Series 21

1. Whitley Baes v Caraxians

July 21, 2025 · 29m

A husband-wife-friend combo take on three fans of the films of Leos Carax.

2. Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees

July 28, 2025 · 29m

Fans of Pantomime and Partridge battle it out.

3. Metrophiles v Grapevines

August 4, 2025 · 29m

Metro systems fascinate one team, while wine does it for the others.

4. 5ks v Showstoppers

August 11, 2025 · 29m

One team regularly run five kilometres, while the other team prefer a short stroll to singalong nights in Cardiff pubs.

5. Scanners v Worker Bees

August 18, 2025 · 29m

One team is medical, while the other is Mancunian.

6. Pitchers v Benchwarmers

August 25, 2025 · 29m

7. Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers

September 1, 2025 · 29m

Three keen ballroom dancers face a team of devoted Dungeons and Dragons players.

8. Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers

September 8, 2025 · 29m

A family team of doctors takes on three keen pianists.

9. Pear Trees v Caraxians

September 15, 2025 · 29m

Two teams who lost their first-round match return – only one of them can go through to the next round.

10. 5ks v Grapevines

September 22, 2025 · 29m

One of the contestants still bears a tortoise-related scar, while another was runner-up in a scarecrow competition.

11. Scanners v Benchwarmers

September 29, 2025 · 29m

12. Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers

October 6, 2025 · 29m

One of the returning teams faced a tie-break in their previous match.

13. Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't

October 14, 2025 · 29m

Neither team has lost a match so far – but that’s about to change.

14. Metrophiles v Showstoppers

October 20, 2025 · 29m

Both teams won their opening heats, which means nobody goes home.

15. Pitchers v Worker Bees

October 27, 2025 · 29m

No elimination this time: the winners go through, but the losing team gets to play again later in the series.

16. Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers

November 3, 2025 · 29m

17. 5ks v Showstoppers

November 10, 2025 · 29m

18. Pear Trees v Whitley Baes

November 17, 2025 · 29m

19. Keyboard Worriers v Sorcerers

November 24, 2025 · 29m

A place in the quarter-finals is at stake – one of the teams will have to leave the competition.

20. Benchwarmers v Worker Bees

December 1, 2025 · 29m

Another quarter-final place is on offer.

21. 5Ks v Oh No They Didn't

December 8, 2025 · 29m

The semi-finals loom, and the questions are getting trickier.

22. Metrophiles v Whitley Baes

December 15, 2025 · 29m

Another place in the semi-finals is decided, and the questions are as demanding as ever.

23. Pitchers v Sorcerers

December 22, 2025 · 29m

Once again there’s a place in the semi-finals on offer, with two teams facing ever more testing questions.

24. Doctors Matthews v Worker Bees

December 29, 2025 · 29m

It’s nip and tuck and touch and go as another place in the semi-finals is decided.

25. Metrophiles v 5Ks

January 5, 2026 · 29m

It’s the first of the semi-finals – the questions are tough, but so are the teams.

26. Pitchers v Worker Bees

January 12, 2026 · 29m

These teams have met before, and revenge is in the air in this semi-final.

27. Third Place Play-Off

January 19, 2026 · 28m

It’s the third place play-off.

28. The Final

January 26, 2026 · 29m

After 28 weeks of brain-to-brain combat, it's the final at last.