Only Connect
Series 21
2025 · 28 episodes

1. Whitley Baes v Caraxians
2025-07-21 · 29m
A husband-wife-friend combo take on three fans of the films of Leos Carax.

2. Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees
2025-07-28 · 29m
Fans of Pantomime and Partridge battle it out.

3. Metrophiles v Grapevines
2025-08-04 · 29m
Metro systems fascinate one team, while wine does it for the others.

4. 5ks v Showstoppers
2025-08-11 · 29m
One team regularly run five kilometres, while the other team prefer a short stroll to singalong nights in Cardiff pubs.

5. Scanners v Worker Bees
2025-08-18 · 29m
One team is medical, while the other is Mancunian.

6. Pitchers v Benchwarmers
2025-08-25 · 29m

7. Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers
2025-09-01 · 29m
Three keen ballroom dancers face a team of devoted Dungeons and Dragons players.

8. Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers
2025-09-08 · 29m
A family team of doctors takes on three keen pianists.

9. Pear Trees v Caraxians
2025-09-15 · 29m
Two teams who lost their first-round match return – only one of them can go through to the next round.

10. 5ks v Grapevines
2025-09-22 · 29m
One of the contestants still bears a tortoise-related scar, while another was runner-up in a scarecrow competition.

11. Scanners v Benchwarmers
2025-09-29 · 29m

12. Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers
2025-10-06 · 29m
One of the returning teams faced a tie-break in their previous match.

13. Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't
2025-10-14 · 29m
Neither team has lost a match so far – but that’s about to change.

14. Metrophiles v Showstoppers
2025-10-20 · 29m
Both teams won their opening heats, which means nobody goes home.

15. Pitchers v Worker Bees
2025-10-27 · 29m
No elimination this time: the winners go through, but the losing team gets to play again later in the series.

16. Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers
2025-11-03 · 29m

17. 5ks v Showstoppers
2025-11-10 · 29m

18. Pear Trees v Whitley Baes
2025-11-17 · 29m

19. Keyboard Worriers v Sorcerers
2025-11-24 · 29m
A place in the quarter-finals is at stake – one of the teams will have to leave the competition.

20. Benchwarmers v Worker Bees
2025-12-01 · 29m
Another quarter-final place is on offer.

21. 5Ks v Oh No They Didn't
2025-12-08 · 29m
The semi-finals loom, and the questions are getting trickier.

22. Metrophiles v Whitley Baes
2025-12-15 · 29m
Another place in the semi-finals is decided, and the questions are as demanding as ever.

23. Pitchers v Sorcerers
2025-12-22 · 29m
Once again there’s a place in the semi-finals on offer, with two teams facing ever more testing questions.

24. Doctors Matthews v Worker Bees
2025-12-29 · 29m
It’s nip and tuck and touch and go as another place in the semi-finals is decided.

25. Metrophiles v 5Ks
2026-01-05 · 29m
It’s the first of the semi-finals – the questions are tough, but so are the teams.

26. Pitchers v Worker Bees
2026-01-12 · 29m
These teams have met before, and revenge is in the air in this semi-final.

27. Third Place Play-Off
2026-01-19 · 28m
It’s the third place play-off.

28. The Final
2026-01-26 · 29m
After 28 weeks of brain-to-brain combat, it's the final at last.
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