Ian Cassan Messiter (2 April 1920 – 22 November 1999) was a BBC Radio producer and the creator of a number of panel games, including Just a Minute, Twenty Questions and Many a Slip. Messiter was born in Dudley, Worcestershire and educated at Sherborne School in Dorset. He acted as whistle blower on both One Minute Please and Just a Minute. He published his autobiography My Life and Other Games in 1990.
Family
Ian Messiter married Enid, née Senior; they had two children. Their son, Malcolm Messiter, is a world-renowned oboist. Their daughter, Susan, owns a campsite in Cambridgeshire, Fenland Camping and Caravan Park.
External links
- Obituary to Ian Messiter in The Guardian
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