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Article: The Catherine Deveney Interview: Michael Parkinson: A bit Parky

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October 12, 2008
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In 25 years of presenting his eponymous talk show, Michael Parkinson was the warmest of hosts, even when attacked by a hand puppet. But when the tables are turned, a touch of frost forms as he discusses his autobiography...

CHAT show king Sir Michael Parkinson always admitted flirting was part of his interview armoury, and when I ask about it, he says absolutely, he's doing it now. Honest to God, if I'd noticed I'd have joined in. They must do things differently in Cudworth, the Yorkshire village where Parky comes from, because, far from cooing sweetly, he has that slightly belligerent, hawk-like quality that I have come across before in older male interviewers, like John Humphrys. It's ...

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