Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Dangerous yes, but WHAT a holiday you’ve had! 2027717
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Having 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. 2361525
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Oh, nothing so simple! *Broadly* it gets harder. But then sometimes, especially in our baffling new extended format, it gets briefly easier again. And then more difficult. 050
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Have 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. 2642045
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Thank you .. I feel guilty, I haven’t seen any! But I hear that Djokovic is playing very well. Over a 3-set match, even at his age, I probably wouldn’t be able to take more than a couple of games off him. 110
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Don’t worry, as soon it starts you’ll doze right off. 020
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Out 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 2952943
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I’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. 2325013
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 25/06/2026If 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. 7481
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 22/06/2026In 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.bbc.co.ukWomen Talking About Cars - Series 2 - Esther Rantzen - BBC SoundsVictoria Coren Mitchell talks to Esther Rantzen about her life and the cars she has known. 216112
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. 8581
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 15/05/2026I 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. 1225411
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 12/05/2026What’s lovely is that you can also get this with whipped cream, plus a sprinkle of statins on top for crunch. 10902
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Like 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 🍾 42958
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 07/05/2026The 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! 111014
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 25/04/2026What 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 ✍️ 529010
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Without a doubt, my TV highlight of the year - possibly decade. 81993
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 27/03/2026The irony is, I don’t like the colour. 81882
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 11/03/2026I'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." 132296
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 23/02/2026I love an aspirational shop window. 41004
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 21/02/2026This is genius, who is this guy? 1319019
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 20/02/2026SO 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. 1451813
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Well, 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*. 141652
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 09/02/2026My goodness, I was not aware of this game-changer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmVD...youtube.comFroggie Went a Courtin'YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen - Topic 8492
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026My 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.” 2958847
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Like 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?* 201285
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 26/01/2026At 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. 1521411
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 25/01/2026But 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. 121439
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 24/01/2026This 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.ukOne final valedictory TV column, with some blunt advice for parentsThis week, Victoria is not watching anything 8934
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 17/01/2026In 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.ukA gambler’s guide to the odds on the next Strictly hostsThis week, Victoria is considering who should replace Tess and Claudia 2583
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 13/01/2026! We pre-date House of Games by about ten years. But that’s okay, we were happy to share. 030
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Tonight 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 71888
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 31/12/2025The 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. 51415
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Yes, that was a repeat of an old special. The new ones are the Pub Quiz and Christmas special from last week, then tomorrow and Wednesday night’s shows. 160
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Tonight’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 81489
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Happy 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. 81825
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 23/12/2025The 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 2320716
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 22/12/2025From 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.) 618610
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Only 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. 71560
