Series 5

Season 5 · 2011 · 16 episodes

Episodes

1Social Networkers v VegetariansA trio of social networkers who met online take on three committed vegetarians.
2Edwards Family v Inorganic ChemistsA father, son, and daughter-in-law square up to three postgraduate chemistry students from Oxford University.
3Analysts v EditorsA team of professional analysts with degrees in modern languages, English, and maths pit their wits against a trio of editors who delight in their meticulous attention to detail.
4Joggers v TechnologistsA classics graduate, a maths graduate, and a history graduate united by a shared love of running face up to three colleagues from a creative engineering company.
5Fantasy Footballers v AntiquariansA husband and wife and their best friend who share a passion for managing online football teams take on three friends from London with a collective love of all things historical.
6Listeners v Steel City SingersThree friends with a mutual love of the Listener crossword puzzle pit their wits against a trio of choristers from Sheffield University.
7Rowers v LinguistsA software developer, IT manager, and marketing manager who all row in the same boat take on three ladies with a shared passion for foreign languages.
8Rock'n'rollers v Trade UnionistsThree aficionados of the Scottish rock music scene pit their wits against three members of an executive council trade union group.
9Social Networkers v AntiquariansThree online pals take on a trio of history buffs in the first of the quarter-finals.
10Rowers v ListenersA team of rowers encounter three fans of the Listener crossword in the second of the quarter-finals.
11Edwards Family v Trade UnionistsA father, son, and daughter-in-law pit their wits against three members of an executive council trade union group in the third of the quarter-finals.
12Analysts v TechnologistsThree professional analysts square up to three colleagues at a creative engineering firm in the last of the quarter-finals.
13Listeners v AntiquariansIn the first of the semi-finals, three fans of the Listener crossword take on a trio united by their love of all things historical.
14Analysts v Trade UnionistsIn the second semi-final, a trio of analysts and three members of an executive council trade union group fight it out for a place in the series finale.
15Listeners v Trade UnionistsA trio of Listener crossword fans and three members of an executive council trade union group compete in the 3rd/4th place play-off.
16Analysts v AntiquariansIn the series finale, three professional analysts square up to a trio of history buffs for the right to be named series five champions.