Victoria Coren Mitchell
@vcorenmitchell.bsky.social
Writer, poker player and accidental quiz show host.
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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.
It’s the closest Only Connect gets to a Halloween special, at 8pm on BBC Two.
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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.
It’s the closest Only Connect gets to a Halloween special, at 8pm on BBC Two.
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...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/traitor...
Want to play The Traitors at home? All you need is a pen and paper
This week, Victoria has been watching The Celebrity Traitors
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/traitor...
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!
happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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!
happy Halloween!
I think I’ve found my new stage name
October 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I think I’ve found my new stage name
Bad news I’m afraid. There’s no football tonight, so Only Connect is on.
8pm, BBC Two
8pm, BBC Two
October 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Bad news I’m afraid. There’s no football tonight, so Only Connect is on.
8pm, BBC Two
8pm, BBC Two
“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.
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www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/victori...
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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October 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
“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...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/victori...
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...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/owen-wi...
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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October 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/owen-wi...
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
But I guess we’ll soon find out.
8pm, BBC Two
October 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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
But I guess we’ll soon find out.
8pm, BBC Two
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.
October 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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.
In my TV column today, I’m nostalgic for the days when anybody had a shred of privacy to invade.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-hac...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-hac...
The Hack has triggered backbiting in the papers, but it’s an enjoyable tale of real-life corruption
This week, Victoria has been watching ITV’s drama about the phone-hacking scandal
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October 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
In my TV column today, I’m nostalgic for the days when anybody had a shred of privacy to invade.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-hac...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-hac...
Making topical comedy at bleak news times can be so tough but, in my book, it’s thank heavens for the return of Have I Got News For You, where Ian and Paul work magic to conjure laughs when there are none. Tonight with wonderful Miles Jupp and Sheila Hancock - and me trying to host. 9pm on BBC One.
October 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Making topical comedy at bleak news times can be so tough but, in my book, it’s thank heavens for the return of Have I Got News For You, where Ian and Paul work magic to conjure laughs when there are none. Tonight with wonderful Miles Jupp and Sheila Hancock - and me trying to host. 9pm on BBC One.
My column today is about cheerleaders! I had totally forgotten until I saw these gorgeous sparkly dancers on Strictly. Feeling Christmassy already.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/america...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/america...
Surely there’s nothing sexy about cheerleaders?
This week, Victoria has been watching America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
www.telegraph.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
My column today is about cheerleaders! I had totally forgotten until I saw these gorgeous sparkly dancers on Strictly. Feeling Christmassy already.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/america...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/america...
In today's TV column I'm speculating about Muff Liquor, the Booker Prize and what Sarah Jessica Parker would think of my shoes.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/and-jus...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/and-jus...
Death, fires and ‘getting work done’. All we want for Carrie Bradshaw and friends is a happy ending
This week, Victoria has been watching And Just Like That
www.telegraph.co.uk
September 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
In today's TV column I'm speculating about Muff Liquor, the Booker Prize and what Sarah Jessica Parker would think of my shoes.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/and-jus...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/and-jus...
Is there a register of fraudster phone numbers? Some guy just rang with some nonsense about “your loft insulation”, but hung up when he realised I wouldn’t be easy enough to con. Should I try to put his number on a list somewhere?
In separate news, Only Connect is on tonight !
In separate news, Only Connect is on tonight !
September 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Is there a register of fraudster phone numbers? Some guy just rang with some nonsense about “your loft insulation”, but hung up when he realised I wouldn’t be easy enough to con. Should I try to put his number on a list somewhere?
In separate news, Only Connect is on tonight !
In separate news, Only Connect is on tonight !
Back writing a TV column after a long break, today it’s about The Thursday Murder Club and my own murderous attempts…
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www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-thu...
You miss Richard Osman’s authorial voice in The Thursday Murder Club film – but the cast makes up for it
This week, Victoria has been watching The Thursday Murder Club
www.telegraph.co.uk
September 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Back writing a TV column after a long break, today it’s about The Thursday Murder Club and my own murderous attempts…
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-thu...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-thu...
Only Connect is on tonight! In ten minutes, in fact! Never let it be said I forget to plug the programme when it’s on.
On BBC Two, of course.
On BBC Two, of course.
September 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Only Connect is on tonight! In ten minutes, in fact! Never let it be said I forget to plug the programme when it’s on.
On BBC Two, of course.
On BBC Two, of course.
I think tonight’s episode of Only Connect is the one where I was struggling not to laugh during my introductory remarks. Also I wore black, meaning I appeared legless at the wall (as usual). Oh well, I never claimed to be a professional.
(8pm, BBC Two)
(8pm, BBC Two)
August 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I think tonight’s episode of Only Connect is the one where I was struggling not to laugh during my introductory remarks. Also I wore black, meaning I appeared legless at the wall (as usual). Oh well, I never claimed to be a professional.
(8pm, BBC Two)
(8pm, BBC Two)
Today’s NYT Connections game brought back happy memories of Christmas 2024. Honestly, these coincidences mount up and up.
July 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Today’s NYT Connections game brought back happy memories of Christmas 2024. Honestly, these coincidences mount up and up.
To celebrate (or, as I call it, CEREBRATE) the return of Only Connect on Monday, my column this week is a little playalong quiz! You can press the buttons and everything. Very high tech.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/only-co...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/only-co...
Only Connect is back – so let’s celebrate! Here’s a little midsummer quiz to get you in the mood
Next week, Victoria returns in a new series of the BBC Two quiz show
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July 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
To celebrate (or, as I call it, CEREBRATE) the return of Only Connect on Monday, my column this week is a little playalong quiz! You can press the buttons and everything. Very high tech.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/only-co...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/only-co...
We are past the mid point of July, the air is warm, the dahlias are flowering. Is it time to start relaxing for the summer, winding down and having some fun?
NO IT ISN’T.
Only Connect returns Monday night, 8pm on BBC Two.
NO IT ISN’T.
Only Connect returns Monday night, 8pm on BBC Two.
July 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We are past the mid point of July, the air is warm, the dahlias are flowering. Is it time to start relaxing for the summer, winding down and having some fun?
NO IT ISN’T.
Only Connect returns Monday night, 8pm on BBC Two.
NO IT ISN’T.
Only Connect returns Monday night, 8pm on BBC Two.
I’ve been a bit out of touch with poker tournaments the last couple of years (I’ll come back one day!) but happy and excited to see Leo Margets is at the WSOP final table - first woman in decades to get there. Diversity is the spice of life, GL. 💃 💪 🎲
July 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I’ve been a bit out of touch with poker tournaments the last couple of years (I’ll come back one day!) but happy and excited to see Leo Margets is at the WSOP final table - first woman in decades to get there. Diversity is the spice of life, GL. 💃 💪 🎲
It looks so hot on that court. If I was playing this match against Sinner OR Alcaraz, I swear I wouldn’t win more than one game at the most.
July 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
It looks so hot on that court. If I was playing this match against Sinner OR Alcaraz, I swear I wouldn’t win more than one game at the most.
My TV column today details the fantasies I have about women.
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Tom Hollander makes a dazzling Truman Capote – but it’s the fantasy that’s truly seductive
This week, Victoria has been watching Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
www.telegraph.co.uk
July 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
My TV column today details the fantasies I have about women.
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www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/tom-hol...
[WHAT clickbait?]
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/tom-hol...
Life advice: never leave your phone microphone on while writing a work email in case you discover AFTER HAVING SENT IT that it took note of a conversation one of your children was having in the background.
July 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Life advice: never leave your phone microphone on while writing a work email in case you discover AFTER HAVING SENT IT that it took note of a conversation one of your children was having in the background.