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The Best Episodes of Only Connect Season 3

Every episode of Only Connect Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Only Connect Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Only Connect Season 3 Episode 1 - Archers Admirers v Music Lovers
    9.0/10(8 votes)

    #1 - Archers Admirers v Music Lovers

    S3:E1

    A team of three civil servants with a shared love of Radio 4's The Archers pit their wits against a trio of music lovers who between them perform or enjoy everything from pub rock to choral sung mass.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Only Connect Season 3 Episode 2 - Polymaths v Strategists
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Polymaths v Strategists

    S3:E2

    The Polymaths pool their disparate skills in chicken husbandry, musical theatre, and urban geography to challenge the brainpower of the Strategists, a team unified by their love of sophisticated strategy board games.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Only Connect Season 3 Episode 3 - Choir Boys v Brasenose Postgrads
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Choir Boys v Brasenose Postgrads

    S3:E3

    Three members of the Brighton and Hove (Actually) Gay Men's Chorus square up to a trio of postgraduates of Brasenose College, Oxford.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Only Connect Season 3 Episode 4 - Philosophers v Hitchhikers
    6.7/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Philosophers v Hitchhikers

    S3:E4

    Three philosophy students pit their wisdom against a trio of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy fans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Only Connect Season 3 Episode 5 - Neuroscientists v Rugby Fans
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Neuroscientists v Rugby Fans

    S3:E5

    Three neuroscientists hailing from Australia, South Africa, and Canada scrum down against the intellectual brawn of three rugby fans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Only Connect Season 3 Episode 6 - Exeter Alumni v Gourmands
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Exeter Alumni v Gourmands

    S3:E6

    Three former flatmates and graduates of Exeter University pit their wits against a news producer, a civil servant, and an IT consultant who share a passion for fine food.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Only Connect Season 3 Episode 7 - Insurers v Gamblers
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Insurers v Gamblers

    S3:E7

    A team of insurance professionals face off against a trio of committed gamblers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Only Connect Season 3 Episode 8 - Booksellers v Bowlers
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Booksellers v Bowlers

    S3:E8

    Three senior managers from a national bookstore face off against a team drawn together by their love of London's retro bowling alleys.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Only Connect Season 3 Episode 9 - Archers Admirers v Exeter Alumni
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Archers Admirers v Exeter Alumni

    S3:E9

    In the first of the quarter-finals, three fans of the Archers radio series take on the combined knowledge of three flatmates who all met up at Exeter University.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Only Connect Season 3 Episode 10 - Brasenose Postgrads v Hitchhikers
    6.2/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Brasenose Postgrads v Hitchhikers

    S3:E10

    In the second of the quarter-finals, three postgraduate students from Brasenose College, Oxford, pit their wits against a trio of Douglas Adams fans who call themselves the Hitchhikers, in honour of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Only Connect Season 3 Episode 11 - Neuroscientists v Strategists
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Neuroscientists v Strategists

    S3:E11

    In the third of the quarter-finals, three studying for their PhDs at Oxford set out to challenge the brainpower of the Strategists, a team unified by their love of sophisticated strategy board games.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Only Connect Season 3 Episode 12 - Gamblers v Bowlers
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Gamblers v Bowlers

    S3:E12

    In the last of the quarter-finals, three committed gamblers take their chances against a team unified by their love of ten-pin bowling.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Only Connect Season 3 Episode 13 - Archers Admirers v Gamblers
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Archers Admirers v Gamblers

    S3:E13

    In the first of the Semi Finals, three lovers of the pastoral world of Radio 4's The Archers face a team of confirmed Gamblers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Only Connect Season 3 Episode 14 - Hitchhikers v Strategists
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Hitchhikers v Strategists

    S3:E14

    In the second semi-final, three fans of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy lock horns with the cunning of the Strategists, a team bound by their love of obscure European board games.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Only Connect Season 3 Episode 15 - Gamblers v Strategists
    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Gamblers v Strategists

    S3:E15

    In the series final, cunning and tactics combine with logic, recall, and tangential inspiration, as three committed Gamblers resist the temptation to take too many risks and the Strategists fight the impulse to err on the side of caution.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Archers Admirers v Music Lovers" is the best rated episode of "Only Connect" season 3. It scored 9/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/1/2010. This episode is rated 9.0 points higher than the second-best, "Polymaths v Strategists".