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BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Quiz show in which connections must be made between apparently unconnected things.

Deliciously devious and maddeningly abstract. Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the brain-teasing quiz where knowledge only gets you so far.

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Episode 5: Neuroscientists v Rugby Fans

Neuroscientists v Rugby Fans

BBC Two - Only Connect, Series 3, Neuroscientists v Rugby Fans

Three neuroscientists scrum down against the intellectual brawn of three rugby fans.

Quiz show in which connections must be made between seemingly random subjects. Three neuroscientists scrum down against a team of three rugby fans.

Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital. 

Three neuroscientists hailing from Australia, South Africa and Canada scrum down against the intellectual brawn of three rugby fans, as they compete to draw together the connections between many disparate elements that, at first glance, seem utterly bereft of associations.

So what connects cream, quotation marks, tennis matches and yellow lines?

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