Episode 3
Nicholas Parsons challenges Julian Clary, Sue Perkins, Paul Merton and Charles Collingwood to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. From February 2012.
Chairman Nicholas Parsons endeavours to find out who has the greatest gift of the gab.
Panellists Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Julian Clary and Charles Collingwood have to speak on a variety of subjects given to them by Nicholas. They must speak for 60 seconds on that subject without hesitation, repetition or deviation - a task much more difficult than it sounds.
This week Sue Perkins reveals what she's got in her attic, Paul Merton talks about his Olympic Dreams, Julian Clary explains why he likes singing in the shower and Charles Collingwood lets us in on his fear of spiders and rats when he's asked to talk on the subject of Sydney.
The game Just A Minute was devised by the late Ian Messiter atop a London bus on his way to work as a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio producer more than 45 years ago. It was inspired by his memory of a teacher making him and his classmates speak on a subject for 60 seconds as a punishment for bad behaviour.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Last on
More episodes
Previous
Next
Broadcasts
- Mon 20 Feb 2012 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 26 Feb 2012 12:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Sun 26 Feb 2012 12:04Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 LW
- Mon 27 Feb 2012 07:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 27 Feb 2012 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 28 Jan 2019 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 28 Jan 2019 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 29 Jan 2019 04:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 2 Feb 2019 12:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 8 Apr 2019 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 8 Apr 2019 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 9 Apr 2019 04:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 13 Apr 2019 12:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
Just a Magic Minute
Featured in the Comedy of the Week Podcast
Presented by Cariad Lloyd.
Five surprising moments from Just a Minute
Celebrating another series of amusing trips, slips and stutters.
Apply for tickets!
We’d love you to be in the audience. New shows are added every day – find out more.
Podcast
-
Just a Minute
Panel game in which players must speak for one minute on any subject asked of them