Parkinson (TV series)

Parkinson
Starring	Michael Parkinson
Opening theme	"It All Happens on Saturday" ("Michael Parkinson's Theme") by Harry Stoneham[1]
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	31
No. of episodes	540
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC One (1971–1982, 1998–2004) ITV (1987–1988, 2004–2007) Sky Arts (2012–2014)
Release	19 June 1971 (1971-06-19) – 22 December 2007 (2007-12-22)
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Parkinson was a British television chat show presented by Michael Parkinson. It was first shown on BBC One from 19 June 1971 to 10 April 1982 and from 9 January 1998 to 24 April 2004. Parkinson then switched to ITV on which the show continued from 4 September 2004 to 22 December 2007. A parallel series was shown in Australia on the ABC between 1979 and 1982. A series entitled Parkinson One to One was produced by Yorkshire Television from 28 March 1987 to 23 July 1988.

Parkinson was revived again as Parkinson: Masterclass on Sky Arts from 2012 to 2014.