Nicholas Parsons seats four episodes of the long-running panel video game.

“Welcome to Only a Minute!” As the Minute Waltz fades aside, once again a variety of players pit their wits against one another as they try to chat for sixty mere seconds on a given subject without hesitation, repetition or deviation from the topic.

In these four episodes, long-time players including Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Jenny Eclair, Sheila Hancock, Graham Norton and Julian Clary are joined by newcomers including Kevin Eldon, Vanessa Feltz, Miles Jupp, Shappi Khorsandi, Patrick Kielty, Joe Lycett, Paul Sinha and Holly Walsh.

Among the themes tackled are Personal Hygiene in the 10th Century, Mobile phone etiquette, Stonehenge, How to prepare sushi, Soap operas, Crystal Palace and Flying a kite.

So join redoubtable chairman Nicholas Parsons simply because the panellists use their intellect, imagination, wit and verbal dexterity to defeat the time clock and get the points in these four sparklingly funny shows.