Only Connect Specials - Season 9

Only Connect Specials - Season 9

Season 9

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Episodes4
DatesDec 19, 2023 - Dec 28, 2023
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Episodes

Christmas – Relatives v Muppets
Season 9Episode 130 min

Christmas – Relatives v Muppets

A special festive edition of the quiz hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell, where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.

Two family teams return for a yuletide battle of wits. One of the teams works out the connection after seeing just two clues: ‘What' and ‘Bong Joon'. But what is that connection?

Dec 19, 2023
Fashion – Dandies v Peacocks
Season 9Episode 230 min

Fashion – Dandies v Peacocks

Another special edition of the quiz hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell, where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.

Two fashionable teams from yesteryear return to strut their stuff. One team hasn't quizzed together since 2017, but they've still got it: their first answer is a five-pointer, and ‘bravest underwear' was the only clue they needed.

Dec 20, 2023
Boxing - Wrestlers v Arrowheads
Season 9Episode 330 min

Boxing - Wrestlers v Arrowheads

Another special edition of the quiz, hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell, where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.

There's been a mix-up, but never mind: two ‘sporting' teams from previous series have returned to fight it out.

Impressively, it only takes two clues for them to work out what connects ‘boxers' and ‘mayors of High Wycombe'.

Dec 26, 2023
Politics: Politicians v Activists
Season 9Episode 430 min

Politics: Politicians v Activists

A special edition of the quiz, hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell, where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.

Previous contestants return – professional politicians, including a real, live Conservative MP (correct at time of recording), face a team of activists.

What connects Michael Foot and Ed Balls? Apart from the obvious. One team gets it straight away.

Dec 28, 2023

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