Just A Minute

Long running radio panel game in which host Nicholas Parsons asks contestants to talk for one minute without repetition, hesitation or deviation

11th December: Just A Minute to return with guest presenters

Some other comedies also have this name.

Genre: Panel Show
Broadcast: 1967 - 2021
Channel: BBC Radio 4
Series: 86
Creator: Ian Messiter
Starring: Nicholas Parsons, Clement Freud, Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones and Paul Merton
Producers: David Hatch, Simon Brett, John Cassels, Bob Oliver Rogers, John Lloyd, John Browell, Pete Atkin, Edward Taylor, Sarah Smith, Anne Jobson and others

Just A Minute started the same year that BBC Radio 4 launched, making it the world's longest-running panel show.

Hosted by Nicholas Parsons (who has been in every episode since the beginning), it is a show in which the panel must attempt to talk about a subject for a minute without repetition, hesitation or deviation.

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Production Details

Production company

Also known as

JAM (Acronym)

Soundtrack

Theme tune is The Minute Waltz by Frederic Chopin.

Laugh track

Yes, but type varies

Broadcast details

Upcoming repeats

Series 86 Episode 1: Tomorrow at 7:30am on Radio 4 Extra
Series 86 Episode 1: Tomorrow at 5:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
Series 86 Episode 1: Tomorrow at 10pm on Radio 4 Extra
Series 86 Episode 1: Tuesday at 5:30am on Radio 4 Extra
Series 86 Episode 2: Sunday 7th March at 12pm on Radio 4
Series 86 Episode 2: Monday 8th March at 7:30am on Radio 4 Extra
Series 86 Episode 2: Monday 8th March at 5:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
Series 86 Episode 2: Monday 8th March at 10pm on Radio 4 Extra
Series 86 Episode 2: Tuesday 9th March at 5:30am on Radio 4 Extra

Website links

Radio 4 Homepage
The official BBC webpage dedicated to the show.
Unofficial Guide
An unofficial guide to all the episodes recorded and the history of the show.
UK Game Shows
Another online guide to the show.
Just A Minute Fan Blog
A blog on the BBC radio programme Just A Minute written by a fan from New Zealand.
Wikipedia