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Episode 5
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Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game. With Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Shappi Khorsandi and Rick Wakeman. From 2011.
Nicholas Parsons presides over the devious game where panellists are challenged to speak for one minute without hesitation, deviation or repetition.
With:
Paul Merton
Gyles Brandreth
Shappi Khorsandi
Rick Wakeman
Subjects include: Musicals, My Secret Identity, Photography, Why Babies Can't Be Astronauts, Anagrams, Daydreaming, On The Fiddle, The Oddities of The English Language and Getting Found Out
Created by Ian Messiter.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
Last on
Tue 9 Dec 202504:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Broadcasts
- Mon 7 Mar 201118:30BBC Radio 4
- Sun 13 Mar 201112:00BBC Radio 4 FM
- Sun 13 Mar 201112:04BBC Radio 4 LW
- Mon 8 Dec 202514:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 8 Dec 202520:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 9 Dec 202504:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Panel game in which players must speak for one minute on any subject asked of them




