Parky's people : the interviews - 100 of the best / by Michael Parkinson.

Golden Hollywood. Orson Welles -- James Cagney -- Kirk Douglas -- John Wayne -- James Stewart -- David Niven -- Jack Lemmon -- Tony Curtis -- Henry Fonda -- Fred Astaire -- Shirley Temple -- Bette Davis -- Bing Crosby -- Memories of Marilyn Monroe -- Comedy. Billy Connolly -- Bob Hope -- George Burns -- Ken Dodd -- Tommy Cooper -- Eric [Morecambe] and Ernie [Wise] -- Les Dawson -- Peter Kay -- Peter Sellers -- Pete [Peter Cook] and Dud [Dudley Moore] -- Spike Milligan -- Barry Humphries [Dame Edna Everage ; Les Patterson] -- Three Pythons take flight [Michael Palin ; Graham Chapman ; John Cleese] -- Victoria Wood -- Dawn French -- Joan Rivers -- Paul O'Grady -- Paul Merton -- Sport. Muhammad Ali -- George Best -- Bobby Charlton -- David Beckham -- Shane Warne -- The stage. Richard Burton -- Peter O'Toole -- Richard Harris -- Sir Alec Guinness -- Dame Judi Dench -- Sir Ralph Richardson -- Sir John Gielgud -- Sir Ian McKellen -- Music. Paul McCartney -- John Lennon -- Elton John -- Larry Adler -- Tom Jones -- Luciano Pavarotti -- Sammy Cahn -- Sammy Davis Jr. -- Tony Bennett -- Paul Anka -- George Michael -- Madonna -- Noel Gallagher -- Memories of Frank Sinatra -- Leading ladies. Lauren Bacall -- Ingrid Bergman -- Shirley MacLaine -- Raquel Welch -- Julie Andrews -- Sharon Osborne -- Bette Midler -- Helen Mirren -- Oprah Winfrey -- Jane Fonda -- Joanna Lumley -- Diana Rigg -- Memories of Judy Garland -- Leading men. Michael Caine -- Dustin Hoffman -- Robert Redford -- Woody Allen -- Michael Crawford -- Will Smith -- Kevin Spacey -- Anthony Hopkins -- Tom Cruise -- Raconteurs. Henry Kissinger -- Tony Blair -- Kenneth Williams -- Alistair Cooke -- Malcolm Muggeridge -- John Mortimer -- Peter Ustinov -- Stephen Fry -- Roald Dahl -- Clive James -- Jonathan Miller -- Wisdom. Sir David Attenborough -- Lord Carnavon -- W.H. Auden -- Edith Evans -- Ben Travers -- John Betjeman -- Catherine Bramwell-Booth -- Jacob Bronowski -- The evolution of talk -- Parkinson guests.

Show biz legends, modern day icons and sporting greats - Michael Parkinson has met them all. In Parky s People, Parky gives us a revealing account of some of his most unforgettable encounters and the moments that made TV history. Interviews with Fred Astaire and Ingrid Bergman, Clint Eastwood, John Lennon, Billy Connelly, Bop Hope & more.