Victoria Coren Mitchell

Have you noticed the weather is changing at last? It’s almost as though an icy wind is blowing across the country. Only Connect returns, tonight at 8 pm on BBC Two.

Out shopping for barbecue ingredients this morning, in advance of the big match? Which team will triumph? Who will sally forth towards ultimate championship? That’s right: Only Connect returns on Monday night, 8pm @BBCTwo

I’ve always found the dietary concept of “a square or two of dark chocolate” incredibly depressing. That’s not a treat! Might as well be a couple of radishes.

If your target market is the kind of person who wants to read about the royal family in OK magazine (which, I don’t mind telling you, I AM), I think this is quite an odd way to go with the headline.

@Gmackematix hello. I’ve attempted to send you a message but the mechanism’s changed so I don’t know whether I have. If you have a way of looking at your messages, please do!

In January 2023, the wonderful Esther Rantzen announced she had stage 4 lung cancer. Today she celebrates her 86th birthday. This example of hope is yet another way in which that magnificent woman has been a force for good in the world. Here's an interview I did with her in 2017, where she shines like a sunflower. bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09…

“North Wales” is a strange choice. If the guy’s mother is in North Wales, so he is presumably FROM North Wales, he is really unlikely to be wearing those clothes.

@interallia Only Connect will soon be back for more weeks than a sane viewer can bear, I promise you that.

@VictoriaCoren Can you come back another week, we only connect with you?

I am hosting Have I Got News For You tonight! Ian‘s guest is Bella Hull and Paul‘s guest is Karl Turner MP. There’s something for everyone, by which I mean, everyone who is interested in the Labour Party or football. 9pm on BBC One.

@BearlyAwakeLion Ha! Thank you. I’m the woman of a thousand voices.

@VictoriaCoren You did brilliantly The Gary Neville impression was. 👏 Well done!

What’s lovely is that you can also get this with whipped cream, plus a sprinkle of statins on top for crunch.

While I was out of the room, it seems my daughter stole my phone and secretly filmed her own tribute to David Attenborough.

Like many many other people tonight, I suspect, we’re settling down to have our dinner in front of an old episode of Planet Earth. He was only 80 when he made this one! A stripling! Happy birthday Sir David 🍾

The implication of this speech bubble seems to be: “Vote Labour to support Keir Starmer, as the alternative is worse”. There is a logic to that, but wouldn’t have expected it from the Mail!

What a lovely day at the Phoenix Comic festival. Brilliant to see the artists up close, and even better to be reminded how excited children STILL ARE by reading, writing and drawing ✍️

Without a doubt, my TV highlight of the year - possibly decade.

The irony is, I don’t like the colour.

Michael Gove & Jon Sopel win the Spectator's BBC debate against Charles Moore & Allison Pearson. 57% of the audience voted to Defend the Beeb, rather than Defund it. More @spectator events can be found at events.spectator.co.uk

@4aQuietLife Excellent

@VictoriaCoren My daughter was fairly proficient in Polari from Round the Horne being played in the car

I'm not saying we're elderly parents, but today when I told my 2-year-old not to drop her food on the floor, she sang "Don't drop your food on the floor, Mrs Worthington..."

@Noam25 And you support QPR…?! I feel like we ought to know each other

@VictoriaCoren Oh. I get that. And that resonates with this ex-SPGS 52-year-old with a soon to be three year old. Thanks to Ivor the engine, he says “push-ti-come” when we watch trains.