Series 1

Season 1 · 2004 · 11 episodes

Episodes

1Episode 1Michael Parkinson interviews Tom Cruise, Kelly Holmes and Billy Connolly. Razorlight perform their song Golden Touch.
2Episode 2Michael Parkinson talks to Naomi Campbell, Denzel Washington and Simon Cowell. Supermodel Naomi Campbell will be talking candidly to Michael about her life in the public eye.
3Episode 3Michael Parkinson chats to Matthew Pinsent, Frank Skinner and Lenny Henry. Comedian and actor Lenny Henry talks about his career which has spanned almost 30 years.
4Episode 4Michael Parkinson chats to Ant & Dec, Dame Julie Andrews and Michael Palin. Tom Jones and Jools Holland team up with The Rhythm and Blues Orchestra and perform the St James Infirmary Blues.
5Episode 5Ricky Gervais joins Parkinson to talk about the success of his comedy The Office and how he felt winning two Golden Globes. He will be joined by the absolutely fabulous Joanna Lumley, and Oscar winning actor Kevin Kline.
6Episode 6Michael Parkinson chats to Joan Rivers, Jamie Oliver and Sir Cliff Richard. Hollywood’s most outspoken comedienne will discuss her successful and varied career as well as her internationally acclaimed one-woman show ‘Broke Alone’.
7Episode 7Michael Parkinson chats to Eddie Izzard, Jeremy Clarkson and Donny Osmond. Comedian Eddie Izzard talks about his successful stand-up shows and his move into acting on both the stage and screen.
8Episode 8Michael Parkinson is joined by Hollywood siren Lauren Bacall, domestic goddess Nigella Lawson and comedian Paul O'Grady. Tina Turner performs her latest song, Open Arms, her first single in five years.
9Episode 9Michael Parkinson chats to Dame Edna Everage, Dame Judi Dench and Sharon Osbourne. Music is from the Scissor Sisters who sing Take Your Mama.
10Episode 10Michael Parkinson chats to Renée Zellweger, Mel Brooks and Kevin Spacey. Kevin provides the music with songs from his film Beyond The Sea.
11Episode 11Joe Pasquale, Barbara Windsor, Lily Savage (Paul O'Grady) and Rod Stewart are Michael Parkinson's guests for this special Christmas edition of his chat show. Music is provided by Lily Savage and Rod Stewart.