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 September 2025.
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Michael Parkinson chats to Harry Secombe, Harold Robbins and Anita Loos.
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Michael Parkinson with guests Billy Connolly, Anna Raeburn, Rod Hull & Emu and Frank Evans. First transmitted in 1976.
Michael Parkinson searches the archives and revisits four outstanding interviews with the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
Michael Parkinson in conversation with Frederick Forsyth, Pete Murray and Blossom Dearie.
Michael Parkinson is joined by Helen Mirren, Cilla Black and Jo Brand. With music from Annie Lennox.
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.
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.
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.
In a programme from 1972, Michael Parkinson talks to American actor Jack Lemmon, who also performs Love Walked In on the piano.
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.
Episodes 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.