Just a Minute: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

It has been adapted for television by both ITV & the BBC.

ITV broadcast series 1 (14 shows) in 1994 & series 2 (14 shows) in 1995. The BBC broadcast 20 shows in 1999 & a further 10 shows in 2012 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the programme.

The object of the game is for panellists to talk for sixty seconds on a given subject, "without hesitation, repetition or deviation".

Series details

• Title: Just a Minute
• Format: Panel Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2012-03-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-04-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9534
• TVDB ID: 257590

Cast and credited roles

• Nicholas Parsons — Host
• Paul Merton — Paul Merton

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-03-26; final listed air date 2012-04-06; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

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