Just A Minute
- Radio panel show
- BBC Radio 4
- 1967 - 2024
- 1006 episodes (93 series)
Long running radio panel game in which contestants to talk for one minute without repetition, hesitation or deviation. Stars Nicholas Parsons, Sue Perkins, Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Kenneth Williams and more.
- Due to return for Series 94
- Series 56, Episode 7 repeated Monday at 2pm on Radio 4 Extra
Press clippings
"Redefine conversation": how Just A Minute can help people living with dementia
An academic paper co-written with Paul Merton says the show creates ideal conditions for "cognitive overload" and demonstrates how to avoid it.
Steven Morris, The Guardian, 27th July 2024'Brain fry' in Just A Minute: the challenges of talking without hesitation, repetition or deviation
This article combines the insights of an academic and a professional comedian, Paul Merton, in exploring how players attempt to mitigate cognitive overload or 'brain fry' in the popular BBC radio panel game Just A Minute (JAM).
Alison Wray & Paul Merton, Taylor & Francis Online, 30th June 2024Comedy.co.uk Awards 2023 shortlist
The 60 TV and radio programmes shortlisted across the 10 categories in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2023 have been revealed. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 8th January 2024Comedy.co.uk Awards 2022 shortlist
The 60 TV and radio programmes shortlisted across the 10 categories in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2022 have been revealed. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 9th January 2023Book extract: A History Of Britain In Just A Minute by Gyles Brandreth
Extracts covering Doctor Who, Coronation Street and Blue Peter.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st September 2022Brandreth to publish Just A Minute history book
Gyles Brandreth has written a Just A Minute book on British history.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd September 2022BBC Books picks up Brandreth's History Of Britain In Just A Minute
Ebury imprint BBC Books has signed Gyles Brandreth's A History Of Britain In Just A Minute, a "celebration of key moments, people and places from our past" that accompanies the long-running Radio 4 comedy series Just A Minute.
Lauren Brown, The Bookseller, 27th May 2022Comedy.co.uk Awards 2021 shortlist
The 60 TV and radio programmes shortlisted across the 10 categories in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2021 have been revealed. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 17th January 2022Just a Minute, review
Radio 4's much-loved show will be just fine with new host Sue Perkins.
Charlotte Runcie, The Telegraph, 6th September 2021Can Sue Perkins fill Nicholas Parsons's shoes on JAM?
In her first episode as chair, she proves herself a deeply reassuring choice.
Anna Leszkiewicz, The New Statesman, 1st September 2021