{"product_id":"parky-my-autobiography-9780340961674","title":"Parky My Autobiography","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll Michael Parkinson really wanted to do was play cricket for Yorkshire and England. However, he soon realised that to be paid to watch films, football and cricket would be the best way to spend life, and he became a journalist. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTelevision beckoned and for three decades Parkinson interviewed the movers and shakers of the late twentieth century, making his television programme the must-see event of the week. In singing with Bing Crosby, dancing with Billy Connolly, flirting with Miss Piggy and sparring with Muhammad Ali, Parkinson proved himself one of the most engaging and durable hosts in both Britain and Australia. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eParky\u003c\/i\u003e he recalls a full life with honesty, insight and humour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eParky: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Nothing less than riveting.'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMirror\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Joyous'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Wonderfully readable'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''One of the finest broadcasters of a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI recommend it heavily. It's a wonderful book * Melvyn Bragg *\u003cbr\u003eWonderfully readable... packed with revelations and insight, and offer an unrivalled glimpse into the lives of practically every giant personality of the past three decades * \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eNothing less than riveting * \u003ci\u003eMirror\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eParky's book is a joyous, breezy read, as much for the improbability of his early escapades as for his backstage anecdotes about the stars. It is also beautifully written * \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eThe early chapters about his childhood and early career ... are disarmingly modest and offer a proper glimpse into another world * \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eCrisp and detailed prose ... with an especially impressive account of a pre-second world war childhood in the north * Mark Lawson, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eFunny and self-deprecating and just as laid-back as he is on camera * Boyd Tonkin, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884009402711,"sku":"9780340961674","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780340961674.jpg?v=1722530017","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/parky-my-autobiography-9780340961674","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}