Derry/Londonderry name dispute Londondara." An episode of BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game, "Just A Minute", was recorded in the city. During the opening remarks it is customary for the host (Nicholas Parsons) to introduce the place where the show is being recorded. On this occasion, Parsons said the show was being broadcast from "Derry, Londonderry, but we like to say Legendary!" Different mnemonic acronyms are used to remember the names of the six counties of Northern Ireland: "FAT LAD" for Londonderry, "FAT DAD" for Derry. Among places and other entities named after the city or county, some have "Derry" (such as
Just a Minute his days at Sherborne School who, upon seeing the young Messiter daydreaming in a class, instructed him to repeat everything he had said in the previous minute without hesitation or repetition. To this, Messiter added a rule disallowing players from deviating from the subject, as well as a scoring system based on panellists' challenges. The format was first used in "One Minute Please", chaired by Roy Plomley, broadcast on BBC radio between 1951 and 1957. Whilst the fundamental rules were the same, the game was played in two teams of three rather than with four individual contestants. Other early incarnations