Programme Index

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 10^th Dec 1999, 21:35 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sat 22^nd Jan 2022, 22:45 on BBC Four HD

Available for 4 months

Chat show hosted by Michael Parkinson with special guest Michael Crawford, looking at his life and career. Michael performs Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera.

Contributors

Presenter:: Michael Parkinson
Interviewed Guest:: Michael Crawford

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Entertainment

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Discussion & Talk

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Parkinson

Peter Ustinov

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 22^nd Apr 2004, 22:35 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sat 12^th Feb 2022, 22:50 on BBC Four HD

Available for 3 months

In a selection of highlights from Sir Peter Ustinov's appearances on his show, Michael Parkinson looks back at a multi-talented writer, director, actor and ambassador for Unicef. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Michael Parkinson
Interviewed Guest:: Peter Ustinov

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Entertainment

Brand

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Duration: 52 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 25^th Dec 2000, 21:15 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Mon 24^th Dec 2018, 19:05 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Victoria Wood serves up a large helping of Christmas comedy, with an impressive list of celebrities appearing in a wide range of pastiches. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Victoria Wood
Actor:: Alan Rickman
Actor:: Julie Walters
Actor:: Pete Postlethwaite
Actor:: Celia Imrie
Actor:: James Bolam
Actor:: Delia Smith
Actor:: Richard E. Grant
Actor:: Derek Jacobi
Actor:: Bill Paterson
Actor:: Geraldine McEwan
Actor:: Billie Piper
Actor:: Michael Parkinson
Actor:: Ian 'H' Watkins
Actor:: Robert Lindsay
Actor:: Hugh Laurie
Actor:: Hannah Gordon
Actor:: Lindsay Duncan
Actor:: Bob Monkhouse
Actor:: Betty Boothroyd
Actor:: Angela Rippon
Actor:: Alan Titchmarsh
Actor:: Roger Cook
Actor:: Imelda Staunton
Producer:: Jemma Rodgers
Producer:: Victoria Wood
Director:: John Birkin
Executive Producer:: Phil McIntyre
Executive Producer:: Jon Plowman

Genres

ComedySketch

Parkinson at 50

Duration: 58 minutes

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First broadcast: Sat 28^th Aug 2021, 20:30 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 17^th Sep 2021, 00:15 on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 3 months

Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of the interview trade and remembering some of his favourite encounters. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Michael Parkinson
Director:: Ian Denyer
Producer:: Mike Parkinson
Executive Producer:: Lucy Ansbro
Executive Producer:: Mike Parkinson

Genres

Entertainment

Sir Bruce: A Celebration

Duration: 1 hour, 5 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 11^th Mar 2018, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 11^th Mar 2018, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Tess Daly hosts a tribute to one of Britain's best-loved entertainers, Sir Bruce Forsyth, featuring music, dance and personal tributes from a wealth of stars. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Tess Daly
Executive Producer:: Guy Freeman
Series Producer:: Cerrie Frost
Production Manager:: Caroline Lloyd
Performer:: Shirley Bassey
Performer:: Alexandra Burke
Performer:: Michael Ball
Performer:: Alfie Boe
Performer:: Adam Garcia
Performer:: undefined Strictly Come Dancing Professionals
Performer:: BBC Concert Orchestra
Performer:: David Arch
Participant:: Elton John
Participant:: Lenny Henry
Participant:: Michael Parkinson
Participant:: Dame Joan Collins
Participant:: Dec Donnelly
Participant:: Ant McPartlin
Participant:: Anton Du Beke
Participant:: Claudia Winkleman
Participant:: Paul Merton
Participant:: Jon Culshaw
Participant:: Lord Sugar
Participant:: Bradley Walsh
Participant:: Rosmarie Ford
Participant:: Arlene Phillips
Participant:: Len Goodman

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Entertainment

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Performances & Events

Desert Island Discs

Elton John

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 1^st Jun 1986, 12:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 6^th Jun 1986, 09:05 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

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Michael Parkinson's castaway is singer Elton John. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Michael Parkinson
Interviewed Guest:: Elton John

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FactualLife Stories

Brand

Desert Island Discs

The Man Who Made Eric and Ernie

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 26^th Dec 2008, 20:30 on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: Sat 14^th Jan 2012, 20:00 on BBC Two England

A tribute to the man behind the success of Morecambe and Wise, the Two Ronnies and the Generation Game, entertainment impresario Sir Bill Cotton, who died in 2008. Show more

Contributors

Participant:: Ronnie Corbett
Participant:: Michael Parkinson
Participant:: Bruce Forsyth
Participant:: David Frost
Participant:: Michael Palin
Producer:: Alexandra Briscoe
Executive Producer:: Karen Steyn

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

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Documentaries

VE Day 70

Episode 1: Remembering Victory

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 4^th May 2015, 20:30 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Sat 15^th Aug 2015, 21:10 on BBC Two HD

Seventy years on, some of Britain's best-loved entertainers and broadcasters recall the jubilation of VE Day and the years that followed. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Julie Walters
Participant:: David Attenborough
Participant:: Johnny Ball
Participant:: Honor Blackman
Participant:: Jilly Cooper
Participant:: John Craven
Participant:: Bruce Forsyth
Participant:: Cleo Laine
Participant:: Kenny Lynch
Participant:: Miriam Margolyes
Participant:: Michael Parkinson
Participant:: Leslie Phillips
Participant:: Anne Reid
Participant:: Esther Rantzen
Participant:: Patrick Stewart
Participant:: Una Stubbs
Participant:: June Whitfield
Producer:: Mary Cranitch
Director:: Mary Cranitch
Executive Producer:: Chris Granlund
Production Manager:: Michelle Clinton
Production Coordinator:: Josef d'Bache-Kane

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Series

VE Day 70

Parkinson

Parkinson Meets Muhammad Ali

Duration: 37 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 27^th Aug 1999, 22:15 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Sat 28^th Aug 2021, 23:05 on BBC Two HD

Available for 2 months

Michael Parkinson searches the archives and revisits four outstanding interviews with the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali.

Contributors

Presenter:: Michael Parkinson
Interviewed Guest:: Muhammad Ali

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Entertainment

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Discussion & Talk

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Parkinson: The Interviews

Series 1

Episode 6: Kenneth Williams

Parkinson: The Interviews

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 29^th Aug 1995, 22:45 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sat 19^th Feb 2022, 22:50 on BBC Four HD

In this compilation of clips from five of his eight appearances on Parkinson, Kenneth Williams gives vent to his dislike of theatre critics. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Michael Parkinson
Interviewed Guest:: Kenneth Williams
Director:: Annie Lewis

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Entertainment

Brand

Series

Parkinson: The Interviews: Series 1

Top Gear

Series 12

Episode 1

BBC Two

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 2^nd Nov 2008, 20:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Thu 16^th Dec 2010, 19:00 on BBC Three

Available for years

Motoring news and views. The team each buy a second-hand lorry, Jeremy tests a scary Porsche 911 on the track, and Michael Parkinson is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Jeremy Clarkson
Presenter:: Richard Hammond
Presenter:: James May
Star in a Reasonably Priced Car:: Michael Parkinson
Executive Producer:: Andy Wilman

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Magazines & Reviews

Brand

Top Gear

Series

Top Gear: Series 12

Saturday Live

Sir Michael Parkinson, Martin Carthy, Kiki Dee

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 18^th Aug 2018, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 18^th Aug 2018, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

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Live from Scarborough with Sir Michael Parkinson, folk legend Martin Carthy, surfer Tori Gower and Jennifer Dunne on the Dinosaur coast. With Inheritance Tracks from Kiki Dee. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:: Michael Parkinson
Interviewed Guest:: Martin Carthy
Interviewed Guest:: Tori Gower
Interviewed Guest:: Jennifer Dunne
Interviewed Guest:: Ben Davis
Interviewed Guest:: Kiki Dee
Performer:: Martin Carthy
Editor:: Eleanor Garland
Producer:: Louise Corley

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Brand

Saturday Live

Home Comforts at Christmas

Episode 1: Miraculous Make Aheads

Home Comforts at Christmas

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 7^th Dec 2015, 15:40 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sat 10^th Dec 2016, 11:30 on BBC One Wales HD

TV chef James Martin gets ahead for Christmas, providing lots of clever tips and tricks to save time and stress on the big day.

Contributors

Presenter:: James Martin
Participant:: Annie Gray
Participant:: Ivan Day
Interviewed Guest:: Michael Parkinson
Executive Producer:: Jeff Anderson
Series Producer:: Nicola Kingscote
Director:: Alex Parkinson

Genres

FactualFood & Drink

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Series

Parkinson

Sir John Betjeman & Gracie Fields

Duration: 1 hour, 5 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 5^th Nov 1977, 23:10 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Wed 14^th Jun 2017, 22:15 on BBC Four

Another chance to see the 1977 Michael Parkinson interview with Sir John Betjeman and Gracie Fields.

Contributors

Presenter:: Michael Parkinson
Interviewed Guest:: Gracie Fields
Interviewed Guest:: John Betjeman

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Entertainment

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Discussion & Talk

Brand

Parkinson, Morecambe & Wise

BBC Two

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 31^st Dec 2011, 22:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sat 31^st Dec 2011, 22:30 on BBC Two England

Michael Parkinson looks back at his 1972 interview with comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, which sees the pair speaking about their pasts, their heroes and their friendship. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Michael Parkinson
Producer:: Danny Dignan
Executive Producer:: Beatrice Ballard

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Discussion & Talk

Parkinson: The Interviews

Series 2

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