Only Connect - Season 21
Season 21
Episodes
Whitley Baes v Caraxians
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A husband-wife-friend combo take on three fans of the films of Leos Carax.
Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees
Fans of Pantomime and Partridge put their passions on hold to puzzle out the connection between clues such as east Azerbaijan, south Holland, Inner Mongolia and New Mexico.
Metrophiles v Grapevines
Metro systems fascinate one team, while wine does it for the others. There's a fourth in this sequence: and (for A), be (for B), can (for C). But what might it be?
5ks v Showstoppers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team regularly run five kilometres, while the other team prefer a short stroll to singalong nights in Cardiff pubs.
Scanners v Worker Bees
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team is medical, while the other is Mancunian.
Pitchers v Benchwarmers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One of the teams comes straight in with an answer after seeing just two clues.
Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three keen ballroom dancers face a team of devoted Dungeons & Dragons players.
Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers
It's a close match as a family team of doctors takes on three keen pianists. They face questions such as: an embittered former pin-up girl, a robotic dog, a penguin criminal mastermind... what comes next in the sequence?
Pear Trees v Caraxians
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.
Two teams who lost their first-round match return – only one of them can go through to the next round.
They face such questions as: what's the connection between dis-moi, the royal, Nintendo and pee-?
5ks v Grapevines
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.
One of the contestants still bears a tortoise-related scar, while another was runner-up in a scarecrow competition. Thankfully, they've put all that behind them, so they face such questions as: what connects laughing, ET, Red Bull and fairy dust?
Scanners v Benchwarmers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.
One team must leave the competition. Spoiler alert: it'll be the losers. That's just how this thing works.
Postmodern, Boris Johnson and frozen yoghurt – one team spotted the connection after three clues.
Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.
One of the returning teams faced a tie-break in their previous match. To avoid the same fate, they need to keep solving puzzles such as: Sant' Antioco, Elba, Sardinia... what comes next in the sequence?
Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.
Neither team has lost a match so far – but that's about to change. The questions are as tricky as ever - for example, what connects deep bass, first lady, air and little book?
Metrophiles v Showstoppers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.
Both teams won their opening heats, which means nobody goes home. So it's all about the questions, such as what connects Julius Caesar, Fiorentina, poet Jenny Joseph when old, and bishops.
Pitchers v Worker Bees
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. No elimination this time: the winners go through, but the losing team gets to play again later in the series.
Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.
Another week with no knock-out – the winners progress, while the losers will have to play again to stay in the competition.
One team correctly guesses the fourth in the sequence after just two clues: master and ultra.
5ks v Showstoppers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.
It's going to be a knockout show - in the sense that the losing team will be, well, knocked out.
But not before wrestling with fiendish questions such as: holy faith, of the monks, sacrament, red stick – what's the connection?
Pear Trees v Whitley Baes
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.
It's a very close game, with the teams having been here before and knowing what to expect: questions such as what connects Armies of Sauron, Lord Zedd, Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo, and Celtic?
Episode 19
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.
A place in the quarter-finals is at stake – one of the teams will have to leave the competition.
But not before facing such questions as: Tom Jones, Andy McNab, Ruby Sunday and Moses – what connects them all?
Benchwarmers v Worker Bees
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.
Another quarter-final place is on offer, and it looks to be another tight game, featuring such questions as: Thailand -4, Malaysia -3, Slovakia -2… what might come next in the sequence?
5Ks v Oh No They Didn't
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.
The semi-finals loom, and the questions are getting trickier. For example, what would come fourth in this sequence: South Africa: 4/8, New Zealand 3/10 and Australia 2/10?
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