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Panel game in which players must speak for one minute on any subject asked of them

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

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Just a Minute: Series 71

Nicholas Parsons

Julian Clary

Stephen Fry

Paul Merton

David Tennant

Just a Minute: Series 71: Episode 1

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Episode 1

Series 71

BBC Radio 4 - Just a Minute, Series 71, Episode 1

Stephen Fry, David Tennant, Julian Clary and Paul Merton take the Just a Minute challenge.

Julian Clary, Stephen Fry, Paul Merton and, making his first appearance, actor David Tennant try their hand at speaking without repetition, hesitation or deviation.

It's the return of Radio 4's classic panel game in which the contestants are challenged to speak on a given subject for a minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation. 

This series, the guests include Jenny Eclair, Stephen Fry, Sheila Hancock, Robin Ince Paul Merton, Graham Norton, and trying his hand at the game for the first time, the tenth doctor, David Tennant.

Recorded at the BBC's Radio Theatre and Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury, this long running and popular series enters its 47th year with the same wonderful host, Nicholas Parsons.

Kicking off this first episode in the series are Julian Clary, Stephen Fry, Paul Merton and David Tennant who makes his first impressive appearance on the show. Subjects include Exit, Pursued by a Bear, which is Shakespeare's most famous stage direction.

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Nicholas Parsons chairs the long-running panel game

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