PAUL Merton, Clement Freud, Tim Rice and Ross Noble will be guests when BBC Radio 4's Just A Minute panel game is recorded at the Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre on Friday.
Famous for its rules of no-hesitation, repetition or deviation, Just A Minute was devised by the late Ian Messiter, who came up with the idea while sitting on the top of a double- decker bus.
He suddenly remembered being given the horrible task of speaking for one minute without hesitation or deviation by one of his school masters.
Producer David Hatch put the pilot show before the BBC development board, who were convinced that the series would run for more than six programmes.
Thirty-five years later, host Nicholas Parsons continues to attempt and mostly succeeds in keeping control over a roll-call of celebrity contestants.
For the Bournemouth show Parsons is joined by comedians Merton and Noble, former celebrity chef, one-time MP and observer of life Clement Freud and lyricist Tim Rice.
To take part in the recording of one of radio's most popular shows book your tickets on 08701 113000
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