Nicholas Parsons
- English
- Actor and presenter
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Video: Just (over) a minute with Nicholas Parsons
For nearly 50 years, Nicholas Parsons has chaired Radio 4 panel show Just a Minute. So, when Radio Times met the veteran broadcaster, we turned the tables and set the timer.
Radio Times, 27th October 2015Stars annoucned for Chortle Book Festival 2015
David Baddiel, Nicholas Parsons, Isy Suttie, Phill Jupitus, Jon Holmes and Bob Servant are among the names appearing at this year's Chortle Comedy Book Festival.
Chortle, 7th October 201512 Just A Minute facts
12 facts we learnt about Just A Minute from Nicholas Parsons' book.
Chortle, 2nd September 2015The Nicholas Parsons system
It had only a brief run at the Pleasance this year, closing on Sunday August 16, but the 15th year of Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour in the courtyard's Cabaret Bar was only curtailed because the 91-year-old star of the airwaves and the West End stage had other matters on his Edinburgh agenda.
Keith Bruce, The Herald, 28th August 2015Q&A: Nicholas Parsons
'You shouldn't feel guilty about pleasures. You should enjoy them'
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Guardian, 15th August 2015Inside the head of... Nicholas Parsons
'I ended up throwing the gun at the actor I was meant to shoot - the audience fell about laughing'
York Membery, Mail on Sunday, 15th August 2015Nicholas Parsons interview
The veteran broadcaster on 48 years of Just a Minute, and how he nearly pursued a career in politics.
Simon Usborne, The Independent, 20th June 2015In praise of ... Nicholas Parsons
The veteran host of Just a Minute has no plans to retire, and killed off all such speculation at the Cheltenham Literature festival.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 10th October 2014I'm only 90, says Nicholas Parsons
Nicholas Parsons has reacted with indignation after being asked who might replace him on Just A Minute, the Radio 4 programme he has presented for 47 years. Parsons, who is 90, told an audience at the Cheltenham Literature Festival that he had never considered who might succeed him and berated a member of the public for asking "that bloody question".
Jack Malvern, The Times, 9th October 2014Nicholas Parsons defends and praises innuendo
Those who complain about innuendo on the BBC are the ones with the dirty minds, according to broadcaster Nicholas Parsons.
Ian Johnston, The Independent, 8th October 2014