Bibliogryphon 9,571 Posted December 16, 2016 Prince Charles will be appearing on the Christmas edition of Just a Minute. It is this time next year that the programme celebrates it 50th Anniversary. No evidence but possibly getting something in before one or the other of them is unavailable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted December 16, 2016 Prince Charles will be appearing on the Christmas edition of Just a Minute. It is this time next year that the programme celebrates it 50th Anniversary. No evidence but possibly getting something in before one or the other of them is unavailable Someone at the BBC is convinced Parsons wont be around for the 50th. Hence them having a big show of the 45th anniversary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,571 Posted December 16, 2016 Prince Charles will be appearing on the Christmas edition of Just a Minute. It is this time next year that the programme celebrates it 50th Anniversary. No evidence but possibly getting something in before one or the other of them is unavailable Someone at the BBC is convinced Parsons wont be around for the 50th. Hence them having a big show of the 45th anniversary. I have a feeling they are wrong. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,644 Posted December 16, 2016 looks like he has a hard on in that pic. thinking of some saucy pics of Maggie Thatcher perhaps. I doubt that. In other news, all them lasses are now dead, right? So, an interesting question given Parson's amazing longevity Do any posters know if all the participants in this photograph are still alive? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lozzie 9 Posted December 16, 2016 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2384563/Nicholas-Parsons-Being-dollybird-demeaning-says-veteran-game-host.html The names of all those women are in this article. I would google them individually and answer the question but I'm extremely lazy! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadsox 894 Posted December 16, 2016 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2384563/Nicholas-Parsons-Being-dollybird-demeaning-says-veteran-game-host.html The names of all those women are in this article. I would google them individually and answer the question but I'm extremely lazy! Lozzie, you're a person after my own heart. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,571 Posted October 11, 2017 Giles Brandreth tweeted yesterday that he tried to phone NP to wish him Happy Birthday but he was in a meeting sorting out dates for his 2018 tour. Pick to avoid for false flag by GB? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted October 11, 2017 On 10/03/2013 at 23:55, Guest Guest said: Word is Nick lost his hearing aid .He's said to be close to deaf And a total cert to reach 100 ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted October 11, 2017 16 hours ago, Sean said: 94 Today And a total cert to reach 100 ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,385 Posted October 11, 2017 And a total cert to reach 100 ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,903 Posted June 4, 2018 Not hosting tonight's Just a Minute. I think this is the first he's missed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,385 Posted June 4, 2018 Maybe not a total cert to reach 100 ? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,571 Posted June 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Handrejka said: Not hosting tonight's Just a Minute. I think this is the first he's missed. They are not saying he is ill but this does look unplanned or this is contingency planning to hand the reins to Gyles Brandreth and getting the public used to that concept before the event happens. We don't want another Humph situation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted June 5, 2018 15 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: 17 hours ago, Handrejka said: Not hosting tonight's Just a Minute. I think this is the first he's missed. They are not saying he is ill but this does look unplanned or this is contingency planning to hand the reins to Gyles Brandreth and getting the public used to that concept before the event happens. We don't want another Humph situation. Nicholas Parsons misses first Just A Minute in 50 years. Quote Two episodes are taped per recording date, so next week's show will also feature the same panel with Brandreth in the presenting chair. Parsons will then be heard on air again after that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad Hatter2 85 Posted June 5, 2018 I'll give him a month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,571 Posted June 5, 2018 Gyles Brandreth just tweeted that Nicholas Parsons is booked to appear at the Edinburgh Fringe on 3rd August. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted June 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Bibliogryphon said: Gyles Brandreth just tweeted that Nicholas Parsons is booked to appear at the Edinburgh Fringe on 3rd August. Ken Dodd was 'booked to appear...' too. If the fella has missed a recording when he has NEVER missed one before then something is wrong. It seems pretty obvious that he has always fitted everything else around his recordings of the show and i cannot see why he would just suddenly change all that now. Nobody goes on forever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,131 Posted June 5, 2018 Unless he's got laryngitis or something else that affects his voice. But if it was that, no reason not to say so. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,314 Posted June 5, 2018 5 minutes ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: Ken Dodd was 'booked to appear...' too. If the fella has missed a recording when he has NEVER missed one before then something is wrong. It seems pretty obvious that he has always fitted everything else around his recordings of the show and i cannot see why he would just suddenly change all that now. Nobody goes on forever. It does seem anonymous and could be serious but flu a family emergency a mini-stroke a chest infection or routine surgery like a hip or knee replacement could all be the reason as could laryngitis which might not mean he is off for very long at all and will make a full recovery. At 94 and such secrecy surrounding why he is off is ominous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted June 5, 2018 29 minutes ago, Sean said: It does seem anonymous and could be serious but flu a family emergency a mini-stroke a chest infection or routine surgery like a hip or knee replacement could all be the reason as could laryngitis which might not mean he is off for very long at all and will make a full recovery. At 94 and such secrecy surrounding why he is off is ominous. To echo Toastie, you would have thought that it would have been announced why he could not do the recordings, if it was not serious. He has also done tours in the past, nothing that has stopped him from being at the studio to do the recordings. Until he pops up saying all is well I am in the 'one foot in the grave camp' as it is logical to be. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,571 Posted June 6, 2018 17 hours ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: To echo Toastie, you would have thought that it would have been announced why he could not do the recordings, if it was not serious. He has also done tours in the past, nothing that has stopped him from being at the studio to do the recordings. Until he pops up saying all is well I am in the 'one foot in the grave camp' as it is logical to be. These are all recorded in advance and Gyles Brandreth assures us that he will be back in a fortnight. (Two episodes recorded in each block). So yes it is unforeseen but it is recoverable. The bigger questio will come when they start recording the next series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,131 Posted June 6, 2018 Brandreth said: "After 50 years at the helm [he] quite rightly thinks he should be allowed a day off." This does sound like there's nothing wrong, or nothing serious anyway. Perhaps there was a personal reason, such as attending a wedding or funeral. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,571 Posted October 10, 2018 Happy Birthday. 95 Today. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted April 1, 2019 Looking and sounding quite old and wobbly by Nicholas Parsons usual standards on Channel 5's Favourite Game Shows thing. Is 96 in a few months, mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
