Parkinson 1998
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- January 9, 1998
- Last Aired
- May 8, 2004
- Format
- 11 seasons · 120 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~100 hours (50 min/ep)
- Network
- BBC One
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What is Parkinson?
Parkinson is a British television chat show presented by Michael Parkinson. The show was first shown on BBC One from 19 June 1971 to 10 April 1982 and was later revived from 9 January 1998 to 24 April 2004.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1998
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 120
- Runtime
- 50 minutes
- First aired
- Jan 9, 1998
- Last aired
- May 8, 2004
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- BBC One
- Genres
- Talk
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 0.0/10
- Format
- 11 seasons · 120 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~50 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- BBC One
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Parkinson is a British television chat show presented by Michael Parkinson. The show was first shown on BBC One from 19 June 1971 to 10 April 1982 and was later revived from 9 January 1998 to 24 April 2004. The 1998 series featured Michael Parkinson interviewing various celebrity guests, including pop stars, actors, and musicians, such as Sting and Phil Collins. The show also included performances by the guests, with Phil Collins performing two songs with the BBC Big Band. The series consisted of multiple episodes, with Season 1 released on January 9, 1998, and consisting of 11 episodes. The show was later moved to ITV, where it continued from 4 September 2004 to 22 December 2007. The series featured a range of guests, including Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and comedian Billy Connolly.
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Parkinson (TV Series 1971–2007) - Episode list - IMDb
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“Michael Parkinson returns to host a second run of his iconic talk show series.”
Reasons to watch
- iconic host
- engaging interviews
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- limited information on specific guests
Watch it if you enjoy classic television talk show formats.
The program is a standard talk show format featuring conversational interviews.
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Season 1 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Paul Merton, Barry Manilow, Anthony Hopkins Mytharc Jan 9, 1998
- E2 Stephen Tompkinson, Elton John, Michael Palin Core Jan 16, 1998
- E3 Billy Connolly, Sir David Attenborough Core Jan 23, 1998
- E4 Patricia Routledge, Gary Lineker, Morgan Freeman Core Jan 30, 1998
- E5 Phil Collins, John Prescott Core Feb 6, 1998
- E6 Ewan McGregor, Rory Bremner Core Feb 13, 1998
- E7 Liam Neeson, Lily Savage, Cilla Black Core Feb 20, 1998
- E8 Jacques Villeneuve, Kiri TeKanawa, Dame Edna Everage Core Feb 27, 1998
- E9 Joan Collins, Jeremy Clarkson, Bryan Adams Core Mar 6, 1998
- E10 Bob Hoskins, Eric Clapton, Brian Conley Mytharc Mar 13, 1998
- E11 George Michael Special Mytharc Dec 5, 1998
Season 2 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Geri Halliwell, Dawn French, Carol Vorderman Mytharc Jan 8, 1999
- E2 Robert Lindsay, Stephen Fry, Lee Evans Core Jan 15, 1999
- E3 Caroline Aherne, Naseem Hamed, Gary Barlow Core Jan 22, 1999
- E4 Mo Mowlam, Warren Beatty, Alan Davies Core Jan 29, 1999
- E5 Michael Caine, Harry Enfield Core Feb 5, 1999
- E6 Jim Davidson, Thora Hird Core Feb 12, 1999
- E7 Oprah Winfrey Core Feb 19, 1999
- E8 Diana Rigg, Eddie Izzard, Robbie Coltrane Core Feb 26, 1999
- E9 Lenny Henry, Rolf Harris Core Mar 5, 1999
- E10 Jack Dee, Simon Callow, Barbara Windsor Core Mar 19, 1999
- E11 Joanna Lumley, Neil Morrissey, Ian McKellen Core Mar 26, 1999
- E12 Woody Allen Core Apr 2, 1999
- E13 Paul McCartney Core Dec 3, 1999
- E14 Michael Crawford Mytharc Dec 10, 1999
- E15 Billy Connolly, Sting Mytharc Dec 17, 1999
Season 3 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mick Hucknall, Mel Smith, Ralph Fiennes Mytharc Jan 21, 2000
- E2 Victoria Beckham, Clarissa Dickson Wright, Paul Merton Core Jan 28, 2000
- E3 David Blunkett, Alexei Sayle, Martin Kemp Core Feb 4, 2000
- E4 Clive James, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Filippa Giordano, Richard Briers Core Feb 11, 2000
- E5 Lesley Garrett, Richard E. Grant, Alistair McGowan Core Feb 18, 2000
- E6 Minnie Driver, Griff Rhys Jones, Robert Winston Core Feb 25, 2000
- E7 Lulu, Vanessa Feltz Core Mar 3, 2000
- E8 Kate Winslet, Jimmy Tarbuck, Harry Connick Jr. Core Mar 10, 2000
- E9 Kenneth Branagh, Bob Monkhouse, Esther Williams Core Mar 17, 2000
- E10 Victoria Wood Core Mar 24, 2000
- E11 Ronan Keating, Cindy Crawford, Alan Titchmarsh Mytharc Mar 31, 2000
- E12 Shirley Bassey, Stephen Fry Mytharc Apr 7, 2000
Season 4 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 French & Saunders, Mike Reid, Tom Jones Mytharc Sep 8, 2000
- E2 Ben Elton, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, David Ginola Core Sep 15, 2000
- E3 Frankie Dettori, Julie Walters, Mark Knopfler Core Sep 22, 2000
- E4 Robson Green, Hugh Laurie, Chris Moon Core Sep 29, 2000
- E5 Nigel Hawthorne, Jane Horrocks, Patrick Kielty Core Oct 6, 2000
- E6 Trevor McDonald, Tom Courtenay, Meera Syal, Barry White Core Oct 13, 2000
- E7 Richard Attenborough, Ian Botham, Richard Wilson, k.d. lang Core Oct 21, 2000
- E8 Sacha Distel, David Beckham, Rory Bremner Core Oct 28, 2000
- E9 Harry Enfield, Paul Simon, Terry Wogan Mytharc Nov 4, 2000
- E10 Elton John, Ronan Keating, Kiki Dee, Robbie Williams Mytharc Nov 12, 2000
Season 5 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Tracey Ullman, Denise Lewis, Dolly Parton Mytharc Feb 17, 2001
- E2 Kirk Douglas, Goldie Hawn, Clive James, Sade Core Feb 24, 2001
- E3 Ardal O'Hanlon, Esther Rantzen, Amanda Donohoe, Lionel Richie Core Mar 3, 2001
- E4 John Cleese Core Mar 10, 2001
- E5 Martin Clunes, Kevin Costner, Lee Evans, Texas Core Mar 17, 2001
- E6 The Bee Gees, John Mills Core Mar 24, 2001
- E7 Maureen Lipman, Tamzin Outhwaite Core Mar 31, 2001
- E8 Amanda Burton, Hugh Grant, Robbie Williams Core Apr 7, 2001
- E9 John Hurt, Ulrika Jonsson, Alistair McGowan Mytharc Apr 13, 2001
- E10 Jack Dee, David Jason, Ronan Keating Mytharc Apr 21, 2001
Season 6 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 David and Victoria Beckham, George Best, Elton John Mytharc Sep 22, 2001
- E2 Ann Widdlecombe, Victoria Wood Core Sep 29, 2001
- E3 Bob Geldof, Jim Davidson Core Oct 6, 2001
- E4 Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Anne Robinson Core Oct 13, 2001
- E5 Billy Connolly, Pamela Stephenson, Ricky Tomlinson and band Core Oct 20, 2001
- E6 Cher, Stephen Fry, Gabrielle, Larry Hagman Core Oct 27, 2001
- E7 Sting Core Nov 3, 2001
- E8 Robbie Coltrane, Ben Elton, Samuel L. Jackson, Diana Krall Core Nov 17, 2001
- E9 Jennifer Lopez, Martine McCutcheon, Terry Wogan Core Nov 24, 2001
- E10 Cilla Black, Michael Crawford, Liza Tarbuck Mytharc Dec 1, 2001
- E11 Robbie Williams, Lenny Henry, Dame Edna, Geri Halliwell, Charlotte Church Mytharc Dec 24, 2001
Season 7 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Bob Monkhouse, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Kylie Minogue Mytharc Feb 23, 2002
- E2 Mel Gibson Core Mar 2, 2002
- E3 Rory Bremner, Judi Dench, Kevin Spacey, The Lighthouse Family Core Mar 9, 2002
- E4 Celine Dion, Nigel Havers, Ian Hislop Core Mar 23, 2002
- E5 Sue Johnston, Eamonn Holmes, Jon Culshaw, Andrea Bocelli, David Gray Core Apr 6, 2002
- E6 Michael Ball, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sheryl Crowe, Mica Paris, Jools Holland Core Apr 13, 2002
- E7 Tony Bennett, Jeff Bridges, James Nesbitt Core Apr 20, 2002
- E8 Rob Brydon, Timothy Spall, Chris Tarrant, Bryan Ferry, Raul Malo Core Apr 27, 2002
- E9 Martin Clunes, Michelle Collins, Jimmy Tarbuck, Enrique Iglesias, Travis Mytharc May 4, 2002
- E10 Ben Elton, Charlotte Uhlenbroek, Barry Manilow, Roger Taylor, Brian May Mytharc May 18, 2002
Season 8 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Tom Hanks, David Bowie Mytharc Sep 21, 2002
- E2 Michael Palin, Kate Adie and Ricky Gervais Core Sep 28, 2002
- E3 Robin Williams, Stephen Fry, James Taylor Core Oct 5, 2002
- E4 Paul Whitehouse, Gillian Anderson, Paul O'Grady, Madness Core Oct 12, 2002
- E5 Peter Kay, Bob Monkhouse, Lulu, Ronan Keating, Shania Twain Core Oct 19, 2002
- E6 Nigella Lawson, Eddie Izzard, David Attenborough, Chris Rea, David Gray Core Oct 26, 2002
- E7 Steve Coogan, Diana Krall, Jeremy Paxman, Elaine Stritch Core Nov 9, 2002
- E8 Halle Berry, Pierce Brosnan, Natalie Cole, Rod Stewart Core Nov 16, 2002
- E9 Charlotte Church, Michael Aspel, Lionel Richie Core Nov 23, 2002
- E10 Michael Caine Mytharc Nov 30, 2002
- E11 Tom Jones, Alistair McGowan, Dame Edna Everage, Nigel Havers, Marc Paul, Benjamin Zephaniah, Martine McCutcheon Mytharc Dec 24, 2002
Season 9 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Heather Mills, Simply Red, Dawn French, George Clooney Mytharc Feb 22, 2003
- E2 Jack Dee, Jools Holland, Beverley Knight, Damian Lewis, Jamie Oliver Core Mar 1, 2003
- E3 Lenny Henry, Donny Osmond Core Mar 8, 2003
- E4 Robbie Coltrane, Adral O'Hanlon, Anne Robinson, Dionne Warwick Core Mar 15, 2003
- E5 Rory Bremner, Rowan Atkinson, David Gray, Pierce Brosnan Core Mar 29, 2003
- E6 Jeremy Clarkson, Neil Morrissey, Denise Van Outen Core Apr 5, 2003
- E7 Jerome Flynn, Gloria Gaynor, Ian McKellan, Paul Merton Core Apr 12, 2003
- E8 David Dickinson, Badly Drawn Boy, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Martin Clunes Core Apr 19, 2003
- E9 Des O'Connor, Hugh Jackman, Matthew Perry, Heather Small Mytharc Apr 26, 2003
- E10 Shirley Bassey, Ronnie Corbett, Amanda Holden, Hugh Laurie Mytharc May 3, 2003
Season 10 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Helen Mirren, Cilla Black, Annie Lennox, Jo Brand Mytharc Sep 20, 2003
- E2 Ewan McGregor, Stephen Fry, Ronni Ancona, Dido Core Sep 27, 2003
- E3 Sean Connery, Ricky Tomlinson, Boris Johnson, Michael Buble Core Oct 4, 2003
- E4 Clint Eastwood, Jennifer Saunders, Ben Elton, Sheryl Crow Core Oct 11, 2003
- E5 Michael Caine, Billy Connolly, Pamela Stephenson, R.E.M. Core Oct 18, 2003
- E6 Shane Richie, Trinny and Susannah, Meg Ryan, Jamie Cullum Core Oct 25, 2003
- E7 Emma Thompson, Michael Palin, Rod Stewart, Luciano Pavarotti Core Nov 1, 2003
- E8 Judi Dench, Peter Kay, Charlotte Uhlenbroek, Will Young Core Nov 15, 2003
- E9 Sarah Ferguson, Eddie Izzard, Sting, Gwyneth Paltrow Mytharc Nov 22, 2003
- E10 David Bowie, Victoria Beckham and Clive James Mytharc Nov 29, 2003
Season 11 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 Ian McKellen, Johnny Vegas, Rhona Cameron, Katie Melua, Alicia Keys Mytharc Feb 21, 2004
- E2 Robson Green, Paul O'Grady, Kylie Minogue, Peter Cincotti Core Feb 28, 2004
- E3 Patrick Stewart, Lionel Richie, Harry Connick Jr. Core Mar 6, 2004
- E4 George Michael, Jon Culshaw, Bill Nighy Core Mar 13, 2004
- E5 Ross Kemp, Alastair Campbell, Jimmy Carr, Norah Jones Core Mar 27, 2004
- E6 Rory Bremner, Nigel Harman, Pet Shop Boys, John McCarthy, Joss Stone Core Apr 3, 2004
- E7 Jeremy Clarkson, Diana Krall, Sharon Osbourne, Michael Portillo, Jonny Wilkinson Core Apr 10, 2004
- E8 Anne Robinson, James Nesbitt, Mick Hucknall, Travis Core Apr 17, 2004
- E9 Gordon Ramsay, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Davina McCall, Ronan Keating, LeAnn Rimes, Sarah McLachlan Mytharc Apr 24, 2004
- E10 Bruce Forsyth, Patrick Kielty, Boris Becker, The Corrs, Jamie Cullum Mytharc May 8, 2004
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the host?
The series is hosted by Michael Parkinson.
What is the format of the show?
It is an iconic talk show featuring interviews.
Is this a new series?
This is a second run of the program.
What kind of show is this?
It is a talk show series.
Is the show iconic?
Yes, the series is described as an iconic talk show.
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