I just noticed this at Dean's main site- tells you what shows or events happened in the JAM World & it's Players on this day in History
http://just-a-minute.info/calendar.html
( is this fairly new or have I never noticed it before?)
anyways it's some JAM triva
February 5
1980: Episode 282 featured Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Peter Jones and Kenny Everett with Nicholas Parsons. Kenny Everett's only appearance.
1994: Episode 439 featured Paul Merton, Peter Jones, Wendy Richard and Lee Simpson with Nicholas Parsons. Debut by Lee Simpson.
2001: Episode 542 featured Paul Merton, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Julian Clary and Linda Smith with Nicholas Parsons.
2007: Episode 667 featured Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Graham Norton and Chris Addison with Nicholas Parsons. Debut by Chris Addison.
2010: Ian Carmichael dies.
February 6
1973: Episode 138 featured Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Peter Jones and Andree Melly with Nicholas Parsons.
1979: Episode 262 featured Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones and Joan Bakewell with Nicholas Parsons. Debut by Joan Bakewell.
1982: Episode 304 featured Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones and Ian Messiter with Nicholas Parsons. Ian Messiter's final appearance as a performer. Leonie Lawson's first appearance blowing the whistle.
1985: Episode 348 featured Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones and Martin Jarvis with Nicholas Parsons.
1993: Episode 429 featured Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Wendy Richard and Tony Slattery with Nicholas Parsons. Anne Ling's last appearance blowing the whistle.
2006: Episode 645 featured Paul Merton, Graham Norton, Gyles Brandreth and Sue Perkins with Nicholas Parsons.
2012: Episode 775, first edition of the 62nd season, featured Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Jenny Eclair and Ross Noble with Nicholas Parsons.