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.
- Returns on Monday 16th September on Radio 4 at 6:30pm with Series 93, Episode 1
- Series 55, Episode 9 repeated tomorrow at 2pm on Radio 4 Extra
Just A Classic Minute - Gems From The Archive
24 archive editions of the much-loved BBC Radio 4 panel game chaired by Nicholas Parsons.
Like a treasured piece of furniture, Just A Minute has graced the living rooms and kitchens of radio listeners for more than 50 years. Comfortable, relaxing and easy to sink into, it has long been the seat of sparkling comedy, infectious laughter and intelligent humour. We invite you once again to enjoy the fine patina of another top-drawer collection of classic episodes.
In these 24 previously unpublished editions, first broadcast between 1978 and 2009, the redoubtable players attempt to speak without hesitation, repetition or deviation from the given subject. Nicholas Parsons is in the chair, to introduce proceedings and adjudicate on challenges.
Seasoned players Kenneth Williams, Peter Jones, Derek Nimmo and Paul Merton compete alongside guests including Bernard Cribbins, Sheila Hancock, Barry Cryer, Alfred Marks, Stanley Unwin, Richard Murdoch, Wendy Richard, Richard Morton, Tony Hawks, Graham Norton, Fred MacAulay, Greg Proops, Blythe Duff, Tim Rice, Jenny Eclair, Julian Clary, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Linda Smith, Sue Perkins, Ross Noble, Charles Collingwood, Maureen Lipman, Pam Ayres, Dara O Briain, Gyles Brandreth, Shappi Khorsandi and Ian McMillan.
First released: Thursday 20th June 2024
- Distributor: BBC Digital Audio
- Minutes: 685
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