Those brilliantly skilful players didn't fit the stereotype that Parkinson's depiction of Skinner Normanton helped to perpetuate.
The man got to the very top of his chosen profession interview just about them all,yes he made the odd mistake but if thats all in what must have been thousands of hours he didn't do too badly. I think the town's people should be proud that he came from our small tarn .he did move on but he couldn't interview all them people in his mum and dads back room in Cudworth. RIP Parky.
Perhaps he was scathing because he didn't do very well there. Others who did do well might have a different view.
No criticism intended mate, I've just never been keen on the idea of celebrity and that's just jot worse over the years so that celebrities are now famous for just being celebrities. Back in the 70s and 80s I would have been out having a few pints with my mates when his show was on anyway. However, another show that I recall was when he interviewed Jacob Bronowski (who did The Ascent of Man), now there was somebody worth listening to...
Ah but this was when celebrities were the genuine article, not like some of the waste of space characters on the telly these days who are described so. I remember that Bronowski one - yes, brilliant. He had all the big Hollywood stars of course and who could forget Mohammed Ali and George Best, for different reasons. There isn’t anything that comes close to his treatment of this format these days, and not will there ever be.
