Nicholas Parsons
- English
- Actor and presenter
Video clips
Nicholas Parsons interview
Nicholas Parsons, talking at Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival, explains how comedy has changed since he started in the business.
Parsons: Just a Minute pilot was a disaster
Sir Nicholas Parsons has described the "great essence" of the success of Radio 4's Just A Minute as "having fun".
"I try to orchestrate things so we do have fun. I will throw out lines to people like Paul Merton and he will come out with the most outrageous comments...mostly about my age."
He also explained that the programme was fortunate to have been commissioned, saying "the BBC didn't want it, they weren't going to commission it, but we had a brilliant young producer who put his job on the line".
Just A Minute - Wolverhampton in November
Graham Norton starts off a discussion on the subject of 'Wolverhampton in November'.
Just A Minute - Jason Manford - Showing Off
Footage of Jason Manford trying to talk about showing off - will he impress with his efforts?
Just A Minute - Cyrus Broacha takes on tongue twisters
See the moment Cyrus Broacha took on tongue twisters.
Just A Minute In India: Extended Highlights
Some highlights from the special recordings in Mumbai, celebrating 45 years of Just A Minute.