Only Connect - Season 5

Season 5
Network

DatesAug 15, 2011 - Dec 5, 2011
Episodes

Season 5Episode 130 min
Social Networkers v Vegetarians
A trio of social networkers who met online take on three committed vegetarians. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from the Barghest of Yorkshire to the Mail on Sunday's political column to Winston Churchill's depression to Gnasher.
Aug 15, 2011

Season 5Episode 230 min
Edwards Family v Inorganic Chemists
A father, son and daughter-in-law square up to three postgraduate chemistry students from Oxford University. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from French nuclear tests in 1960 to the Krzysztof Kieslowski film trilogy to the Luxembourg flag to the Minis in The Italian Job.
Aug 22, 2011

Season 5Episode 330 min
Analysts v Editors
A team of professional analysts with degrees in modern languages, English and maths pit their wits against a trio of editors who delight in their meticulous attention to detail. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Ho to Beetlejuice to I Divorce You to White Rabbits.
Aug 29, 2011

Season 5Episode 430 min
Joggers v Technologists
Three running enthusiasts play three colleagues from a creative engineering company
Sep 5, 2011

Season 5Episode 530 min
Fantasy Footballers v Antiquarians
Three online football team managers take on a team who love historical things.
Sep 12, 2011

Season 5Episode 630 min
Listeners v Steel City Singers
Three Listener crossword fans play a trio of choristers from Sheffield University
Sep 19, 2011

Season 5Episode 730 min
Rowers v Linguists
Three rowers play a trio of linguists.
Sep 26, 2011

Season 5Episode 830 min
Rock 'n' rollers v Trade Unionists
Three aficionados of the Scottish rock music scene pit their wits against three members of an executive council trade union group. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Isabelle Dinoire to Tycho Brahe to the Maid in the Garden to the Sphinx.
Oct 3, 2011

Season 5Episode 930 min
Social Networkers v Antiquarians
Three online pals take on a trio of history buffs in the first of the quarter-finals. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from elephant to hippopotamus to Mississippi to one thousand
Oct 10, 2011

Season 5Episode 1030 min
Rowers v Listeners
A team of rowers encounter three fans of the Listener crossword in the second of the quarter-finals. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Steiff to Veuve Clicquot to Deutsche Grammophon to Boddingtons.
Oct 17, 2011

Season 5Episode 1130 min
Edwards Family v Trade Unionists
A father, son and daughter-in-law pit their wits against three members of an executive council trade union group in the third of the quarter-finals. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Little Venice to Silver to Christopher Columbus to The Equator.
Oct 24, 2011

Season 5Episode 1230 min
Analysts v Technologists
Three professional analysts square up to three colleagues at a creative engineering firm in the last of the quarter-finals. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Private Wilhelm to Jelly Babies to Mandrakes to David Sutch.
Oct 31, 2011

Season 5Episode 1330 min
Listeners v Antiquarians
Nov 7, 2011

Season 5Episode 1430 min
Analysts v Trade Unionists
Nov 21, 2011

Season 5Episode 1530 min
Listeners v Trade Unionists
Nov 28, 2011

Season 5Episode 1630 min
Analysts v Antiquarians
Dec 5, 2011
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