Parkinson's Sunday Supplement
Genre | jazz music, big band |
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Running time | Sundays, 11:00am–1:00pm |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | BBC Radio 2 |
Starring | Michael Parkinson |
Produced by | Rick Rosgrow, Anthony Cherry |
Original release | 31 March 1996 2 December 2007 | –
Audio format | Stereo |
Website | www |
Parkinson's Sunday Supplement was the incarnation of the Sunday morning programme on BBC Radio 2, between 31 March 1996 and 2 December 2007. It was presented by the journalist and broadcaster Michael Parkinson. The programme featured newspaper reviews and entertainment summaries with the help of journalists and a lengthy interview with a media personality.
Show format
The programme began after the 11:00am 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
Parkinnson won a Sony Radio Award for the programme in 1998.[2]
In October 2007, a few months after announcing his retirement from his television series, Parkinson said his radio show would also end.[3] The last edition of Parkinson's Sunday Supplement was aired on 2 December 2007.[4] His final guest was the actor Sir Ian McKellen.[1] It was replaced in early 2008 by a show presented by Michael Ball titled Michael Ball's Sunday Brunch.
References
- ^ a b "Parkinson's Sunday Supplement synopsis". BBC Radio 2. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2007.
- ^ "Biography of Michael Parkinson". Nottingham Trent University. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Parkinson leaves his Radio 2 show". BBC News. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Parkinson bows out with honour". BBC News. 29 December 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2010.