Just a Minute unit of time). The recording used for the theme is of David Haines. In 2018, Nicholas Parsons was unable to attend the recording of two editions of the programme as he had the flu. This broke his uninterrupted run of fifty years as a performer on the programme. The episodes were recorded on 1 April 2018 with Gyles Brandreth standing in for Parsons and were broadcast on 4 and 11 June 2018. The panellists are invited, in rotation, to speak for one minute on a given subject (which they are normally not informed of in advance), without "hesitation, repetition or
Just a Minute Classic Minute: Volume 1". Each episode had a newly-recorded introduction by Parsons (for later volumes, Parson and Merton in discussion). The first four volumes were also released in a box set entitled "Just A Classic Minute: 40th Anniversary Collection" in 2007. The series finished in 2010 with the release of "Just A Classic Minute: Volume 7". In 2010, "Just A Minute: Series 56" became the first series to be made available in its entirety for purchase via digital download. This continued up to "Just A Minute: Series 67". The pattern resumed for "Just A Minute: Series 71" onwards, with complete