Semi-Final 2

January 11, 2016

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Only Connect - S11 - E26

In the second semi-final, two returning teams compete for a place in the grand final. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects 'blending', 'changing', 'like smoke' and light-dark'.

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Only Connect: Season 11 - 27 Episode s

11x1 - Cluesmiths v Operational Researchers
July 13, 2015
Three crossword compilers take on a trio of operational researchers in the first of the eleventh series. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Quintuple Troth, Distress Signal, 1963 Lincoln Memorial Speech and 1815 Belgian Battle.
11x2 - Polyglots v Yorkers
July 20, 2015
A team of linguists take on three York University students in this show. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Monstroso, Any Human Heart, Birdsong and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
11x3 - Spaghetti Westerners v Mixologists
July 27, 2015
A team of film buffs take on three cocktail aficionados. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Daddy Warbucks, Ellen Ripley, Sherlock Holmes and Bobby Ewing.
11x4 - Collectors v Railwaymen
August 3, 2015
A team of collectors take on three railway enthusiasts. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Llanelli RFC, A for adultery, Sir Percy Blakeney and Sherlock Holmes debut.
11x5 - Wayfarers v Bookworms
August 10, 2015
A team of travel enthusiasts take on a trio of bibliophiles. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects a song in High Society, a Whiskas slogan, Kenneth Wolstenholme commentary and an EM Forster epigram.
11x6 - String Section v Headliners
August 17, 2015
A team of musicians take on three publishers in this edition. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects the flag of Vietnam, Google Os, the MCC tie and Rupert Bear's clothes.
11x7 - Road Trippers v Athenians
August 24, 2015
A trio of road trippers take on three fans of Greece in this edition. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Elizabeth and James, Menace II Society, Harvard Connection and I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles).
11x8 - Scientists v Builders
August 31, 2015
A team of scientists square up to a team of builders in the last of the heats. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects The Raven, Little Weed, Seagulls in Finding Nemo and Hodor.
11x9 - Polyglots v Operational Researchers
September 7, 2015
A team of linguists battle it out against a team of operational researchers for a place in the next phase of the competition. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects the Pirate Planet, Starship Titanic, Last Chance to See and h2g2.
11x10 - Collectors v Mixologists
September 14, 2015
Two teams who lost their first heats return for one last chance to make it to the quarter finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Darkness Visible, the Dementors, a bell jar and a black dog.
11x11 - Headliners v Bookworms
September 21, 2015
Two teams who lost their first heats return for one last chance to make it to the quarter finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects the starting position in Shogi, The Times crossword grid, the flag of Georgia and S.
11x12 - Road Trippers v Builders
September 28, 2015
Two teams who lost their first heats return for one last chance to make it to the quarter finals. The Road Trippers and the Builders compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. What links seven consonants, two vowels, three syllables and seven letters?
11x13 - Cluesmiths v Yorkers
October 5, 2015
The Cluesmiths take on the Yorkers. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Seborga, Forvik, Christiania and Sealand.
11x14 - Spaghetti Westerners v Railwaymen
October 12, 2015
Two winning teams return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals: The Spaghetti Westerners and the Railwaymen. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects a set of decimal coins, a set of badges, a 1970 annual and a photograph of Valerie Singleton.
11x15 - Wayfarers v String Section
October 19, 2015
A team of Wayfarers take on a trio of musicians. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects numbat, echidna, pangolin and aardvark.
11x16 - Scientists v Athenians
October 26, 2015
Three scientists take on a team of Athenians. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Einsteinium, names of Allah, 1974 Lions call and Luftballons.
11x17 - Cluesmiths v Mixologists
November 2, 2015
The Cluesmiths and Mixologists return for a last chance to earn a place in the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Matthew Bannister's show BBC World Service, an entry in a dictionary, your flexible friend and the venue for London 2012 boxing.
11x18 - Spaghetti Westerners v Operational Researchers
November 16, 2015
A trio of film buffs and three operational researchers return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects a painful sports 'hernia', stars hollow, captain James Onedin and Happy Sandler.
11x19 - Wayfarers v Builders
November 23, 2015
A team of wayfarers and three builders return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Medelsvensson [Sweden], Max Mustermann [Germany], Jan Modaal [Netherlands] and Joe Blow [Australia].
11x20 - Athenians v Bookworms
November 30, 2015
The Athenians and Bookworms return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects The Cradle Will Rock, The Pilgrim's Progress, the New Statesman and the Mr Men.
11x21 - Scientists v String Section
December 7, 2015
The Scientists and the String Section return in the first of the quarter-finals. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Memoir: My Life, Song: Your Life, Film: September and Novella: The Life of Ivan Denisovich.
11x22 - Yorkers v Operational Researchers
December 14, 2015
The Yorkers and the Operational Researchers return in the second quarter-final. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Rebecca, Cold, Western and Judean People's Front.
11x23 - Cluesmiths v Railwaymen
December 21, 2015
The Cluesmiths and Railwaymen return for a quarter-final match. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects ADN, TVA, SIDA and OTAN.
11x24 - Wayfarers v Bookworms
December 28, 2015
The Wayfarers and Bookworms return for a quarter-final match. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects General Tom Thumb, 'Sonny' Liston, Chuck Berry and Lewis Carroll.
11x25 - Semi-Final
January 4, 2016
The first of the semi-finals and the 200th episode. Two returning teams compete for a place in the grand final. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Bird, Little Dyer, Angelic Brother and Little Barrel.
11x26 - Semi-Final 2
January 11, 2016
In the second semi-final, two returning teams compete for a place in the grand final. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects 'blending', 'changing', 'like smoke' and light-dark'.
11x27 - The Final
January 18, 2016
In the grand final, two teams battle it out to be named Only Connect series champions. So join Victoria Coren Mitchell if you want to know what connects Foke, Hombay, Egantic and Leakfast.

11x1 - Cluesmiths v Operational Researchers

11x2 - Polyglots v Yorkers

11x3 - Spaghetti Westerners v Mixologists

11x4 - Collectors v Railwaymen

11x5 - Wayfarers v Bookworms

11x6 - String Section v Headliners

11x7 - Road Trippers v Athenians

11x8 - Scientists v Builders

11x9 - Polyglots v Operational Researchers

11x10 - Collectors v Mixologists

11x11 - Headliners v Bookworms

11x12 - Road Trippers v Builders

11x13 - Cluesmiths v Yorkers

11x14 - Spaghetti Westerners v Railwaymen

11x15 - Wayfarers v String Section

11x16 - Scientists v Athenians

11x17 - Cluesmiths v Mixologists

11x18 - Spaghetti Westerners v Operational Researchers

11x19 - Wayfarers v Builders

11x20 - Athenians v Bookworms

11x21 - Scientists v String Section

11x22 - Yorkers v Operational Researchers

11x23 - Cluesmiths v Railwaymen

11x24 - Wayfarers v Bookworms

11x25 - Semi-Final

11x26 - Semi-Final 2

11x27 - The Final

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