Nicholas Parsons 4 June 2018 (when regular guest Gyles Brandreth replaced him for 2 episodes), and has presented the show in six different decades. The programme's longevity is arguably due in part to the host's ability to be a chairman, create laughs and to act as a straight man to the comedians who participate. In the 1950s, Parsons provided the non-singing voice of Tex Tucker in the children's TV puppet series "Four Feather Falls" at the suggestion of his then wife, actress and voiceover artiste Denise Bryer, who was in the show. During the late 1960s he created and presented a satirical
Cultural impact of the Guitar Hero series has found application within the health care industry to help recovering patients. Both "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" (a similar series of games developed by Harmonix, who originally developed "Guitar Hero"), have altered the video game and music industries. For video games, the introduction of "Guitar Hero" has led rhythm games to become one of the industries' largest growing markets. The series has also sparked the creation of both commercial and independently developed games with similar gameplay mechanics as well as learning tools using a real guitar in place of the controller. Older artists featured in "Guitar Hero" and "Rock