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
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