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Daniel — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:15:51 GMT

Not really an interview, but a moment of pure musical magic. There's a (roughly edited) version on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI6wZNBLOY0

I saw this when it was first broadcast in 1980 and have never forgotten it. Simply breathtaking. It still gives me goosebumps when I watch (and re-watch) it again.

THIERRY HENRY

Den1412 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:56:17 GMT

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Hey i really need this interview it was on air Saturday November 26, 2005

would be great if you could put it on the site in the "classic interview" section(i'm sure you Mr.Parkinson can do that)

P.S. it was a great interview

MICHAEL PARKINSON RADIO 4

Parkymyfave — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:09:29 GMT

HEARD THE MAN HIMSELF ON THE RADIO TALKING ABOUT THE ELDERLY AND THEIR WOES AND THE WAY THEY WERE TREATED...

SUCCINCT. TOUGH. AND YET AS AN EMOLLIENT ANSWER TO ALL. PARKY.

BEAUTIFULLY SAID AND HUMBLED ME TODAY. SO THAT' S MY FAVOURITE NOW.

Richard Burton

Parkymyfave — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:40:35 GMT

In awe. Saw this by accident on YOUTUBE by accident looking for something else...

Last seen by me when I was a child at home so transfixed.

Story goes he was out of rehab, and had to be filmed morning so audience was all male which reminded him of Californian hospital etc...

How Micheal Parkinson was able to get so much out of someone so nervous and yet frank and without confrontation but with humour and...well, still wonderful to this day and a memory come alive again.

Thank you. For those moments as a child but as an adult now appreciated.

Wow.

Generic questions

Jmajor — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:31:06 GMT

I recall hearing that Michael had two "back up" questions in case of emergencies. What were they - and did he ever have to use them?

Paul Anka

Fan_Of_Parky — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:24:56 GMT

From the ITV series, Paul Anka was a great guest with some really good anecdotes and showbiz stories and his singing of My Way as a special version for Parky was a great tribute. I also enjoyed Paul Anka's parody of his hit song Diana:

"I'm so old and you're so young..."!!

DAME EDITH EVANS - Theatrical 'grande dame'

FRANCIS — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:48:23 GMT

In the 70s, Parky met a great actress of the British theatre. She was quite elderly at the time, and part of the dialogue went, I believe, something like this:

PARKY: I'm betting on you to reach a hundred!

DAME EDITH (shocked): I hope you're not a betting man, Mr. Parkinson!

PARKY: No! But if I were.....

That Bloody Bird!

Jane — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:10:38 GMT

I'm trying to find out the exact date of the famous incident where Emu (thanks to Rod Hull) attacked Parky. I know it was 1976, but what was the broadcast date?

Thanks in advance for your help. Sorry to bring up the subject of "that bloody bird"...

Jane

danny la rue

sandra — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:07:31 GMT

Danny how i will miss your smiling brown eyes,the smell of your aftershave your dry wit and most of all my friend of over 27years,i will miss you everyday i know you will be meeting all the others that have passed before you but i be grateful for all the time we had albeit short sometimes when we met up,but there is a bright star in the sky tonight and thats you dan i will always love and miss you im just sorry we never got to say our final goodbye but i will make up for that when we meet again ive asked my vicar to light a candle for you tonight.

Goodnight Dan sleep well and i hope you are with jack,maryanne etc again there is no one that will take your place in my heart i love you Dan xxxxxxx

Jimmy Saville and Michael Palin

Vickyv — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:15:33 GMT

I looked on utube to see if I could find the interview with Jimmy Saville & Michael Palin, however it said removed by user, not sure what that means.. obviosly removed by user, user? who is the user?

Anyway I really wanted to see it or hear more about it, I heard there was some disagreement ?

Anyone know more about it?

interviews

sandra — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:18:30 GMT

i would like to see the interview i think you did with Danny La Rue it must of been in the late 70's he did some of it as himself and the other as Dolly Parton with David Ellen who now lives in Australia and also Bobby Bannerman and Roger Howlett who as far as i know are still over here in the UK although i not seen them for a few years,it would be great to see the whole thing from start to finish again as i never had a video recorder back then and im not sure if you interviewed him on radio as i didn't always catch the programme because of work or Dan mght not of told me until late in the day

Thanks

Sandra

Billy Connolly - this particular one

Wanderingone56 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:14:25 GMT

Mr. Parkinson, I know you enjoyed interviewing Billy and please excuse me for my lapse in memory.

I remember one program where Billy was on with Angie Dickinson and, at the end of the program, when Hollywood Angie was making 'mwahs' with everybody on the set, as she approached Billy he said, "Ach, don't bother hen. You've made me feel as welcome as a fart in a spacesuit."

Was that (perhaps not) the same program when Rod Hull and Emu, after knocking you to the floor, turned their attentions to Billy - whereon he grabbed 'the neck' of Emu and uttered the immortal line, "Just try it and I'll break your neck and his f***in' arm."?

Ah, happy days!

Sir David Frost

halifaxparky — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:15:57 GMT

Just seen the interview with Sir David. Appropiate its on now with the Film about to hit the big screen soon. I like Sir David for all the great things he has done for television on both sides on the Alantic, but for me, he is way behind his good friend Micheal on the interviewing skills. I am positive Mike would have gone for Richard Nixons jugular in a way whereby Nixon would have given a full and frank verbal admission. Note, Mike asks short open questions to lure the lot from the interviewee, whereby Sir David tends to give a statement when asking a question. No offence to Sir David, he is a superb all rounder.

PETER USTINOV - man of many talents

FRANCIS — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:19:56 GMT

BBC4 recently gave us a reminder of one of the great all-round talents - Peter Ustinov's Parkinson interviews were shown in a sparkling compilation.

Having been to one of Peter's one-man shows, I can vouch that he was a truly great raconteur. His film work ranged from wartime morale-boosters to historical epics like Quo Vadis to witty comedies like Hot Millions, Topkapi and Viva Max. He could also improvise at the drop of a hat; I remember him doing a TV show with absolutely no script, straight off-the-cuff. He was also one of the few people I ever saw making people laugh in more than one language. He was indeed a truly international man, charitable too, through his UNICEF work, and a man with great interest in the arts and culture. His Parky interviews showed all these outstanding qualities.

PAUL McCartney

halifaxparky — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:10:54 GMT

I really enjoyed the two interviews Michael had with Sir Paul, the first of which was in 1999, when Mike had I believe, a 26 year wait for Paul to return a favour.

McCartney has a good friend in Micheal and the interviews relected this. Great Stuff.

Peter Sellers

Parkymyfave — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:38:22 GMT

Just the other day-I remembered the Peter Sellers interview when he joked about the actor going round with the cheque and then Michael Bentine recalling the jazz music played at his friend Peter's funeral...classics, all of them.

BEN TRAVERS - Nonagenarian playwright on Parkinson in 1970s

FRANCIS — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:03:44 GMT

Ben Travers was in his nineties when he appeared on Parkinson. The creator of the Aldwych farces did a series of exercises in the studio to show how fit he was. He also got Parky and England cricketer John Snow to join in!

Ben also did a marvellous interview on "A view from the boundary" with Brian Johnston on Test Match Special. I'll never forget his memories of cricket in Victorian times. He even lived in the village where W.G.Grace was a G.P.!

Victoria Wood

Tillie Baker — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:33:42 GMT

This one really stays in my mind.
Victoria comes across as being a very shy person. Parky used his excellent listening skills, knowing instinctively when to talk and when to keep quiet, thus drawing out everything she was willing to disclose about her fascinating life.
This is what makes him unique as a chat show host, unlike some who are more interested in talking about themselves or promoting their guests latest book etc.
Well done Michael, I learnt more about Ms. Wood in that short interview than from the rest of her interviews put together - regards Tillie

MEMORY MAN HARRY LORAYNE

FRANCIS — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:30:06 GMT

Magician Harry Lorayne came on Parky's show back in the 70s, as I recall, memorised the names of the entire audience before the show and then recognised each one by name during the show! He's apparently still active at 82, having written a number of books. He says that there's no such thing as a bad memory, only an untrained memory!

CLIFF RICHARD

FRANCIS — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:36:37 GMT

Having just seen Sir Cliff in an amazing Manchester concert, I recall Parky interviewing him on several occasions, most notably on a show with Sammy Cahn and Placido Domingo. The show ended with everyone doing Mr. Cahn's songs, and it proved how versatile Cliff is. He's recorded many songs from the Great American Songbook, and I'm sure Michael will be pleased to know that an album of these songs is due to be recorded by Cliff in America in the New Year.

my favourite intervju

tobyofsweden — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:09:57 GMT

My favourite intervju ? Well, it must be two !

One with John Cleese and the other one with Sir Michael Caine.

I´m still :) then I think of them !

John Arlott - one man show

FRANCIS — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:50:34 GMT

The legendary writer and commentator John Arlott was a memorable guest. He spoke about his days as a policeman, his stint as a BBC producer of poetry programmes (and his friendship with Dylan Thomas) and of course his great writings on cricket and football. Classic moment when Parky asked him "does sport matter?" and John replied "No!"

When you listen to some of the banal commentaries on TV and radio today, and then think back to Arlott's imaginative and poetic use of the English language, you have to despair, and ask yourself - what happened?!

Danny Kaye

Susie — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:13:19 GMT

This interview I saw in Eighties (I think!) and I would love to see it again.
Susie

David Niven

Fan_Of_Parky — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:44:18 GMT

Re-watching this afternoon my old VHS recording of MP's "The David Niven Interviews" compilation, I was reminded just how marvellous a guest he was. Witty, erudite, classy, the perfect person to have on the show.

His capacity for showbiz anecdotes was marvellous, but there was also a groundedness about Niven which came from seeing what it was like to fight in a real war.

Niven was the quinessential English gentlman whose smart dress, good manners and dry humour we could well do with in today's world.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qISVGbrC8w0

Shelley Winters

shelleyfan74 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:07:10 GMT

I'm a huge shelley winters fan but they never show any clips of shelley being interview by michael. i am aware she was interviewed at least 3 times, first time being in 1971 and i think it was the second show. Luckily got a copy of shelley on parkinson from 1978 on dvd, shelley and Micheal had quite a good rapport, and she told some great stories about Dylan thomas,Chaplin, and how she thought Bertold Brecht was a janitor.

SAMMY CAHN and LARRY ADLER and....

sonoraman — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:22:13 GMT

This show was wonderful. Sammy Cahn and Larry Adler, with a world class violinist as well... and I can't for the life of me remember who it was but it might have been Itzhak Perlman.

Oliver Reed

stevebee77 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:02:13 GMT

How about posting some interviews with Oliver Reed?

Whatever people might have thought of him, he was always good TV.

And didn't he turn up in a gorilla outfit once - with 'that bird? ;)

Sir Bobby Charlton

halifaxparky — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:43:09 GMT

Really liked this interview involving two great gentlemen. Charlton was certainly that. Almost close to tears as he recalled the tragedy of the Munich Air Crash. He and Besty obviously had their fallouts at Old Trafford, but they complimented each other so well. Anybody know if Micheal ever interviewed Moore and Greaves?. I cant recall it.

TOP GEAR

Parkymyfave — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:09:43 GMT

When Jeremy Clarkson interviewed Sir Michael on Top Gear - I expected the 'celebrity in the reasonably priced car' just to be that...but the revelation about Meg Ryan was revealing (said he should have taken her advice and wrapped up the interview!) Intrigued about all those difficult people like her, Muhammed Ali et al.

One to One interviews

ellafella — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:59:34 GMT

Sir Michael, love the website and the book. Have already placed my order for the CD.

Are there any plans to put up the One to one interviews you did ? Im a huge Spike Milligan fan and would love to see that one for starters...a fascinating man with so many aspects to his life

Milligan, Secombe and Sellers

brenmar — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:34:25 GMT

The 1972 interview with The Goons was a classic. So too were Mike's interviews with Milligan and Sellers on their own.

One of Mike's great attributes when interviewing a comedian was his genuinely infectious laugh.

Parky On Radio 2!

Fan_Of_Parky — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:43:09 GMT

Let's not forget the Parkinson Sunday Supplement he presented for so many years. It was a real joy to listen to such great music and wonderful chat on a lazy Sunday and it's a real loss that it's no longer there.

Often there was longer to interview people on the radio show and it had a more intimate feel, with the music often relating to the subject. He did a really interesting radio interview with Sir John Major, who had brought out a book on cricket at the time, and it was like listening in to two very warm people having a chat over morning coffee, really good.

Kenneth Williams

Fan_Of_Parky — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:54:26 GMT

Such an erudite man and a perfect guest for the show, one of those who I could watch again as he always had something to say! It appears that Kenneth Williams actually holds the record for chatting on the longest between questions!

In the early 1980s he even appeared on the Parkinson In Australia series, it would be wonderful if these rare clips were made available for the website and fans alike.

Parkys Book Signing Tour

halifaxparky — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:44:41 GMT

Sir Micheal started his month long Book Signing Tour at Borders Oxford Street, London. Hoards of fans queued to see the great man. I was one, and we were not disappointed. Micheal was kind enough to spend a little time speaking to us all and allowing many to take photographs. The staff at Borders were also extremely kind and helpful. Arduous tour ahead Sir Micheal and writers cramp awaits. To all fans, get along to see the great man, you will not be disappointed

Parky's Changing Fashion Sense!

Fan_Of_Parky — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:17:52 GMT

Fascinating to see the fashions change and Parky going from one style to the other. In his 1970s interviews he had long hair and wore velvet jackets much more, then as it got later in his career a more businesslike look took over, with some nice stripey ties!

If you look in the Parky book there's a picture of him and Mrs P wearing fur coats :)

Peter Sellers interview

john — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:37:43 GMT

Peter Sellers interview:)

Jonathan Ross interviews Sir Michael

halifaxparky — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:44:40 GMT

So glad this interview has been added to the site. The tables turned on Mike. Ross freely admits he is not in the same league as Micheal, and says it for us all that Micheal in our opinions retired from his chat show way too soon. Its wetted my appetite to see all the interviews with Ali. Good stuff.

Parky On "This Morning" 13/10

Fan_Of_Parky — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:17:12 GMT

Tomorrow Parky will be appearing on ITV's This Morning (13/10/08) I wonder if they will allow a phone-in for viewers questions?