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.
Where to Watch Only Connect • Series 12
37 Episodes
Tubers v Bardophiles
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Tubers v BardophilesThree 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.
Cosmopolitans v Taverners
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Cosmopolitans v TavernersThree cocktail drinkers take on a trio of taverners and attempt to connect Eurovision Song Contest, Cow & Gate, Wall's and I Love New York.
Psmiths v Verbivores
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Psmiths v VerbivoresThree 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.
Networkers v Cousins
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Networkers v CousinsA trio of networkers take on a family team and attempt to connect Cafetiere, Condom, Eggy bread and Chips.
Shutterbugs v Highgates
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Shutterbugs v HighgatesA team of photographers take on a trio of Londoners and attempt to connect Cot, Holland, Chira and Bonapart.
Korfballers v Channel Islanders
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Korfballers v Channel IslandersThree Korfball players take on a family from Guernsey in this episode and attempt to connect Annabel Lee, Delilah, Rebecca and Weekend at Bernie's.
Bardophiles v Taverners
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Bardophiles v TavernersTwo teams who lost their first heats return as highest scoring losers in this show and attempt to connect Betjeman, Alsatian, Liberty Cabbage and Windsor.
Verbivores v Channel Islanders
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Verbivores v Channel IslandersTwo teams who lost their first heats return as highest scoring losers in this show and attempt to connect Minotaur, Frobscottle, Moloko Plus and Duff.
Fire-Eaters v Eurovisionaries
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Fire-Eaters v EurovisionariesA 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).
Wrestlers v Clareites
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Wrestlers v ClareitesA 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.
Part-Time Poets v Oscar Men
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Part-Time Poets v Oscar MenA team of poets take on three fans of the Oscars and attempt to connect the Nabateans, Makka Pakka, Alley Oop and Old Mother Shipton.
Genealogists v Surrealists
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Genealogists v SurrealistsThis 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.
Maltsters v Policy Wonks
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Maltsters v Policy WonksThe 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.
Scunthorpe Scholars v Beekeepers
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Scunthorpe Scholars v BeekeepersA 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.
Maltsters v Oscar Men
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Maltsters v Oscar MenTwo 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.
Wrestlers v Genealogists
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Wrestlers v GenealogistsTwo 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.
Cosmopolitans v Tubers
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Cosmopolitans v TubersTwo teams of first-round winners return to fight for a place in round three and attempt to connect Malabo, Conakry, Port Moresby and Bissau.
Networkers v Psmiths
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Networkers v PsmithsTwo 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.
Shutterbugs v Korfballers
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Shutterbugs v KorfballersTwo 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.
Verbivores v Taverners
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Verbivores v TavernersThe Taverners and Verbivores return to try to make it into round three. They compete to draw together connections between things which seem random.
Fire-Eaters v Clareites
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Fire-Eaters v ClareitesThe 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.
Part-Time Poets v Surrealists
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Part-Time Poets v SurrealistsThe Part-Time Poets and the Surrealists compete for a place in round three, drawing together connections between things which seem random.
Beekeepers v Policy Wonks
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Beekeepers v Policy WonksTwo teams of first-round winners return for a chance to make it into the next round.
Genealogists v Oscar Men
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Genealogists v Oscar MenThe Genealogists and Oscar Men return for their last chance to make it into round three.
Fire-Eaters v Korfballers
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Fire-Eaters v KorfballersThe Fire-Eaters and the Korfballers fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
Surrealists v Verbivores
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Surrealists v VerbivoresRound three continues as two more teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
Beekeepers v Cosmopolitans
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Beekeepers v CosmopolitansThe Beekeepers and Cosmopolitans fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
Psmiths v Oscar Men
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Psmiths v Oscar MenThe Psmiths take on the Oscar Men in this round three game.
Fire-Eaters v Verbivores
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Fire-Eaters v VerbivoresTwo losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.
Beekeepers v Oscar Men
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Beekeepers v Oscar MenTwo losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.
Surrealists v Korfballers
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Surrealists v KorfballersFind out what connects Tuvalu, hijab, Defra and nope in a quarter-final game.
Psmiths v Cosmopolitans
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Psmiths v CosmopolitansFind out what connects Ali Amako, Reece Thens, Elize Elmopan and Enya Airobi.
Beekeepers v Korfballers
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Beekeepers v KorfballersThe Beekeepers take on the Korfballers in this quarter-final game.
Psmiths v Verbivores (2)
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Psmiths v Verbivores (2)The Psmiths and Verbivores compete for a last chance to make it to the semi-finals.
Semi-Final 1
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Semi-Final 1Two teams compete in this semi-final game.
Semi-Final 2
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Semi-Final 2Two teams compete in the second semi-final game.
The Final
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The FinalTwo teams compete in the final game of the series.
