Only Connect

Family | Lifestyle

Station:
BBC Two (GB)

Status:
Running

Start:
2008-09-15

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Quiz show in which connections must be made between apparently unconnected things, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.

Only Connect Next Episode Air Date

Next Episode is 'Double Features v Accrual World' (Season 22 Episode 11) and airs on 21 Sep 2026 14:00 (CDT).

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S22E8 - Creepy Crawleys v Risk Takers

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.

There's an EastEnders-style revelation as a family team face three former work colleagues, all trying to find connections between such apparently random clues as Kite's Nest, Ravenseat, Duchy Home and Diddly Squat.

Air Date: 31 Aug 2026 14:00 (CDT)

S22E9 - Culture Club v Ad Astra

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.

The microbiologists are back, this time facing a returning family of stargazers. The series has reached the knockout stage: one team will go home, but not before they've pondered the link between such clues as fore, dog, anti and woebe.

Air Date: 07 Sep 2026 14:00 (CDT)

S22E10 - Marvins v Merseyside Eyes

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 a paranoid android take on a team of Merseysiders – only one team can progress to the next round, and they get there by connecting clues such as lop, urve, cheron, and actrian camel humps.

Air Date: 14 Sep 2026 14:00 (CDT)

S22E11 - Double Features v Accrual World

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.

Six people return to battle it out for a place in the next round – and three of them are going home.

Here's a question where one of the teams worked out the connection after three clues: Greek city law, Italian riflemen, Irish guards...

Air Date: 21 Sep 2026 14:00 (CDT)