Only Connect

The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.

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First Aired on

Sep 15, 2008

20 seaons till Mar 03, 2025

Popularity: 32.2243
12 votes
Networks
(GB)
(GB)
Production

PresentableRDF Television (GB)Parasol MediaBBC (GB)

Status: Returning Series

In Production

Last episode: The Final

Seasons & episodes

Total 20 seasons, 449 episodes

Specials

Aired

55 Episodes
  • Episode 1Crossworders v Rugby Boys: The Champion of Champions29 min

    Quiz in which connections are made between seemingly random elements. The winners of series one meet the champs of series two.

  • Episode 2Children in Need Special29 min

    A special Children in Need episode of the quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital. The cunning wiles of the Wheel Men (Rev Richard Coles, Adam Hart-Davis and Grub Smith) take on the combined brains of the Larks (Michael Bywater, Sir Andrew Motion and Stuart Maconie), trying to work out what connects the likes of Fawlty Towers to St Joseph's Wort, Pesto and the Great Mouse Detective.

  • Episode 3Series 3 vs Series 4 Winners Special29 min

    Special edition of the quiz in which links must be made between seemingly random things, as the Gamblers square up to the Epicureans.

  • Episode 4University Challenge Special29 min

    Victoria Coren presents a special edition of the quiz show in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital. Undefeated champions of champions, the Crossworders, risk their reputation by confronting the awesome brainpower of the University Challengers, captained by the illustrious Alex Guttenplan. It isn't going to be an easy ride for either team, as they try to connect Fortis shareholders with Muntadar al-Zaidi, sabateurs and Nikita Kruschchev.

  • Episode 5Comic Relief Special29 min

    The Treesome (Brian Sewell, Adam Hart-Davis and Grub Smith) lock intellectual brains with the Larks (Michael Bywater, Sir Andrew Motion and Stuart Maconie) as they try to work out what connects the Golden Gate Bridge and David Dickinson.

Crew & Team

Siân G. Lloyd

Director

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