Thank you, Parky
This evening, I watched the final programme of interviews by 72 year old Michael Parkinson – a compilation of clips from some of the many, many fascinating guests he has had over 36 years on both BBC and ITV.
He was the consummate interviewer who could persuade very public people to reveal very private aspects of their lives and do it in a respectful, caring and often humorous manner. There is simply nobody on British television now doing serious interviews and our media is the poorer for it. Thanks, Parky.
You can see clips of some of his interviews here.
Actually I would have rather liked to be an interviewer myself. i always enjoy encouraging people to talk about themselves and am constantly amazed at how open and revealing people are prepared to be to me. Everybody has a story and everyone can teach me something.