E1 - Statisticals v Morporkians

Aired: August 29, 2022

Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three data-lovers take on a team of Terry Pratchett fans in the opening heat of the series.

E2 - Jillies v Road Runners

Aired: September 05, 2022

Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the brain-teasing quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three Jilly Cooper fans face a team of road runners in another opening heat.

E3 - Peacocks v Mothers Ruined

Aired: September 12, 2022

Three followers of fashion take on a team comprising a mother, a daughter, the daughter’s cousin and the mother’s niece. No, the format hasn’t changed: that’s still only a team of three.

E4 - Cryptics v Strigiformes

Aired: September 19, 2022

Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the brain-teasing quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three puzzle fans compete against a team of mature students - yes, there is such a thing.

E5 - Cunning Planners v Seagulls

Aired: September 26, 2022

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three teachers from Brighton take on three Blackadder addicts in another opening heat.

E6 - Jugadores v Harlequins

Aired: October 03, 2022

There’s a former MP on one of the teams: her political background comes in handy on the Wall but doesn’t help in the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far.

E7 - Scrummagers v Crustaceans

Aired: October 10, 2022

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team are rugby supporters, and their opponents are admirers of crustaceans.

E8 - Croot Family v Irregulars

Aired: October 17, 2022

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A family team take on three Sherlock Holmes aficionados.

E9 - Statisticals v Road Runners

Aired: October 25, 2022

As the series reaches the knock-out stage, can the teams find the link between West and Exotic, Diane and Elvis, Moll and Graeme, and Liston and Lloyd?

E10 - Peacocks v Strigiformes

Aired: November 01, 2022

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two bird-named teams take part in an avian stand-off to establish a pecking order.

E11 - Jugadores v Seagulls

Aired: November 08, 2022

When presented with a sequence of three clues, can the teams work out what the fourth would be? They’re faced with this apparently random list: New Zealand Parrott, Alias, Small Ford Model.

E12 - Scrummagers v Irregulars

Aired: November 15, 2022

In another knockout match, one of the teams works out what connects four clues after only seeing two of them: Narnian donkey and Edinburgh-based detective.

E13 - Morporkians vs Jillies

Aired: November 21, 2022

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three Pratchett people take on a team of Jilly Cooper aficionados.

E14 - Mothers Ruined v Cryptics

Aired: November 28, 2022

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. She asks what connects the following: Black and White, X and Y, Sun and Moon, and Sword and Shield.

E15 - Cunning Planners v Harlequins

Aired: December 05, 2022

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three sitcom fans take on a team with a passion for the performing arts.

E16 - Croot Family v Crustaceans

Aired: December 12, 2022

It could be covered with duct tape, rubbed with raw meat, have dandelion milk dripped on it, or be frozen. But why would anyone want to? Victoria is on hand to explain.

E17 - Strigiformes v Cryptics

Aired: December 19, 2022

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two returning teams fight for a place in the next round.

E18 - Statisticals v Morporkians

Aired: January 02, 2023

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients in this rematch between two teams who met in a previous round.

E19 - Scrummagers v Croot Family

Aired: January 09, 2023

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two family teams battle it out to stay in the competition.

E20 - Jugadores v Cunning Planners

Aired: January 16, 2023

There’s a place in the next round on offer, and all the teams have to do is answer questions like this: Obel Tower / The Tower, Meridian Quay / Glasgow Tower / The Shard. What’s the connection?

E21 - Jillies v Strigiformes

Aired: January 23, 2023

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A semi-final place awaits one of the two returning teams, but to get there, they have to answer some diabolical questions.

E22 - Mothers Ruined v Morporkians

Aired: January 30, 2023

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.

E23 - Scrummagers v Harlequins

Aired: February 06, 2023

The semi-finals are looming. All the teams need to do to book their place is answer questions such as: 7 March 2021, 3 July 2021, 22 January 2022. What comes next in the sequence?

E24 - Cunning Planners v Crustaceans

Aired: February 13, 2023

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Six contestants in search of a semi-final place must deal with a series of tricky questions.

E25 - Strigiformes v Morporkians

Aired: February 20, 2023

It’s the first of the semi-finals, and the pressure is on. What connects On Top of Spaghetti, Pinocchio’s time inside Monstro, Adelaide’s Lament and the cocaine scene in the film Annie Hall?

E26 - Scrummagers v Crustaceans

Aired: February 27, 2023

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s the second semi-final, but the series structure means the teams have met before

E27 - Third Place Play-Off

Aired: March 06, 2023

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. The final can wait, because this episode is the third place play-off!

E28 - The Final

Aired: March 13, 2023

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s the grand final, and Victoria and the teams are joined in the studio by two sparkling guests.