There are very few famous personalities who have not sat on the interview couch with veteran broadcaster Michael Parkinson, for an in-depth conversation exploring their childhoods, early career starts and professional successes and occasional failures. World leaders, top sports people, filmmakers, legendary actors, political campaigners, business chiefs and famous musicians have shared stories and reflections with the master of the celebrity interview. Parkinson's charming style puts his guests at ease. It is not so much an interrogation as a chat, and the unassuming Yorkshireman who hosts the show always keeps the studio audience in the frame.