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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Chortle Awards 2016 - Vic & Bob get Outstanding Contribution prize
The results of the Chortle Awards 2016 have been announced, with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer honoured with the Outstanding Contribution prize. Meanwhile Joseph Morpurgo wins in three categories.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd March 2016Video: Nicholas Parsons on Paul Merton's JAM milestone
As Paul Merton clocks up more appearances on Just a Minute than veteran player Kenneth Williams, Nicholas Parsons celebrates his momentous milestone.
Nicholas Parsons & Paul Merton, BBC News, 18th February 2016Paul Merton on Just a Minute
As Paul Merton surpasses Kenneth Williams as a Just a Minute legend, he talks about the fast-talking panel show's best and worst guests - and why everyone was scared the day he arrived.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 16th February 2016Junior Just a Minute is a punishment to the ears
I am traumatised by precocious "performing" children on the radio.
Jane Anderson, Radio Times, 8th November 2015Video: Just (over) a minute with Nicholas Parsons
For nearly 50 years, Nicholas Parsons has chaired Radio 4 panel show Just a Minute. So, when Radio Times met the veteran broadcaster, we turned the tables and set the timer.
Radio Times, 27th October 201512 Just A Minute facts
12 facts we learnt about Just A Minute from Nicholas Parsons' book.
Chortle, 2nd September 2015Nicholas Parsons interview
The veteran broadcaster on 48 years of Just a Minute, and how he nearly pursued a career in politics.
Simon Usborne, The Independent, 20th June 2015Just a Minute, review: show has a timeless appeal
The Radio 4 show is one of a handful of radio's more old-school institutions that have proved impervious to the tides of fashion.
Fiona Sturges, The Independent, 19th February 2015David Tennant makes most successful JAM debut ever
David Tennant has become the most successful debut contestant on Radio 4's Just A Minute, after making it through a full 60 seconds without repetition, hesitation or deviation.
Hannah Furness, The Telegraph, 9th February 2015David Tennant dazzles in his Just a Minute debut
David Tennant triumphantly manages to speak without repetition, deviation or hesitation for a full minute on the subject of Shakespeare.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 6th February 2015