Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious BBC Radio 4 word game. Chairman Nicholas Parsons takes control of a loquacious and rebellious bunch of players whose task it is to speak on a subject he gives them for one minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation. A classic team of players begin this series. They are: Paul Merton, Graham Norton, Gyles B...

This is the long-running panel game which tests whether people have the gift of the gab. Panellists try to speak on a given subject without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Much more difficult than it sounds... The suave and usually unflappable Nicholas Parsons is chairman as ever. Here the panellists struggle with a huge range of subjects as d...

Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious BBC Radio 4 word game. Subjects include 'What Shall We do With the Drunken Sailor?' Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Liza Tarbuck and John Sergeant take it in turns to speak without Repetition hesitation or Deviation.

Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious BBC Radio 4 word game. Chairman Nicholas Parsons takes control of a loquacious and rebellious bunch of players whose task it is to speak on a subject he gives them for one minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation. This week Paul Merton, Ross Noble, Tony Hawks and Sheila Hancock attempt to speak within t...

Nicholas Parsons presides over the grandaddy of all panel games where the idea is to see who has the gift of the gab. This programme comes from the Lowry Centre in Salford where the panellists are Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Alun Cochrane. The panellists are given subjects on which they must speak without hesitation, repetition...

Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious BBC Radio 4 word game. This episode of the popular panel game comes from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, with comedians Paul Merton, Shappi Khorsandi, John Bishop and Gyles Brandreth. Nicholas Parsons hosts as panellists attempt to speak for a minute without repetition, hesitation or deviation.

Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious BBC Radio 4 word game. The popular panel game in which guests attempt to speak for a minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe festival with guests Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Fred Macaulay and Stephen K. Amos.

Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious BBC Radio 4 word game. The guests attempt to speak for a minute without repetition, hesitation or deviation under the watchful eye of Nicholas Parsons. Subjects include 'How to Audition', 'What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor?' and 'Two to Tango'. What will John Sergeant make of that one?

Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious BBC Radio 4 word game. The panellists attempt to speak on a subject given to them without repetition, hesitation or deviation. Subjects this week include 'My Inner Monologue' and 'The Person to My Left'. Hear what they make of that. Especially, Graham Norton, who hasn't got anyone sitting to his left.

Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious BBC Radio 4 word game where the guests attempt to speak for a minute without repetition, hesitation or deviation.

Nicholas Parsons chairs this complete series of the devious BBC Radio 4 word game. Featuring in these 8 episodes are panellists Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Julian Clary, Sue Perkins, Gyles Brandreth and Sheila Hancock.

The well-loved, long-running panel game with Nicholas Parsons at the helm. This week's panellists are Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Kevin Eldon and Julian Clary. The panellists are asked to speak on subjects given to them for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Much more difficult than it sounds... This week Sue Perkins describes he...

The grandaddy of all panel games with Nicholas Parsons in the chair. This time Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock and Ian MacMillan are panellists and the the programme is a guest of the British Library as part of its Evolving English Exhibition.

Nicholas Parsons chairs the grandaddy of all panel games with Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Julian Clary and Kevin Eldon as the panellists. The aim of the game is to speak on a subject without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Much, much harder than it sounds... On today's show Julian Clary talks about Building Bridges, Paul Merton reveals all about...

Nicholas Parsons chairs the panel game that rewards those who can talk the hind leg off a donkey. The panellists on today's show are Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Gyles Brandreth and Barnsley poet Ian McMillan. The aim of the game is to speak on a given subject for sixty seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. A task much harder than it...

Melvyn Bragg examines some of the many different varieties of English spoken around the world today, taking in Spanglish from the USA, Indian English, Caribbean English, Australian English, South African English, and finally a kind of "international English" used between non-native English speakers.

Melvyn Bragg follows his long historical exploration of the Routes of English with Voices of the Powerless, the BBC Radio 4 series in which he explores the lives of the ordinary working men and women of Britain at critical moments across the last 1,000 years. Ulster, one of the four ancient provinces of Ireland, remained largely independent of Eng...

Welsh comedian Rhod Gilbert is one of the biggest names in UK stand-up, performing to sell-out audiences in Britain and abroad. Now he has his own radio series, recorded in front of a live audience and packed with laughs. Joining Rhod on stage are fellow comedians Lloyd Langford and Greg Davies ('We Are Klang'), along with Sarah Millican who takes...

Melvyn Bragg follows his long historical exploration of the Routes of English with Voices of the Powerless, the BBC Radio 4 series in which he explores the lives of the ordinary working men and women of Britain at critical moments across the last 1,000 years. The Peasants' Revolt began in the Essex village of Fobbing in May 1381. It started with t...

Arthur Smith invites an audience into his South London home for comedy, music and entertainment. There's jamming in the kitchen, chuckles in the front room and poetry on the landing. Pippa Evans is a regular contributor as singer-songwriter Loretta Maine, while special guests include Paul Sinha, Milton Jones, Glenn Tilbrook, Benjamin Zephaniah, Ste...

To tie-in with Radio 4's new versions of the Raymond Chandler classic thrillers aired in February 2011, Harriett Gilbert presents a reappraisal of the life and legacy of the man from Upper Norwood who invented the PI as we know him. 'I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had...