Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game, hosted by Sue Perkins since 2021. The programme won a Gold Sony Radio Academy Award in 2003. ... The object of the game is for panellists to talk for sixty seconds on a given subject, "without hesitation, repetition or deviation".
What are the rules of Just A Minute?
How to play (and win) Just A Minute
- When the chair says start talking, start talking. ...
- Try not to speak too quickly.
- 3. … ...
- Never say 'er', 'erm', 'um', or 'ahhhh'.
- You can only repeat the words on the card. ...
- Short words don't count as repetitions. ...
- Having said that, watch out for acronyms, because letters do count.
Who takes over Just A Minute?
The broadcaster and comedian Sue Perkins will be the next host of BBC Radio 4's long-running comedy panel show Just a Minute. Her appointment follows the death of Nicholas Parsons, who hosted the show for more than 50 years from its first broadcast in 1967.
