About this season
Jeremy Vine is joined by team captains Sally Lindsay and Carol Vorderman, who each week welcome a new celebrity guest to their respective teams. Together, they tackle a range of fun and fiendish puzzles – testing logic, lateral thinking and problem-solving - all vying for the ultimate prize: bragging rights as the best puzzle-solvers in showbiz.
Episodes (10)
1. Owain Wyn Evans & Tim Vine
Aired 23 February 2026 • 44 min
Jeremy Vine returns with the quiz, with the first edition seeing broadcaster Owain Wyn Evans and the host's comedian brother Tim joining team captains Carol Vorderman and Sally Lindsay to take on mind-bending puzzles and challenges.
2. Nina Wadia & Russell Kane
Aired 24 February 2026 • 44 min
Team captains Sally Lindsay and Carol Vorderman are joined by actress Nina Wadia and stand-up comic Russell Kane for mind-bending puzzles and challenges. Jeremy Vine presents.
3. Mark Pougatch & Marcus Brigstocke
Aired 25 February 2026 • 44 min
Team captains Sally Lindsay and Carol Vorderman are joined by sports broadcaster Mark Pougatch and comedian Marcus Brigstocke for a fresh batch of puzzles. Jeremy Vine presents.
4. Scarlette Douglas & Zoe Lyons
Aired 26 February 2026 • 44 min
Jeremy Vine presides over a battle of wits as captains Sally Lindsay and Carol Vorderman lead their teams through a series of cryptic puzzles. A Place in the Sun presenter Scarlette Douglas and stand-up comedian Zoe Lyons join the fun to see who can solve TV's most mind-bending brainteasers.
5. Darren Harriott & Lucy Porter
Aired 27 February 2026 • 44 min
Host Jeremy Vine and team captains Sally Lindsay and Carol Vorderman play another round of high-stakes puzzling. This time, comedians Darren Harriott and Lucy Porter see if they have what it takes to win.
6. Ugo Monye & Matt Edmondson
Aired 2 March 2026 • 44 min
Jeremy Vine and team captains Sally Lindsay and Carol Vorderman welcome former England rugby union star Ugo Monye and Radio 1's Matt Edmondson to tackle cryptic puzzles.
7. Jennie Bond & Shaparak Khorsandi
Aired 3 March 2026 • 44 min
Host Jeremy Vine and team captains Sally Lindsay and Carol Vorderman are joined by former royal correspondent Jennie Bond and comedian Shaparak Khorsandi to test their puzzling prowess.
8. Ian 'H' Watkins & Olly Smith
Aired 4 March 2026 • 44 min
Host Jeremy Vine, with team captains Sally Lindsay and Carol Vorderman, welcome H from pop group Steps and wine expert Olly Smith for another round of puzzling challenges.
9. Greg Rutherford & Fay Ripley
Aired 5 March 2026 • 44 min
Host Jeremy Vine and team captains Sally Lindsay and Carol Vorderman are joined by Olympian Greg Rutherford and actress Fay Ripley - but who will win the battle of the brainteasers?
10. Roger Black & Geoff Norcott
Aired 6 March 2026 • 44 min
Host Jeremy Vine and team captains Sally Lindsay and Carol Vorderman are joined by Olympic athlete Roger Black and comedian Geoff Norcott, but it remains to be seen which side will emerge victorious.