Only Connect
Season 6
2012 • 16 Episodes
Episodes
1. Joinees v Draughtsmen
August 27, 2012
Members of Danny Wallace's Join Me campaign pit their wits against three beer lovers.
2. TEFL Teachers v IT Specialists
September 3, 2012
Teams try to connect Desert Attack to MI-5 to Clue to Murder in the Calais Coach.
3. Footballers v Second Violinists
September 10, 2012
A trio of footballers pit their wits against three orchestral players.
4. Wordsmiths v Educators
September 17, 2012
A trio of writers pit their wits against three high school teachers.
5. Trenchermen v Numerists
September 24, 2012
Three friends who share hearty appetites take on a trio of young mathematicians.
6. Wintonians v Quitters
October 1, 2012
Three Winchester friends pit their wits against a team who have all recently quit smoking.
7. Scribes v Ciphers
October 8, 2012
Three professional writers compete against on a trio of friends united by their love of codes and puzzles this week.
8. Accountants v Cinephiles
October 15, 2012
Three colleagues in an accountancy firm pit their wits against a team of cinema lovers, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Touched by Death, electrocuted by hospital generator, squashed by cartload of underpants and shot by Mr Garrison.
9. Draughtsmen v Numerists
October 22, 2012
Three beer drinkers take on a trio of mathematicians in the first of the quarter-finals, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Chichester's round the world yacht, Nicholas Breakspear, Henry Bolingbroke and Star Wars: A New Hope.
10. Footballers v Cinephiles
October 29, 2012
A team of committed football fans encounters three film lovers in the second of the quarter-finals, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects sachertorte, valrhona chocolate, custard cream biscuits and polo mints.
11. Teachers v Scribes
November 5, 2012
Three teachers encounter a trio of writers in the third of the quarter-finals, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Sara Lee, Brita, Wendy's and Lily O'Brien's.
12. Wintonians v Wordsmiths
November 19, 2012
Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital. Three friends from Winchester square up to a team united by their passion for reading and writing in this quarter-final, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects the 69th Infantry Regiment, Münchner Kindl, Serjeant-at-Arms and the Greek Olympic team.
13. Footballers v Draughtsmen
November 26, 2012
In the first of the semi-finals three football fans take on a trio of beer enthusiasts, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Hercule Poirot 06/08/1975, Tour de France 26/07/2007, Captain Birdseye 07/06/1971 and English cricket 02/09/1882.
14. Scribes v Wordsmiths
December 3, 2012
In the second of the semi-finals, a trio of scribes and three wordsmiths fight it out for a place in the series finale, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Yesterday, sewing machine, benzene ring and Kubla Khan.
15. Footballers v Wordsmiths
December 10, 2012
In the play-off for third place, a trio of football fans and three writers compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Jed Clampett: 9.5, Artemis Fowl II: 13.5, Scrooge McDuck: 44.1 and Rich Uncle Pennybags: 2.6.
16. Scribes v Draughtsmen
December 17, 2012
In the series final and the 100th episode, three writers square up to a trio of beer lovers for the right to be named Series 6 champions. They must draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Marty Feldman's last film, captain of Queen Anne's Revenge, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick and wife-murdering Perrault character.