Only Connect

Series 22

2026 · 19 episodes · 8h 57m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. Culture Club v Makeweights

   13 Jul 2026 · 28 min

   Three rowers take on a team of microbiologists.

2. 

   2. Two Hearts v Ad Astra

   20 Jul 2026 · 29 min

   A team keen on science fiction take on three fans of science fact.

3. 

   3. Sinistrals v Merseyside Eyes

   27 Jul 2026 · 28 min

   It's Scotland versus Southport, with the teams clashing over fiendish questions.

4. 

   4. Frenemies v Marvins

   3 Aug 2026 · 28 min

   A line-up formed from the members of rival quiz teams takes on three Douglas Adams fans.

5. 

   5. Double Features v Colonial Geese

   10 Aug 2026 · 28 min

   Three Rocky Horror fans take on a team of New Zealanders.

6. 

   6. Accrual World v Knitwits

   17 Aug 2026 · 28 min

   Expect questions such as: what connects Gladiator Kim Betts, David Bowie, Pikachu and The Flash?

7. 

   7. Six Sevens v Meat and Two Veg

   24 Aug 2026 · 28 min

   Two vegans and a carnivore take on three teachers who are hoping to kill off an annoying classroom meme.

8. 

   8. Creepy Crawleys v Risk Takers

   31 Aug 2026 · 28 min

   There’s an EastEnders-style revelation as a family team face three former work colleagues.

9. 

   9. Culture Club v Ad Astra

   7 Sept 2026 · 28 min

   The microbiologists are back, this time facing a returning family of stargazers.

10. 

    10. Marvins v Merseyside Eyes

    14 Sept 2026 · 28 min

    Three fans of a paranoid android take on a team of Merseysiders.

11. 

    11. Double Features v Accrual World

    21 Sept 2026 · 28 min

    Six people return to battle it out for a place in the next round – and three of them are going home.

12. 

    12. Six Sevens v Risk Takers

    28 Sept 2026 · 29 min

    It's another knock-out round: two teams return to take on the task of finding the connection between such clues as rain in Botswana, lion in Romania, weight in Mexico and royal in Brazil.

13. 

    13. Two Hearts v Makeweights

    5 Oct 2026 · 29 min

    Neither team is eliminated this time, and there’s some quality quizzing on display.

14. 

    14. Frenemies v Sinistrals

    12 Oct 2026 · 28 min

    What connects panorama, accountant, unalive and seggs?

15. 

    15. Colonial Geese v Knitwits

    19 Oct 2026 · 28 min

    There’s plenty of early buzzing going on in what proves to be a high-scoring contest.

16. 

    16. Meat and Two Veg v Creepy Crawleys

    26 Oct 2026 · 28 min

    Neither team is leaving the tournament this time, but the questions are as challenging as ever.

17. 

    17. Frenemies v Merseyside Eyes

    2 Nov 2026 · 29 min

    It’s a knockout round, and only one of the two returning teams can go through.

18. 

    18. Ad Astra v Makeweights

    9 Nov 2026 · 28 min

    Two teams return. It’s always nice to see them, but there’s no room for sentiment, because the winners progress to the next round while the losers exit the tournament.

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    19. Six Sevens v Meat and Two Veg

    Airs 23 Nov 2026 · 29 min

    It's another rematch, where the teams know each other from before but can't afford to drop their guard.