Bøger af Nicholas Parsons

From border garrison of the Roman Empire to magnificent Baroque seat of the Hapsburgs, Vienna's fortunes swung between survival and expansion. By the late nineteenth century it had become the western capital of the sprawling Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, but the twentieth century saw it degraded to a 'hydrocephalus' cut off from its former economic hinterland. After the inglorious Nazi interlude, Vienna began the long climb back to the prosperous and cultivated city of 1.7 million inhabitants that it is today. Subjected to constant infusions of new, Vienna has both assimilated and resisted cultural influences from outside, creating its own sui generis culture.

In Wala Wala, Senior Constable Ray Lorkin struggles to keep a peace between Aboriginal tradition and the law he is sworn to uphold. When a local man dies in mysterious circumstances, Ray decides he can no longer do things 'blackfella way'.

As its nine hundredth episode approaches, Just a Minute has consistently entertained BBC Radio 4 listeners, and many others around the world, since its first broadcast in December 1967.This title tells the Just a Minute story from its inauspicious pilot episode, through television and stage versions, and on to the present day, without hesitation.