Just a Minute
Series Overview
Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy and television panel game chaired by Nicholas Parsons. Its first transmission on Radio 4 was on 22 December 1967, three months after the station's launch. The Radio 4 programme won a Gold Sony Radio Academy Award in 2003. The object of the game is for panellists to talk for sixty seconds on a given subject, "without repetition, hesitation or deviation". The comedy comes from attempts to keep within these rules and the banter among the participants. In 2011 comedy writer David Quantick ascribed Just a Minute's success to its "insanely basic" format, stating, "It's so blank that it can be filled by people as diverse as Paul Merton and Graham Norton, who don't have to adapt their style of humour to the show at all."
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4 Seasons • 14 Episodes
30 min per episode
2012 – 2012
Premiered: Mon, Mar 26, 2012
Latest Aired Episode
Season 1, Episode 10: “Julian Clary, Stephen Fry and Shappi Khorsandi”
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Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ian Messiter
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What is Just a Minute about?
Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy and television panel game chaired by Nicholas Parsons. Its first transmission on Radio 4 was on 22 December 1967, three months after the station's launch. The Radio 4 programme won a Gold Sony Radio Academy Award in 2003. The object of the game is for panellists to talk for sixty seconds on a given subject, "without repetition, hesitation or deviation". The comedy comes from attempts to keep within these rules and the banter among the participants. In 2011 comedy writer David Quantick ascribed Just a Minute's success to its "insanely basic" format, stating, "It's so blank that it can be filled by people as diverse as Paul Merton and Graham Norton, who don't have to adapt their style of humour to the show at all."
How many seasons does Just a Minute have?
Just a Minute comprises 4 seasons available to explore.
Who stars in Just a Minute?
Key cast members in Just a Minute include Paul Merton, Nicholas Parsons.
Who created or directed Just a Minute?
Just a Minute was developed and directed by Ian Messiter.