Only Connect

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals. Presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell.

Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals. Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts.

The Surrealists take on the Korfballers in a quarter-final to find out what connects Tuvalu, hijab, Defra and nope. Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts .

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.