Only Connect Season 12, Episode 10: Wrestlers v Clareites

1

Tubers v Bardophiles

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.

30 min

2

Cosmopolitans v Taverners

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.

30 min

3

Psmiths v Verbivores

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.

30 min

4

Networkers v Cousins

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

30 min

5

Shutterbugs v Highgates

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

30 min

6

Korfballers v Channel Islanders

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.

30 min

7

Bardophiles v Taverners

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.

30 min

8

Verbivores v Channel Islanders

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.

30 min

9

Fire-Eaters v Eurovisionaries

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).

30 min

10

Wrestlers v Clareites

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.

30 min

11

Part-Time Poets v Oscar Men

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.

30 min

12

Genealogists v Surrealists

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.

30 min

13

Maltsters v Policy Wonks

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.

30 min

14

Scunthorpe Scholars v Beekeepers

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.

30 min

15

Maltsters v Oscar Men

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.

30 min

16

Wrestlers v Genealogists

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.

30 min

17

Cosmopolitans v Tubers

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.

30 min

18

Networkers v Psmiths

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.

30 min

19

Shutterbugs v Korfballers

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.

30 min

20

Verbivores v Taverners

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

30 min

21

Fire-Eaters v Clareites

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.

30 min

22

Part-Time Poets v Surrealists

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

30 min

23

Beekeepers v Policy Wonks

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

30 min

24

Genealogists v Oscar Men

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

30 min

25

Fire-Eaters v Korfballers

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

30 min

26

Surrealists v Verbivores

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

30 min

27

Beekeepers v Cosmopolitans

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

30 min

28

Psmiths v Oscar Men

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

30 min

29

Fire-Eaters v Verbivores

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

30 min

30

Beekeepers v Oscar Men

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

30 min

31

Surrealists v Korfballers

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

30 min

32

Psmiths v Cosmopolitans

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

30 min

33

Beekeepers v Korfballers

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

30 min

34

Psmiths v Verbivores (2)

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

30 min

35

Semi-Final 1

Two teams compete in this semi-final game.

30 min

36

Semi-Final 2

Two teams compete in the second semi-final game.

30 min

37

The Final

Two teams compete in the final game of the series.

30 min