Just a Minute
BBC
Panel game in which the contestants are challenged to speak for one minute without hesitation, deviation or repetition on any subject that comes up on the cards
Episodes
Wordle, Swing Dancing and Broken Resolutions
12/23/2024
Sue Perkins challenges Gyles Brandreth, Lucy Porter, Ria Lina and Rhys James to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.
The long-running Radio 4 national treasure of a parlour game returns with subjects ranging from Swing Dancing to Wordle.
Production co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow Sound editor: Marc Willcox Producer: Rajiv Karia A BBC Studios Production.
Duration:00:28:36
Whitney Houston, Foraging for Mushrooms and Duck Duck Goose
12/16/2024
Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Jennifer Saunders, Julian Clary and Anna Maxwell Martin to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.
The long-running Radio 4 national treasure of a parlour game is back for a new series with subjects this week ranging from Whitney Houston to Duck Duck Goose.
Production co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow Sound editor: Marc Willcox Producer: Rajiv Karia
A BBC Studios Production
Duration:00:28:13
Bicycle Stabilisers, French New Wave and The Shining
12/9/2024
Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Zoe Lyons, Alan Davies and Holly Walsh to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.
The long-running Radio 4 national treasure of a parlour game is back for a new series with subjects this week ranging from French New Wave to Bicycle Stabilisers.
Production co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow Sound editor: Marc Willcox Producer: Rajiv Karia
A BBC Studios Production
Duration:00:28:33
Peanut Butter, Westminster Abbey and Alan Shearer
12/2/2024
Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Desiree Burch, Tony Hawks and Jan Ravens to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.
The long-running Radio 4 national treasure of a parlour game is back for a new series with subjects this week ranging from Alan Shearer to Westminster Abbey.
Production co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow Sound editor: Marc Willcox Producer: Rajiv Karia
A BBC Studios Production
Duration:00:28:31
Boxing Day Sales, Snakes and Ladders, and Turkey Sandwiches
11/25/2024
Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Jennifer Saunders, Julian Clary and Anna Maxwell Martin to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.
The long-running Radio 4 national treasure of a parlour game is back for a new series with subjects this week ranging from Snakes and Ladders to Turkey Sandwiches.
Production co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow Sound editor: Marc Willcox Producer: Rajiv Karia
A BBC Studios Production
Duration:00:28:33
6. Doubling down at the duvet factory
11/18/2024
Sue Perkins challenges Lucy Porter, Gyles Brandreth, Desiree Burch and Glenn Moore to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include The Streisand Effect, Ladders and Waving the White Flag.
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls Sound Editor: Marc Willcox Producer: Rajiv Karia An EcoAudio certified production.
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.
Duration:00:28:34
5. Cheek by jowl with some stubbly nosed man
11/11/2024
Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Jenny Eclair, Josie Lawrence and Julian Clary join host Sue Perkins for the long-running, quick-thinking Radio 4 panel game. Each player tries to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation on subjects including Letting The Cat Out Of The Bag, Styling It Out, and Retiring To The Seaside.
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls Sound Editor: Marc Willcox Producer: Rajiv Karia An EcoAudio certified production.
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.
Duration:00:28:33
4. Trying Times - the national newspaper for judges
11/4/2024
Sue Perkins challenges Jan Ravens, Tony Hawks, Katherine Parkinson and Stephen Fry to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include Small Town Secrets, Mark Antony, and the Subject of Ridicule.
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls Sound Editor: Marc Willcox Producer: Rajiv Karia An EcoAudio certified production.
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.
Duration:00:28:40
3. Rhymes with Touché and Suché and John Belushé
10/28/2024
Julian Clary, Jenny Eclair, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Josie Lawrence join host Sue Perkins for the long-running quick-thinking panel game, aiming to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include John O'Groats, The Perfect Outfit, and Adding Insult To Injury.
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls Sound Manager: Jerry Peal Sound Editor: Marc Willcox Producer: Rajiv Karia An EcoAudio certified production.
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.
Duration:00:28:23
2. A Punk Band Called The Sticky Carpets
10/21/2024
Sue Perkins challenges Lucy Porter, Gyles Brandreth, Desiree Burch and Glenn Moore to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include doomsday bunkers, coriander, and polite conversation between enemies.
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls Sound Editor: Marc Willcox Producer: Rajiv Karia An EcoAudio certified production.
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.
Duration:00:28:37
1. I’ve written down ‘Fleshy’, ‘England’ and ‘Chin’.
10/14/2024
Sue Perkins challenges Stephen Fry, Jan Ravens, Tony Hawks and Katherine Parkinson to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include the invention of radio, doppelgängers and a bad-hair day.
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls Sound Manager: Jerry Peal Sound Editor: Marc Willcox Producer: Rajiv Karia An EcoAudio certified production.
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.
Duration:00:28:34
6. A Cat Called Hell
9/12/2024
Sue Perkins challenges guests Tony Hawks, Eleanor Tiernan, Heidi Regan and Paul Merton to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.
The long-running Radio 4 panel game is back for a new series with subjects this week ranging from Graverobbing to Making Friends On The Internet.
Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Nicholls Sound Editor: Marc Willcox Producer: Rajiv Karia An EcoAudio certified production.
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.
Duration:00:28:37
5. Angela Barnes never scrimps on colonics
9/12/2024
Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Eshaan Akbar, Lucy Porter and Angela Barnes to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.
The long-running Radio 4 panel game is back for a new series with subjects this week ranging from witches to paisley.
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls Sound Editor: Marc Willcox Producer: Rajiv Karia An EcoAudio certified production.
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.
Duration:00:28:25
4. Kerry Godliman was an Olympic diver
9/12/2024
Sue Perkins challenges guests Paul Merton, Kerry Godliman, Zoe Lyons and Daliso Chaponda to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.
The long-running Radio 4 panel game is back for a new series with subjects this week ranging from Living Theatrically, to The Tattoo I Narrowly Avoided.
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls Sound Editor: Marc Willcox Producer: Rajiv Karia An EcoAudio certified production.
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.
Duration:00:28:33
3. Ned Kelly is Australian, right?
9/12/2024
Sue Perkins challenges guests Paul Merton, Eleanor Tiernan, Heidi Regan and Tony Hawks to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.
The long-running Radio 4 panel game is back for a new series with subjects this week ranging from Apostrophes and Catastrophes to Hermits.
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls Sound Editor: Marc Willcox Producer: Rajiv Karia An EcoAudio certified production.
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.
Duration:00:28:40
2. A Hundred Boy Scouts from Liechtenstein
9/12/2024
Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Lucy Porter, Angela Barnes and Eshaan Akbar to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.
The long-running Radio 4 panel game is back for a new series with subjects including Skimming Stones, The Great Fire of London, and Why I Didn't Make It As A Professional Sprinter.
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls Sound Editor: Marc Willcox Producer: Rajiv Karia An EcoAudio certified production.
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.
Duration:00:28:37
1. A Double Date with Prince Rainier, Hilda Ogden and Sophia Loren
9/12/2024
Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Daliso Chaponda, Kerry Godliman, and Zoe Lyons to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.
The long-running Radio 4 panel game is back for a new series with subjects this week ranging from How To Impress At Wine Tasting To Commemorative Plates.
Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Nicholls Sound Editor: Marc Willcox Producer: Rajiv Karia An EcoAudio certified production.
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.
Duration:00:28:24
Edinburgh Festival - MacAulay, Brandreth, Parris and McCabe
9/12/2024
In this the second of two specials recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Sue Perkins challenges guests including Gyles Brandreth, Susie McCabe, Fred MacAulay and Rachel Parris to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.
Production co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow Producer: Rajiv Karia
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4
Duration:00:28:10
Edinburgh Festival - Brandreth, Godley, Smith and Ashfaq
9/12/2024
In this the first of two specials recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Sue Perkins challenges guests including Gyles Brandreth, Janey Godley, Ian Smith and Urooj Ashfaq to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.
Production co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow Producer: Rajiv Karia
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4
Duration:00:28:25
8. The Great Barrier Reef, Static Electricity and Pride and Prejudice
9/12/2024
Sue Perkins challenges Gyles Brandreth, Jan Ravens, Tony Hawks and Rachel Parris to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.
The long-running Radio 4 national treasure of a parlour game is back for a new series with subjects this week ranging from The Great Barrier Reef to Static Electricity.
Production coordinator: Caroline Barlow Sound editor: Marc Willcox Producer: Rajiv Karia
A BBC Studios Production
Duration:00:28:37