Join national treasure and Just a Minute regular Gyles Brandreth on a hilariously addictive romp through British history. Just a Minute is a national institution which has entertained generations of listeners since it was first broadcast almost 50 years ago on BBC Radio 4, over 2.51 million listeners tune in every week.
Bestselling author, broadcaster, entertainer, and polymath Gyles Brandreth has been part of the Just a Minute team for over 30 years. In A History of Britain in Just a Minute, his new book accompanying the hit series, Gyles covers a thousand years of our island story in side-splitting 60-second instalments, without hesitation, repetition, or deviation.
What does Rumpelstiltskin have to do with the princes in the tower? What is so special about the year 1776? How many Harry Potters does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A History of Britain in Just a Minute celebrates key moments, people and places from our past: kings and queens, heroes and villains, triumphs and disasters, inventions and events, battles and bonnets, art, science, literature, entertainment, sport, gossip, and more.
Some entries are uninterrupted minutes, while others feature challenges for repetition and even, er...hesitation. With illustrations from award-winning artist Steven Appleby, and additional contributions from Just a Minute friends including Sue Perkins, Shaparak Khorsandi, and Josie Lawrence, you’ve never heard the story of Britain told quite like this. You’ll enjoy every uproarious minute of it.
Gyles Brandreth is a writer, performer, former MP and Government Whip, now Chancellor of the University of Chester and probably best known these days as a reporter on BBC1's The One Show and as a regular on Radio 4's Just a Minute. On TV he has featured on Have I Got News For You, QI, Room 101, Countdown, and This is Your Life. As a journalist he writes for the Telegraph and Daily Mail and is a columnist for The Oldie.
The founder of the National Scrabble Championships, his books about words and language include best-sellers, The Joy of Lex, Word Play and Have You Eaten Grandma?
A History Of Britain In Just A Minute is published on September 22. Pre-order here.
