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Improv · BBC Radio 4

Just a Minute

by BBC Radio 4

Panel game in which the contestants are challenged to speak for one minute without hesitation, deviation or repetition on any subject that comes up on the cards

Latest episodes

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6. The time I spent New Year's Eve with Sue Perkins

We're back in Bradford for the final episode of the series. Zoe tells us why she's not as cool as a cucumber, Chris explains who Bradford Jesus is and Lucy offers her tho

Mar 9
28 min

5. That's a real headscratcher

Gyles attempts to sing his own version of a Benjamin Britten opera, Emma explains why she can't remember the plot of The Great Gatsby and one of the players finally gets

Mar 2
28 min

4. Do you remember the programme Changing Rooms?

Rachel and Cariad reveal their worst ever birthday presents and hope their families aren't listening. Paterson gets competitive in the Shakespeare round and Sue asks the

Feb 23
28 min

3. Do I need to repeat myself?

Players take on subjects including: the last time I received a compliment, if I were on Dragons' Den and Anne Boleyn. Finally a member of the royal family that Gyles does

Feb 16
28 min

2. I’ve never seen anything like it!

Subjects this week include if I were invisible for one hour, double denim and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Now which of these might include everyone speaking Fre

Feb 9
28 min

1. The best curry in Bradford

This week Just A Minute returns to the glorious city of Bradford, 24 years after we last recorded there way back in 2002. Comedian Chris Cantrill was born and bred in Bra

Feb 2
28 min

6. Do you believe in soul mates?

Sue Perkins challenges Julian Clary, Rachel Parris, Paterson Joseph and Paul Merton to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include

Oct 20 2025
28 min

5. Whoopsie-daisy

Sue Perkins challenges Lucy Porter, Paul Merton, Zoe Lyons and Stephen Mangan to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include give i

Oct 13 2025
28 min

4. What's that wonderful smell?

Sue Perkins challenges Gyles Brandreth, Tony Hawks, Emma Sidi and Desiree Burch to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include Dame

Oct 6 2025
29 min

3. It's what Emily Brontë would have wanted

Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Paterson Joseph and Rachel Parris to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include

Sep 29 2025
29 min

2. Where's the live, laugh, love?

Sue Perkins challenges Tony Hawks, Desiree Burch, Gyles Brandreth and Emma Sidi to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include the

Sep 22 2025
29 min

1. The time I went to Sue Perkins’ birthday party

Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Lucy Porter, Zoe Lyons and Stephen Mangan to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include sharin

Sep 15 2025
28 min

6. Limoncello and Portobello

Sue Perkins challenges Josie Lawrence, Ivo Graham, Sara Pascoe and Daliso Chaponda to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include D

Mar 24 2025
28 min

5. Does a Strawberry Have Dreams?

Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Laura Smyth, Julian Clary and Desiree Burch to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include Lond

Mar 17 2025
28 min

4. Does the second turning of the tide amount to repetition?

Sue Perkins challenges Tony Hawks, Ian Smith, Zoe Lyons and Charlotte Ritchie to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include Prefer

Mar 10 2025
28 min

3. Hesitation, Repetition, Deviation or Enunciation

Sue Perkins challenges Josie Lawrence, Ivo Graham, Sara Pascoe and Daliso Chaponda to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include G

Mar 3 2025
28 min

2. Where they make cheese and milk out of butterflies

Sue Perkins challenges Tony Hawks, Ian Smith, Zoe Lyons and Charlotte Ritchie to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include Gettin

Feb 24 2025
28 min

1. A red phone called Kevin

Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Laura Smyth, Julian Clary and Desiree Burch to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include shop

Feb 17 2025
28 min

6. Doubling down at the duvet factory

Sue Perkins challenges Lucy Porter, Gyles Brandreth, Desiree Burch and Glenn Moore to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include T

Nov 18 2024
28 min

5. Cheek by jowl with some stubbly nosed man

Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Jenny Eclair, Josie Lawrence and Julian Clary join host Sue Perkins for the long-running, quick-thinking Radio 4 panel game. Each player tries to speak

Nov 11 2024
28 min

Chart trend

Position in the Improv chart (US), last 90 days.

#30
all-time peak
185
days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where Just a Minute ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 17, 2026).

#48 ▼ 15 Improv US

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I’m an American who’s been listening since the days of Nicholas Parsons, RIP (on BBC Sounds, RIP—I miss a lot of the other BBC radio shows I used to listen to). It’s pure silliness combined with a strangely specific skill set, and it’s amazing. There’s no other show like it.

Medlib26 · Aug 2026

This is a perfect blend of hysterical and game show. The host is perfect and the panelists are always so funny! Would recommend to everyone!!

Paramadness00 · May 2026

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