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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you

Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 3d

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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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 4d

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...

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

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 5d

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.

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 7d

MAYBE I’LL FINISH IT THIS SERIES #completists

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 10d

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...

Surely there’s nothing sexy about cheerleaders?

This week, Victoria has been watching America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 18d

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...

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

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 22d

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 !

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 25d

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...

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

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · Sep 1

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.

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · Aug 25

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)

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · Jul 25

Today’s NYT Connections game brought back happy memories of Christmas 2024. Honestly, these coincidences mount up and up.

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · Jul 23

You’re 100% right. A ghastly error. I, for one, will not be watching the rest of the series.

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · Jul 23

Wait the cat is called Victoria Coren Mitchell? How would that work? You can’t be shouting that at mealtimes.

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · Jul 22

I know I know. Furious emails are flying back and forth, don’t you worry.

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · Jul 21

He’s a very modest man. Except when it comes to space and badgers.

Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · Jul 21

Well, you have to hope it will eventually.

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · Jul 21

It really does. I hear they served it aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise and everyone was initially delighted.

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · Jul 19

Nope.

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · Jul 19

Well, these things are always in the eye of the beholder.

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · Jul 19

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...

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

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · Jul 18

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.

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · Jul 14

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. 💃 💪 🎲

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · Jul 13

I tweet a version of it every year. They always do. I used to say “I wouldn’t win more than a few points”, but the world got more obvious so now I use a blunter instrument. Eventually it’ll be “a set”.

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