Parkinson's Sunday Supplement

Show format

The programme began after the 11:00 news and was introduced by Parkinson, who would outline some of the features that would be on that morning's show. These would usually be a review of the Sunday papers with a guest; a round-up of the week's entertainment news in the world of film, radio, television, music and the arts, also with a guest reviewer; and after the midday news, an interview with a media personality from the worlds of entertainment, arts, sport and music. Between these features Parkinson would play what he termed "the very best in music" from the jazz and big band genres, including such artists as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Joe Williams. After his guest interview Parkinson would often review new album releases in the jazz and big band genres, playing a selection of tracks. The show was then concluded before handing over to the 13:00 news bulletin. Guests for the newspaper review included Steve Richards from the New Statesman and Michael Prescott from The Guardian. Entertainment guests included Gillian Reynolds from The Daily Telegraph and the BBC Radio 4 journalist Quentin Cooper.

Parkinson won a Sony Radio Award for the programme in 1998.

In October 2007, a few months after announcing his retirement from his television series, Parkinson said his radio show would also end. The final edition of Parkinson's Sunday Supplement was aired on 2 December 2007. His final guest was the actor Sir Ian McKellen. It was replaced in early 2008 by a show presented by Michael Ball titled Michael Ball's Sunday Brunch.

References

References

1. "Biography of Michael Parkinson". Nottingham Trent University.
2. (19 October 2007). "Parkinson leaves his Radio 2 show". BBC News.
3. (29 December 2007). "Parkinson bows out with honour". BBC News.
4. (12 December 2007). "Parkinson's Sunday Supplement synopsis". BBC Radio 2.