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Post by Wynn Chester on Aug 17, 2023 10:43:17 GMT
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Post by metro1962 on Aug 17, 2023 11:49:00 GMT
I grew up watching Parky,so sad to hear this he is and will be the absolute best interviewer,the one thing he did the best was allow his guests to talk rather than interrupt them or talk over them (a lesson most should have learned from) and he did not always have celebs on his shows.
RIP Michael.š
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Post by McCann on Aug 17, 2023 14:19:44 GMT
Remember Parkinson on a Saturday night back in the late 70s, early 80s. He was also in a lot of other stuff you might catch occassionally like TV-am and Give us a clue.
He leaves behind some archive of classic,definitive chat show interviews.
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Post by barrythebook on Aug 17, 2023 20:23:32 GMT
A household name for many, many years.
When he was attacked by Emu during the interview with Rod Hull was hilarious.
He interviewed some very big names during his career,
RIP.
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Post by metro1962 on Aug 17, 2023 20:51:30 GMT
A household name for many, many years. When he was attacked by Emu during the interview with Rod Hull was hilarious. He interviewed some very big names during his career, RIP. He truly hated that 'bloody bird' š his exact words not mine. |
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Post by ontheslate on Aug 18, 2023 3:28:03 GMT
Another of those television personalities who seemed to be on all during my childhood and in Parkinsonās case most of my adulthood, his interviews were about the guest not himself as is the case nowadays, one of the old school tv stars, RIP
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Post by jno on Aug 18, 2023 4:15:56 GMT
Another of those television personalities who seemed to be on all during my childhood and in Parkinsonās case most of my adulthood, his interviews were about the guest not himself as is the case nowadays, one of the old school tv stars, RIP Totally agree ots. š |
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Post by AlanH on Aug 19, 2023 0:34:41 GMT
A consummate broadcaster and that rare breed, not only a listener, but an interviewer who was a conduit for the interviewee, not someone looking to score points off them or be the star of the show.
A national treasure. Simple as that. RIP.
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Post by yorkshirebilly on Aug 21, 2023 19:45:37 GMT
I always enjoyed most his "normal" chats with people who were happy to be there and who weren't antagonistic to him. Everyone talks about the Muhammed Ali interview which MA tried to dominate, or the one with Meg Ryan who gave one-word answers and was rude to Parky's other guests, and said (effectively) "This just isn't working. I suggest you call time on this interview", or the cringe-making one where he made comments about Helen Mirren's boobs which are certainly sexist by today's standards and were probably tactless even by the standards of the mid 70s when he made them. Those are the ones people remember. But they were embarassing, not informative or entertaining.
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Post by Portland Road on Aug 25, 2023 8:57:33 GMT
During the tribute programmes, it was noticeable that on the original run of shows (1971-82) the guest was allowed to talk without interruption.
On the later run of shows (1998-2007) there was still an element of this, and Michael still gave the interviewee much space, however it was evident that the chats were more likely to be interrupted by the audience clapping, whooping and cheering, as they were probably encouraged to do. This is a trait of TV from probably the mid-80s.
R.I.P. Michael Parkinson, probably the greatest TV interviewer.
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Post by thewoodster on Nov 25, 2023 7:49:55 GMT
Interviewing legend Rip sir
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