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
Russell Kane for MTV (UK and Ireland). In August 2011 he appeared for the first time on the BBC Radio Four comedy panel game Just a Minute, and won. His debut novel, "The Humorist", was published by Simon & Schuster in April 2012. In 2012, he co-presented "Britain Unzipped" with Greg James on BBC Three, which was renamed "Unzipped" for series 2. He also presents Live at the Electric on Thursdays on BBC Three which has had 2 series. The 3rd series started broadcasting on 10 January 2014. His newest chat show with Greg James, Staying In, premiered in September 2013. He