Only Connect - Season 18

Only Connect - Season 18

Season 18

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Episodes28
DatesAug 29, 2022 - Mar 13, 2023
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Statisticals v Morporkians
Season 18Episode 130 min

Statisticals v Morporkians

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?

Aug 29, 2022
Jillies v Road Runners
Season 18Episode 230 min

Jillies v Road Runners

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.

Sep 5, 2022
Peacocks v Mothers Ruined
Season 18Episode 330 min

Peacocks v Mothers Ruined

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.

Sep 12, 2022
Cryptics v Strigiformes
Season 18Episode 430 min

Cryptics v Strigiformes

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.

Sep 19, 2022
Cunning Planners v Seagulls
Season 18Episode 530 min

Cunning Planners v Seagulls

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.

Sep 26, 2022
Jugadores v Harlequins
Season 18Episode 630 min

Jugadores v Harlequins

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___.

Oct 3, 2022
Scrummagers v Crustaceans
Season 18Episode 730 min

Scrummagers v Crustaceans

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.

Oct 10, 2022
Croot Family v Irregulars
Season 18Episode 830 min

Croot Family v Irregulars

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?

Oct 17, 2022
Statisticals v Road Runners
Season 18Episode 930 min

Statisticals v Road Runners

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.

Oct 25, 2022
Peacocks v Strigiformes
Season 18Episode 1030 min

Peacocks v Strigiformes

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.

Nov 1, 2022
Jugadores v Seagulls
Season 18Episode 1130 min

Jugadores v Seagulls

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.

Nov 8, 2022
Scrummagers v Irregulars
Season 18Episode 1230 min

Scrummagers v Irregulars

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?

Nov 15, 2022
Jillies v Morporkians
Season 18Episode 1330 min

Jillies v Morporkians

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?

Nov 21, 2022
Mothers Ruined v Cryptics
Season 18Episode 1430 min

Mothers Ruined v Cryptics

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?

Nov 28, 2022
Cunning Planners v Harlequins
Season 18Episode 1530 min

Cunning Planners v Harlequins

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?

Dec 5, 2022
Croot Family v Crustaceans
Season 18Episode 1630 min

Croot Family v Crustaceans

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.

Dec 12, 2022
Strigiformes v Cryptics
Season 18Episode 1730 min

Strigiformes v Cryptics

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...

Dec 19, 2022
Statisticals v Morporkians
Season 18Episode 1830 min

Statisticals v Morporkians

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.

Jan 2, 2023
Scrummagers v Croot Family
Season 18Episode 1930 min

Scrummagers v Croot Family

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?

Jan 9, 2023
Jugadores v Cunning Planners
Season 18Episode 2030 min

Jugadores v Cunning Planners

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?

Jan 16, 2023
Jillies v Strigiformes
Season 18Episode 2130 min

Jillies v Strigiformes

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...

Jan 23, 2023
Mothers Ruined v Morporkians
Season 18Episode 2230 min

Mothers Ruined v Morporkians

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.

Jan 30, 2023
Scrummagers v Harlequins
Season 18Episode 2330 min

Scrummagers v Harlequins

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?

Feb 6, 2023
Cunning Planners v Crustaceans
Season 18Episode 2430 min

Cunning Planners v Crustaceans

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?

Feb 13, 2023
Strigiformes v Morporkians
Season 18Episode 2530 min

Strigiformes v Morporkians

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?

Feb 20, 2023
Scrummagers v Crustaceans
Season 18Episode 2630 min

Scrummagers v Crustaceans

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.

Feb 27, 2023
Third Place Play-Off
Season 18Episode 2730 min

Third Place Play-Off

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…

Mar 6, 2023
The Final
Season 18Episode 2830 min

The Final

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?

Mar 13, 2023

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