Episode guide
Only Connect: Series 22
18 episodes · first aired Jul 13, 2026
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- 1 Culture Club v Makeweights Jul 13, 2026 · 28m Three rowers take on a team of microbiologists.
- 2 Two Hearts v Ad Astra Jul 20, 2026 · 29m A team keen on science fiction take on three fans of science fact.
- 3 Sinistrals v Merseyside Eyes Jul 27, 2026 · 28m It's Scotland versus Southport, with the teams clashing over fiendish questions.
- 4 Frenemies v Marvins Aug 3, 2026 · 28m A line-up formed from the members of rival quiz teams takes on three Douglas Adams fans.
- 5 Double Features v Colonial Geese Aug 10, 2026 · 28m Three Rocky Horror fans take on a team of New Zealanders.
- 6 Accrual World v Knitwits Aug 17, 2026 · 28m Expect questions such as: what connects Gladiator Kim Betts, David Bowie, Pikachu and The Flash?
- 7 Six Sevens v Meat and Two Veg Aug 24, 2026 · 28m Two vegans and a carnivore take on three teachers who are hoping to kill off an annoying classroom meme.
- 8 Creepy Crawleys v Risk Takers Aug 31, 2026 · 28m There’s an EastEnders-style revelation as a family team face three former work colleagues.
- 9 Culture Club v Ad Astra Sep 7, 2026 · 28m The microbiologists are back, this time facing a returning family of stargazers.
- 10 Marvins v Merseyside Eyes Sep 14, 2026 · 28m Three fans of a paranoid android take on a team of Merseysiders.
- 11 Double Features v Accrual World Sep 21, 2026 · 28m Six people return to battle it out for a place in the next round – and three of them are going home.
- 12 Six Sevens v Risk Takers Sep 28, 2026 · 29m 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 Two Hearts v Makeweights Oct 5, 2026 · 29m Neither team is eliminated this time, and there’s some quality quizzing on display.
- 14 Frenemies v Sinistrals Oct 12, 2026 · 28m What connects panorama, accountant, unalive and seggs?
- 15 Colonial Geese v Knitwits Oct 19, 2026 · 28m There’s plenty of early buzzing going on in what proves to be a high-scoring contest.
- 16 Meat and Two Veg v Creepy Crawleys Oct 26, 2026 · 28m Neither team is leaving the tournament this time, but the questions are as challenging as ever.
- 17 Frenemies v Merseyside Eyes Nov 2, 2026 · 29m It’s a knockout round, and only one of the two returning teams can go through.
- 18 Ad Astra v Makeweights Nov 9, 2026 · 28m 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.