Just a Minute: Best of 2019

Four laughter-filled editions of the long-running and much-loved BBC Radio 4 panel game chaired by Nicholas Parsons

In this selection of episodes, the entertaining players brave enough to employ their wits and ingenuity against both the clock and their competitors are Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Sheila Hancock, Josh Widdicombe, Gyles Brandreth, Fern Britton, Jenny Eclair and Kerry Godliman.

As always, the name of the game is to speak for one minute on a given subject without falling foul of hesitation, repetition or deviation.

Why is Josh known as the Beast of Dartmoor? What is Julian’s morning routine? Does Sheila have a party trick, and when exactly did the last century begin? When should Gyles use the ‘historical present’, and will Fern ever get to tell her story about dinner in Venice?

Fingers on buzzers please, as we play Just a Minute!

Just a Minute was devised by Ian Messiter and first appeared on BBC Radio 4 in 1967, since when it has entertained listeners for over 80 series. Every episode has been chaired by Nicholas Parsons, who continues to preside over two panels of players as they each attempt to speak for sixty seconds on a given subject without hesitation, repetition or deviation from the subject.