Victoria Coren Mitchell
@vcorenmitchell.bsky.social
Writer, poker player and accidental quiz show host.
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Happy Christmas Eve! The most festive of the Only Connect seasonal shows – the actual proper Only Connect Christmas special - is at 8 o’clock tonight, on BBC Two.
December 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Happy Christmas Eve! The most festive of the Only Connect seasonal shows – the actual proper Only Connect Christmas special - is at 8 o’clock tonight, on BBC Two.
The Only Connect specials begin tonight! The first one was something of an experiment. I think we might have broken a few rules so I won’t say more than: I hope you enjoy it. Cheers! 🍻
8pm, BBC Two
8pm, BBC Two
December 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Only Connect specials begin tonight! The first one was something of an experiment. I think we might have broken a few rules so I won’t say more than: I hope you enjoy it. Cheers! 🍻
8pm, BBC Two
8pm, BBC Two
From tomorrow night onwards, there’s a series of lighthearted Only Connect festive specials on BBC Two. But there’s a proper episode tonight at 8pm, for anyone who wants a last shot at difficulty before the liqueurs kick in. (When you watch tomorrow night’s, you’ll know how literally I mean that.)
December 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
From tomorrow night onwards, there’s a series of lighthearted Only Connect festive specials on BBC Two. But there’s a proper episode tonight at 8pm, for anyone who wants a last shot at difficulty before the liqueurs kick in. (When you watch tomorrow night’s, you’ll know how literally I mean that.)
Only Connect is on in half an hour! But don’t worry if you’re doing something else. Whatever it is, it’s bound to be more relaxing.
December 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Only Connect is on in half an hour! But don’t worry if you’re doing something else. Whatever it is, it’s bound to be more relaxing.
Winter Wonderland is great this year, but I must say there’s a terrible wait to use the phone.
December 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Winter Wonderland is great this year, but I must say there’s a terrible wait to use the phone.
One of my favourite questions of the series appears in tonight’s Only Connect - I’d better not tell you the whole thing, but it starts “A village in Norway, annually.”
And if you can get it from that, I’ll see you next series!
8pm on BBC Two
And if you can get it from that, I’ll see you next series!
8pm on BBC Two
December 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
One of my favourite questions of the series appears in tonight’s Only Connect - I’d better not tell you the whole thing, but it starts “A village in Norway, annually.”
And if you can get it from that, I’ll see you next series!
8pm on BBC Two
And if you can get it from that, I’ll see you next series!
8pm on BBC Two
My column today is about Joe Wilkinson, therapy and the Isle of Wight.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-coc...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-coc...
From the Isle of Wight, here’s an early Christmas present to warm your cockles (and make you cringe)
This week, Victoria has been watching The Cockfields
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December 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
My column today is about Joe Wilkinson, therapy and the Isle of Wight.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-coc...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-coc...
Yes! That’s my gambling problem in a nutshell: I need a hand!
November 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Yes! That’s my gambling problem in a nutshell: I need a hand!
My column today is about Ballerina Farm, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and my rickety past.
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www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/trad-wi...
It isn’t hard to see why ‘trad wives’ are big business. This fantasy of domestic life is enticing
This week, Victoria has been watching Hannah Neeleman’s Ballerina Farm series
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November 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My column today is about Ballerina Farm, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and my rickety past.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/trad-wi...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/trad-wi...
For once, in my TV column, I’ve got a great recommendation for you!
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/jon-ham...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/jon-ham...
Here’s a recommendation for the cold winter nights: treat yourself to a rich slice of Hamm
This week, Victoria has been watching Your Friends & Neighbors
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November 22, 2025 at 9:10 AM
For once, in my TV column, I’ve got a great recommendation for you!
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/jon-ham...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/jon-ham...
I think I must have previously misunderstood the meaning of “wicker”.
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I think I must have previously misunderstood the meaning of “wicker”.
Always in my comfort zone when asking awkward questions, tonight I enquire of the unsuspecting teams: *have you ever given blood*?
It’s the closest Only Connect gets to a Halloween special, at 8pm on BBC Two.
It’s the closest Only Connect gets to a Halloween special, at 8pm on BBC Two.
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Always in my comfort zone when asking awkward questions, tonight I enquire of the unsuspecting teams: *have you ever given blood*?
It’s the closest Only Connect gets to a Halloween special, at 8pm on BBC Two.
It’s the closest Only Connect gets to a Halloween special, at 8pm on BBC Two.
My column today is about the wonderful Celebrity Traitors. I open with a wistful reflection on what to do when your pumpkins deflate and you pack away your wizards’ sleeves for winter.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/traitor...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/traitor...
Want to play The Traitors at home? All you need is a pen and paper
This week, Victoria has been watching The Celebrity Traitors
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November 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
My column today is about the wonderful Celebrity Traitors. I open with a wistful reflection on what to do when your pumpkins deflate and you pack away your wizards’ sleeves for winter.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/traitor...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/traitor...
How come primary school children are encouraged to go to school in costumes, but secondary school children aren’t? Anybody who thinks that 11 (or 13, or 35) is “time to grow up”, is profoundly wrong.
happy Halloween!
happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
How come primary school children are encouraged to go to school in costumes, but secondary school children aren’t? Anybody who thinks that 11 (or 13, or 35) is “time to grow up”, is profoundly wrong.
happy Halloween!
happy Halloween!
I think I’ve found my new stage name
October 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I think I’ve found my new stage name
Bad news I’m afraid. There’s no football tonight, so Only Connect is on.
8pm, BBC Two
8pm, BBC Two
October 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Bad news I’m afraid. There’s no football tonight, so Only Connect is on.
8pm, BBC Two
8pm, BBC Two
“The old bastard wouldn’t dare say that now”. My column today is about Victoria Beckham, Celebrity Traitors and a reminder there are some benefits to cancel culture. It also has a long list of jokes in it.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/victori...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/victori...
As Posh Spice, she had some awful abuse, but at 51 she’s having the last laugh
This week, Victoria has been watching Victoria Beckham, Celebrity Traitors and Instagram
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October 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
“The old bastard wouldn’t dare say that now”. My column today is about Victoria Beckham, Celebrity Traitors and a reminder there are some benefits to cancel culture. It also has a long list of jokes in it.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/victori...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/victori...
My TV column today is about Jilly Cooper and Owen Wilson. If you don’t fancy paying the subscription charge, don’t worry: the opening line is the best bit and it’s free.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/owen-wi...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/owen-wi...
Playing with a nine iron is very addictive, but Owen Wilson’s golf comedy is a surprising turn-off
This week, Victoria has been watching Stick on Apple TV+
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October 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
My TV column today is about Jilly Cooper and Owen Wilson. If you don’t fancy paying the subscription charge, don’t worry: the opening line is the best bit and it’s free.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/owen-wi...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/owen-wi...
Only Connect is on tonight! And, *as far as I know*, all the facts I read out will be correct.
But I guess we’ll soon find out.
8pm, BBC Two
But I guess we’ll soon find out.
8pm, BBC Two
October 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Only Connect is on tonight! And, *as far as I know*, all the facts I read out will be correct.
But I guess we’ll soon find out.
8pm, BBC Two
But I guess we’ll soon find out.
8pm, BBC Two
Meanwhile, if you see a clip of me saying the ID card contract has gone to Tony Blair’s son: it hasn’t. That was something I was given to ask about on HIGNFY last night, but turns out to be a false report from the internet. Which is bad news for the fact checkers but good news for social mobility.
October 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Meanwhile, if you see a clip of me saying the ID card contract has gone to Tony Blair’s son: it hasn’t. That was something I was given to ask about on HIGNFY last night, but turns out to be a false report from the internet. Which is bad news for the fact checkers but good news for social mobility.
In my TV column today, I’m nostalgic for the days when anybody had a shred of privacy to invade.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-hac...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-hac...
The Hack has triggered backbiting in the papers, but it’s an enjoyable tale of real-life corruption
This week, Victoria has been watching ITV’s drama about the phone-hacking scandal
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October 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
In my TV column today, I’m nostalgic for the days when anybody had a shred of privacy to invade.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-hac...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-hac...
Making topical comedy at bleak news times can be so tough but, in my book, it’s thank heavens for the return of Have I Got News For You, where Ian and Paul work magic to conjure laughs when there are none. Tonight with wonderful Miles Jupp and Sheila Hancock - and me trying to host. 9pm on BBC One.
October 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Making topical comedy at bleak news times can be so tough but, in my book, it’s thank heavens for the return of Have I Got News For You, where Ian and Paul work magic to conjure laughs when there are none. Tonight with wonderful Miles Jupp and Sheila Hancock - and me trying to host. 9pm on BBC One.
My column today is about cheerleaders! I had totally forgotten until I saw these gorgeous sparkly dancers on Strictly. Feeling Christmassy already.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/america...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/america...
Surely there’s nothing sexy about cheerleaders?
This week, Victoria has been watching America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
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September 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
My column today is about cheerleaders! I had totally forgotten until I saw these gorgeous sparkly dancers on Strictly. Feeling Christmassy already.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/america...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/america...
In today's TV column I'm speculating about Muff Liquor, the Booker Prize and what Sarah Jessica Parker would think of my shoes.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/and-jus...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/and-jus...
Death, fires and ‘getting work done’. All we want for Carrie Bradshaw and friends is a happy ending
This week, Victoria has been watching And Just Like That
www.telegraph.co.uk
September 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
In today's TV column I'm speculating about Muff Liquor, the Booker Prize and what Sarah Jessica Parker would think of my shoes.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/and-jus...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/and-jus...