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Only Connect
2008 · TV series · 29 min episodes · 22 seasons
The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.
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I was a bit puzzled initially by the phrasing as well, but I've listened to that podcast episode and what parent commenter means is that quiz shows in the UK (like Only Connect, Mastermind, etc.) are doing really well in the TV ratings.
So there was an episode of “The rest is entertainment” and Richard Osman was saying that TV quizzes are killing the “most watched” lists - but no-one has figured out how to monetise and make that killer app,
This one seems a good try - the mechanic where people trying to solve a daily puzzle are actually building the larger questions is interesting and speaks to the scaling problem.
Long may Only Connect rule us :-)
The content from BBC4 in general.
Mainly the wide array of in-depth documentaries presented by experts.
Yes, there've been loads of TOTP reruns since their budget was slashed and there may be some overlap with Sky Arts in some areas, but no channel comes close.
Notable excellent non-docs include Screenwipe, Only Connect, Detectorists (my favourite sitcom from the last ten years), The Thick of It.
I'd pay my licence fee just for BBC4, Radio 4 and BBC News.