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
Today (BBC Radio 4) department in 1963, and started to become more news-orientated. The two editions also became longer, and by the end of the 1960s it had become a single programme two hours in length that enveloped the news bulletins and the religious talk that had become "Thought for the Day" in 1970. In May 1977, Radio 4 controller Ian McIntyre cut it to two 25-minute parts, filling the gap with "Up to the Hour". The new format was unpopular with BBC staff, including Peter Donaldson who on at least one occasion openly ridiculed the programme on air. It also provoked comments in