Just a Minute of the show, all created by Messiter, include a 1952 version on South African radio, and a television version on the DuMont network in the United States. The pilot for the show was recorded in 1967, featuring Clement Freud, Derek Nimmo, Beryl Reid and Wilma Ewart as panellists. The chairman was originally planned to be Jimmy Edwards but he was unavailable on Sundays, the proposed recording dates, and was replaced by Nicholas Parsons who was originally supposed to be a panel member. Parsons did not want the job and only reluctantly took it, just for the pilot episode. After the
The Unbelievable Truth (radio show) world, but it is enjoyable. It is a way of merrily passing away half-an-hour." He commented on how the show managed to be successful in the same slot as other Radio 4 panel games "Just a Minute" and "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue" ("ISIHAC"), although he mentioned there was a connection between "ISIHAC" and "The Unbelievable Truth" as the latter is created by the producer and one of the regular panellists from "ISIHAC". Dunn also referred to the lack of input from Mitchell despite him being well known for good performances on other panel games, saying: "This sadly means