Only Connect
Series 5
201116 episodes
Episode 1
Social Networkers v Vegetarians
Aug 15, 201129m
A trio of social networkers who met online take on three committed vegetarians.
Episode 2
Edwards Family v Inorganic Chemists
Aug 22, 201129m
A father, son, and daughter-in-law square up to three postgraduate chemistry students from Oxford University.
Episode 3
Analysts v Editors
Aug 29, 201129m
A team of professional analysts with degrees in modern languages, English, and maths pit their wits against a trio of editors who delight in their meticulous attention to detail.
Episode 4
Joggers v Technologists
Sep 5, 201129m
A classics graduate, a maths graduate, and a history graduate united by a shared love of running face up to three colleagues from a creative engineering company.
Episode 5
Fantasy Footballers v Antiquarians
Sep 12, 201129m
A husband and wife and their best friend who share a passion for managing online football teams take on three friends from London with a collective love of all things historical.
Episode 6
Listeners v Steel City Singers
Sep 19, 201129m
Three friends with a mutual love of the Listener crossword puzzle pit their wits against a trio of choristers from Sheffield University.
Episode 7
Rowers v Linguists
Sep 26, 201129m
A software developer, IT manager, and marketing manager who all row in the same boat take on three ladies with a shared passion for foreign languages.
Episode 8
Rock'n'rollers v Trade Unionists
Oct 3, 201129m
Three aficionados of the Scottish rock music scene pit their wits against three members of an executive council trade union group.
Episode 9
Social Networkers v Antiquarians
Oct 10, 201129m
Three online pals take on a trio of history buffs in the first of the quarter-finals.
Episode 10
Rowers v Listeners
Oct 17, 201129m
A team of rowers encounter three fans of the Listener crossword in the second of the quarter-finals.
Episode 11
Edwards Family v Trade Unionists
Oct 24, 201129m
A father, son, and daughter-in-law pit their wits against three members of an executive council trade union group in the third of the quarter-finals.
Episode 12
Analysts v Technologists
Oct 31, 201129m
Three professional analysts square up to three colleagues at a creative engineering firm in the last of the quarter-finals.
Episode 13
Listeners v Antiquarians
Nov 7, 201129m
In the first of the semi-finals, three fans of the Listener crossword take on a trio united by their love of all things historical.
Episode 14
Analysts v Trade Unionists
Nov 21, 201129m
In the second semi-final, a trio of analysts and three members of an executive council trade union group fight it out for a place in the series finale.
Episode 15
Listeners v Trade Unionists
Nov 28, 201129m
A trio of Listener crossword fans and three members of an executive council trade union group compete in the 3rd/4th place play-off.
Episode 16
Analysts v Antiquarians
Dec 5, 201129m
In the series finale, three professional analysts square up to a trio of history buffs for the right to be named series five champions.