Parkinson (1998) (a Guest Stars & Air Dates Guide)

Parkinson (1998)

(a Guest Stars & Air Dates Guide)

Last updated: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:00

Show Details:

Start date: Jan 1998
End date: Apr 2004
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): BBC One (UK)
Run time: 60 min
Episodes: 118 eps
Genre(s): Talk

Credits:

Michael Parkinson

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Episode list & details from: TVmaze • TV.com

Episode #		Original Air Date	Guests

Season 1

1.	1-1	09 Jan 98	Paul Merton, Barry Manilow, Anthony Hopkins
2.	1-2	16 Jan 98	Stephen Tomkinson, Elton John, Michael Palin
3.	1-3	23 Jan 98	Billy Connolly, Sir David Attenborough
4.	1-4	30 Jan 98	Gary Lineker
5.	1-5	06 Feb 98	Phil Collins
6.	1-6	13 Feb 98	Ewan McGregor, Rory Bremner
7.	1-7	20 Feb 98	Liam Neeson, Cilla Black
8.	1-8	27 Feb 98	Kiri TeKanawa, Dame Edna Everage
9.	1-9	06 Mar 98	Joan Collins, Jeremy Clarkson, Bryan Adams
10.	1-10	13 Mar 98	Bob Hoskins, Eric Clapton, Brian Conley
11.	1-11	05 Dec 98	George Michael

Season 2

12.	2-1	08 Jan 99	Geri Halliwell, Dawn French, Carol Vorderman
13.	2-2	15 Jan 99	Robert Lindsay, Stephen Fry, Lee Evans
14.	2-3	22 Jan 99	Caroline Aherne, Naseem Hamed, Gary Barlow
15.	2-4	29 Jan 99	Mo Mowlam, Warren Beatty, Alan Davies
16.	2-5	05 Feb 99	Michael Caine, Harry Enfield
17.	2-6	12 Feb 99	Jim Davidson, Thora Hird
18.	2-7	19 Feb 99	Oprah Winfrey
19.	2-8	26 Feb 99	Diana Rigg, Eddie Izzard, Robbie Coltrane
20.	2-9	05 Mar 99	Lenny Henry, Rolf Harris
21.	2-10	19 Mar 99	Jack Dee
22.	2-11	26 Mar 99	Joanna Lumley, Neil Morrissey, Ian McKellen
23.	2-12	02 Apr 99	Woody Allen
24.	2-13	27 Aug 99	Muhammad Ali
25.	2-14	03 Sep 99	Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise
26.	2-15	10 Sep 99	Hollywood Actors
27.	2-16	17 Sep 99	Hollywood Leading Ladies
28.	2-17	03 Dec 99	Paul McCartney
29.	2-18	10 Dec 99	Michael Crawford
30.	2-19	17 Dec 99	Billy Connolly, Sting

Season 3

31.	3-1	21 Jan 00	Mick Hucknall, Mel Smith, Ralph Fiennes
32.	3-2	28 Jan 00	Victoria Beckham, Clarissa Dickson Wright, Paul Merton
33.	3-3	04 Feb 00	David Blunkett, Alexei Sayle, Martin Kemp
34.	3-4	11 Feb 00	Clive James, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Filippa Giordano, Richard Briers
35.	3-5	18 Feb 00	Lesley Garrett, Richard E. Grant, Alistair McGowan
36.	3-6	25 Feb 00	Minnie Driver, Griff Rhys Jones, Robert Winston
37.	3-7	03 Mar 00	Lulu, Vanessa Feltz
38.	3-8	10 Mar 00	Kate Winslet, Jimmy Tarbuck, Harry Connick Jr.
39.	3-9	17 Mar 00	Kenneth Branagh, Bob Monkhouse, Esther Williams
40.	3-10	24 Mar 00	Victoria Wood
41.	3-11	31 Mar 00	Ronan Keating, Cindy Crawford, Alan Titchmarsh
42.	3-12	07 Apr 00	Shirley Bassey, Stephen Fry

Season 4

43.	4-1	08 Sep 00	French & Saunders, Mike Reid, Tom Jones
44.	4-2	15 Sep 00	Ben Elton, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, David Ginola
45.	4-3	22 Sep 00	Frankie Dettori, Julie Walters, Mark Knopfler
46.	4-4	29 Sep 00	Robson Green, Hugh Laurie, Chris Moon
47.	4-5	06 Oct 00	Nigel Hawthorne, Jane Horrocks, Patrick Kielty
48.	4-6	13 Oct 00	Trevor McDonald, Tom Courtenay, Meera Syal, Barry White
49.	4-7	21 Oct 00	Richard Attenborough, Ian Botham, Richard Wilson, k.d. lang
50.	4-8	28 Oct 00	Sacha Distel, David Beckham, Rory Bremner
51.	4-9	04 Nov 00	Harry Enfield, Paul Simon, Terry Wogan
52.	4-10	12 Nov 00	Elton John, Ronan Keating, Kiki Dee, Robbie Williams

Season 5

53.	5-1	17 Feb 01	Tracey Ullman, Denise Lewis, Dolly Parton
54.	5-2	24 Feb 01	Kirk Douglas, Goldie Hawn, Clive James, Sade
55.	5-3	03 Mar 01	Ardal O'Hanlon, Esther Rantzen, Amanda Donohoe, Lionel Richie
56.	5-4	10 Mar 01	John Cleese
57.	5-5	17 Mar 01	Martin Clunes, Kevin Costner, Lee Evans, Texas
58.	5-6	24 Mar 01	The Bee Gees, John Mills
59.	5-7	31 Mar 01	Maureen Lipman, Tamzin Outhwaite
60.	5-8	07 Apr 01	Amanda Burton, Hugh Grant, Robbie Williams
61.	5-9	13 Apr 01	John Hurt, Ulrika Jonsson, Alistair McGowan
62.	5-10	21 Apr 01	Jack Dee, David Jason, Ronan Keating

Season 6

63.	6-1	22 Sep 01	David and Victoria Beckham, George Best, Elton John
64.	6-2	29 Sep 01	Ann Widdlecombe, Victoria Wood
65.	6-3	06 Oct 01	Bob Geldof, Jim Davidson
66.	6-4	13 Oct 01	Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Anne Robinson
67.	6-5	20 Oct 01	Billy Connolly, Pamela Stephenson, Ricky Tomlinson and band
68.	6-6	27 Oct 01	Cher, Stephen Fry, Gabrielle, Larry Hagman
69.	6-7	17 Nov 01	Robbie Coltrane, Ben Elton, Samuel L. Jackson, Diana Krall
70.	6-8	24 Nov 01	Jennifer Lopez, Martine McCutcheon, Terry Wogan
71.	6-9	01 Dec 01	Cilla Black, Michael Crawford, Liza Tarbuck
72.	6-10	24 Dec 01	Robbie Williams, Lenny Henry, Dame Edna, Geri Halliwell, Charlotte Church

Season 7

73.	7-1	23 Feb 02	Bob Monkhouse, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Kylie Minogue
74.	7-2	02 Mar 02	Mel Gibson
75.	7-3	09 Mar 02	Rory Bremner, Judi Dench, Kevin Spacey, The Lighthouse Family
76.	7-4	23 Mar 02	Celine Dion, Nigel Havers, Ian Hislop
77.	7-5	06 Apr 02	Sue Johnston
78.	7-6	13 Apr 02	Michael Ball, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Sacha Baron Cohen
79.	7-7	20 Apr 02	Tony Bennett, Jeff Bridges, James Nesbitt
80.	7-8	27 Apr 02	Rob Brydon, Timothy Spall, Chris Tarrant
81.	7-9	04 May 02	Martin Clunes, Michelle Collins, Jimmy Tarbuck
82.	7-10	18 May 02	Ben Elton, Queen, Charlotte Uhlenbroek, Barry Manilow

Season 8

83.	8-1	21 Sep 02	Tom Hanks
84.	8-2	28 Sep 02	Michael Palin, Norah Jones, Kate Adie, Ricky Gervais
85.	8-3	12 Oct 02	Paul Whitehouse, Gillian Anderson
86.	8-4	19 Oct 02	Peter Kay, Bob Monkhouse, Lulu
87.	8-5	26 Oct 02	Nigella Lawson, Eddie Izzard, David Attenborough
88.	8-6	09 Nov 02	Steve Coogan, Diana Krall, Jeremy Paxman, Elaine Stritch
89.	8-7	16 Nov 02	Halle Berry, Pierce Brosnan, Natalie Cole
90.	8-8	23 Nov 02	Charlotte Church, Michael Aspel, Lionel Richie
91.	8-9	30 Nov 02	Michael Caine
92.	8-10	24 Dec 02	Tom Jones
93.	8-11	05 Oct 02	Robin Williams Stephen Fry James Taylor

Season 9

94.	9-1	22 Feb 03	Heather Mills, Simply Red, Dawn French, George Clooney
95.	9-2	01 Mar 03	Jack Dee, Jools Holland, Beverley Knight, Damian Lewis, Jamie Oliver
96.	9-3	15 Mar 03	Robbie Coltrane, Adral O'Hanlon, Anne Robinson, Dionne Warwick
97.	9-4	29 Mar 03	Rory Bremner, Rowan Atkinson, David Gray, Rory Bremner, Pierce Brosnan
98.	9-5	05 Apr 03	Jeremy Clarkson, Neil Morrissey, Denise Van Outen
99.	9-6	12 Apr 03	Jerome Flynn, Gloria Gaynor, Ian McKellan, Paul Merton
100.	9-7	19 Apr 03	David Dickinson, Badly Drawn Boy, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Martin Clunes
101.	9-8	26 Apr 03	Des O'Connor, Hugh Jackman, Matthew Perry, Heather Small
102.	9-9	03 May 03	Shirley Bassey, Ronnie Corbett, Amanda Holden, Hugh Laurie

Season 10

103.	10-1	20 Sep 03	Helen Mirren, Cilla Black, Annie Lennox, Jo Brand
104.	10-2	27 Sep 03	Ewan McGregor, Stephen Fry, Ronni Ancona, Dido
105.	10-3	04 Oct 03	Sean Connery, Ricky Tomlinson, Boris Johnson, Michael Buble
106.	10-4	11 Oct 03	Clint Eastwood, Jennifer Saunders, Ben Elton, Sheryl Crow
107.	10-5	18 Oct 03	Michael Caine, Billy Connolly, Pamela Stephenson, R.E.M.
108.	10-6	25 Oct 03	Shane Richie, Trinny and Susannah, Meg Ryan, Jamie Callum
109.	10-7	01 Nov 03	Emma Thompson, Michael Palin, Rod Stewart, Luciano Pavarotti
110.	10-8	15 Nov 03	Judi Dench, Peter Kay, Charlotte Uhlenbroek, Will Young
111.	10-9	22 Nov 03	Sarah Ferguson, Eddie Izzard, Sting, Gwyneth Paltrow
112.	10-10	29 Nov 03	Victoria Beckham, Clive James, David Bowie

Season 11

113.	11-1	21 Feb 04	Ian McKellen, Johnny Vegas, Rhona Cameron, Katie Melua, Alicia Keys
114.	11-2	28 Feb 04	Kylie Minogue, Paul O'Grady, Robson Green, Peter Cincotti
115.	11-3	06 Mar 04	Patrick Stewart, Lionel Richie, Harry Connick Jr.
116.	11-4	13 Mar 04	George Michael, Jon Culshaw, Bill Nighy
117.	11-5	27 Mar 04	Ross Kemp, Jimmy Carr, Norah Jones
118.	11-6	03 Apr 04	Rory Bremner, Nigel Harman, Pet Shop Boys, John McCarthy, Joss Stone
119.	11-7	10 Apr 04	Jeremy Clarkson, Diana Krall, Sharon Osbourne, Michael Portillo, Jonny Wilkinson
120.	11-8	17 Apr 04	Anne Robinson, James Nesbitt, Mick Hucknall, Travis
121.	11-9	24 Apr 04	Gordon Ramsay, Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen, Davina McCall, Ronan Keating, LeAnn Rimes
122.	11-10	08 May 04	Patrick Kielty, Boris Becker, Bruce Forsyth

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