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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 58: Episode 6

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Nicholas Parsons chairs the panel game that rewards those with the gift of the gab.

Nicholas Parsons invites Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Gyles Brandreth and poet Ian McMillan to show who has the gift of the gab. From December 2010.

Nicholas Parsons chairs the panel game that rewards those who can talk the hind leg off a donkey. 

The panellists on today's show are Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Gyles Brandreth and Barnsley poet Ian McMillan. 

The aim of the game is to speak on a given subject for sixty seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. A task much harder than it sounds...

Today's show comes from the British Library where the show is a guest of the Evolving English exhibition.

Just a Minute: Series 58

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Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game

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