Par ‧ kin ‧ son, Michael /ˈpɑːkins ə n $ ˈpɑːr-/ BrE AmE
(1935–) a British newspaper writer and television presenter who had one of the first ↑ chat show s (=a television programme where famous people are asked questions and talk about themselves) on British television in the 1970s. After a break of several years, he returned to British television in 1998 and ↑ retire d again in 2007.