Parkinson
Parkinson is an entertainment show on BBC4. The late, great chat show legend Michael Parkinson sits down with celebrity guests - meeting the greatest names in entertainment in a star-studded series that spanned decades. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 24 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2025.
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Parkinson
Michael Parkinson searches the archives and revisits four outstanding interviews with the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
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Michael Parkinson in conversation with Frederick Forsyth, Pete Murray and Blossom Dearie.
July 2025
Michael Parkinson is joined by Helen Mirren, Cilla Black and Jo Brand. With music from Annie Lennox.
May 2025
Michael Parkinson in conversation with Kim Novak, Julian Pettifer and AJP Taylor.
Michael Parkinson is joined by Barbara Woodhouse, Diana Rigg and Dirk Bogarde.
Michael Parkinson in conversation with Paul Daniels, William Rushton and Engelbert Humperdinck.
April 2025
Michael Parkinson in conversation with Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and John Conteh.
Michael Parkinson talks to comic actor Michael Crawford and American entertainer Liberace, who plays a medley of Christmas songs.
Chat show hosted by Michael Parkinson, with guests The Buddy Rich Orchestra, Kenny Everett, Roy Castle and Sammy Davis Jr.
March 2025
Michael Parkinson in conversation with comedian Dave Allen, actress and singer Toyah Willcox and singer-songwriter Peter Skellern.
Michael Parkinson talks to actor Michael Caine about his life and career, in a programme that first aired in 2002.
February 2025
In a programme from 1972, Michael Parkinson talks to American actor Jack Lemmon, who also performs Love Walked In on the piano.
January 2025
Rock star Rod Stewart, writer, actress and comedian Maureen Lipman and actress Tamzin Outhwaite are in conversation with Michael Parkinson.
Michael Parkinson in conversation with Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Janet Webb, Raquel Welch and Stéphane Grappelli.
Michael Parkinson chats with guests David Attenborough and André Previn.
Michael Parkinson with guests Kenneth Williams, Maggie Smith and John Betjeman.
Michael Parkinson in conversation with guests Michael Caine, Helen Hayes and Soraya.
December 2024
First transmitted in 1998. Parkinson's guests are Billy Connolly, who talks about acting, comedy and life, and Sir David Attenborough, with anecdotes from the world of animals.
Michael Parkinson talks to Dame Judi Dench, comedian Peter Kay and zoologist and TV presenter Charlotte Uhlenbroek. With music from Will Young.
November 2024
Michael Parkinson is joined by guests Sir Robert Helpmann, Claire Bloom and Eartha Kitt.