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Ian Mesiter wrote a book about his life
" My Life and Other Games"

It is still available at amazonuk.com in hardback for 1 Pence!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Other-Games-Ian-Messiter/dp/1872180612/ref=sr_1_26?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1366046064&sr=1-26&keywords=Ian+Messiter

--- In mailto:just-a-minute%40..., Tony Baechler <tony.baechler@...> wrote:

>
> Hi all,
>
> I just found and joined this group, thanks to a member here. JAM is one

of

> my favorite BBC shows. I also like Many a Slip and have great respect

for

> Ian Mesiter. Biographical information about him is lacking except

the very

> basic details.
>
> I have a few questions. Did Ian

Mesiter speak on any JAM shows other than

> 1977-01-12 and 1977-04-27? For

those who haven't heard those shows, I

> highly recommend them, especially

the first. There were some early shows in

> which Nicholas Parsons wasn't

the chairman, but 1977-01-12 was the only show

> in which Ian Mesiter was,

for that one episode only. I can sometimes hear

> him saying something in

the background on some shows, but he doesn't

> actually say much.
>
> What other radio shows did Ian Mesiter create besides JAM and Many a

Slip?

> I've done some research and apparently he created other panel

shows, but I

> haven't found any definitive list. He also apparently

created a comedy, but

> I can't find it anywhere.
>
>

Finally, do any of you have a complete set of Many a Slip out there? I am

> missing about half and what I have is mostly ABC rebroadcasts. For

some

> reason, some of the ABC shows run 25 minutes with music fill, so

I'm sure

> they're cutting some part of the shows, but I don't know what.

Also, at

> least the final 1979 series was done in stereo. I like it

almost as much as

> JAM. On an unrelated note, I'm looking for Quote,

Unquote as well.

>
> Thanks for any help and other interesting

information this group can offer.

>