Series 12
Episodes
1. Tubers v Bardophiles
2016-07-11
Three fans of the London Underground take on a trio of bardophiles and attempt to connect Brownies, Michael Fagan, Freddie Krueger and the Milk Tray Man.
2. Cosmopolitans v Taverners
2016-07-18
Three cocktail drinkers take on a trio of taverners and attempt to connect Eurovision Song Contest, Cow & Gate, Wall's and I Love New York.
3. Psmiths v Verbivores
2016-07-25
Three fans of PG Wodehouse square up to a team of wordsmiths and attempt to connect Georgia: Canada, Sunda: Indonesia, Bass: Australia and Cook: New Zealand.
4. Networkers v Cousins
2016-08-01
A trio of networkers take on a family team and attempt to connect Cafetiere, Condom, Eggy bread and Chips.
5. Shutterbugs v Highgates
2016-08-08
A team of photographers take on a trio of Londoners and attempt to connect Cot, Holland, Chira and Bonapart.
6. Korfballers v Channel Islanders
2016-08-15
Three Korfball players take on a family from Guernsey in this episode and attempt to connect Annabel Lee, Delilah, Rebecca and Weekend at Bernie's.
7. Bardophiles v Taverners
2016-08-22
Two teams who lost their first heats return as highest scoring losers in this show and attempt to connect Betjeman, Alsatian, Liberty Cabbage and Windsor.
8. Verbivores v Channel Islanders
2016-08-29
Two teams who lost their first heats return as highest scoring losers in this show and attempt to connect Minotaur, Frobscottle, Moloko Plus and Duff.
9. Fire-Eaters v Eurovisionaries
2016-09-05
A new round of heats begins as some spicy food lovers take on three fans of Eurovision and attempt to connect 'From the roots' (Greek), 'We can' (Spanish), 'We ourselves' (Gaelic) and 'Party of Wales' (Welsh).
10. Wrestlers v Clareites
2016-09-12
A team of wrestling fans take on a trio from Clare College, Cambridge and attempt to connect single-fingered rock-climbing hold, Spanish monkey, North American glandular fever and single-channel sound reproduction.
11. Part-Time Poets v Oscar Men
2016-09-19
A team of poets take on three fans of the Oscars and attempt to connect the Nabateans, Makka Pakka, Alley Oop and Old Mother Shipton.
12. Genealogists v Surrealists
2016-09-26
This heat sees a team of genealogists take on three surrealists and attempt to connect a violin's extraneous discordant notes, Lotharios, Molineux team and Canis Lupis.
13. Maltsters v Policy Wonks
2016-10-03
The Maltsters take on the Policy Wonks in this opening heat and attempt to connect the Indonesian national airline, a Carla Lane sitcom, International Rescue craft and capital of Arizona.
14. Scunthorpe Scholars v Beekeepers
2016-10-10
A team from Scunthorpe take on a trio of Beekeepers in this heat and attempt to connect Ungrammatical string follows, Multiply, Not out and Required field.
15. Maltsters v Oscar Men
2016-10-17
Two teams who lost their first heats return as highest-scoring losers in this show and attempt to connect Mother-in-law, Court-martial, Lord Lieutenant and Poet Laureate.
16. Wrestlers v Genealogists
2016-10-31
Two more teams who lost their first heats return as highest-scoring losers and attempt to connect Lou Gehrig: Horse, Louis Van Gaal: Tulip, Wellington: Duke and Otto von Bismarck: Chancellor.
17. Cosmopolitans v Tubers
2016-11-07
Two teams of first-round winners return to fight for a place in round three and attempt to connect Malabo, Conakry, Port Moresby and Bissau.
18. Networkers v Psmiths
2016-11-14
Two more teams of first-round winners return to fight for a place in round three and attempt to connect Kashmir, Pyrenees, Lake Victoria and Borneo.
19. Shutterbugs v Korfballers
2016-11-21
Two teams of first-round winners return to fight for a place in round three. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random.
20. Verbivores v Taverners
2016-11-28
The Taverners and Verbivores return to try to make it into round three. They compete to draw together connections between things which seem random.
21. Fire-Eaters v Clareites
2016-12-05
The Fire-Eaters and the Clareites return to try to make it into round three. They compete to draw together connections between things which seem random.
22. Part-Time Poets v Surrealists
2016-12-12
The Part-Time Poets and the Surrealists compete for a place in round three, drawing together connections between things which seem random.
23. Beekeepers v Policy Wonks
2016-12-19
Two teams of first-round winners return for a chance to make it into the next round.
24. Genealogists v Oscar Men
2017-01-06
The Genealogists and Oscar Men return for their last chance to make it into round three.
25. Fire-Eaters v Korfballers
2017-01-13
The Fire-Eaters and the Korfballers fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
26. Surrealists v Verbivores
2017-01-20
Round three continues as two more teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
27. Beekeepers v Cosmopolitans
2017-01-27
The Beekeepers and Cosmopolitans fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
28. Psmiths v Oscar Men
2017-02-03
The Psmiths take on the Oscar Men in this round three game.
29. Fire-Eaters v Verbivores
2017-02-10
Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.
30. Beekeepers v Oscar Men
2017-02-17
Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.
31. Surrealists v Korfballers
2017-02-24
Find out what connects Tuvalu, hijab, Defra and nope in a quarter-final game.
32. Psmiths v Cosmopolitans
2017-03-03
Find out what connects Ali Amako, Reece Thens, Elize Elmopan and Enya Airobi.
33. Beekeepers v Korfballers
2017-03-10
The Beekeepers take on the Korfballers in this quarter-final game.
34. Psmiths v Verbivores (2)
2017-03-17
The Psmiths and Verbivores compete for a last chance to make it to the semi-finals.
35. Semi-Final 1
2017-03-24
Two teams compete in this semi-final game.
36. Semi-Final 2
2017-03-31
Two teams compete in the second semi-final game.
37. The Final
2017-04-07
Two teams compete in the final game of the series.