Only Connect - First Episode - Monday 15 September 2008 [1/2]

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Published 2011-06-29

The very first edition of the ultra-brainy quiz show Only Connect, hosted by Victoria Coren.

All Comments (21)

@lcflngn 3 years ago

So much fun to see the very first ep of the best quiz show ever. A little cringy during the board (next vid) with no guessing, no cycling, and Victoria distractingly breaking in - everyone has learned a lot since then! This show just makes me happy, I’m so glad it’s kept going this long.
@EditsByEmm 1 year ago

I love this show. I was reminded of it by the NYT game Connections
@deborahcrawford9079 6 years ago

Love this show! Thanks for posting all!
@TaKer01993 1 year ago

At 0:01, Beta and Epsilon flip around. At 0:03, Gamma (on the right) flip around. At 0:07, Alpha and Gamma flip around. At 0:09, Delta flips around. You will now never unsee those, and they still flip around in the second version of the intro. Well, you can't see the Epsilon, Alpha and second Lambda flips in the second version since it happens along the symmetrical axis of their replacement images but I'm sure it still flips noneless.
@foolofdaggers7555 2 years ago

Amusingly enough, I'm here because of a really good fanfic that mentioned this show. Specifically it was an AU of The Magnus Archives where everything is mostly fine and nothing bad happens, presented in chatfic form. Title is "we should ride this wave to shore", and I highly recommend it if you've listened to The Magnus Archives (which, for those of you who don't know, is a 200-episode horror fiction podcast with a large following among fiction podcast listeners in general).
@dougthemoleman 12 years ago

Interesting idea. Original. Nice panelists. Presenter with a lovely voice. General Duhh, signing off.
@andreaedwards1405 2 years ago

Did Jack Whaley-Cohen later become the question editor for this show.? If not, his name is an enormous coincidence.
@SonySamtron 6 months ago

First time seeing this show, I love it :D
@LadyVTavora 4 years ago

Thank you!
@Brownalebelly 4 years ago

No Egyptian hyroglyphs!!!
@chinamanandfriends 7 years ago

The lack of a live audience is a bit unnerving.
@Thrawn369 11 years ago

Dang, I was going to guess darkness, I was way off
@ObviousConnect 11 years ago

likewise
@bluetube231 12 years ago

@FridaLaReina its the mix of intelligence and patronisation.
@doctortheopolis3122 11 months ago

David Scott didn't leave the hammer and feather on the Moon, though.
@declanjoyce3063 11 months ago

"Merrily We Roll Along" is by Sondheim.
@Masterton-yx2xe 10 months ago

I love you.
@joshybratwurst1398 6 years ago

God, this is weird to me. A version of this show done well would be Lateral by Tom Scott, which is fitting, because I think he was on this show.
@terranceparsons5185 6 months ago

Whaley-Cohen? The question setter?
@215Gallagher 5 years ago

Does anyone on Earth have series 5 and 6 that are watchable? Tried watching the cropped videos but you can't see the clues, why would anyone post these in the first place, a total waste of effort.