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Pointless Season 24 Episodes

55 Episodes 2020 - 2021

Episode 1

Episode #24.1

45 mins

Rounds are; Inventors (Eponymous Inventions), Scandinavian Pop (ABBA UK Top 40 Singles With Two Or More Words In The Title), Cooking Techniques (picture, alternate letters), 'Dutch' Definitions, Final - Lord's Cricket Ground.

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Episode 2

Episode #24.2

45 mins

Rounds are; Female Names (Famous 'Ladies'), European Football , Plants With Animals In their Names (picture, alternate letters), Jeremy Paxman, Final - 21st Century Animated Films.

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Episode 3

Episode #24.3

45 mins

Rounds are; Geography, Cinema, Artists With The UK's Biggest Selling Classical Albums (pictures), Prime Ministers In Other Words (definitions), Final - Double Award Winners.

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Episode 4

Episode #24.4

45 mins

Rounds are; Science (B's in Biology), Fashion (pictures), Chess, Cheesy Dishes (pictures, alternate letters), Final - Poetic Language.

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Episode 5

Episode #24.5

45 mins

Rounds are; Words, Pop Music, Events Of The 21st Century (pictures), Agatha Christie, Types of Coffee (anagrams), Final - Scottish Politics.

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Episode 6

Episode #24.6

45 mins

Rounds are; Countries That Have Their Initial Letter Repeated Elsewhere In Their Names, Famous Franks, Bonus - (Characters In Shakespeare Plays), Congregating Creatures (pictures, initials), Music Halls Songs (only initial for the last word), '...Shire Counties' (anagrams); Final - Classic Rock Supergroups.

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Episode 7

Episode #24.7

45 mins

Rounds are; UK Number One Hits With 'Love' In Their Titles, Monarchs Through The Centuries, Bonus - (Trees), Famous Murrays (pictures), Nautical Terms (definitions and alternate letters); Final - 'British 'New Wave' Films.

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Episode 8

Episode #24.8

45 mins

Rounds are; TV Quiz And Game Show Hosts (five TV shows), European Museums And Their Countries (museum name and work of art), Bonus - Villains In Bond Films, HH - Diacritics (symbol, first and last letter), HH - Neville Chamberlain, HH - Fiction Writers (alternate letters, birth year); Final - The Jungle In Popular Culture (Cast Of 'Carry On Up The Jungle', Named Characters In Kipling's 'Jungle Books', Artists Who Had Singles Or Albums With The Word 'Jungle' In The Title').

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Episode 9

Episode #24.9

45 mins

Rounds are; Words Ending In '...ual', Playwrights And Their First Names (surnames, dates, initial), Bonus - Asterix Characters, HH - Olympic Flag Bearers (photos), HH - Oscar-Winning Number One Songs (missing one word, year, film), HH - Nautical Phrases (definition, initials); Final - 2019 Cricket World Cup (Wicket-Keepers For Any Team, Batsmen Who Scored A Century In A Match, Bowlers Who Took Four Or More Wickets In A Match).

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Episode 10

Episode #24.10

45 mins

Rounds are; People Who Have Been Guest Editors On Radio 4's 'Today' Programme (photos), Historical Events That Took Place On A Monday, Bonus - Types Of Citrus Fruit, HH - Caribbean Islands (anagrams), HH - Animals Breaching (photos, alternate letters), HH - Davina McCall); Final Round - Women's Sport In 2019 (Teams In The 2019 Netball World Cup, England's 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Squad, Players Who Reached the Last 32 Of The Ladies' Singles At Wimbledon 2019).

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Episode 11

Episode #24.11

45 mins

Rounds are; Sporting Underdogs, European Politics, 'Doctor Who' Actors Not Playing The Doctor (pictures), Things With The Word South In Their Names, Nameless Characters In Literature (initials of book, author); Final - History In Musicals.

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Episode 12

Episode #24.12

45 mins

Rounds are; Words Of Japanese Origin (definition, initial letter),Chemical Elements With Their Initial Letters Repeated Elsewhere In Their Names, Bonus - Cocktails Made With Vodka, HH - Decades Of Royal Weddings (photos), Words In Six Letter Country Names (four of the letters), Nirvana; Final Round - British TV On Film (Cast Of The 2011 Film 'The Inbetweeners Movie', Cast Of The 2016 Film 'Dad's Army', Cast Of The 2019 Film 'Downton Abbey').

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Episode 13

Episode #24.13

45 mins

Rounds are; Acts With The 40 Biggest Selling Albums Of The 21st Century In The UK (albums), African Countries That Contain The Letter 'I', Bonus - Types Of Wind, HH - Purple People (photos), HH - Court; Final Round - The Oscars By Numbers - Best Picture (One Word Oscar Nominated Film Titles, Three Word Oscar Nominated Film Titles, Six Or More Words Oscar Nominated Film Titles).

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Episode 14

Episode #24.14

45 mins

Rounds are; 'Top Gear' Presenters (16 photos), The Digestive System (descriptions, first letter, number of letters), Bonus - Norse Gods And Goddesses, HH - Knots (pictures, alternate letters), HH - Opera-Pop Crossovers; Final Round - Jane Austen (Cast Of The 2019 TV Series 'Sanditon', Words Of Six Letters Or More In The The First Chapter Of 'Pride And Prejudice', Characters On The Telegraph's 'Jane Austen: Her 50 Favourite Characters').

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Episode 15

Episode #24.15

45 mins

Rounds are; Open-Winning Golfers And Their First Names (last name, initial ), Ingredients In Spanish Dishes (four specific recipes), Bonus - Characters In 'Friends', HH - Stripey Animals (pictures, alternate letters), HH - Great Fire Of London; Final Round - UK Number One Singles (Acts That Have A UK Number One Single With a 'Q', or 'X', or 'Z' In The Title).

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Episode 16

Episode #24.16

45 mins

Rounds are; Three-Letter Words Formed From E T A O I and N, The Queen's Companions Of Honour, Bonus - Canadian Cities, HH - Types Of Chair (pictures, alternate letters), HH - Books With Food In The Title (title with first letter of the fruit, author), Silent Answers; Final Round - Ed Sheeran (UK Top Ten Singles, Any Towns And Cities On The '÷' Tour, Collaborators On 'No 6 Collaborations Project').

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Episode 17

Episode #24.17

45 mins

Rounds are; US Presidents In Haiku, Two-Word Spaces On The Monopoly Board, Bonus - Sherlock Holmes Stories, HH - Pams And Pamelas (pictures), HH - Saints; Final Round - The Rugby League World Cup (British Isles Rugby League World Cup Venues, Teams That Have Played In The Rugby League World Cup, Scorer Of Three Or More Tries At The 2017 Rugby World Cup).

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Episode 18

Episode #24.18

45 mins

Rounds are; Countries At The 2019 World Athletics Championships, Second Spouses (name, year, initials), Bonus - Types Of Cake, HH - Famous V.I.Ps (photos), HH - Words Found At The End Of Titles Of Shakespeare Plays; Final Round - Bridges (Bridges On The River Thames, Films Featuring Lloyd Bridges, Acts With A Top 40 Single Or Album That Features 'Bridge' Or 'Bridges' In The Title).

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Episode 19

Episode #24.19

45 mins

Rounds are; Homonyms (descriptions, number of letters, first letter), Actors Receiving Honorary Degrees (photos), Bonus - Breeds Of Cattle, HH - Little Women, HH - Words In The NATO Phonetic Alphabet (images), Blues Musicians (alternate letters); Final Round - Place Names (Capital Cities With No Repeated Letters, US States And State Capitals With No Repeated Letters, Stations On The Tube Map With No Repeated Letters).

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Episode 20

Episode #24.20

45 mins

Rounds are; Teams That Have Scored In FA Club Finals Since 1945, Songs That Got To Number One Years After Their Original Chart Peak (song, years), Bonus - Types Of Trousers, HH - Famous People Whose First Name Begins With 'W' (photos), HH - Nicknames Of Kings (names, anagrams, years); Final Round - Women In Film (Women Who Have Won Screenwriting Oscars, Women Nominated For Five Or More Acting Oscars, Directors Of BBC Culture's '100 Greatest Films Directed By Women').

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Episode 21

Episode #24.21

45 mins

Rounds are; Cinema, Chemistry, UK Prime Ministers (pictures), Turkeys; Final - Pet Shop Boys.

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Episode 22

Episode #24.22

45 mins

Rounds are; Salad Recipes (identify ingredients), Sporting Numbers, Bonus - Deserts Of The World, HH - Tabloid Animated Shows (fake headline, initials, year), HH - Dutch Cities (anagrams), HH - Belts; Final Round - 'Dogs' In Titles (Cast Of 'Wag The Dog', Artists Who Have Had UK Top 40 Singles With The Word 'Dog' or 'Dogs' In The Title, Named Characters In The Play 'The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time').

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Episode 23

Episode #24.23

45 mins

Rounds are; Classic Cinema, Four-Letter Words, Bonus - Types Of Tea, HH - Algebra (equations), HH -Paper Crafts; Final - Literary Patricia's.

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Episode 24

Episode #24.24

45 mins

Rounds are; Towns And Cities That End With The Letter 'O', The BBC's '100 Women' (photos), Bonus - Types Of Spider, HH - Borises, HH - Thanksgiving Foods (photos, alternate letters); Final - 'America' In Pop Culture.

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Episode 25

Episode #24.25

45 mins

Rounds are; Teams That Played England In Their First 1,000 Matches, The Human Head (components, sections), Bonus - Types Of Jacket, HH - Famous People Born In Cornwall (photos), HH - The Battle Of Hastings; Final Round - Motown Acts (UK Top 40 Singles By Or Featuring Marvin Gaye, UK Top 40 Singles By Or Featuring The Temptations, UK Top 40 Singles By Smokey Robinson And Or The Miracles).

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Episode 26

Episode #24.26

45 mins

Rounds are; Breakfast Foods (clues, initials), The Telegraph's '100 Best Christmas Songs Of All Time', Bonus - Castles In Wales, HH - Ewan McGregor Films (stills), HH - Chemical Elements (backwards, with vowels removed) Belgium; Final Round - Parisian Geography (One-Word Stations On The Paris Métro, Bridges Across The River Seine In Paris, Avenues That Meets At Place Charles De Gaulle).

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Episode 27

Episode #24.27

45 mins

Rounds are; UK Cities Containing The Letters 'T','O' or 'P' German Words For Occupations, Bonus - Craters On The Moon, HH - 19th Century Works Of Art (visual clue, artist, initials, number of letters), HH - Monkeys, HH - Phil Collins Hits (missing one word); Final Round - 1990's Music (UK Top 40 Hits For Simply, Films Nominated For 'Best Original Song' Oscar, Act's Rolling Stone Magazine's'100 Best Albums Of The 90's').

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Episode 28

Episode #24.28

45 mins

Rounds are; Historical Pairs Of Five-Letter Words, 2019 'Strictly Come Dancing' Line-Up, Bonus - Types Of Duck, HH - Sandwiches From Around The World (photos, alternate letters), HH - Stars, HH - Most-Played Artists Of The 21st Century By Year (title, initials year), Things With A Double 'W'; Final Round - The Year 1968 (Acts That Had A UK Top Five Single In 1968, Athletics Gold Medalists At The 1968 Summer Olympics, Films From 1968 That Received Multiple Oscar Nominations').

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Episode 29

Episode #24.29

45 mins

Rounds are; Teams At The Rugby Union World Cup In 2019, True Story Musicals (description, original cast member, year), Bonus - 'Star Wars' Characters, HH - Crafts (image, first letter, number of letters), HH - Marathons, HH - People Whose Names Are Musical Terms (description, first names, first letter of last name and number of letters); Final - Innovation, Invention And Discovery (Host Places Of The World Expo, Inventors In The Radio Times 'List Of 50 Greatest British Inventions', Surnames Of People Who Discovered Chemical Elements).

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Episode 30

Episode #24.30

45 mins

Rounds are; Words Formed By Changing The Letters Of 'Mink' (change any one letter) , Political Figures Born In The 1970s (description, initials), Bonus - Types Of Hammer, HH - Visual Clues To Hit Albums (artist, year), HH - Fictional Inventions And Their Authors (title, year), Winter Olympic Host Cities (anagrams); Final - Hustlers On Film (Cast Of The 1973 Film 'The Sting', Cast Of The 1988 Film 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels', Cast Of The 2013 Film 'American Hustle').

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Episode 31

Episode #24.31

45 mins

Rounds are; September Number Ones (song, year artists initials), Tennis Grand Slam Singles Champions Whose Surnames Contain The Letters 'A', 'C' Or 'E', Bonus - Part's Of A Plant, HH - Signatures Of US Presidents (images), HH - Regions Of The Electromagnetic Spectrum (alternate letters), HH - Things Beginning With The Same Double Vowel; Final - Nobel Prize-Winning Scientists (Recipient Of The Nobel Prize In Physics Whose Surname Begins With 'N', 'O', 'B', 'E' or 'L', The Nobel Prize In Chemistry Whose Surname Begins With 'N', 'O', 'B', 'E' or 'L', Nobel Prize In Physiology or Medicine Whose Surname Begins With 'N', 'O', 'B', 'E' or 'L').

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Episode 32

Episode #24.32

45 mins

Rounds are; World Geography (flags of countries beginning with 'f' 'l' 'a' 'g' ), Sitcom Mothers, Bonus - UK Newspapers, HH - Animals Native to Madagascar (pictures, alternate letters), HH - Walks; Final - Classic Hollywood Film Directors.

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Episode 33

Episode #24.33

45 mins

Rounds are; Film Titles - Double 'O' Films, Food and Drink- Custard Treats, Bonus - Greek Gods and Goddesses, HH - Musical Notation (pictures, alternate letters), HH - Prepositions In Novel Titles (other words, author) ; Final - Islands.

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Episode 34

Episode #24.34

45 mins

Rounds are; Premier League Teams With The Letters 'V' 'A' Or 'R' In Their Names, Scientific Definitions Of UK Top 40 Hits (definition, artist, year), Bonus - World War II Generals, HH - Films And TV Movies Based On Works Of Roald Dahl (stills), HH - Artists Born In The Eighteenth Century (description, first name, initial of last name), Egyptian Deities With Animal Heads (deity, first and last letter of animal); Final - English Tramways (Stops On The Sheffield Supertram, Stops On The West Midlands Metro, Stops On The Nottingham Tram Network).

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Episode 35

Episode #24.35

45 mins

Rounds are; European Cities In Films (title missing the city, cast member, year), Words Ending In 'uch', Bonus - Coffee Drinks, HH - Actresses With The Same First Name (merged pictures), HH - Colourful Phrases (phrase missing colour), Theories; Final - The London Marathon (Winners Of Either The Men's Or Women's Wheelchair Race, Celebrities Who Entered The 2019 London Marathon, Rail And Underground Stations On The Official 2019 Course Map).

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Episode 36

Episode #24.36

45 mins

Rounds are; Mercury Prize-Nominated Solo Artists (photos), Historical Events And Their Prime Ministers, Bonus - Hair Styles, HH - Country Outlines (outline, with flag), HH - Words And Phrases That Are Creatures' Body Parts (clues, animals); Final - David Jason TV Shows - Two Or More Episodes Of (Cast Of 'The Darling Buds Of May', Cast Of 'A Bit Of A Do', Cast Of 'A Touch Of Frost').

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Episode 37

Episode #24.37

45 mins

Rounds are; The Final Word Of Play Titles, Countries That Have Hosted The Olympic Games, Bonus - Breeds Of Rabbit, HH - TV Judges (photos), HH - Food And Drink From US States (abbreviations), HH - Political Animals; Final Round - The British And Irish Peerage (Lords Spiritual, Non-Royal Dukedoms, Prime Ministers Who Were Members Of The The House of Lords).

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Episode 38

Episode #24.38

45 mins

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Episode 39

Episode #24.39

45 mins

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Episode 40

Episode #24.40

45 mins

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Episode 41

Episode #24.41

45 mins

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Episode 42

Episode #24.42

45 mins

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Episode 43

Episode #24.43

45 mins

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Episode 44

Episode #24.44

45 mins

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Episode 45

Episode #24.45

45 mins

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Episode 46

Episode #24.46

45 mins

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Episode 47

Episode #24.47

45 mins

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Episode 48

Episode #24.48

45 mins

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Episode 49

Episode #24.49

45 mins

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Episode 50

Episode #24.50

45 mins

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Episode 51

Episode #24.51

45 mins

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Episode 52

Episode #24.52

45 mins

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Episode 53

Episode #24.53

45 mins

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Episode 54

Episode #24.54

45 mins

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Episode 55

Episode #24.55

45 mins

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