Siân G. Lloyd
Director
Only Connect (2008)
Series 5
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 30 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
S5E1 - Social Networkers vs 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, midnight
S5E2 - Edwards Family vs 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, midnight
S5E3 - Analysts vs 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, midnight
S5E4 - Joggers vs Technologists
Three running enthusiasts play three colleagues from a creative engineering company
Sept. 5, 2011, midnight
S5E5 - Fantasy Footballers vs Antiquarians
Three online football team managers take on a team who love historical things.
Sept. 12, 2011, midnight
S5E6 - Listeners vs Steel City Singers
Three Listener crossword fans play a trio of choristers from Sheffield University
Sept. 19, 2011, midnight
S5E7 - Rowers vs Linguists
Three rowers play a trio of linguists.
Sept. 26, 2011, midnight
S5E8 - Rock'n'rollers vs 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, midnight
S5E9 - Social Networkers vs 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, midnight
S5E10 - Rowers vs 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, midnight
S5E11 - Edwards Family vs 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, midnight
S5E12 - Analysts vs 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, midnight
S5E13 - Listeners vs Antiquarians
Nov. 7, 2011, midnight
S5E14 - Analysts vs Trade Unionists
Nov. 21, 2011, midnight
S5E15 - Listeners vs Trade Unionists
Nov. 28, 2011, midnight
S5E16 - Analysts vs Antiquarians
Dec. 5, 2011, midnight
Network: BBC Four
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 13890 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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