BREAKING: Nicholas Parsons dies aged 96
In 2012, Parsons celebrated the 45th anniversary of Just a Minute – in which celebrity guests strive to talk about a subject for 60 seconds – while in 2016, Prince Charles, a fan of the show, performed a cameo on the programme’s Christmas special.missed his first ever episode of Just A Minute after 50 yearsWith his absence sparking concerns for his health, BBC’s head of radio comedy explained that Parsons was ‘taking a couple of days off’.
‘At 96 years of age, one thing this experience has taught me is to be aware of the number of years you have lived and, after an illness, accept that it takes much longer to return to anything resembling normal health,’ he‘Pace yourself according to the age you have reached and count the blessings that age has brought and any wisdom that goes with it.’
At the tail end of 1967, he introduced Just A Minute for the first time – and the show is still going strong today. Parsons also had guest roles in Doctor Who, children’s series Bodger And Badger, as well as taking a cross-dressing role in a touring production of The Rocky Horror Show in his 70s, and performing a number of seasons with his one-man shows at the Edinburgh Festival.
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