Favourite Parky Moment

With the coming conclusion of Parkinson's telly and radio career, I was wondering which interview you enjoyed most?

If you have a youtube link, that would be great!

Unfortunately, my fave doesn't seem to be on youtube: it was from a year or so ago, IIRC, and it was Thierry Henry discussing racism in football. I didn't know Henry as a person -- only as a bloody Arsenal nuisance -- but his calm, quiet expression of hurt (when no doubt he could have been more overt with justified rage) and his optimism if certain solutions were deployed caught me and never let me go for the entire interview. In my opinion, after that interview, I could see Henry as a future head of FIFA -- he was that captivating and compelling.

So, what's your favourite Parky moment?

GJ

EMU grabbing him by the throat!

John

EMU grabbing him by the throat!

John

Parky USED to be good (or at least the younger me thought so). Now I find his interviews are very much 'now I'm going to ask you a question so you can show the little people how funny/intelligent/warm/kind etc etc, you are'.

I prefer the Paxo style of interviewing[:)]

Mrs D

Parky USED to be good (or at least the younger me thought so). Now I find his interviews are very much 'now I'm going to ask you a question so you can show the little people how funny/intelligent/warm/kind etc etc, you are'.

I prefer the Paxo style of interviewing[:)]

Mrs D

[Neil]

I agree with Mrs D. I find his interviews almost unbearable to watch now. I think his style is very outdated and way too 'nicey nicey'.

Neil

[Neil]

I agree with Mrs D. I find his interviews almost unbearable to watch now. I think his style is very outdated and way too 'nicey nicey'.

Neil

Well I see this is just going to become another slag off. Never mind.

GJ

Well I see this is just going to become another slag off. Never mind.

GJ

Do they show Parky in the US? He really is awful.

There is a brilliant Spitting Image sketch of Ben Elton waking up after a dream that he has been on Parky and being upset that 'he forgot to plug his book'.[:D]Parky is a pluggers dream.

xxx

Do they show Parky in the US? He really is awful.

There is a brilliant Spitting Image sketch of Ben Elton waking up after a dream that he has been on Parky and being upset that 'he forgot to plug his book'.[:D]Parky is a pluggers dream.

xxx

I'm not negative enough to be English.

GJ

I'm not negative enough to be English.

GJ

[preiffer]

^ I DO hope that was meant to be a rather clever statement... [;)]

[preiffer]

^ I DO hope that was meant to be a rather clever statement... [;)]

Not that clever. I should have started a thread called 'Why I Hate Parky.' But that wasn't the title of it. Oh well...

GJ

Not that clever. I should have started a thread called 'Why I Hate Parky.' But that wasn't the title of it. Oh well...

GJ

Originally posted by GrinningJackanapes
Not that clever. I should have started a thread called 'Why I Hate Parky.' But that wasn't the title of it. Oh well...

GJ

I apologise [:#]. It's simply that Parky going doesn't seem like a big deal, he's become rather boring and stale, and the bad is now overshadowing the good. Shows/styles have their day- even I don't listen to The Archers anymore (and I'm a member of the fanclub!)

For the record, my vote is - George Best on Parky

xxx

Originally posted by GrinningJackanapes
Not that clever. I should have started a thread called 'Why I Hate Parky.' But that wasn't the title of it. Oh well...

GJ

I apologise [:#]. It's simply that Parky going doesn't seem like a big deal, he's become rather boring and stale, and the bad is now overshadowing the good. Shows/styles have their day- even I don't listen to The Archers anymore (and I'm a member of the fanclub!)

For the record, my vote is - George Best on Parky

xxx

But Mrs. Decker! Are not you and Decker simple country folk? [:p]

GJ

But Mrs. Decker! Are not you and Decker simple country folk? [:p]

GJ

London born and bred, and proud of it!

(O2dome? No idea how to get to it, I'm no tourist!)

xxxx

London born and bred, and proud of it!

(O2dome? No idea how to get to it, I'm no tourist!)

xxxx

Originally posted by Mrs Decker
London born and bred, and proud of it!

Is this your homepage, woman?

GJ

Originally posted by Mrs Decker
London born and bred, and proud of it!

Is this your homepage, woman?

GJ