A History of Britain in Just a Minute

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The pilot for Just a Minute was recorded in 1967, featuring Clement Freud, Derek Nimmo, Beryl Reid and Willma Ewert as panellists. The chairman was originally intended to be Jimmy Edwards but he was unavailable on Sundays, the proposed recording dates, and was replaced by Nicholas Parsons, who was originally supposed to be a panel member. Parsons did not want the job and only reluctantly took it, just for the pilot episode. After the show settled in, again he found himself in the role of a straight man for the panellists. Although executives at the BBC disliked the pilot, its producer, David Hatch, insisted on having Parsons as the chairman. [11] The first series was not very successful, but Hatch threatened to resign if the programme was not given another chance. [11] Not wishing to lose Hatch, the BBC acquiesced. Parsons, Nicholas (2012). Just a Minute's Indian Adventure ( BBC Sounds) (Programme trailer). Mumbai: BBC Radio 4 . Retrieved 30 January 2020. For much of the past 45 years, Just a Minute was broadcast on the BBC World Service; with the show becoming something of a hit, particularly in India. Just a Minute". Radio Times. Vol.181, no.2345 (London & South Easted.). BBC Publications. 17 October 1968. p.23 . Retrieved 30 January 2020. A panel game controlled this week by Kenneth Williams. Just A Minute (JAM) is one of my favourite radio shows. Running now for over 50 years, the rules are simple, but it's incredibly hard to play. All you have to do it talk for one minute, on a topic given, without hesitation, repetition or deviation. It sounds simple, but it's very rare for it be actually done. One of the masters of the game, is Gyles Brandreth, hence this book. Unfortunately, the book is just proof you can't really move the show into the written word. Repeats were then broadcast until Parsons' death on 28 January 2020, at the age of 96, and for a couple of weeks thereafter as a homage. [16]

Just a Minute: Series 81, Episode 5". BBC Radio 4. BBC Sounds. BBC. 11 June 2018 . Retrieved 30 January 2020. Gyles Brandreth temporarily takes over from Nicholas Parsons as the chairman of the iconic panel game. You've never heard the history of Britain told quite like this. You'll enjoy every uproarious minute of it. Read more Look Inside Details A former Oxford Scholar, President of the Oxford Union and MP for the City of Chester, Gyles Brandreth’s career has ranged from being a Whip and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury in John Major’s government to starring in his own award-winning musical revue in London’s West End. A prolific broadcaster (in programmes ranging from Just a Minute to Have I Got News for You), an acclaimed interviewer (principally for the Sunday Telegraph), a novelist, children’s author and biographer, his best-selling diary, Breaking the Code, was described as ‘By far the best political diary of recent years, far more perceptive and revealing than Alan Clark’s’ ( The Times) and ‘Searingly honest, wildly indiscreet, and incredibly funny’ ( Daily Mail). He is the author of two acclaimed royal biographies: Philip Elizabeth: Portrait of a Marriage and Charles Camilla: Portrait of a Love Affair. In 2007/2008, John Murray in the UK and Simon & Schuster in the US began publishing The Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries, his series of Victorian murder mysteries featuring Oscar Wilde as the detective.

Episode 426". Just a Minute. Series 26. Episode 3. 16 January 1993. BBC Radio 4. Transcript from just-a-minute.info. This particular recording of Just A Minute is coming from the beautiful seaside town of North Wales, Llandudno. Join national treasure and Just a Minute regular Gyles Brandreth on a hilariously addictive romp through British history. This isn't just another history book - there's a catch! From Stonehenge and Boudicca to Megxit and Brexit, each topic is written in 60-second installments, without hesitation, repetition, or deviation. a b c d Bedford, Dean (22 November 2017). "Episode list". just-a-minute.info . Retrieved 30 January 2020. Just a Minute". Radio Times. Vol.194, no.2525 (Nationaled.). BBC Publications. 30 March 1972. p.35 . Retrieved 30 January 2020. A panel game controlled (!) by Andrei[ sic] Melly.

Winners". Sony Radio Academy. Archived from the original on 5 December 2004 . Retrieved 14 October 2010.Episode 633". Just a Minute. Series 47. Episode 3. 25 July 2005. BBC Radio 4. Transcript from just-a-minute.info. Gyles Brandreth is one of Britain’s busiest after-dinner speakers and award ceremony hosts. He has won awards himself, and been nominated for awards, as a public speaker, novelist, children’s writer, broadcaster (Sony), political diarist (Channel Four), journalist (British Press Awards), theatre producer (Olivier), and businessman (British Tourist Authority Come to Britain Trophy).

Sony Radio Awards 2003: Winners". BBC News. BBC. 8 May 2003 . Retrieved 14 October 2010. The UK's main prizes for the airwaves, the Sony Radio Academy Awards, have been handed out in London. Comedy award: Just A Minute The panellists are invited, in rotation, to speak for one minute on a given subject (which they are normally not informed of in advance), without "hesitation, repetition or deviation". Over the years, the application of these rules has been inconsistent, and their interpretation is the focus of much of the comic interplay between those appearing, who often challenge the chairman's rulings. The story of us - without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Join national treasure and Just a Minute regular Gyles Brandreth on a hilariously addictive romp through British history. This isn't just another history book - there's a catch! From Stonehenge and Boudicca to Megxit and Brexit, each topic is written in 60-second installments, without hesitation, repetition, or deviation. Hesitation" is watched very strictly: a momentary pause in speaking can give rise to a successful challenge, as can tripping over one's words. Even pausing during audience laughter or applause (known as "riding a laugh") can be challenged. Wolf, Ian (20 October 2011). "Just A Minute to be adapted for TV for 45th anniversary". British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 21 October 2011. A ten-part series will be broadcast in BBC Two's daytime schedule, presented by long-serving host Nicholas Parsons and featuring semi-regular panellist Paul Merton.

As a performer, Gyles Brandreth has been seen most recently in ZIPP! ONE HUNDRED MUSICALS FOR LESS THAN THE PRICE OF ONE at the Duchess Theatre and on tour throughout the UK, and as Malvolio and the Sea Captain in TWELFTH NIGHT THE MUSICAL at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.