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Just A Minute

Just A Minute

  • Radio panel show
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 1967 - 2024
  • 1000 episodes (92 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.

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Series 62 - India Special 1

The first of two episodes of Just A Minute recorded in Mumbai, hosted by Nicholas Parsons, and featuring regulars Paul Merton and Marcus Brigstocke alongside Indian comedians Cyrus Broacha and Anuvab Pal.

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Just A Minute's two special anniversary Indian shows were recorded in front of a lively, excited and sometimes unusually vocal audience of Mumbai urbanites. Topics up for discussion on the show include 'A Cultural Exchange', 'The Voice of New India' and a funny, quick-witted exchange on the unavoidable topic of the British Empire.

Just A Minute regulars Paul Merton and Marcus Brigstocke are joined by top Indian comedy talents, Cyrus Broacha and Anuvab Pal.

Cyrus Broacha is a prime-time TV host as well as actor, writer and comedian. He is best known for his show Bakra on MTV and The Week That Wasn't on CNN-IBN. Anuvab Pal is a leading star in India's new wave of stand-up comedy, performing regularly in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. Multi-talented, he performs stand-up in addition to his other careers as an internationally renowned playwright, screenwriter, and journalist for Reuters.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 19th March 2012
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 25th March 2012 12:00pm Radio 4
Monday 26th March 2012 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Monday 26th March 2012 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Monday 31st December 2012 6:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Monday 29th April 2019 9:00am Radio 4 Extra
Monday 29th April 2019 4:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 30th April 2019 4:00am Radio 4 Extra

Video

Just A Minute In India: Extended Highlights

Some highlights from the special recordings in Mumbai, celebrating 45 years of Just A Minute.

Featuring: Paul Merton, Nicholas Parsons, Marcus Brigstocke, Cyrus Broacha & Anuvab Pal.

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