Parky - My Autobiography

From prize-winning journalist to talk show king on a show voted one of the top 10 British TV programs of all time, Michael Parkinson's starry career spans over four decades. Now an international celebrity himself, the man from a humble but colorful Yorkshire mining family who can tease out the secrets of even the most reticent star guest, at last reveals his own story, with the easy manner and insight that has kept his audiences fascinated. His distinguished career has involved working on highly acclaimed current affairs and film shows. His wide interests and expertise include jazz, film, soccer, and cricket. Witty, humorous, and blessed with exceptional intellectual clarity, Michael Parkinson's memoir is a joy to read.

All Michael Parkinson really wanted to do was play cricket for Yorkshire and England. However, he soon realised that to be paid to watch films, football and cricket would be the best way to spend life, and he became a journalist.

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Photographic Acknowledgements	p. x
Preface - The Choice	p. xi
Pit Village	p. 1
Jack's Lad	p. 9
Cudworth, Yorkshire and England	p. 16
The Noble Art of Beach Cricket	p. 21
Grammar School Sentence	p. 31
Junior Reporter	p. 38
All That Jazz	p. 46
Private Parkinson	p. 53
A Cricketing Guinea Pig	p. 64
Proper Journalists Begin at Suez	p. 70
Opening for Barnsley with Dickie Bird	p. 83
The Girl on the Upper Deck	p. 90
Watching Neville Cardus	p. 97
The Black Palace in Fleet Street	p. 103
Brendan Behan's False Teeth	p. 109
Our Man in the Congo	p. 115
Disenchantment	p. 123
Granadaland	p. 131
A Spot of Trouble in Zanzibar	p. 139
The Six Day War	p. 151
Paid to Watch Movies, Football and Cricket	p. 161
Talk Show Host	p. 170
Ali, the Greatest	p. 181
Ali in Autumn	p. 192
Emu and Meg Ryan	p. 201
Lighting Up for Bette Davis	p. 211
That's Showbiz	p. 222
Dust in the Crevices	p. 232
The Toughest Job in the World	p. 245
Why Do Actors Do It?	p. 255
With Love, Joy and Laughter	p. 265
Storm in a BBC Teacup	p. 272
Learning My ABC	p. 278
Two Baggy Greens	p. 289
The Famous Five	p. 299
From Elton John to Skinner Normanton	p. 307
Garden Shed Comeback	p. 320
Mandela's Country	p. 332
Time-slot Wars	p. 340
The Engine of My Ambition	p. 350
Final Line-up	p. 356
Index	p. 375
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