Only Great Britain could produce a quiz show like this. Just connectThere is no prize money. The questions are, in their own words, “deliciously devious and unbearably abstract.” And the contestants revel in the fact that they have absolutely no business being on TV. It’s fantastic.
Read on to find out how you can watch Just connect online and from anywhere with a VPN.
If you haven’t heard about this thought Olympics yet, Just connect has been on television since 2008 and is now entering its 20th season under the watchful eye of presenter Victoria Coren Mitchell, who not only refuses to age, but also seems so comfortable behind her large desk that she probably wears slippers.
There are four rounds: connections, sequences, connecting walls and missing vowels. All are incredibly difficult.
Interesting fact: Victoria Cohen is married to David Mitchell, the British actor best known for his role in Peep show and as captain of another hugely popular British quiz show, Would I lie to you?
Ready to test your little grey cells? Here’s how you can watch Just connect from anywhere in the world. Below you will find all the information you need.
How to watch Only Connect online for free in the UK
Can I watch Only Connect online in the US?
The USA will not broadcast the BBC quiz Just connect But UK citizens in the US who don’t want to miss the new season can watch the show using a VPN. Below are all the details you need to do so.
Can I watch Only Connect online in Australia?
It doesn’t appear that Only Connect is currently airing in Australia (select episodes were previously available via SBS Viceland and Freeview Australia).
If you are a Briton and want to stream abroad, Just connectyou should look into purchasing a VPN. You can find all the details here.
How to watch Only Connect from anywhere with a VPN
If you are travelling outside the UK, you can Just connect Enjoy BBC iPlayer streaming with a VPN – no matter where you are in the world!
Usually, a streaming service will know where you’re trying to log in from and will block you if you’re not in the right country. However, a virtual private network (VPN) is an app that hides your location, meaning you can still access your usual sports and entertainment services while abroad.
Our favorite VPN is NordVPNCurrently the best-rated VPN in the world according to our sister site TechRadar.
How to use a VPN to watch any stream
How to use a VPN to watch any stream
- Download the app at NordVPN
- Select the location of the streaming service you want to watch – in this case, the UK
- Navigate to the streaming service and start watching!
What you need to know about Only Connect
Isn’t “Only Connect” remarkably similar to the New York Times puzzle “Connections”?
Victoria Coren Mitchell is convinced of this. On June 12 last year The NYT introduced “Connections,” the newspaper’s new game – a grid of 16 words that must be sorted into four connected groups of four.
“I’m so excited to share with you the game I’ve been working on, Connections! I had a lot of fun making it and hope you enjoy playing it,” tweeted Wyna Liu, the newspaper’s games editor.
Two days later, Coren Mitchell replied: “Did you know that this show has been on British television since 2008?! … It’s so similar that you must know?”
The NYT denied any, um… connection.
How difficult are the questions on Only Connect?
The following example question comes from the “Missing Vowels” round of season 15, episode 28:
Q: These are all food items and their approximate shape: GGN DVD / RNGD GHN TND TRS / P RNG LND HYPR BL CP RB LD / D RT NDSS CLS TRNG L. As they say, this is a tricky quiz where knowledge only takes you so far. You can find the answer in the FAQs below.
A: Egg and ovoid / ring doughnut and torus / Pringle and hyperbolic paraboloid / Dorito and isosceles triangle. Obviously.
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