Only Connect - Season 11
Season 11
Network
Episodes28
DatesJul 13, 2015 - Jan 18, 2016
Episodes
Season 11Episode 130 min
Cluesmiths v Operational Researchers
Three crossword compilers take on a trio of operational researchers in the first of the eleventh series. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Quintuple Troth, Distress Signal, 1963 Lincoln Memorial Speech and 1815 Belgian Battle.
Jul 13, 2015
Season 11Episode 230 min
Polyglots v Yorkers
A team of linguists take on three York University students in this show. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Monstroso, Any Human Heart, Birdsong and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Jul 20, 2015
Season 11Episode 330 min
Spaghetti Westerners v Mixologists
A team of film buffs take on three cocktail aficionados. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Daddy Warbucks, Ellen Ripley, Sherlock Holmes and Bobby Ewing.
Jul 27, 2015
Season 11Episode 430 min
Collectors v Railwaymen
A team of collectors take on three railway enthusiasts. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Llanelli RFC, A for adultery, Sir Percy Blakeney and Sherlock Holmes debut.
Aug 3, 2015
Season 11Episode 530 min
Wayfarers v Bookworms
A team of travel enthusiasts take on a trio of bibliophiles. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects a song in High Society, a Whiskas slogan, Kenneth Wolstenholme commentary and an EM Forster epigram.
Aug 10, 2015
Season 11Episode 630 min
String Section v Headliners
A team of musicians take on three publishers in this edition. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects the flag of Vietnam, Google Os, the MCC tie and Rupert Bear's clothes.
Aug 17, 2015
Season 11Episode 730 min
Road Trippers v Athenians
A trio of road trippers take on three fans of Greece in this edition. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Elizabeth and James, Menace II Society, Harvard Connection and I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles).
Aug 24, 2015
Season 11Episode 830 min
Scientists v Builders
A team of scientists square up to a team of builders in the last of the heats. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects The Raven, Little Weed, Seagulls in Finding Nemo and Hodor.
Aug 31, 2015
Season 11Episode 930 min
Polyglots v Operational Researchers
A team of linguists battle it out against a team of operational researchers for a place in the next phase of the competition. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects the Pirate Planet, Starship Titanic, Last Chance to See and h2g2.
Sep 7, 2015
Season 11Episode 1030 min
Collectors v Mixologists
Two teams who lost their first heats return for one last chance to make it to the quarter finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Darkness Visible, the Dementors, a bell jar and a black dog.
Sep 14, 2015
Season 11Episode 1130 min
Headliners v Bookworms
Two teams who lost their first heats return for one last chance to make it to the quarter finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects the starting position in Shogi, The Times crossword grid, the flag of Georgia and S.
Sep 21, 2015
Season 11Episode 1230 min
Road Trippers v Builders
Two teams who lost their first heats return for one last chance to make it to the quarter finals. The Road Trippers and the Builders compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. What links seven consonants, two vowels, three syllables and seven letters?
Sep 28, 2015
Season 11Episode 1330 min
Cluesmiths v Yorkers
The Cluesmiths take on the Yorkers. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Seborga, Forvik, Christiania and Sealand.
Oct 5, 2015
Season 11Episode 1430 min
Spaghetti Westerners v Railwaymen
Two winning teams return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals: The Spaghetti Westerners and the Railwaymen. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects a set of decimal coins, a set of badges, a 1970 annual and a photograph of Valerie Singleton.
Oct 12, 2015
Season 11Episode 1530 min
Wayfarers v String Section
A team of Wayfarers take on a trio of musicians. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects numbat, echidna, pangolin and aardvark.
Oct 19, 2015
Season 11Episode 1630 min
Scientists v Athenians
Three scientists take on a team of Athenians. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Einsteinium, names of Allah, 1974 Lions call and Luftballons.
Oct 26, 2015
Season 11Episode 1730 min
Cluesmiths v Mixologists
The Cluesmiths and Mixologists return for a last chance to earn a place in the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Matthew Bannister's show BBC World Service, an entry in a dictionary, your flexible friend and the venue for London 2012 boxing.
Nov 2, 2015
Season 11Episode 1830 min
Spaghetti Westerners v Operational Researchers
A trio of film buffs and three operational researchers return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects a painful sports 'hernia', stars hollow, captain James Onedin and Happy Sandler.
Nov 16, 2015
Season 11Episode 1930 min
Wayfarers v Builders
A team of wayfarers and three builders return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Medelsvensson [Sweden], Max Mustermann [Germany], Jan Modaal [Netherlands] and Joe Blow [Australia].
Nov 23, 2015
Season 11Episode 2030 min
Athenians v Bookworms
The Athenians and Bookworms return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects The Cradle Will Rock, The Pilgrim's Progress, the New Statesman and the Mr Men.
Nov 30, 2015
Season 11Episode 2130 min
Scientists v String Section
The Scientists and the String Section return in the first of the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Memoir: My Life, Song: Your Life, Film: September and Novella: The Life of Ivan Denisovich.
Dec 7, 2015
Season 11Episode 2230 min
Yorkers v Operational Researchers
The second quarter-final takes place between the Yorkers and the Operational Researchers.
Dec 14, 2015
Season 11Episode 2330 min
Cluesmiths v Railwaymen
The quarter-final match between the Cluesmiths and the Railwaymen gets underway.
Dec 21, 2015
Season 11Episode 2430 min
Wayfarers v Bookworms
The second quarter-final match sees the Wayfarers take on the Bookworms.
Dec 28, 2015
Season 11Episode 2530 min
Semi-Final
The first semi-final takes place.
Jan 4, 2016
Season 11Episode 2630 min
Semi-Final
The second semi-final takes place.
Jan 11, 2016
Season 11Episode 2730 min
The Final
The final of this series takes place.
Jan 18, 2016
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