Quick Heads Up: Just a Minute, Season 57
Picture unrelated. But it was this or Nicholas Parsons.
Season 57 of Just a Minute has just begun and episodes are available weekly on the BBC Radio 4 website.
For those unfamiliar with Just a Minute, it’s a panel show where guests must speak for 60 seconds without “repetition, hesitation, or deviation.” I’ve been a fan of the show since listening to my first episode where the lovely chairman Nicholas Parsons warmly welcomed listeners, including those around the world listening online. I listened to more than 40 hours of Just a Minute while grinding in World of Warcraft. Although I eventually left Warcraft behind, Just a Minute was a addiction I couldn’t kick.
[via: Just-a-Minute.info, the most complete fansite I've seen for anything, anywhere. The amount of work it must take to compile all this information and keep it up to date is staggering. Dean, you are a god among men.]
Without Sir Clement Freud I Would Never Have Learned the Correct Way to Make an Omelette
(This blog post almost got trashed because I had such difficulty deciding on the best clip to put with it. In the end I stole one from the Guardian’s tribute. It’s a great Just a Minute moment but by no means the best Clement Freud moment. If you need something clever and amusing to listen to, there are collections of hundreds of hours of Just a Minute to be found on bittorrent. I strongly recommend it.
I’ve always meant to write a post about my love for the BBC Radio show Just a Minute. Consider this post a preview.)
I feel very sad today after reading on Neil Gaiman’s journal that Clement Freud has died. His regular appearance on Just a Minute became one of those familiar things that I thought would always be.
Thanks for all the lists, limericks, advice and recipes!