Just a Minute appeared on the panel, and others have acted as chairman including Sir Clement Freud, Geraldine Jones, Andrée Melly "as our contribution to the women's liberation movement", and Kenneth Williams. Ian Messiter was chairman on one occasion in 1977, when Freud arrived late and Nicholas Parsons took his place on the panel. Parsons had appeared on every show, either as chairman or panelist, until Series 81 Episode 4 when he was absent for the first time in the show's 51 year history. That show, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 18:30hrs on the 4th June 2018, was hosted by Gyles Brandreth
Just a Minute Classic Minute: Volume 1". Each episode had a newly-recorded introduction by Parsons (for later volumes, Parson and Merton in discussion). The first four volumes were also released in a box set entitled "Just A Classic Minute: 40th Anniversary Collection" in 2007. The series finished in 2010 with the release of "Just A Classic Minute: Volume 7". In 2010, "Just A Minute: Series 56" became the first series to be made available in its entirety for purchase via digital download. This continued up to "Just A Minute: Series 67". The pattern resumed for "Just A Minute: Series 71" onwards, with complete