Series 1 of
Only ConnectOnly Connect is a quiz show programme first shown on BBC Four on 15 September 2008, presented by Victoria Coren. In the series, teams compete in a tournament of finding connections between seemingly unrelated clues. Radio Timess listings usually describe it as "a game of patience and lateral...
began on 15 September 2008 and aired on
BBC FourBBC Four is a British television network operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation and available to digital television viewers on Freeview, IPTV, satellite and cable....
. Below is a list of the teams, the matches they played and their scores.
Schedule
The series comprised 15 matches over four rounds, airing between September and December 2008.
| Round | Dates | Matches | Change | Teams |
| First Round |
15 September 2008 - 3 November 2008 |
8 |
16→8 |
16 |
| Quarter-Finals |
10 November 2008 - 1 December 2008 |
4 |
8→4 |
8 |
| Semi-Finals |
8 December 2008 - 15 December 2008 |
2 |
4→2 |
4 |
| Final |
22 December 2008 |
1 |
2→1 |
2 |
Teams
| Team Name | | Captain | |
| Bankers |
Rosemary Redhead |
David Churchill |
Michael Jack |
| Birkbeck Alumni |
Richard Wheatley |
Catherine Arbuthnott |
Ken Brown |
| Bookkeepers |
Quentin Holt |
Ray Ward |
Ann Kelly |
| Country Walkers |
Dave Roberts |
Steve Lamb |
Nigel Lewis |
| County Councillors |
Gwilym Owen |
Gareth Aubrey |
John Dixon |
| Cricket Supporters |
Mick Lancaster |
Ray Eaton |
Stuart Solomons |
| Crossworders |
Mark Grant |
David Stainer |
Ian Bayley |
| Edinburgh Scrabblers |
Melanie Beaumont |
Alan Sinclair |
Simon Gillam |
| IT Supporters |
Robin Baker |
David Harper |
Morag Traynor |
| Knitters |
Craig Carruthers |
Tom Willis |
Esther Knight |
| Lapsed Psychologists |
Richard McDougall |
Jack Waley-Cohen |
Matthew Stevens |
| Ombudsmen |
Brian Haines |
Keith Nevols |
Andrew Hobley |
| Science Writers |
Arran Frood |
Chrissie Giles |
Peter Wrobel |
| Solent Scrabblers |
Noel Turner |
Elisabeth Jardine |
Penny Downer |
| Travel Writers |
Dan Hayes |
Simon Heptinstall |
Anna Melvelle-James |
| Urban Cyclists |
Martin Gilson |
Mike Beech |
Dave Morrison |
First Round
| Team 1 | | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| Lapsed Psychologists |
18 |
12 |
Knitters |
15 September 2008 |
| Crossworders |
30 |
24 |
Birkbeck Alumni |
22 September 2008 |
| County Councillors |
24 |
23 |
Ombudsmen |
29 September 2008 |
| Science Writers |
25 |
18 |
Travel Writers |
6 October 2008 |
| Edinburgh Scrabblers |
22 |
20 |
Solent Scrabblers |
13 October 2008 |
| Urban Cyclists |
18 |
22 |
Country Walkers |
20 October 2008 |
| Bankers |
24 |
23 |
Bookkeepers |
27 October 2008 |
| Cricket Supporters |
20 |
28 |
IT Support |
3 November 2008 |
Quarter-Finals
| Team 1 | | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| County Councillors |
13 |
14 |
Science Writers |
10 November 2008 |
| Crossworders |
24 |
19 |
Edinburgh Scrabblers |
17 November 2008 |
| Bankers |
14 |
13 |
IT Supporters |
24 November 2008 |
| Lapsed Psychologists |
14 |
11 |
Country Walkers |
1 December 2008 |
Semi-Finals
| Team 1 | | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| Crossworders |
18 |
9 |
Science Writers |
8 December 2008 |
| Bankers |
9 |
19 |
Lapsed Psychologists |
15 December 2008 |
Final
| Team 1 | | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| Crossworders |
32 |
14 |
Lapsed Psychologists |
22 December 2008 |
- The trophy went to the Crossworders team comprising Mark Grant, David Stainer, Ian Bayley.
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