I don’t yet know the etiquette in this new land; is advertising frowned on? If not, I host a quiz and it’s on tonight. Not the worst kind of advertising since, if you’ve got a TV licence anyway, it’s totally free! Other than that, I wouldn’t in all honesty recommend it. #OnlyConnect, 8pm, BBC2 - ThreadSky

vcorenmitchell.bsky.social • 91 days ago

I don’t yet know the etiquette in this new land; is advertising frowned on? If not, I host a quiz and it’s on tonight.

Not the worst kind of advertising since, if you’ve got a TV licence anyway, it’s totally free!

Other than that, I wouldn’t in all honesty recommend it.

#OnlyConnect, 8pm, BBC2

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jillholl.bsky.social•91 days ago

So sort of anti-advertising then - I'm sure that's OK.

kernowp52.bsky.social•91 days ago

It's soooooo difficult

stefan.from.legal•91 days ago

I don't live in the UK. I'm just a bloody colonial but I'd watch it if I could.

steve7a3.bsky.social•91 days ago

The good thing about Only Connect is that, even if you only get one answer right, you can brag about it to your friends and they’ll still be impressed 😂

whitleyrod.bsky.social•91 days ago

My triumph was the engines on the planes,my answer was the avro Lancaster, totally lost on this sofa.

steve7a3.bsky.social•91 days ago

Less boring than mine. I had an A380 😂

whitleyrod.bsky.social•91 days ago

Did a lot of airfix as a youngster!

steve7a3.bsky.social•91 days ago

Of course, a real avgeek would say “Comet” 😉

steve7a3.bsky.social•91 days ago

This, of course, is in no way dissing your Lancaster, especially with the Mosquito in there!

davidsharrock.bsky.social•91 days ago

Intro can't be worse than the horrific Stormy narrative from Clive on Mastermind tonight...

Or can it...

davidsharrock.bsky.social•91 days ago

I take it back

pastelsaint.bsky.social•91 days ago

Well the non-recommendation made me chuckle. Who doesn't love a bit of Only Connect?! We can't all be doomscrolling, it's a good workout for the brain 🧠

pastelsaint.bsky.social•91 days ago

Oh Victoria, you can't just casually mention that Stonehenge is not a henge like that! My life is forever changed

vcorenmitchell.bsky.social•91 days ago

NOT A HENGE

2di2d.bsky.social•91 days ago

Sorry, but that’s totally unhenged

pastelsaint.bsky.social•90 days ago

Bravo 👏🏻

stuarthoughton.bsky.social•91 days ago

Stonehenge is a Drupe, as any fule no

pastelsaint.bsky.social•90 days ago

Ah yes, of cococourse!

lightnindave.bsky.social•91 days ago

I know. Vowed to look it up there and then so appreciate the reminder.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henge

And now I learn of superhenges, one of which, Maiden henge, I visited again this year.

eachway.bsky.social•91 days ago

The burning question is... Are you allowed to pause the TV on the Wall or not? I am a pauser tbh - does that make me a bad person?

eachway.bsky.social•91 days ago

(it does mean that the program lasts about 3 hours for us)

followthelemur.bsky.social•91 days ago

I was half expecting a nut rant with the cocodrupe...

hughbedoo.bsky.social•91 days ago

Intellectual dogging 😂

ricciscirroco.bsky.social•91 days ago

We shall be there, Only Connect is the perfect filling in our Monday evening quiz night sandwich.

vcorenmitchell.bsky.social•91 days ago

Are you calling me a ham?

kittykatkent.bsky.social•91 days ago

Possibly a Good Egg

2di2d.bsky.social•91 days ago

A1 0VUM

The best number plate I ever saw

ricciscirroco.bsky.social•91 days ago

Absolutely not! I’d never call the big cheese of Monday night quizzing a ham 😃

davidxoc.bsky.social•91 days ago

Err, if you have a TV licence then it’s not free. I admire your work but please don’t try to trick us. Where do you think your pay check comes from? Yes that’s right! The licence fee.

vcorenmitchell.bsky.social•91 days ago

I’m terrible at those but very impressed by the whiteboard. Most people do theirs on paper and realise the problem within seconds.

robgordon962.bsky.social•91 days ago

I can't believe you guys have to have a licence to watch TV 😱

stevebasnett.bsky.social•91 days ago

The whiteboard is a masterstroke. No more connecting wall grids and groups rearranging through the medium of tattoos on our backs. My wife will be so pleased.

neilwhalley.bsky.social•91 days ago

Nailed it VCM! Love those introverts

stormabigail.bsky.social•91 days ago

Your programme's questions are way too cryptic for my brain. Love watch'n' it tho.7

fuertefred1.bsky.social•91 days ago

Given that the people following you are fans of you and your work, and probably know about the quiz you host, is it not a tad preaching to the coverted?

jwhitehall.bsky.social•91 days ago

Please shamelessly self promote! We want to see the wonderful things you do and are proud of~

andyatom.bsky.social•91 days ago

I managed to get the # of aircraft engines - but that's all....

robd57.bsky.social•91 days ago

When I saw the first one, I thought "Flight Simulator CD Rom covers". Really overthought that one.

andyatom.bsky.social•91 days ago

I shall 'tune in' which of course we don't actually do these days of digital everything.

atlanticvamp.bsky.social•89 days ago

Ma'am, people are selling their nudes/porn/OnlyFans here.

I think a mention of your appearance on Only Connect is fine!

michaelnoller.bsky.social•91 days ago

It's fine victoria they all advertise their stuff.

mlesh02.bsky.social•91 days ago

You politely said you have something on later, I don’t think there’s a problem with that!

parkytracks.bsky.social•91 days ago

Apart from the walls, it wasn't easy tonight!

dee--ess.bsky.social•91 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/dee--ess.bsky.social/post/3lbsbfs5iys2z

joolzcarman.bsky.social•91 days ago

Sorry Victoria, I’ll have to watch it on delay. I’ve got an appointment with a skirting board and a paintbrush at 8.

tonycorsini.bsky.social•85 days ago

One of the many things I like about OC (as nobody calls it) is that you give the full names of the non celeb contestants. Could be a stalker's heaven but you can also Google them to see how impressive their cvs are.

hopfrogpoe.bsky.social•91 days ago

It's not a popup ad *and* it's for a fun show so I think you're good.

proftomquinn.bsky.social•91 days ago

Best quiz of a Monday imho

chiefpad.bsky.social•91 days ago

OMG we were screaming at the TV for the parts of marine mammals! That's not what they said! They said names _of_ marine mammals! I'm registering a formal protest. Nothing that has happened this month has caused me more irritation.

mtvcdm.bsky.social•91 days ago

Oh people promote their stuff, it's just only and emptily doing so all the time with no attempt at other engagement where someone may run into issues. That's why someone might bolt from Threads.

I'm not British so the YouTube route for me but looking forward to it!

mrwayneellis.bsky.social•91 days ago

I got some right!!
Still a bit of the mind that works at least!! 👍🏻

paultheringwood.bsky.social•91 days ago

Why were you wearing red nail varnish at the start but not the rest of the programme! 🤣 must have taken it off in ultra quick time

xenomagnet.bsky.social•88 days ago

Each paragraph played like a clue in Only Connect where the answer was given away at the end

joyfulsage.bsky.social•91 days ago

@vcorenmitchell.bsky.social you are here! Have been waiting YEARS to show you how much Only Connect inspired lockdown entertainment in our house. The hidden clue in the bottom left is ‘Jim’ 🧐. Your time starts …. now ⏰

neilwhalley.bsky.social•91 days ago

I can’t get it. There are planets and metals obviously but then also 3 that precede ‘fish’. Getting nowhere with the others

joyfulsage.bsky.social•91 days ago

😈😂

Too soon for clues…

joyfulsage.bsky.social•91 days ago

Though I will say the fish you are looking for is a herring

stevebasnett.bsky.social•91 days ago

Oh, that's much more efficient. My wife and I solve connecting walls through having each grid and clue tattooed onto our backs, and then rearranging into the groups. Such a faff.

joyfulsage.bsky.social•91 days ago

Yep, waiting till he’s 18 for the tattoos

stevebasnett.bsky.social•91 days ago

Lovely touch adding "Jim" bottom left, so we can have a go. Can't resist a wall, but will post no spoilers.

beccatalks.bsky.social•91 days ago

It's not advertising if you're sharing vital information to improve my Monday evening.

shaunpond.bsky.social•91 days ago

We always record it: how else can we pause at the start of each wall to give ourselves a chance to look at the contents before the contestants blurt out one of the connections as we say "oh, we would have got that"? 😜

benbrignell.com•91 days ago

“Other—tournament-type format in which teams compete by finding connections between seemingly unrelated clues—quiz shows are available”

ackter.bsky.social•91 days ago

We knew what we were getting into by following you.

fullstedeahed.bsky.social•91 days ago

Love watching the show with my husband. I'm terrible at round two but awesome at the connecting walls, I'm a very lateral thinker, and husband is great at the missing vowels round. All in all, it's a fantastic show and we adore your chat ❤️

bjornbert.nafofellas.com•91 days ago

Go for it. I’ve been active here for a year. So I’m a wise elder. Yeah maybe not all that wise wise.

winstann68.bsky.social•91 days ago

Ah you did

jking2z.bsky.social•91 days ago

Anyone know how to watch this in the States?

sallyoo.bsky.social•91 days ago

A vpn might work - it would cost you about $100 a year for all BBC + Channel 4 output.

theoneandonlychops.bsky.social•91 days ago

I'm tuning in.

monkeyboy1337.bsky.social•91 days ago

People in the US reading this are going to be very confused by the words "TV license" 🤭

joannelovesbooks.bsky.social•91 days ago

My favourite programme on TV!

dsg777.bsky.social•91 days ago

norvernmonkeyboy.bsky.social•91 days ago

Wait, what?! You've mentioned bbc tv and no one has hashtagged Defundthebbc.

What sort of a lame arse website is this?

vcorenmitchell.bsky.social•91 days ago

Ah, I’m writing a pro-BBC piece for this weekend so they’ll get another chance.

2di2d.bsky.social•91 days ago

You’ll have to post it in the other place if you want replies dipped in vitriol

You’ll only get a tea and bikkie here

misteroddball.bsky.social•91 days ago

Introverts might be my favourite team this year.

milesnaismith.bsky.social•91 days ago

It's much harder to watch overseas, but we manage. Let's watch the quiz!

stevebasnett.bsky.social•91 days ago

If all advertising were as polite and considerate as this, life would be more enjoyable. The number of brands shouting as loudly as they can at us, demanding our attention and some sort of futile, costly action "NOW!".... well it's exhausting, isn't it. Thank you, Victoria. Nicely played, as always.

stevebasnett.bsky.social•91 days ago

Oh, and I don't need to be encouraged in any way to watch Only Connect. Rather, I have to be disciplined. Like the fear of running out of your favourite drink, I try to make sure there is a stock of new unseen OC's I can turn to on iPlayer.

marketads2.bsky.social•91 days ago

Love you and David here in Southern California.

whitecottage.org.uk•91 days ago

Our Monday nights are defined by the start of the week's ROHOG and Only Connect. All in with a straight flush.

tseikkis.bsky.social•91 days ago

I guess it's not frowned upon? When everyone chooses what to see, that creates so many "bubbles" that aren't even solid that the question is impossible. Maybe someone doesn't like it, I don't think many mind. There is very little sitewide consensus here because of it's nature 😇 Maybe "Elon sucks"?`😂

judetheobvious.bsky.social•91 days ago

One of my kids won a Kitkat at school because of watching OC. He didn't share.

vcorenmitchell.bsky.social•91 days ago

This is huge news! How come? What? Was it a competition to see who could sit through it?

judetheobvious.bsky.social•91 days ago

Ha! No, they have a very non-ironic 'Funday Friday' and the tutor groups had to compete in an OC derivative connecting wall. Monty is possibly the only child who watches it, as my kids have strange and unusual interests. But that's boys for you.

melhistorygeek.bsky.social•91 days ago

you can promote your own stuff unless it's crypto then frankly sod off.
Hope that sounds reasonable.

almetfan.bsky.social•91 days ago

Family appointment viewing. We even gave ourselves a team name-The First Borns!

pinback.bsky.social•91 days ago

Welcome Victoria.

guidcruncher7.bsky.social•91 days ago

Watching it now!

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