Parkinson (TV series)
| Parkinson | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Michael Parkinson |
| Opening theme | "It All Happens on Saturday" ("Michael Parkinson's Theme") by Harry Stoneham |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 31 |
| No. of episodes | 540 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | |
| Release | 19 June 1971 – 22 December 2007 |
Parkinson was a British television chat show presented by Michael Parkinson. It was first shown on BBC One from 19 June 1971 to 10 April 1982 and from 9 January 1998 to 24 April 2004. Parkinson then switched to ITV on which the show continued from 4 September 2004 to 22 December 2007. A parallel series was shown in Australia on the ABC between 1979 and 1982. A series entitled Parkinson One to One was produced by Yorkshire Television from 28 March 1987 to 23 July 1988.
Parkinson was revived again as Parkinson: Masterclass on Sky Arts from 2012 to 2014.