Air date: 2014-09-01

Runtime: 29 min

A trio of political enthusiasts compete against three cat lovers to draw together the connections between seemingly unrelated things. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects a theatre on London's Argyll Street, a golf club, a UK policeman and a US five-cent coin.

Air date: 2014-09-08

Runtime: 29 min

Three historians take on a team from Oxford. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Guernsey, Jersey, Balaclava and Bikini.

Air date: 2014-09-15

Runtime: 29 min

Three musicians take on a team of Doctor Who fans. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Steve Jobs, Marcus Garvey, Dave Swarbrick and Mark Twain.

Air date: 2014-09-22

Runtime: 29 min

A team of researchers from QI take on a trio of book lovers. They'll compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Ford Prefect, Sherlock Holmes, David Brent and Gandalf.

Air date: 2014-09-29

Runtime: 29 min

Three coders square up to a team of video gamers. They'll compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects doctor, neighbour, friend and spook.

Air date: 2014-10-06

Runtime: 29 min

A team of chess fans meet a team of linguists. They'll compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects apt, apposite, awl and anion.

Air date: 2014-10-13

Runtime: 29 min

A team of orienteers take on three old-fashioned romantics. They'll compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects messiah, apocalypse, the heist and russian roulette.

Air date: 2014-10-20

Runtime: 29 min

A trio of Norway-lovers take on three cricket fans. They'll compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Ruddigore, Straw Dogs, Jamaica Inn and Doc Martin

Air date: 2014-10-27

Runtime: 29 min

Two teams of first-round losers return for a second chance to stay in the tournament. They'll compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Diamond Sutra, Benin Bronzes, Rosetta Stone and Elgin Marbles.

Air date: 2014-11-03

Runtime: 29 min

Two more teams of first-round losers return for a second chance to stay in the tournament. They compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance seem utterly random. Join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Salem, Graymalkin, Crookshanks and Gobbolino.

Air date: 2014-11-17

Runtime: 29 min

Two more teams of first-round losers return for a second chance to stay in the tournament. They compete to draw together the connections between things which at first glance seem utterly random.

Air date: 2014-11-24

Runtime: 29 min

Two more teams of first-round losers return for a second chance to stay in the tournament. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Joan Fontaine, Jack Charlton, Lucian Freud and Liam Gallagher.

Air date: 2014-12-01

Runtime: 29 min

Two teams who won their first heat return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Meher Baba, Cuzco, Peru, peace and the LGBT community.

Air date: 2014-12-08

Runtime: 29 min

Two teams who won their first heat return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects a rat, zombies, a paternity dispute and racism.

Air date: 2014-12-15

Runtime: 29 min

Two more first-round winners return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects North Korea, the state of Israel, Hells Angels and the National Health Service.

Air date: 2015-01-05

Runtime: 29 min

Two more first-round winners return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Sapporo Dome, John Smith's Stadium, Liberty Stadium and KC Stadium.

Air date: 2015-01-12

Runtime: 29 min

A trio of chess players and three cat lovers return for a last chance at making it to the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Romeo, Wayne, Kim and Bow Wow.

Air date: 2015-01-19

Runtime: 29 min

Three linguists square up to a team from Oxford in a bid to make it to the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Muscoidea, uncomplimentary, unproprietary and unoriental.

Air date: 2015-01-26

Runtime: 29 min

A team of book lovers take on three video gamers in a bid to secure a place in the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Queen Elizabeth II, Romeo Beckham, Mark and Carol Thatcher, and Macduff.

Air date: 2015-02-02

Runtime: 29 min

The QI Elves take on three computer experts as they compete to win a place in the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Jimmy White, Bob Welch, Bruce Reynolds and Ronnie Biggs.

Air date: 2015-02-09

Runtime: 29 min

In this quarter-final, three historians take on a trio of linguists. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Susan, Surajprasad, Staples and Stearns.

Air date: 2015-02-16

Runtime: 29 min

In the second of the quarter-finals, the Orienteers face up to a team of video game enthusiasts. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Rome 64, London 1212, New York 1776 and London 1666.

Air date: 2015-02-23

Runtime: 29 min

The QI Elves return in this quarter-final. They compete against the Nordiphiles to draw together the connection between things, which at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Usain Bolt, William Wordsworth, Mark de Man and Lord Judge.

Air date: 2015-03-02

Runtime: 29 min

Three chess players take on a team of Doctor Who fans in the last of the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects memory stick, jazzercise, jacuzzi and portaloo.

Air date: 2015-03-16

Runtime: 29 min

In the first of the semi-finals a trio of chess aficionados take on three history buffs in a bid to win their place in the series finale. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects lanthanides, a Gaelic football team, the UN Security Council and the Scottish jury in a criminal trial.

Air date: 2015-03-23

Runtime: 29 min

In the last of the semi-finals a team of orienteers take on the QI Elves in a bid to win their place in the series finale. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects the island home of Circe, the three-toed sloth, the third-largest Jovian moon and the French word for 'water'.

Air date: 2015-03-30

Runtime: 29 min

In the series finale, the Orienteers and Chessmen battle it out to be named Only Connect champions. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, White Death, Robin Hood and King Charles II.