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As the sound of Chopin's Minute Waltz - played at breakneck speed by Artur Rubinstein - faded away on 22 December 1967, the first edition of Just a Minute began. Chairman Nicholas Parsons explained the rules of the comedy game show, in which contestants had to speak for a minute without hesitating, deviating from the subject, or repeating themselves. He introduced regular contestants Clement Freud and Derek Nimmo, and guests Beryl Reid and Wilma Ewart. Subjects in the first programme included Things to do in the bath, The English Nanny, and Keeping Fit.