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A tribute to Sir Michael Parkinson

Sir Michael Parkinson, the man and his music. In conversation with Mike Parkinson Jnr, plus seventy musicians and singers Joe Stilgoe, Hailey Tuck and Gwyn Jay Allen.

This special Friday Night is Music Night from the London Palladium follows Sir Michael Parkinson's love affair with music. It charts the career of the Barnsley lad who loved cricket and the movies; who fell in love with Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire as they danced, 30 feet high, across the screen of the local Rex; who found jazz through the records of Louis Armstrong and developed an abiding love of music through Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. We'll follow Sir Michael through the pioneering days of Granada TV in the 60s, hear how he developed his journalistic skills to the needs of television, and find out how his love of music led to it becoming an integral part of his famous TV talk show.

Featuring American song book classics by the likes of Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Jerome Kern and arrangements by the greats - Nelson Riddle and Billy May, among others. We also hear what it's like to sit opposite Hollywood and music stars like Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby and John Lennon and hear about Sir Michael's remarkable success as an accidental Artists and Repertoire man. Michael BublΓ©, Clare Teal, Jamie Cullum and Diana Krall are just a handful of the 'next generation' of jazz artists that he introduced to the public via Parkinson's Sunday Supplement on Radio 2. With star guest vocalists Joe Stilgoe, Alison Jiear, Gwyn Jay Allen and Hailey Tuck, together with the sixty piece Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band conducted by Mike Dixon, this is a chance to meet the legend who talked to legends! Presented by Mike Parkinson and Sir Michael Parkinson.

First broadcast in 2018.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Sun 20 Aug 2023 20:00

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Music Played

  • The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Parkinson Theme Tune

  • Joe Stilgoe, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    I've Got You Under My Skin

  • Joe Stilgoe, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    I've Got You Under My Skin

  • Gwyn Jay Allen, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    We Have All The Time In The World

  • Gwyn Jay Allen, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    We Have All The Time In The World

  • Alison Jiear, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Someone To Watch Over Me

  • Alison Jiear, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Someone To Watch Over Me

  • The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band

    Love For Sale

  • The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band

    Love For Sale

  • Hailey Tuck, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Fine And Mellow

  • Hailey Tuck, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Fine and Mellow

  • Gwyn Jay Allen, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Jeepers Creepers

  • Gwyn Jay Allen, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Jeepers Creepers

  • Alison Jiear, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Midnight Sun

  • Alison Jiear, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Midnight Sun

  • The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    West Side Story Overture

  • The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    West Side Story Overture

  • Joe Stilgoe Trio, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Top Hat, White Tie and Tails/Puttin On The Ritz

  • Joe Stilgoe Trio, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Top Hat, White Tie and Tails

  • Joe Stilgoe Trio, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Puttin' On The Ritz

  • Alison Jiear, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    The Way You Look Tonight

  • Alison Jiear, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    The Way You Look Tonight

  • Joe Stilgoe, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    I Left My Heart In San Francisco

  • Alison Jiear, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    I Left My Heart In San Fransisco

  • Joe Stilgoe, Gwyn Jay Allen & The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band

    Now You Has Jazz

  • Joe Stilgoe, Gwyn Jay Allen, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Now You Has Jazz

  • Gwyn Jay Allen, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    As Time Goes By

  • Gwyn Jay Allen, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    As Time Goes By

  • Hailey Tuck & The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band

    Don't Think Twice It's Alright

  • Hailey Tuck, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Don't Think Twice, It's Alright

  • Joe Stilgoe, Alison Jiear, Gwyn Jay Allen, Hailey Tuck, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Beatles Medley/ Hey Jude

  • Joe Stilgoe, Alison Jiear, Gwyn Jay Allen, Hailey Tuck, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Beatles Medley

  • Joe Stilgoe, Alison Jiear, Gwyn Jay Allen, Hailey Tuck, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Our Kind Of Music

  • Joe Stilgoe, The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Our Kind of Music

Broadcasts

  • Fri 27 Jul 2018 20:00
  • Fri 26 Oct 2018 20:00
  • Sun 20 Aug 2023 20:00

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