Only Connect
Only Connect: Season 21

Air Date

July 21, 2025

Episodes

16 episodes

Only Connect

Season 21

Episodes

Whitley Baes v Caraxians

1. Whitley Baes v Caraxians

July 21, 2025
28 min

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A husband-wife-friend combo take on three fans of the films of Leos Carax.

Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees

2. Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees

July 28, 2025
28 min

Fans of Pantomime and Partridge put their passions on hold to puzzle out the connection between clues such as east Azerbaijan, south Holland, Inner Mongolia and New Mexico.

Metrophiles v Grapevines

3. Metrophiles v Grapevines

August 4, 2025
28 min

Victoria Coren Mitchell presides over the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Metro systems fascinate one team, while wine does it for the others.

5ks v Showstoppers

4. 5ks v Showstoppers

August 11, 2025
28 min

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team regularly run five kilometres, while the other team prefer a short stroll to singalong nights in Cardiff pubs.

Scanners v Worker Bees

5. Scanners v Worker Bees

August 18, 2025
29 min

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team is medical, while the other is Mancunian.

Pitchers v Benchwarmers

6. Pitchers v Benchwarmers

7.0
August 25, 2025
28 min

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One of the teams comes straight in with an answer after seeing just two clues.

Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers

7. Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers

September 1, 2025
28 min

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three keen ballroom dancers face a team of devoted Dungeons and Dragons players.

Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers

8. Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers

September 8, 2025
28 min

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It's a close match as a family team of doctors takes on three keen pianists.

Pear Trees v Caraxians

9. Pear Trees v Caraxians

September 15, 2025
28 min

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two teams who lost their first-round match return – only one of them can go through to the next round.

5ks v Grapevines

10. 5ks v Grapevines

September 22, 2025
28 min

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One of the contestants still bears a tortoise-related scar, while another was runner-up in a scarecrow competition.

Scanners v Benchwarmers

11. Scanners v Benchwarmers

6.0
September 29, 2025
28 min

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Postmodern, Boris Johnson and frozen yoghurt – one team spotted the connection after three clues.

Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers

12. Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers

October 6, 2025
28 min

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One of the returning teams faced a tie-break in their previous match.

Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't

13. Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't

October 14, 2025
28 min

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Neither team has lost a match so far – but that’s about to change.

Metrophiles v Showstoppers

14. Metrophiles v Showstoppers

7.0
October 20, 2025
28 min

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Both teams won their opening heats, which means nobody goes home.

15. Pitchers v Worker Bees

October 27, 2025
28 min

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. No elimination this time: the winners go through, but the losing team gets to play again later in the series.

16. Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers

November 3, 2025
28 min

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team correctly guesses the fourth in the sequence after just two clues.