Only Connect
Season 17
2021 • 28 Episodes
Episodes
1. Scrubs v Librarians
July 12, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Three NHS medics take on a team of Librarians in the first episode of the series.
2. Gamemakers v Animal Lovers
July 19, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of gaming enthusiasts take on three animal lovers in this opening heat.
3. Apollos v Jukeboxers
July 26, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Three space enthusiasts take on a team of music lovers in this opening heat.
4. Golfers v Wildlifers
August 2, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of golfers take on three wildlife lovers in this opening heat.
5. Discotheques v Muppets
August 9, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of disco lovers take on three film fans in this opening heat.
6. Debuggers v Steelers
August 16, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of computer programmers take on three former Sheffield housemates.
7. Ramblers v Woolgatherers
August 23, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of walkers take on three knitters in this opening heat.
8. Godyn Family v Data Wizards
August 30, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A family team takes on three data science workers in the last of the opening heats.
9. Gamemakers v Scrubs
September 6, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
10. Apollos v Wildlifers
September 13, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
11. Debuggers v Discotheques
September 20, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
12. Godyn Family v Woolgatherers
September 27, 2021
Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition. They’ll try to draw together the connections between things which seem utterly random at first glance.
13. Librarians v Animal Lovers
October 4, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who won their opening heats return for the next stage of the competition.
14. Golfers v Jukeboxers
October 11, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who won their opening heats return for the next stage of the competition.
15. Muppets v Steelers
October 18, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who won their opening heats return for the next stage of the competition.
16. Ramblers v Data Wizards
October 25, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who won their opening heats return for the next stage of the competition.
17. Apollos v Jukeboxers
November 1, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who’ve won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
18. Scrubs v Librarians
November 8, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who have won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
19. Godyn Family v Ramblers
November 15, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who’ve won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
20. Steelers v Discotheques
November 22, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who have won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
21. Apollos v Animal Lovers
November 29, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of space enthusiasts take on three animal lovers in the first of the quarter-finals.
22. Golfers v Scrubs
December 6, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of golfers face three NHS doctors in this quarter-final.
23. Ramblers v Muppets
December 13, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of walkers take on three film fans in this quarter-final.
24. Data Wizards v Discotheques
December 20, 2021
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of computer science workers take on three disco fans in the last of the quarter-finals.
25. Semi-Final 1
January 3, 2022
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. In the first of the semi-finals, two teams battle it out for a place in the series finale.
26. Semi-Final 2
January 10, 2022
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. It’s the last of the semi-finals, with two teams are battling it out for a place in the series finale.
27. Third-Place Play-Off
January 17, 2022
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the third-place play-off as two teams try to work out what comes next in this sequence: 12. Holbein | 13: Hat | 14: Paris.
28. The Final
January 24, 2022
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. It’s the 400th episode and the series finale, with two teams battling it out to be named champions.