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Re: Longest 'Minute'

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MARTYNFeb 13, 2013
 

 
Me too. He came to a local school in the '80s and did one of his amusing talks. In the question sessions at the end I asked if he was going to make any more 'J. Kingston Platt'programmes. He said I was the first to ever mention the programme to him ! Martyn .

--- In just-a-minute@..., "Robert" wrote:
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> I miss Peter Jones. A genuinely nice and witty man. I especially enjoyed his
> narration of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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> Robert
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> [mailto:just-a-minute@...]On Behalf Of Simon B Kelly
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> There's also the time that Kenny Everett spoke for 90 seconds on the
> subject of 'Marbles'.
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> There are probably a few other occasions where guests spoke for more than
> a minute although I haven't sat down and timed them yet to see who spoke for
> the longest.
>
> The first person to speak for 60 seconds, according to Nicholas, was
> Andrée Melly, in Episode 5, first broadcast on 20th January 1968...
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> Simon
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> --- In just-a-minute@..., "MARTYN" wrote:
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> > Often Radio 4 gets enquiries about who spoke the first whole minute on
> JAM. I well recall in the mid-seventies Peter Jones was given the subject of
> Ballet. He went so well N.P. didn't stop him. He actually went for nearly 90
> seconds ! This is never ever mentioned on any discussion about the
> Programme. It will, of course, be in the BBC Archives somewhere... Martyn
> Miles .
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