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Welcome to Just a Minute!: A Celebration of Britains Best-Loved Radio Comedy
Nicholas Parsons
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Description for Welcome to Just a Minute!: A Celebration of Britains Best-Loved Radio Comedy
Paperback. The paperback outing of the very first Just a Minute book, written by the show's long-standing and much adored chairman Num Pages: 464 pages, 8pp inset on text paper. BIC Classification: APW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 312.
Includes contributions from Graham Norton, Sue Perkins, Jenny Eclair and Gyles Brandreth. As its nine hundredth episode approaches, Just a Minute has consistently entertained BBC Radio 4 listeners since its first broadcast in December 1967. Inspired by a punishment handed out at school, the show's creator Ian Messiter devised a deceptively simple and versatile set of rules that has allowed the game to adapt and thrive as each new era of comedy entertainers emerges. Over forty-seven consecutive years, fans have laughed along with Kenneth Williams' outrageously funny 'battles' with Sheila Hancock, Paul ... Read more
Includes contributions from Graham Norton, Sue Perkins, Jenny Eclair and Gyles Brandreth. As its nine hundredth episode approaches, Just a Minute has consistently entertained BBC Radio 4 listeners since its first broadcast in December 1967. Inspired by a punishment handed out at school, the show's creator Ian Messiter devised a deceptively simple and versatile set of rules that has allowed the game to adapt and thrive as each new era of comedy entertainers emerges. Over forty-seven consecutive years, fans have laughed along with Kenneth Williams' outrageously funny 'battles' with Sheila Hancock, Paul ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782112495
SKU
V9781782112495
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-35
About Nicholas Parsons
Nicholas Parsons was born in Grantham in 1923. He first came to prominence in the late 50s in the comedy partnership with Arthur Haynes. As well as presenting Just a Minute, he is known for hosting Sale of the Century and for his chat show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which has run for the past thirteen years. He was ... Read more
Reviews for Welcome to Just a Minute!: A Celebration of Britains Best-Loved Radio Comedy
A joyous compendium of facts, fun and stories. This hilarious and informative guide is destined to become the companion to radio's most enduring panel game
PAUL MERTON Just a Minute is my favourite gig . . . It is as global as it is timeless. It is forever refreshed and unpredictable. I love it
SUE PERKINS Nicholas Parsons' ... Read more
PAUL MERTON Just a Minute is my favourite gig . . . It is as global as it is timeless. It is forever refreshed and unpredictable. I love it
SUE PERKINS Nicholas Parsons' ... Read more