British actress Dame Judi Dench has reflected on her appearances on Parkinson with late TV show host Sir Michael Parkinson as news of his death aged 88 has been announced
Actress Dame Judi Dench has said that Sir Michael Parkinson was “a really one-off person” as the TV chat show host died aged 88.
The award winning actress appeared on Parkinson, the chat show hosted by Sir Michael Parkinson from 1971 until 1982 and then again from 1998 until 2007. The chat show spanned across five decades with Judi Dench appearing multiple times, especially in later years and for the late star’s final broadcast.
The James Bond actress has now joined many other stars in paying tribute to the enigmatic chat show host as news of the TV star’s death broke today (August 16) with tributes and praise for the broadcaster pouring in from those he interviewed and worked with, and fans around the world.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s PM programme, Dame Judi was questioned about an interview where Sir Michael had asked her about the bad reviews she had received as Ophelia in Hamlet in 1957. Dame Judi said: “He did it (the interview) in such a way that you felt you were having a conversation with a friend and why wouldn’t you be completely natural and open and say what you feel, and every time you watched his programme you learned so much about the people he was interviewing, but what a lot you learned about was him.”