmers v Worker Bees
2025-12-01 · 29m
Another quarter-final place is on offer.
21. 5Ks v Oh No They Didn't
2025-12-08 · 29m
The semi-finals loom, and the questions are getting trickier.
22. Metrophiles v Whitley Baes
2025-12-15 · 29m
Another place in the semi-finals is decided, and the questions are as demanding as ever.
23. Pitchers v Sorcerers
2025-12-22 · 29m
Once again there’s a place in the semi-finals on offer, with two teams facing ever more testing questions.
24. Doctors Matthews v Worker Bees
2025-12-29 · 29m
It’s nip and tuck and touch and go as another place in the semi-finals is decided.
25. Metrophiles v 5Ks
2026-01-05 · 29m
It’s the first of the semi-finals – the questions are tough, but so are the teams.
26. Pitchers v Worker Bees
2026-01-12 · 29m
These teams have met before, and revenge is in the air in this semi-final.
27. Third Place Play-Off
2026-01-19 · 28m
It’s the third place play-off.
28. The Final
2026-01-26 · 29m
After 28 weeks of brain-to-brain combat, it's the final at last.
Where to watch
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Cast
Victoria Coren Mitchell
Self - Host
