RIP PARKY. Michael Parkinson has passed away, August 16th, 2023, aged 88. 🙏
@stevehermitofficial Жыл бұрын
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@anguscoleman58762 жыл бұрын
Billy, no words needed. My introduction to Jimmy Reid and what an impressively honest and articulate man. I jumped straight on google and bought his biography. Lauren Bacall, they don’t make movie stars like that anymore. Parky, a master interviewer and gentleman always. This video put a great smile on my face. Thank you.
@GeorgeFairbrother2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for commenting, and I'm very glad you enjoyed the upload.
@johnmcfarlane748 Жыл бұрын
jimmy reid sits down and begins speaking , and everybody listens , remarkable verbal fluidity , straight from the hip. Brilliant.
@stephenholmes10369 ай бұрын
Jimmy Reid a brilliant speaker and man. Listen to the audience virtually silent just listening
@deborahrobertson86065 ай бұрын
This is the quality of entertainment that I remember as a child. It was wonderful!!!
@johnbrand18932 жыл бұрын
Great 👍 guests on the show, and masterly interviewed by Parkinson. 👍🏴
@Erdnase23 Жыл бұрын
Jimmy Reid. What an amazing orator. Self-taught.
@conniekampas7074 Жыл бұрын
I wish there were more interviews with Parkinson. He is adorable polite and does a terrific job letting his guests speak their thoughts. Delightful. Bring on more please! Excellent Thank you so much. Parkinson never fails!!
@loisheuer8772 Жыл бұрын
Loved Parky here in the USA. Wonderful interviewer, best ever, Rest In Peace we will miss you. very much.
@johnkochen72642 жыл бұрын
There is an undeniable (and very understandable) rift between the English and the Scots but Parkinson lets his guests say their piece, does not constantly interrupt like they do nowadays, and shows nothing but respect. His guests react in kind. Parkinson was a legend.
@GeorgeFairbrother2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I'm a Parky fan myself, for the same reasons you mentioned.
@johnking51742 жыл бұрын
@@GeorgeFairbrother His type of talk show simply does not exist anymore on British TV. Just think of the simplicity of his show. Three guests, getting around 20 minutes each for a proper interview. No monologues, comedy sketches, satire etc. Just pure interviews.
@GeorgeFairbrother2 жыл бұрын
@@johnking5174 Exactly, and the show was all about the guests, not the host.
@alwhyte65332 жыл бұрын
@@GeorgeFairbrother He was the best. No self promotion, yet became so famous while not promoting himself at all. His massive talent and warmth shine through and carry the format of the show. Truly the best of all the talk shows...imagine James Corden doing this? No way! Couldn't keep his mouth shut long enough to let the guests talk, would be talking about himself all the time.
@GeorgeFairbrother2 жыл бұрын
@@alwhyte6533 That's is very very well put, I totally agree. Also, I always found that even if you had never heard of the person Parky had on, you would still end up being riveted by the conversation. I also thought Mavis Nicholson on Thames was very good for the same reasons, and more recently Kirsty Young when she was on Desert Island Discs.
@EmptyGlass9911 ай бұрын
Lauren Bacall is pure class. She was true to her word, never had any 'work' done and was as striking at 89 as she was at 18.
@stephenholmes10369 ай бұрын
Spot on
@HeavyH20062 жыл бұрын
Indeed Jimmy Reid a greatly well versed man of Scottish thought and life. Remarkable. His recitals are wonderful and his perspective of Scottish myths and embellishments is a sure man of letters. A great trio of guests. Credit to Parkinson’s conversational pace & enquiry. A treasured watch. Thank you!
@GeorgeFairbrother2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for commenting, and I'm very glad you enjoyed it. They certainly don't make telly like that anymore, but then the calibre of guest these days is not quite the same. Maybe I'm just getting old and grumpy. :))
@teterouge14722 жыл бұрын
Lovely, Parkie, Billy, Lauren and the man, the star..... Jiiiiiiimy Reeeeeed!. Oh for a man of such integrity, honesty, grit......
@alwhyte65332 жыл бұрын
Mick Lynch is holding those greedy Tory bumlickers to account now!
@Johnstone72 Жыл бұрын
Jimmy Reid, what a Man. Always good to hear his take on life.
@ThefightingCelt Жыл бұрын
Jimmy Reid was a very knowledgeable man and proud of his working class roots. He ditched his communist leanings as he got older, and joined the Labour Party before becoming disillusioned and ended up becoming a member of the SNP, which by then had adopted socialist policies which sat easier with his beliefs.
@GeorgeFairbrother Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that perspective on Jimmy Reid's political journey. Fascinating.
@AMRPK2 жыл бұрын
Billy & Jimmy sum up my thinking on national stereotypes and national/cultural holidays. Only the financial aspect is missing. In reality it is all that matters about such events.
@garyhoward4216 Жыл бұрын
Jimmy Reid could hold his own in any company. High intelligence is not the sole preserve of the privately educated.
@johnnty32 жыл бұрын
what great company jimmy reid must have been could listen to him all night
@peterbartley1432Ай бұрын
Jimmy Reid, what a loss to society. He spoke with eloquence and honesty, I watched Billy Connolly speak at his funeral, very moving. Classic Parky!!
@NB-xq4qt Жыл бұрын
can you imagine this in a talk show today.....Jimmy Reed such a man, such a real Scot.....more so than Connolly even
@radioandtvmemories61782 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed that
@GeorgeFairbrother2 жыл бұрын
I'm very glad, and thanks for commenting
@brianmarshall4753 Жыл бұрын
I used to watched Parkinson chat show in the seventies eighties nineties and noughties
@NB-xq4qt2 жыл бұрын
great man Jimmy Reed.....still stands today what he says
@gusgus8134 Жыл бұрын
I so love me Billy Connolly ❤️
@davideldred.campingwilder64812 жыл бұрын
Now, there's a politician that should have been PM, instead of who came that year...
@radioandtvmemories61782 жыл бұрын
I agree with you, and it would have been a very different (and better) country in many ways. Jimmy was actually the councillor for the area of the town in Scotland where I lived when I was a youngster. That was when he was still in the Communist Party, I think he left in about 1976
@KidMillions Жыл бұрын
"Is there a lot of anti-semitism in Hollywood?" That was a silly question.