Parkinson 1998
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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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Episode guide
Season 1 · 11 episodes
- E1 Paul Merton, Barry Manilow, Anthony Hopkins Jan 9, 1998
- E2 Stephen Tompkinson, Elton John, Michael Palin Jan 16, 1998
- E3 Billy Connolly, Sir David Attenborough Jan 23, 1998
- E4 Patricia Routledge, Gary Lineker, Morgan Freeman Jan 30, 1998
- E5 Phil Collins, John Prescott Feb 6, 1998
- E6 Ewan McGregor, Rory Bremner Feb 13, 1998
- E7 Liam Neeson, Lily Savage, Cilla Black Feb 20, 1998
- E8 Jacques Villeneuve, Kiri TeKanawa, Dame Edna Everage Feb 27, 1998
- E9 Joan Collins, Jeremy Clarkson, Bryan Adams Mar 6, 1998
- E10 Bob Hoskins, Eric Clapton, Brian Conley Mar 13, 1998
- E11 George Michael Special Dec 5, 1998
Season 2 · 15 episodes
- E1 Geri Halliwell, Dawn French, Carol Vorderman Jan 8, 1999
- E2 Robert Lindsay, Stephen Fry, Lee Evans Jan 15, 1999
- E3 Caroline Aherne, Naseem Hamed, Gary Barlow Jan 22, 1999
- E4 Mo Mowlam, Warren Beatty, Alan Davies Jan 29, 1999
- E5 Michael Caine, Harry Enfield Feb 5, 1999
- E6 Jim Davidson, Thora Hird Feb 12, 1999
- E7 Oprah Winfrey Feb 19, 1999
- E8 Diana Rigg, Eddie Izzard, Robbie Coltrane Feb 26, 1999
- E9 Lenny Henry, Rolf Harris Mar 5, 1999
- E10 Jack Dee, Simon Callow, Barbara Windsor Mar 19, 1999
- E11 Joanna Lumley, Neil Morrissey, Ian McKellen Mar 26, 1999
- E12 Woody Allen Apr 2, 1999
- E13 Paul McCartney Dec 3, 1999
- E14 Michael Crawford Dec 10, 1999
- E15 Billy Connolly, Sting Dec 17, 1999
Season 3 · 12 episodes
- E1 Mick Hucknall, Mel Smith, Ralph Fiennes Jan 21, 2000
- E2 Victoria Beckham, Clarissa Dickson Wright, Paul Merton Jan 28, 2000
- E3 David Blunkett, Alexei Sayle, Martin Kemp Feb 4, 2000
- E4 Clive James, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Filippa Giordano, Richard Briers Feb 11, 2000
- E5 Lesley Garrett, Richard E. Grant, Alistair McGowan Feb 18, 2000
- E6 Minnie Driver, Griff Rhys Jones, Robert Winston Feb 25, 2000
- E7 Lulu, Vanessa Feltz Mar 3, 2000
- E8 Kate Winslet, Jimmy Tarbuck, Harry Connick Jr. Mar 10, 2000
- E9 Kenneth Branagh, Bob Monkhouse, Esther Williams Mar 17, 2000
- E10 Victoria Wood Mar 24, 2000
- E11 Ronan Keating, Cindy Crawford, Alan Titchmarsh Mar 31, 2000
- E12 Shirley Bassey, Stephen Fry Apr 7, 2000
Season 4 · 10 episodes
- E1 French & Saunders, Mike Reid, Tom Jones Sep 8, 2000
- E2 Ben Elton, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, David Ginola Sep 15, 2000
- E3 Frankie Dettori, Julie Walters, Mark Knopfler Sep 22, 2000
- E4 Robson Green, Hugh Laurie, Chris Moon Sep 29, 2000
- E5 Nigel Hawthorne, Jane Horrocks, Patrick Kielty Oct 6, 2000
- E6 Trevor McDonald, Tom Courtenay, Meera Syal, Barry White Oct 13, 2000
- E7 Richard Attenborough, Ian Botham, Richard Wilson, k.d. lang Oct 21, 2000
- E8 Sacha Distel, David Beckham, Rory Bremner Oct 28, 2000
- E9 Harry Enfield, Paul Simon, Terry Wogan Nov 4, 2000
- E10 Elton John, Ronan Keating, Kiki Dee, Robbie Williams Nov 12, 2000
Season 5 · 10 episodes
- E1 Tracey Ullman, Denise Lewis, Dolly Parton Feb 17, 2001
- E2 Kirk Douglas, Goldie Hawn, Clive James, Sade Feb 24, 2001
- E3 Ardal O'Hanlon, Esther Rantzen, Amanda Donohoe, Lionel Richie Mar 3, 2001
- E4 John Cleese Mar 10, 2001
- E5 Martin Clunes, Kevin Costner, Lee Evans, Texas Mar 17, 2001
- E6 The Bee Gees, John Mills Mar 24, 2001
- E7 Maureen Lipman, Tamzin Outhwaite Mar 31, 2001
- E8 Amanda Burton, Hugh Grant, Robbie Williams Apr 7, 2001
- E9 John Hurt, Ulrika Jonsson, Alistair McGowan Apr 13, 2001
- E10 Jack Dee, David Jason, Ronan Keating Apr 21, 2001