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Victoria Coren Mitchell

@vcorenmitchell.bsky.social
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Writer, poker player and accidental quiz show host.

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Having a FaceTime at lunch and explaining to our toddler “You can see Daddy’s at work, because he’s wearing a tie and his hair’s all neatly combed”. I think I won’t try to explain the unusual extra dimension for now. She might as well just assume he’s got a real job.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Have you noticed the weather is changing at last? It’s almost as though an icy wind is blowing across the country. Only Connect returns, tonight at 8 pm on BBC Two.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Out shopping for barbecue ingredients this morning, in advance of the big match? Which team will triumph? Who will sally forth towards ultimate championship? That’s right: Only Connect returns on Monday night 8pm on BBC Two
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I’ve always found the dietary concept of “a square or two of dark chocolate” incredibly depressing. That’s not a treat! Might as well be a couple of radishes.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
If your target market is the kind of person who wants to read about the royal family in OK magazine (which, I don’t mind telling you, I AM), I think this is quite an odd way to go with the headline.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
In January 2023, Esther Rantzen announced she had stage 4 lung cancer. Today she celebrates her 86th birthday. This example of hope is yet another way in which that magnificent woman has been a force for good in the world. Here's an interview I did in 2017, where she shines like a sunflower.
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Women Talking About Cars - Series 2 - Esther Rantzen - BBC Sounds
Victoria Coren Mitchell talks to Esther Rantzen about her life and the cars she has known.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
“North Wales” is a strange choice. If the guy’s mother is in North Wales, so he is presumably FROM North Wales, he is really unlikely to be wearing those clothes.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I am hosting Have I Got News For You tonight! Ian‘s guest is Bella Hull and Paul‘s guest is Karl Turner MP. There’s something for everyone, by which I mean, everyone who is interested in the Labour Party or football. 9pm on BBC One.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
What’s lovely is that you can also get this with whipped cream, plus a sprinkle of statins on top for crunch.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Like many many other people tonight, I suspect, we’re settling down to have our dinner in front of an old episode of Planet Earth. He was only 80 when he made this one! A stripling! Happy birthday Sir David 🍾
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The implication of this speech bubble seems to be: “Vote Labour to support Keir Starmer, as the alternative is worse”. There is a logic to that, but wouldn’t have expected it from the Mail!
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
What a lovely day at the Phoenix Comic festival. Brilliant to see the artists up close, and even better to be reminded how excited children STILL ARE by reading, writing and drawing ✍️
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Without a doubt, my TV highlight of the year - possibly decade.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The irony is, I don’t like the colour.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
I'm not saying we're elderly parents, but today when I told my 2-year-old not to drop her food on the floor, she sang "Don't drop your food on the floor, Mrs Worthington."
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
I love an aspirational shop window.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
This is genius, who is this guy?
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
SO proud to hear the name of our quiz in the mouth of Michael Palin and the words of Mackenzie Crook. How lovely to exist in that universe. Small Prophets is wonderful.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Well, I went to see Wuthering Heights in spite of myself, knowing from the sniffy reviews I would find it ridiculous. And I thought it was *wonderful*.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
My goodness, I was not aware of this game-changer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmVD...
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Froggie Went a Courtin'
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen - Topic
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
My little daughter: “Wow! Look! A toddler has won TWO World Records for playing snooker!” My husband: “That’s a foul. You’re supposed to keep one foot on the ground at all times.”
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Like many people, I was impressed and excited by the story of the bus driver who chased a mugger, punched him in the face, then knocked him down and sat on him for half an hour waiting for the police. But I would say that this analysis, by Boris Johnson, is a bit of a stretch. *WWJD?*
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
At last, the end is in sight! Only Connect reaches its grand final tonight 🥁 🥁 🥁 Two lovely teams, the Pitchers and the 5Ks, wheel out all their brilliance in the attempt to become this year’s champions at 8pm on BBC Two.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
But mine comes FREE with the licence fee! All you have to do is cut them out and stitch them together. Paradise Lost concludes tomorrow night, after the Only Connect final, 8pm on BBC Two.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
This is my final column, I’m done. So I’m leaving with a good old-fashioned controversial blast of opinion. www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/victori...
telegraph.co.uk
One final valedictory TV column, with some blunt advice for parents
This week, Victoria is not watching anything
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
In my TV column today – well, it’s indiscreet, but I’m blowing the whistle on the likely next host of Strictly Come Dancing. www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2026/01/1...
telegraph.co.uk
A gambler’s guide to the odds on the next Strictly hosts
This week, Victoria is considering who should replace Tess and Claudia
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Tonight is the second semi final of this year’s Only Connect! The final semifinal, if you will. Last chance to join that great historical pantheon of finalists/Third Placers! Or, for you, antepenultimate chance to angrily eat Minstrels while scoring 0. Pitchers v. Worked Bees, 8pm on BBC Two
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
The last new Only Connect special of the year is on tonight! Even more important than the Third Place Playoff, it’s the THIRD PLACE PLAYOFF PLAYOFF! If you like threesomes, tune into BBC Two at 8pm.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Tonight’s Only Connect is a normal Monday night episode - back in the main series, and quite the challenge for anyone who’s been mainlining Tia Maria since Christmas Eve. The specials resume tomorrow night! 8pm, BBC Two
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
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.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
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
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
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.)
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Winter Wonderland is great this year, but I must say there’s a terrible wait to use the phone.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
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
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
My column today is about Joe Wilkinson, therapy and the Isle of Wight. www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-coc...
telegraph.co.uk
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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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Yes! That’s my gambling problem in a nutshell: I need a hand!
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
My column today is about Ballerina Farm, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and my rickety past. www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/trad-wi...
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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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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
For once, in my TV column, I’ve got a great recommendation for you! www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/jon-ham...
telegraph.co.uk
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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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
I think I must have previously misunderstood the meaning of “wicker”.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
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.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
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...
telegraph.co.uk
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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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
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!
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
I think I’ve found my new stage name
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Bad news I’m afraid. There’s no football tonight, so Only Connect is on. 8pm, BBC Two
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Blimey Diane. When I was pregnant, I barely got up to change the channel. #strictly
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
“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...
telegraph.co.uk
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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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
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...
telegraph.co.uk
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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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
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
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
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.
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