Only Connect

Only Connect Series 12

TV Show

Series 12 Episodes

1. Tubers v Bardophiles

July 11th, 201630 min

Three fans of the London Underground take on a trio of bardophiles and attempt to connect Brownies, Michael Fagan, Freddie Krueger and the Milk Tray Man.

2. Cosmopolitans v Taverners

July 18th, 201630 min

Three cocktail drinkers take on a trio of taverners and attempt to connect Eurovision Song Contest, Cow & Gate, Wall's and I Love New York.

3. Psmiths v Verbivores

July 25th, 201630 min

Three fans of PG Wodehouse square up to a team of wordsmiths and attempt to connect Georgia: Canada, Sunda: Indonesia, Bass: Australia and Cook: New Zealand.

4. Networkers v Cousins

August 1st, 201630 min

A trio of networkers take on a family team and attempt to connect Cafetiere, Condom, Eggy bread and Chips.

5. Shutterbugs v Highgates

August 8th, 201630 min

A team of photographers take on a trio of Londoners and attempt to connect Cot, Holland, Chira and Bonapart.

6. Korfballers v Channel Islanders

August 15th, 201630 min

Three Korfball players take on a family from Guernsey in this episode and attempt to connect Annabel Lee, Delilah, Rebecca and Weekend at Bernie's.

7. Bardophiles v Taverners

August 22nd, 201630 min

Two teams who lost their first heats return as highest scoring losers in this show and attempt to connect Betjeman, Alsatian, Liberty Cabbage and Windsor.

8. Verbivores v Channel Islanders

August 29th, 201630 min

Two teams who lost their first heats return as highest scoring losers in this show and attempt to connect Minotaur, Frobscottle, Moloko Plus and Duff.

9. Fire-Eaters v Eurovisionaries

September 5th, 201630 min

A new round of heats begins as some spicy food lovers take on three fans of Eurovision and attempt to connect 'From the roots' (Greek), 'We can' (Spanish), 'We ourselves' (Gaelic) and 'Party of Wales' (Welsh).

10. Wrestlers v Clareites

September 12th, 201630 min

A team of wrestling fans take on a trio from Clare College, Cambridge and attempt to connect single-fingered rock-climbing hold, Spanish monkey, North American glandular fever and single-channel sound reproduction.

11. Part-Time Poets v Oscar Men

September 19th, 201630 min

A team of poets take on three fans of the Oscars and attempt to connect the Nabateans, Makka Pakka, Alley Oop and Old Mother Shipton.

12. Genealogists v Surrealists

September 26th, 201630 min

This heat sees a team of genealogists take on three surrealists and attempt to connect a violin's extraneous discordant notes, Lotharios, Molineux team and Canis Lupis.

13. Maltsters v Policy Wonks

October 3rd, 201630 min

The Maltsters take on the Policy Wonks in this opening heat and attempt to connect the Indonesian national airline, a Carla Lane sitcom, International Rescue craft and capital of Arizona.

14. Scunthorpe Scholars v Beekeepers

October 10th, 201630 min

A team from Scunthorpe take on a trio of Beekeepers in this heat and attempt to connect Ungrammatical string follows, Multiply, Not out and Required field.

15. Maltsters v Oscar Men

October 17th, 201630 min

Two teams who lost their first heats return as highest-scoring losers in this show and attempt to connect Mother-in-law, Court-martial, Lord Lieutenant and Poet Laureate.

16. Wrestlers v Genealogists

October 31st, 201630 min

Two more teams who lost their first heats return as highest-scoring losers and attempt to connect Lou Gehrig: Horse, Louis Van Gaal: Tulip, Wellington: Duke and Otto von Bismarck: Chancellor.

17. Cosmopolitans v Tubers

November 7th, 201630 min

Two teams of first-round winners return to fight for a place in round three and attempt to connect Malabo, Conakry, Port Moresby and Bissau.

18. Networkers v Psmiths

November 14th, 201630 min

Two more teams of first-round winners return to fight for a place in round three and attempt to connect Kashmir, Pyrenees, Lake Victoria and Borneo.

19. Shutterbugs v Korfballers

November 21st, 201630 min

Two teams of first-round winners return to fight for a place in round three. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random.

20. Verbivores v Taverners

November 28th, 201630 min

The Taverners and Verbivores return to try to make it into round three. They compete to draw together connections between things which seem random.

21. Fire-Eaters v Clareites

December 5th, 201630 min

The Fire-Eaters and the Clareites return to try to make it into round three. They compete to draw together connections between things which seem random.

22. Part-Time Poets v Surrealists

December 12th, 201630 min

The Part-Time Poets and the Surrealists compete for a place in round three, drawing together connections between things which seem random.

23. Beekeepers v Policy Wonks

December 19th, 201630 min

Two teams of first-round winners return for a chance to make it into the next round.

24. Genealogists v Oscar Men

January 6th, 201730 min

The Genealogists and Oscar Men return for their last chance to make it into round three.

25. Fire-Eaters v Korfballers

January 13th, 201730 min

The Fire-Eaters and the Korfballers fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.

26. Surrealists v Verbivores

January 20th, 201730 min

Round three continues as two more teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.

27. Beekeepers v Cosmopolitans

January 27th, 201730 min

The Beekeepers and Cosmopolitans fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.

28. Psmiths v Oscar Men

February 3rd, 201730 min

The Psmiths take on the Oscar Men in this round three game.

29. Fire-Eaters v Verbivores

February 10th, 201730 min

Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.

30. Beekeepers v Oscar Men

February 17th, 201730 min

Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.

31. Surrealists v Korfballers

February 24th, 201730 min

Find out what connects Tuvalu, hijab, Defra and nope in a quarter-final game.

32. Psmiths v Cosmopolitans

March 3rd, 201730 min

Find out what connects Ali Amako, Reece Thens, Elize Elmopan and Enya Airobi.

33. Beekeepers v Korfballers

March 10th, 201730 min

The Beekeepers take on the Korfballers in this quarter-final game.

34. Psmiths v Verbivores (2)

March 17th, 201730 min

The Psmiths and Verbivores compete for a last chance to make it to the semi-finals.

35. Semi-Final 1

March 24th, 201730 min

Two teams compete in this semi-final game.

36. Semi-Final 2

March 31st, 201730 min

Two teams compete in the second semi-final game.

37. The Final

April 7th, 201730 min

Two teams compete in the final game of the series.

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