Sue Perkins declared as new host of Just A Minute

Telecaster and essayist Sue Perkins is the following host of Radio 4's long-running test show Just a Minute. 

Her arrangement follows the demise of Nicholas Parsons, who facilitated the program for over fifty years. 

Radio 4 has been utilizing a pivoting series of visitor moderators since Parsons kicked the bucket in January of last year. 

Yet, Perkins, who is a normal Just A Minute hopeful, will venture into the job all day when the parody show starts its approaching 87th series. 

The test requests that specialists represent 60 seconds about a specific subject decisively, reiteration or deviation. 

Late visitor has have included Jo Brand, Gyles Brandreth, Paul Merton, Stephen Fry, Nish Kumar, Lucy Porter, Tom Allen and Jenny Eclair. 

Perkins said: "I'm past charmed to be approached to have this generally unbelievable of shows. Nicholas' shoes are too enormous to fill, however I will bring my own shoes, and work my socks off in them to keep our audience members engaged." 

Mohit Bakaya, regulator of Radio 4, added: "A redundancy of Nicholas Parsons' particular, and much missed, virtuoso, was rarely reasonable, and a deviation was consistently on the cards. In any case, it is without a second thought that I declare my outright pleasure that Sue Perkins has consented to be the new host of Just a Minute. 

"She is a splendid, sharp humorist, who will, I know, make JAM her own. I anticipate hearing how she will hold any semblance of Paul and Gyles to account as she keeps the banner flying on this much cherished individual from the Radio 4 family." 

Parsons' widow, Annie, said Perkins had her full help, adding that that she "had almost certainly that Nicholas would be charmed" with her arrangement. 

Perkins previously showed up on Just A Minute in 2000. The following series of the show starts on Monday 6 September on Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.