Only Connect Specials: Season 9, Episode 4

9 - 4: Politics: Politicians v Activists

A special edition of the quiz, hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell, where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.

Previous contestants return – professional politicians, including a real, live Conservative MP (correct at time of recording), face a team of activists.

What connects Michael Foot and Ed Balls? Apart from the obvious. One team gets it straight away.