Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.\n\nThe Al Frescans and the Sprouters return to slug it out for a place in the next round – the winners go straight through, the losing team takes a more scenic route.\n\nBearded, ancient and bearded, Sunday and trinity, and tobacco. What connects them all?
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Series 20: 13. Al Frescans V Sprouters
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.\n\nThe Al Frescans and the Sprout ...
04-11-2024
BBC 4
Series 20: 12. Uisge Beathas V Third Agers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.\n\nA team of whisky lovers return ...
28-10-2024
BBC 4
Series 20: 11. Pipe-dreamers V Tea Totallers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.\n\nThree fans of surrealism take ...
21-10-2024
BBC 4
Series 20: 10. Harmonics V Bean Farmers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.\n\nUndeterred by having been beat ...
14-10-2024
BBC 4
Series 20: 9. Hopsters V Midlanders
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.\n\nThree Midlanders take on a tea ...
07-10-2024
BBC 4
Series 20: 8. Uisge Beathas V Crunchers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.\n\nThree whisky drinkers take on ...
30-09-2024
BBC 4
Series 20: 7. Third Agers V Introverts
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.\n\nThree self-professed introvert ...
23-09-2024
BBC 4
Series 20: 6. Bloomsbury Group V Tea Totallers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.\n\nEM Forster, JM Keynes and Virg ...
16-09-2024
BBC 4
Series 20: 5. Too Many Cookes V Pipe-dreamers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.\n\nThe Pipe-dreamers are, well, p ...
09-09-2024
BBC 4
Series 20: 4. Harmonics V Cat Cows
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking.\n\nA love of classical music brou ...
02-09-2024
BBC 4
Series 18: 24. Cunning Planners V Crustaceans
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.\n\nSix contestants in search of a ...
13-02-2023
BBC 4
Series 17: 18. Scrubs V Librarians
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nTwo teams who have won a game and lost a gam ...
08-11-2021
BBC 4
Series 18 Specials: 1. Christmas: Polyhymnians V Channel Islanders
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.\n\nIt's Christmas (special) time! ...
22-12-2023
BBC 4
Series 18: 28. The Final
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.\n\nIt’s the grand final, an ...
13-03-2023
BBC 4
Series 19: 21. Gunners V Suncatchers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.\n\nIt’s another fiercely fo ...
04-12-2023
BBC 4
Series 19: 3. Antiphons V Drop Of Red
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.\n\nThree devotees of choral music ...
31-07-2023
BBC 4
Series 17: Semi-final 2
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nIt’s the last of the semi-finals, with ...
10-01-2022
BBC 4
Series 17: 12. Godyn Family V Woolgatherers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nTwo teams who lost their opening heats retur ...
27-09-2021
BBC 4
Series 14: 23. Brews V Ancient Alumni
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nThe Brews take on the Ancient Alumni in the ...
25-03-2019
BBC 4
Series 18: 20. Jugadores V Cunning Planners
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.\n\nThere’s a place in the n ...
16-01-2023
BBC 4