

Mike Parkinson: Parky on Parky
Saturday 2nd May, 7pm
The Parish Centre, Holy Trinity Cookham
£15
In an engaging and revealing show, Mike Parkinson, the youngest son of the late Sir Michael Parkinson who worked with his Father for over 20 years, gives his tribute to the life and career of the man that for millions defined their Saturday Night Television.
Parky on Parky will allow all who loved and revered him to celebrate and remember the best of the Man we all knew as Parky – the lad from a mining village who ended up tripping, like Fred Astaire, down those famous Parkinson stairs and into the hearts and minds of the British public.
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Using clips from the Parkinson archive featuring the likes of Billy Connolly, Dame Edna Everage, Jimmy Cagney, Lauren Bacall, George Best, Tom Cruise, and even Meg Ryan and Emu alongside his intimate memories of the man who was both his Father and business partner, Mike Parkinson gives a funny, thoughtful and often surprising insight into what made his Father tick both as a man, a journalist and the doyen of Television interviewers.
He also discusses creating an AI iteration of his father and the groundbreaking podcast Virtually Parkinson series.
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Tickets on sale March
