Victoria Coren Mitchell
@VictoriaCoren
writer, broadcaster and poker player
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. telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/only-conn…
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 on Monday night, 8pm @BBCTwo
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. 💃 💪 🎲
It looks so hot on that court. If I was playing this match against Sinner OR Alcaraz, I swear I wouldn’t win more than one game at the most.
My TV column today details the fantasies I have about women. [WHAT clickbait?] telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/tom-holla…
Life advice: never leave your phone microphone on while writing a work email in case you discover AFTER HAVING SENT IT that it took note of a conversation one of your children was having in the background.
How do they get AWAY with this? I mean, however American your accent might be, PRUSSIAN?!
My TV column today contains a verdict on #SquidGame and a delicious vegan recipe! Confuse the two at your peril. telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/squid-gam…
In my TV column today: a fantastic new Netflix series and some spooky questions about Instagram… telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/steve-car…
… or was that just a hurried explanation when the police burst in?
I just rang the Speaking Clock. What a nice voice it’s got at the moment! I was so glad to find it’s still there. Like going to your grandparents’ old house from childhood and finding they’re actually at home.
My column today is about Ben Affleck and J-Lo, in which I attempt to avoid using the phrase “No man can fill her hole”. telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/ben-affle…
In my TV column today, I’ve written about a programme that might be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/last-one-…
What connects Alan Richmond, Thomas Whitmore, Allan Trumbull and Merkin Muffley? My column this week is about… well, if I tell you what it’s about, you’ll have the answer. telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/netflix-t…
Do you feel that Donald Trump is not taken seriously enough? If so, best avoid @HaveIGotNews tonight. Ian and Paul are joined by @The_Real_JSP and @ChrisMccausland, and I'm having a go at hosting. @BBCOne at 9pm.
Just seen they’re repeating the “Only Connect Sounds Special” on @BBCTwo tonight, at 8pm before the University Challenge final. I’m glad that’s getting a second airing. But apologies to the visually impaired, who can usually escape our show but have no excuse with this one!
Playing a triv game, my small daughter just said “In science fiction questions, it’s always Darth Vader or Wilf Skyscraper”. I’m so proud. (Her father distraught).