Seasons

Whitley Baes v Caraxians E1

Whitley Baes v Caraxians

Aired Jul 21, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A husband-wife-friend combo take on three fans of the films of Leos Carax.

30 min
Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees E2

Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees

Aired Jul 28, 2025

Fans of Pantomime and Partridge put their passions on hold to puzzle out the connection between clues such as east Azerbaijan, south Holland, Inner Mongolia and New Mexico.

30 min
Metrophiles v Grapevines E3

Metrophiles v Grapevines

Aired Aug 4, 2025

Metro systems fascinate one team, while wine does it for the others. There's a fourth in this sequence: and (for A), be (for B), can (for C). But what might it be?

30 min
5ks v Showstoppers E4

5ks v Showstoppers

Aired Aug 11, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team regularly run five kilometres, while the other team prefer a short stroll to singalong nights in Cardiff pubs.

30 min
Scanners v Worker Bees E5

Scanners v Worker Bees

Aired Aug 18, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team is medical, while the other is Mancunian.

30 min
Pitchers v Benchwarmers E6

Pitchers v Benchwarmers

Aired Aug 25, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One of the teams comes straight in with an answer after seeing just two clues.

30 min
Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers E7

Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers

Aired Sep 1, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three keen ballroom dancers face a team of devoted Dungeons & Dragons players.

30 min
Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers E8

Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers

Aired Sep 8, 2025

It's a close match as a family team of doctors takes on three keen pianists. They face questions such as: an embittered former pin-up girl, a robotic dog, a penguin criminal mastermind... what comes next in the sequence?

30 min
Pear Trees v Caraxians E9

Pear Trees v Caraxians

Aired Sep 15, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.Two teams who lost their first-round match return – only one of them can go through to the next round.They face such questions as: what's the connection between dis-moi, the royal, Nintendo and pee-?

30 min
5ks v Grapevines E10

5ks v Grapevines

Aired Sep 22, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.One of the contestants still bears a tortoise-related scar, while another was runner-up in a scarecrow competition. Thankfully, they've put all that behind them, so they face such questions as: what connects laughing, ET, Red Bull and fairy dust?

30 min
Scanners v Benchwarmers E11

Scanners v Benchwarmers

Aired Sep 29, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.One team must leave the competition. Spoiler alert: it'll be the losers. That's just how this thing works.Postmodern, Boris Johnson and frozen yoghurt – one team spotted the connection after three clues.

30 min
Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers E12

Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers

Aired Oct 6, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.One of the returning teams faced a tie-break in their previous match. To avoid the same fate, they need to keep solving puzzles such as: Sant' Antioco, Elba, Sardinia... what comes next in the sequence?

30 min
Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't E13

Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't

Aired Oct 14, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.Neither team has lost a match so far – but that's about to change. The questions are as tricky as ever - for example, what connects deep bass, first lady, air and little book?

30 min
Metrophiles v Showstoppers E14

Metrophiles v Showstoppers

Aired Oct 20, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.Both teams won their opening heats, which means nobody goes home. So it's all about the questions, such as what connects Julius Caesar, Fiorentina, poet Jenny Joseph when old, and bishops.

30 min
Pitchers v Worker Bees E15

Pitchers v Worker Bees

Aired Oct 27, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. No elimination this time: the winners go through, but the losing team gets to play again later in the series.

30 min
Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers E16

Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers

Aired Nov 3, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.Another week with no knock-out – the winners progress, while the losers will have to play again to stay in the competition.One team correctly guesses the fourth in the sequence after just two clues: master and ultra.

30 min
5ks v Showstoppers E17

5ks v Showstoppers

Aired Nov 10, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.It's going to be a knockout show - in the sense that the losing team will be, well, knocked out.But not before wrestling with fiendish questions such as: holy faith, of the monks, sacrament, red stick – what's the connection?

30 min
Pear Trees v Whitley Baes E18

Pear Trees v Whitley Baes

Aired Nov 17, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.It's a very close game, with the teams having been here before and knowing what to expect: questions such as what connects Armies of Sauron, Lord Zedd, Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo, and Celtic?

30 min
Keyboard Worriers v Sorcerers E19

Keyboard Worriers v Sorcerers

Aired Nov 24, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.A place in the quarter-finals is at stake – one of the teams will have to leave the competition.But not before facing such questions as: Tom Jones, Andy McNab, Ruby Sunday and Moses – what connects them all?

30 min
Benchwarmers v Worker Bees E20

Benchwarmers v Worker Bees

Aired Dec 1, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.Another quarter-final place is on offer, and it looks to be another tight game, featuring such questions as: Thailand -4, Malaysia -3, Slovakia -2… what might come next in the sequence?

30 min
5Ks v Oh No They Didn't E21

5Ks v Oh No They Didn't

Aired Dec 8, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.The semi-finals loom, and the questions are getting trickier. For example, what would come fourth in this sequence: South Africa: 4/8, New Zealand 3/10 and Australia 2/10?

30 min
Metrophiles v Whitley Baes E22

Metrophiles v Whitley Baes

Aired Dec 15, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.Another place in the semi-finals is decided, and the questions are as demanding as ever. For example: Ross, Stoke, Henley... what might come fourth in the sequence?

30 min
Pitchers v Sorcerers E23

Pitchers v Sorcerers

Aired Dec 22, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.Once again there's a place in the semi-finals on offer, with two teams facing ever more testing questions, such as: 19/2=50, 10/4=100, 30/5=150… what would come fourth in this sequence?

30 min
Doctors Matthews v Worker Bees E24

Doctors Matthews v Worker Bees

Aired Dec 29, 2025

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.It's nip and tuck and touch and go as another place in the semi-finals is decided. Here's an example of the sort of question the teams are up against: 4. Saint Francis, 3. Saint Joseph, 2. Saint James… what comes fourth in this sequence?

30 min
Metrophiles v 5Ks E25

Metrophiles v 5Ks

Aired Jan 5, 2026

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.It's the first of the semi-finals – the questions are tough, but so are the teams after surviving the gruelling earlier rounds.Arsenal, Ghetto, Lagoon, Lido – what's the connection between those four apparently random clues?

30 min
Pitchers v Worker Bees E26

Pitchers v Worker Bees

Aired Jan 12, 2026

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.These teams have met before, and revenge is in the air. But it's a semi-final, and the difficulty of the questions has gone up a notch. For example: grotesque figure, evil spirit of the dead, tribe of hairy women and man of the forest – what's the connection?Victoria has the answers.

30 min
Third Place Play-Off E27

Third Place Play-Off

Aired Jan 19, 2026

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.These teams have met before, and revenge is in the air. But it's a semi-final, and the difficulty of the questions has gone up a notch. For example: grotesque figure, evil spirit of the dead, tribe of hairy women and man of the forest – what's the connection?

30 min
Final E28

Final

Aired Jan 26, 2026

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.After 28 weeks of brain-to-brain combat, it's the final at last, and it all comes down to this: twenty-nine minutes of such challenging questions as: NATO (2,11), RSPB (4,13), WWE (7,7) and www (9,3).

30 min