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  • Michael Parkinson
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  • He briefly took over as the host of the BBC's Desert Island Discs, from 1985 (following the death of creator/host Roy Plomley) until 1988.
  • Sir Michael Parkinson (generally known as Parky) is an English broadcaster and journalist who hosted the BBC interview programme Parkinson from 1971 to 1982, and later on ITV from 1998 to 2007. He was involved in numerous interviews which are still talked about in Britain, with figures as diverse as Muhammad Ali and Rod Hull (and Emu). He essentially launched the mainstream career (in England) of stand-up comedian Billy Connolly.
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  • He briefly took over as the host of the BBC's Desert Island Discs, from 1985 (following the death of creator/host Roy Plomley) until 1988.
  • Sir Michael Parkinson (generally known as Parky) is an English broadcaster and journalist who hosted the BBC interview programme Parkinson from 1971 to 1982, and later on ITV from 1998 to 2007. He was involved in numerous interviews which are still talked about in Britain, with figures as diverse as Muhammad Ali and Rod Hull (and Emu). He essentially launched the mainstream career (in England) of stand-up comedian Billy Connolly.
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