Sir Michael Parkinson, CBE was an English broadcaster, journalist and author. He was best known for presenting his long-running television talk show, Parkinson, from 1971 to 1982 and from 1998 to 2007, as well as other talk shows and programmes both in the UK and internationally. He was also known as a radio broadcaster. He has been described by The Guardian as "the great British talkshow host"
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
James Martin's Saturday Morning (2017)
Guest starring as Michael Parkinson
- Episode 1x23: Michael Parkinson, Kenny Atkinson (Feb 17, 2018)
Parkinson: Masterclass (2012)
Starring as Michael Parkinson
(13 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: Evelyn Glennie (Apr 29, 2014)
- Episode 2x06: Milos (Apr 22, 2014)
- Episode 2x05: Akram Khan (Apr 15, 2014)
- Episode 2x04: Ellie Goulding (Apr 8, 2014)
- Episode 2x03: Simon Russell Beale (Apr 1, 2014)
- Episode 2x02: Dynamo (Mar 25, 2014)
- Episode 2x01: Eddie Izzard (Mar 18, 2014)
- Episode 1x06: Michael Morpugo (Dec 18, 2012)
- Episode 1x05: Jonathan Yeo (Dec 11, 2012)
- Episode 1x04: Don McCullin (Dec 4, 2012)
- Episode 1x03: Lang Lang (Nov 27, 2012)
- Episode 1x02: Carlos Acosta (Nov 20, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: Jamie Cullum (Nov 13, 2012)
Sunday Brunch (2012)
Guest starring as Michael Parkinson
- Episode 2016-12-18: Craig David, Alexander Armstrong, Michael Parkinson, Nicola Adams, The Courteeners (Dec 18, 2016)
Adam Hills Tonight (2011)
Guest starring as Michael Parkinson
- Episode 3x01: Episode 1 (May 15, 2013)
Piers Morgan's Life Stories (2009)
Guest starring as Michael Parkinson
- Episode 16x02: Michael Parkinson (Jun 1, 2019)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Guest starring as Michael Parkinson
- Episode 20x11: Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel, Felicity Jones, Dawn French, Sir Michael Parkinson, Jack Savoretti (Dec 16, 2016)
The One Show (2006)
Guest starring as Michael Parkinson
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2021-08-05: 05/08/2021 (Aug 5, 2021)
- Episode 2008-12-17: 17/12/2008 (Dec 17, 2008)
Parkinson (2004)
Starring as Host
(70 episodes)
- Episode 7x11: The Final Conversation (Dec 16, 2007)
- Episode 7x10: Rod Stewart, Michael Bublé, Annie Lennox, Joe Cocker (Nov 24, 2007)
- Episode 7x09: Ewan McGregor, Kenneth Branagh, Paul Merton, KD Lang (Nov 10, 2007)
- Episode 7x08: Lewis Hamilton, Ian McKellen, James Blunt (Nov 10, 2007)
- Episode 7x07: Ray Winstone, French & Saunders, Daniel Radcliffe, Jamie Davis (Nov 3, 2007)
- Episode 7x06: Bobby Charlton, Joanna Lumley, Richard Attenborough, Peter Cincotti (Oct 27, 2007)
- Episode 7x05: Sharon Osbourne, Joan Rivers, Sophie Dahl, Diana Krall (Oct 20, 2007)
- Episode 7x04: Ricky Hatton, Paul Anka, Michael Winner (Oct 13, 2007)
- Episode 7x03: Harry Connick Jr, Colin Firth, Al Murray (Sep 29, 2007)
- Episode 7x02: James McAvoy, Billie Piper, Jennifer Lopez (Sep 22, 2007)
- Episode 7x01: Michael Palin, David Frost, Diana Rigg (Sep 15, 2007)
- Episode 6x07: Ken Dodd, Jonathan Miller, Joanna Lumley, Meera Syal, Travis (Jun 23, 2007)
- Episode 6x06: David Attenborough, Piers Morgan, Sanjeev Bhaskar (Jun 16, 2007)
- Episode 6x05: Orlando Bloom, James Nesbitt, Alfie Boe (Jun 9, 2007)
- Episode 6x04: Dara O'Briain, David Dimbleby, Russell Watson (Jun 2, 2007)
- Episode 6x03: Stephen Fry, George Michael, Joan Rivers (May 19, 2007)
- Episode 6x02: Gene Wilder, Patrick Stewart, Ian Hislop, Joe Cocker (May 12, 2007)
- Episode 6x01: David Tennant, David Mitchell, Amanda Holden, Michael Bublé (May 5, 2007)
- Episode 5x13: Lenny Henry, Judi Dench, Katherine Jenkins & the Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir (Dec 23, 2006)
- Episode 5x12: Cameron Diaz, Rory Bremner, John McEnroe, Chris Rea (Dec 16, 2006)
- Episode 5x11: Daniel Craig, Ben Elton, Robin Williams (Dec 2, 2006)
- Episode 5x10: Noel Gallagher, Dustin Hoffman, Rod Stewart (Nov 25, 2006)
- Episode 5x09: Patrick Kielty, Wendy Richard, Paolo Nutini, Michael Palin (Nov 18, 2006)
- Episode 5x08: Peter Kay, Take That, Ian McKellan (Nov 11, 2006)
- Episode 5x07: Michael Caine, Tony Bennett (Nov 4, 2006)
- Episode 5x06: Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Justin Timberlake (Oct 28, 2006)
- Episode 5x05: Eric Idle, Joan Bakewell, Lemar, Ray Winstone (Oct 21, 2006)
- Episode 5x04: Shane Richie, Sheila Hancock, Corinne Bailey Rae, Jeremy Paxman (Oct 7, 2006)
- Episode 5x03: Liza Minnelli, Sharon Osbourne, Lionel Richie (Sep 30, 2006)
- Episode 5x02: Helen Mirren, Trinny & Susannah, Dame Edna Everage (Sep 23, 2006)
- Episode 5x01: Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Elton John, Bernie Taupin (Sep 16, 2006)
- Episode 4x08: George Michael, Alan Alda, Jamie Foxx (Apr 22, 2006)
- Episode 4x07: Kathleen Turner, Martin Freeman, Melvyn Bragg (Apr 15, 2006)
- Episode 4x06: David Jason, Ardal O'Hanlon, Paul Anka (Apr 8, 2006)
- Episode 4x05: Noel Edmonds, Thandie Newton, Timothy Spall, Neil Diamond (Apr 1, 2006)
- Episode 4x04: Jane Fonda, Jo Brand, Daniel Day-Lewis, Van Morrison (Mar 25, 2005)
- Episode 4x03: Sharon Stone, Stephen Fry, Bette Midler (Mar 18, 2006)
- Episode 4x02: Kathy Burke, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Dara O'Briain, Tim Rice, Elena Roger (Mar 11, 2006)
- Episode 4x01: Tony Blair, Kevin Spacey (Mar 4, 2006)
- Episode 3x11: The Choirboys, Cilla Black, Martine McCutcheon, Joan Rivers, Bryn Terfel, John Williams (Dec 24, 2005)
- Episode 3x10: Paul McCartney, Katie Melua, Dave Spikey, Rachel Weisz (Dec 17, 2005)
- Episode 3x09: Michael Flatley, Peter O'Toole, Robbie Williams (Dec 10, 2005)
- Episode 3x08: Thierry Henry, Matthew Kelly, Sarah Lancashire, Stevie Wonder (Nov 26, 2005)
- Episode 3x07: Chris Evans, Dawn French, David Gray, Ian Hislop (Nov 19, 2005)
- Episode 3x06: Madonna (Nov 12, 2005)
- Episode 3x05: Charlotte Church, Susannah Constantine, Trinny Woodall, Bradley Walsh, Eurythmics (Nov 5, 2005)
- Episode 3x04: Gordon Ramsay, Ben Elton, Rod Stewart (Oct 29, 2005)
- Episode 3x03: David Attenborough, Susan Sarandon, Chris Tarrant, Jamie Cullum (Oct 22, 2005)
- Episode 3x02: Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Gloria Hunniford, Will Young (Oct 15, 2005)
- Episode 3x01: Antonio Banderas, Ricky Gervais, James Blunt, Robert Lindsay (Oct 8, 2005)
- Episode 2x09: Lauren Bacall, Olivia Newton-John, Meera Syal (Apr 9, 2005)
- Episode 2x08: Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Martin Clunes, Stephen Fry, Anastacia (Apr 2, 2005)
- Episode 2x07: John Travolta, John Sergeant, Goldie Hawn, John Legend (Mar 26, 2005)
- Episode 2x06: Ewan McGregor, Billie Piper, Jamie Oliver (Mar 19, 2005)
- Episode 2x05: Peter Kay, Sandra Bullock, Nicholas Lyndhurst (Mar 12, 2005)
- Episode 2x04: Ray Winstone, Patsy Kensit, Jerry Springer, Madeleine Peyroux (Mar 5, 2005)
- Episode 2x03: Will Smith, Julie Walters, Michael Buble (Feb 26, 2005)
- Episode 2x02: Samuel L. Jackson, Dara O'Briain, Lucie Silvas, Twiggy (Feb 19, 2005)
- Episode 2x01: Bruce Willis, Bob Geldof (Feb 12, 2005)
- Episode 1x11: Joe Pasquale, Rod Stewart, Barbara Windsor, Lily Savage (Dec 25, 2004)
- Episode 1x10: Renée Zellweger, Kevin Spacey, Mel Brooks (Nov 6, 2004)
- Episode 1x09: Judi Dench, Dame Edna Everage, Sharon Osbourne, Scissor Sisters (Oct 30, 2004)
- Episode 1x08: Lauren Bacall, Nigella Lawson, Paul O'Grady, Tina Turner (Oct 23, 2004)
- Episode 1x07: Jeremy Clarkson, Eddie Izzard, Clare Teal, Donny Osmond (Oct 16, 2004)
- Episode 1x06: Joan Rivers, Jamie Oliver, Cliff Richard (Oct 9, 2004)
- Episode 1x05: Ricky Gervais, Joanna Lumley, Kevin Kline, Beverley Knight (Oct 2, 2004)
- Episode 1x04: Michael Palin, Ant & Dec, Tom Jones, Jools Holland (Sep 25, 2004)
- Episode 1x03: Matthew Pinsent, Lenny Henry, Frank Skinner, R.E.M., Il Divo (Sep 18, 2004)
- Episode 1x02: Simon Cowell, Naomi Campbell, Denzel Washington, Ronan Keating (Sep 11, 2004)
- Episode 1x01: Tom Cruise, Billy Connolly, Kelly Holmes, Razorlight (Sep 4, 2004)
Breakfast (2002)
Guest starring as Michael Parkinson
- Episode 2020-11-03: 03/11/20 (Nov 3, 2020)
Guest starring as Michael Parkinson
- Episode 2021-07-21: 21/07/2021 (Jul 21, 2021)
The Kumars at No. 42 (2001)
Guest starring as Michael Parkinson
- Episode 1x01: Richard E. Grant and Michael Parkinson (Nov 12, 2001)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
Guest starring as Michael Parkinson
- Episode 15x05: Michael Parkinson, Faye Dunaway, Alan Carr, Oasis (Oct 3, 2008)
Loose Women (1999)
Guest starring as Michael Parkinson
(2 episodes)
- Episode 17x61: 26/11/12 - Rhod Gilbert, Gethin Jones, Michael Parkinson (Nov 26, 2012)
- Episode 15x62: 30/11/10 - Michael Parkinson, Rumer (Nov 30, 2010)
The British Academy Television Awards (1998)
Starring as Presenter
- Episode 1999-05-09: The 46th British Academy Television Awards (May 9, 1999)
The Frank Skinner Show (1995)
Guest starring as Michael Parkinson
- Episode 8x07: Michael Parkinson, Shane MacGowan, Goldie Lookin Chain (Nov 25, 2004)
The Mrs. Merton Show (1994)
Guest starring as Michael Parkinson
- Episode 2x03: Germaine Greer, Ant & Dec, Michael Parkinson (Nov 26, 1995)
Have I Got News for You (1990)
Guest starring as Michael Parkinson
- Episode 13x06: Martin Clunes, Michael Parkinson (May 30, 1997)
Comic Relief (1986)
Guest starring as Michael Parkinson
- Episode 1997-03-14: Close Encounters of the Furred Kind (Mar 14, 1997)
Good Morning Britain (1983)
Starring as Michael Parkinson
- Episode 1987-01-27: 27/01/1987 (Jan 27, 1987)
Parkinson (1973)
Starring as Michael Parkinson
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1980-03-19: Dirk Bogarde, Diana Rigg, Barbara Woodhouse (Mar 19, 1980)
- Episode 1979-12-29: Brian Inglis, Diana Rigg, Martin St. James (Dec 29, 1979)
- Episode 1976-02-14: Fred Astaire (Feb 14, 1976)
- Episode 1976-01-31: Malcolm Muggeridge, Diana Rigg (Jan 31, 1976)
- Episode 1972-11-04: Diana Rigg, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Gore Vidal (Nov 4, 1972)