Thursday, June 28, 2018

Rec. #580: Only Connect





What: Only Connect is a BBC Two game show that's all about lateral thinking. It's presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell and one day, maybe soon, I will do a post just on her amazing opening monologues.

The show has four rounds:

1. Connections: Clues are revealed one at a time and teams have to guess what connects them. Buzzing in sooner gets you more points.

2. Sequences: Similar to Connections, but the clues are in a particular order and you have to fill in the last blank.

3. Connecting Wall: Pure madness.



4. Missing Vowels: Word puzzles with the vowels removed. A lightning round!


Comparable to: It is the game show equivalent of The Great British Bake Off, full of earnest, nice people doing very clever things. Plus a snarky host!

How to get it: Currently airing on BBC Two, but episodes from all 13 (!) seasons [series] are pretty discoverable on YouTube.


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