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
Parsons Advocate in full in November 1919. Thurston, who cast his first presidential vote for Theodore Roosevelt in 1904, was heavily involved in the Republican party, holding many local administrative positions and running for mayor as the Republican nominee in 1932. The 1923 "History of West Virginia" referred to the "Advocate" as the "official paper" of Tucker County, and noted that under Thurston's leadership, its circulation was extended well beyond the county's borders. Parsons Advocate The Parsons Advocate is a newspaper serving Parsons and surrounding Tucker County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Published weekly, it has a circulation of 3,033