Only Connect — Series 21
Episodes

E01 Whitley Baes v Caraxians
Jul 21, 2025 · 29m
A husband-wife-friend combo take on three fans of the films of Leos Carax.

E02 Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees
Jul 28, 2025 · 29m
Fans of Pantomime and Partridge battle it out.

E03 Metrophiles v Grapevines
Aug 4, 2025 · 29m
Metro systems fascinate one team, while wine does it for the others.

E04 5ks v Showstoppers
Aug 11, 2025 · 29m
One team regularly run five kilometres, while the other team prefer a short stroll to singalong nights in Cardiff pubs.

E05 Scanners v Worker Bees
Aug 18, 2025 · 29m
One team is medical, while the other is Mancunian.

E06 Pitchers v Benchwarmers
★ 7.0Aug 25, 2025 · 29m

E07 Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers
Sep 1, 2025 · 29m
Three keen ballroom dancers face a team of devoted Dungeons and Dragons players.

E08 Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers
Sep 8, 2025 · 29m
A family team of doctors takes on three keen pianists.

E09 Pear Trees v Caraxians
Sep 15, 2025 · 29m
Two teams who lost their first-round match return – only one of them can go through to the next round.

E10 5ks v Grapevines
Sep 22, 2025 · 29m
One of the contestants still bears a tortoise-related scar, while another was runner-up in a scarecrow competition.

E11 Scanners v Benchwarmers
★ 6.0Sep 29, 2025 · 29m

E12 Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers
Oct 6, 2025 · 29m
One of the returning teams faced a tie-break in their previous match.

E13 Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't
Oct 14, 2025 · 29m
Neither team has lost a match so far – but that’s about to change.

E14 Metrophiles v Showstoppers
★ 7.0Oct 20, 2025 · 29m
Both teams won their opening heats, which means nobody goes home.

E15 Pitchers v Worker Bees
Oct 27, 2025 · 29m
No elimination this time: the winners go through, but the losing team gets to play again later in the series.

E16 Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers
Nov 3, 2025 · 29m

E17 5ks v Showstoppers
Nov 10, 2025 · 29m

E18 Pear Trees v Whitley Baes
Nov 17, 2025 · 29m

E19 Keyboard Worriers v Sorcerers
Nov 24, 2025 · 29m
A place in the quarter-finals is at stake – one of the teams will have to leave the competition.

E20 Benchwarmers v Worker Bees
Dec 1, 2025 · 29m
Another quarter-final place is on offer.

E21 5Ks v Oh No They Didn't
Dec 8, 2025 · 29m
The semi-finals loom, and the questions are getting trickier.

E22 Metrophiles v Whitley Baes
Dec 15, 2025 · 29m
Another place in the semi-finals is decided, and the questions are as demanding as ever.

E23 Pitchers v Sorcerers
Dec 22, 2025 · 29m
Once again there’s a place in the semi-finals on offer, with two teams facing ever more testing questions.

E24 Doctors Matthews v Worker Bees
Dec 29, 2025 · 29m
It’s nip and tuck and touch and go as another place in the semi-finals is decided.

E25 Metrophiles v 5Ks
Jan 5, 2026 · 29m
It’s the first of the semi-finals – the questions are tough, but so are the teams.

E26 Pitchers v Worker Bees
Jan 12, 2026 · 29m
These teams have met before, and revenge is in the air in this semi-final.

E27 Third Place Play-Off
Jan 19, 2026 · 28m
It’s the third place play-off.

E28 The Final
Jan 26, 2026 · 29m
After 28 weeks of brain-to-brain combat, it's the final at last.
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