![]() ![]() ![]() "My father who loved cricket more than I did, if that be possible was convinced that Australia was in fact a tribe of sunburnt Yorkshiremen, and he wasn't far wrong," he said. Sir Michael first came to Australia four decades ago, and said he felt the country had much in common with his own homeland of Yorkshire in the north of England. ![]() Parkinson visit could be last to Australia Photo: Former prime minister Bob Hawke was one of Sir Michael's many Australian guests. "The important thing to get them settled as quickly as possible get them to lean forward and trust you enough to sort of open up to you." You can't just go and wing it, that doesn't work at all," he said. "You've got to do the research, you can't back off that. Sir Michael said he believed there were two key ingredients to a good interview background research and establishing trust and his son had a natural advantage when it came to knowing a thing or two about his father. In October, he will visit Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, taking to the stage to face questions from his son Mike. Sir Michael is currently preparing for his newly-announced Australian tour, which he said could be his last visit to Australia. "It was endlessly fascinating because of that, because you had to try to instantaneously create a bridge between you and that person you've never met before." "It's an imperfect thing because there's no script and it's just two people getting on together or not getting on together, as the case may be. "It's a very interesting psychological thing, interviewing, and I've never learnt the real trick of it," he told ABC Radio Adelaide. Key points:Sir Michael Parkinson will visit Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and BrisbaneDuring a conversation with ABC Radio Adelaide, he discussed the art of interviewingHe revealed he regards his interview with Kerry Packer as one of his bestīut these days, the former TV host tends to find he is the subject of interviews rather than the one asking the questions, and this change in perspective has caused him to reflect on his craft. Sir Michael Parkinson has spent most of his professional life interviewing celebrities actors, athletes, comedians and musicians. ![]()
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