Siân G. Lloyd
Director
Only Connect (2008)
Series 18
The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.
Released Sept. 15, 2008
Episode 29 min
None+
Genres: Game Show
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Production Companies: Presentable, RDF Television, Parasol Media, BBC
Network: BBC Four
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S18E1 - Statisticals v Morporkians
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three data-lovers take on a team of Terry Pratchett fans in the opening heat of the series.
Aug. 29, 2022, midnight
S18E2 - Jillies v Road Runners
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the brain-teasing quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three Jilly Cooper fans face a team of road runners in another opening heat.
Sept. 5, 2022, midnight
S18E3 - Peacocks v Mothers Ruined
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.
Sept. 12, 2022, midnight
S18E4 - Cryptics v Strigiformes
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the brain-teasing quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three puzzle fans compete against a team of mature students - yes, there is such a thing.
Sept. 19, 2022, midnight
S18E5 - Cunning Planners v Seagulls
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three teachers from Brighton take on three Blackadder addicts in another opening heat.
Sept. 26, 2022, midnight
S18E6 - Jugadores v Harlequins
There’s a former MP on one of the teams: her political background comes in handy on the Wall but doesn’t help in the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far.
Oct. 3, 2022, midnight
S18E7 - Scrummagers v Crustaceans
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team are rugby supporters, and their opponents are admirers of crustaceans.
Oct. 10, 2022, midnight
S18E8 - Croot Family v Irregulars
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A family team take on three Sherlock Holmes aficionados.
Oct. 17, 2022, midnight
S18E9 - Statisticals v Road Runners
As the series reaches the knock-out stage, can the teams find the link between West and Exotic, Diane and Elvis, Moll and Graeme, and Liston and Lloyd?
Oct. 25, 2022, midnight
S18E10 - Peacocks v Strigiformes
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two bird-named teams take part in an avian stand-off to establish a pecking order.
Nov. 1, 2022, midnight
S18E11 - Jugadores v Seagulls
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, midnight
S18E12 - Scrummagers v Irregulars
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.
Nov. 15, 2022, midnight
S18E13 - Morporkians vs Jillies
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three Pratchett people take on a team of Jilly Cooper aficionados.
Nov. 21, 2022, midnight
S18E14 - Mothers Ruined v Cryptics
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. She asks what connects the following: Black and White, X and Y, Sun and Moon, and Sword and Shield.
Nov. 28, 2022, midnight
S18E15 - Cunning Planners v Harlequins
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three sitcom fans take on a team with a passion for the performing arts.
Dec. 5, 2022, midnight
S18E16 - Croot Family v Crustaceans
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, midnight
S18E17 - Strigiformes v Cryptics
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two returning teams fight for a place in the next round.
Dec. 19, 2022, midnight
S18E18 - 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 in this rematch between two teams who met in a previous round.
Jan. 2, 2023, midnight
S18E19 - Scrummagers v Croot Family
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two family teams battle it out to stay in the competition.
Jan. 9, 2023, midnight
S18E20 - Jugadores v Cunning Planners
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, midnight
S18E21 - Jillies v Strigiformes
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A semi-final place awaits one of the two returning teams, but to get there, they have to answer some diabolical questions.
Jan. 23, 2023, midnight
S18E22 - 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.
Jan. 30, 2023, midnight
S18E23 - Scrummagers v Harlequins
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, midnight
S18E24 - Cunning Planners v Crustaceans
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Six contestants in search of a semi-final place must deal with a series of tricky questions.
Feb. 13, 2023, midnight
S18E25 - Strigiformes v Morporkians
It’s the first of the semi-finals, and the pressure is on. 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, midnight
S18E26 - Scrummagers v Crustaceans
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s the second semi-final, but the series structure means the teams have met before
Feb. 27, 2023, midnight
S18E27 - Third Place Play-Off
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. The final can wait, because this episode is the third place play-off!
March 6, 2023, midnight
S18E28 - The Final
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s the grand final, and Victoria and the teams are joined in the studio by two sparkling guests.
March 13, 2023, midnight
Network: BBC Four
Episode Runtime: 29 min.
Season Runtime: 13775 min.
Released: Sept. 15, 2008
Last Air Date: Dec. 15, 2025, midnight
Next Air Date: Dec. 22, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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