1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: And Amanda jam Nason. 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 2: Michael Parkinson passed away. 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 3: What an extraordinary broadcaster he has been, and a lot 4 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:12,239 Speaker 3: of that is because of his approach. He was never 5 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 3: the star, but he was always respectful and his job 6 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 3: was to bring out the best in others. That's what 7 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:19,920 Speaker 3: everyone felt and that's what people are paying tribute to today, 8 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 3: people from Elton John to David Attenborough saying why he 9 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 3: was just so good. I saw he did an interview 10 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 3: with Lie Sales recently. He was the subject of the 11 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 3: interview and he said that technology has changed a show 12 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 3: like his in a way that it wouldn't work now. 13 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 3: He said, the mystery is gone. He said that social 14 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 3: media provides a unique insight into these famous people. He 15 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 3: said when he was when he had stars on like 16 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 3: Gorson Wells or Fred Astare all his heroes, he said 17 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 3: he didn't know a thing about them because everything that 18 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 3: he did know was written by the Hollywood system. Now 19 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 3: we know everything about everyone and there's no mystery anymore. 20 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 3: So like his couldn't survive. 21 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 2: Really that's good, that is a very good point. But 22 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 2: what a rich career that he's had. He's spoken to everyone, 23 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 2: of course. Billy Connolly was a regular person on his show, 24 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 2: but he was actually discovered through Parkinson. Parkinson put him 25 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 2: on the Telly. But they always had great chats. 26 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 4: Because I tried him my best to look smart. 27 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: But people think I look weird, you know. 28 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 4: And even when I when I wear these clothes, like 29 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 4: if have a tuxedo, I look like. 30 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: A man with a head transplant, you know. 31 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 2: And what about historically the time he interviewed John Lennon 32 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 2: and Yoko, I know about how the British press and 33 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 2: how England had turned on John and Yoko. 34 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 5: Can I put something to both of you about this 35 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 5: sort of creative phase that you're both going to a present? 36 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 5: I think you've got to accept John Angoko that fifty John, 37 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 5: that it's alienated you from the people who originally loved 38 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 5: you in this country. Yes, I think they don't understand you. 39 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,639 Speaker 4: The alienation started was when I make Yoko, and people 40 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 4: do not seem to like people a getting divorced. You know, 41 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 4: it's all right to do it quietly, but we can't 42 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 4: do it quietly, and so everybody had this impression that, 43 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 4: you know, John's gone crazy. But all I did was 44 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 4: fall in love like a lot of people do who 45 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 4: already married, who married somebody very young, you know, But 46 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 4: I mean the British plans actually called you'll go ugly 47 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 4: and the papers and I've never seen that about any 48 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 4: woman or man. 49 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:22,799 Speaker 2: But it's a backach coaching those things out. So for example, 50 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: you remember that time we had Slash coming on the show, 51 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 2: and just before the interview, one of these people said, 52 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 2: do not mention guns and roses, do not speak about 53 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 2: his kids. So the intro straight away was guns and roses, 54 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 2: sweets out of mind. So Slash looks at us and 55 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 2: then we're talking and I said, I guess this is 56 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 2: an un rock star hours for you. And he asked, well, 57 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 2: I got kids these days, and I said, well, how 58 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 2: are you kids going? So if you get the subject 59 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 2: to get that information. 60 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 3: Well, I think with Michael Parkinson, everyone knew that they'd 61 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 3: be respected. So you agree to do the dance. So 62 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 3: it is a dance. You both meet each other in 63 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 3: the middle to get the best out of each other. 64 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 2: But there's always controversial things like that time Jeremy Clarkson 65 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 2: punched what's his name, Peters Morgan? 66 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 4: What about Amu the In terms of sport, you said, 67 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 4: you're not sporting, really no, but you're a bit of 68 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 4: a boxer. 69 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: I knew you'd bring that up about you. 70 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 5: I mean, I don't want to go to the reasons 71 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 5: why you're Piers Morgan. 72 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: We don't get on. I mean I don't get on 73 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: with Piers Morgan. Yeah, the editor of the Daily Mirror, 74 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: and so yeah, I punched him. 75 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, you're forty three years of age. 76 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: I know. Somebody said to me the other day because 77 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 1: it's the first time I've ever hit anybody ever. 78 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 3: Seems to have enjoyed it. Gone on to punch pretty good. 79 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 2: I'm going to bash more people. And also, but they 80 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 2: can't always be good. What about the awkwardness of the 81 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 2: Meg Ryan thing? 82 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 3: That was what that's been quoted a lot. At the moment, 83 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 3: she was awkward. She made him awkward. They've both said 84 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 3: since that they could have done better, but g it 85 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 3: was hard to watch. 86 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: You know that you're wary of journalists. I mean, does 87 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: it give you an insight into what they're after. 88 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 3: Now that I'm wary of them? 89 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: Yes, you are worried of journalist. You're worry of me, 90 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: You're worry of the interview. You don't like being interviewed. 91 00:03:58,400 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 4: You can see it in the way that you see 92 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 4: and the where you are. 93 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: That's who don't make them. 94 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 4: So therefore, well, I mean certain perfectly is a question, 95 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 4: isn't question to ask you about being a journalist? 96 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: I mean, in other words, if you were me, what 97 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: would you do? Now? 98 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 5: Just wrap it up? 99 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 2: Just wrap it up. Maybe you should put that on 100 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 2: his tombstone. 101 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 3: Just wrap it up. Well, we'll miss you, Michael Parkins, 102 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 3: and you are the best of the best.