Par‧kin‧son, Michael /ˈpɑːkinsən $ ˈpɑːr-/
(1935–) a British newspaper writer and television presenter who had one of the first chat shows (=a television programme where famous people are asked questions and talk about themselves) on British television in the 1970s. After a break of several years, he returned to British television in 1998 and retired again in 2007.

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