Twelve archive editions from the the much-loved BBC Radio 4 panel video game chaired by Nicholas Parsons

Having matured such as a fine wines for over 50 years, Just a Minute continues to improve with age. A full-bodied, cheeky small number, it’s both sparkling and solid, and perfect for almost every occasion. A few bottles of the finest have been raised through the cellar for this vintage collection.

In these twelve humorous, enlightening and previously unpublished editions – harvested from between 1972 about Just a Minute: AN ANTIQUE Collection: 12 classic episodes from the much-loved BBC Radio comedy game and 2004 – players once again try to speak without hesitation, repetition or deviation through the given subject. Difficulties fly dense and fast under the unflappable adjudication of Nicholas Parsons.

Seasoned players Kenneth Williams, Peter Jones, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freudand Paul Merton contend alongside guests including Tim Grain, Sheila Hancock, Michael Palin, Jenny Eclair, Tony Hawks, Ross Noble, Ray Alan, Rob Buckman, Barry Cryer, Wendy Richard, Jeremy Hardy, Richard Stilgoe, Steve Frost, Graham Norton, Liza Tarbuck, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Julian Clary.

Which players will be allowed time to breathe uninterrupted, as they demonstrate they have the nose to get a corking finish? Discover out once we play Only a Minute!

Please be aware: Contains mild innuendo. The humour in these programs sometimes reflects the era in which they were initial broadcast.

Episode Guide

26 Sept 1972

Featuring Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Derek Nimmo, Kenneth Williams

10 February 1976

Featuring Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Michael Palin, Kenneth Williams

20 Feb 1979

Featuring Ray Alan, Peter Jones, Derek Nimmo, Kenneth Williams

22 January 1980

Offering Rob Buckman, Clement Freud, Derek Nimmo, Kenneth Williams

3 April 1985

Featuring Barry Cryer, Peter Jones, Tim Rice, Kenneth Williams

23 February 1991

Featuring Peter Jones, Tim Grain, Wendy Richard, Richard Stilgoe

11 Feb 1995

Offering Jeremy Hardy, Tony Hawks, Peter Jones, Derek Nimmo

1 February 1999

Featuring Jenny Eclair, Steve Frost, Peter Jones, Tim Rice

11 March 2002

Featuring Clement Freud, Sheila Hancock, Paul Merton, Graham Norton

7 July 2003

Featuring Clement Freud, Sheila Hancock, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Paul Merton

18 August 2003

Featuring Jenny Eclair, Clement Freud, Tony Hawks, Ross Noble

16 August 2004

Featuring Julian Clary, Clement Freud, Paul Merton, Liza Tarbuck