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Only Connect

Only Connect is a British television quiz show presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell since 15 September 2008. In the series, teams compete in a tournament of finding connections between seemingly unrelated clues. The title is taken from a passage in E. M. Forster's 1910 novel Howards End: "Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be exalted."

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Genre
Quiz show
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Network
BBC Four (2008–14) BBC Two (2014–)
No. of episodes
536[note 1]
No. of series
22
Original language
English

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Only Connect

Nodes41
Edges40
Triples41
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.04878
Components1

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Only Connect

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related to history · 16
Only Connect → BBC Four, BBC Two, Cardiff, Culverhouse Cross, Enfys Studios, From, It, ITV Cymru Wales Studios, July, Mastermind, Mondays, Roath Lock Studios, September, Studio, The, University Challenge
related to Format · 9
Only Connect → Coren Mitchell, Coren Mitchell's, Francophiles, LARPers, On, Questions, Teams, The, When
related to External links · 4
Only Connect → BBC OnlineOnly Connect, Connect, IMDbOnly Connect, UKGameshows
Country of origin · 1
Only Connect → United Kingdom
Genre · 1
Only Connect → Quiz show
Network · 1
Only Connect → BBC Four (2008–14) BBC Two (2014–)
No. of episodes · 1
Only Connect → 536[note 1]
No. of series · 1
Only Connect → 22
Original language · 1
Only Connect → English
Presented by · 1
Only Connect → Victoria Coren Mitchell

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series team teams clues round connect four connections one first may three time show coren answer connecting wall two mitchell

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Only ConnectCountry of originUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Only ConnectGenreQuiz show1.00infobox
Only ConnectNetworkBBC Four (2008–14) BBC Two (2014–)1.00infobox
Only ConnectNo. of episodes536[note 1]1.00infobox
Only ConnectNo. of series221.00infobox
Only ConnectOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
Only ConnectPresented byVictoria Coren Mitchell1.00infobox
Only ConnectProduction companiesPresentable (2008–13) Parasol (2013–22) RDF Television (2013–24) Remarkable Entertainment (2024–)1.00infobox
Only ConnectRelease15 September 2008 (2008-09-15) – present1.00infobox
Only ConnectRunning time29 minutes1.00infobox
Only ConnectTheme music composerDawson Sabatini1.00infobox
Only Connectis aBritish television quiz show presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell since 15 September 20080.90text

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