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
Supermarionation live action and Supermarionation, using footage of live actors from a distance to depict driving, walking, etc. In 1973, Gerry Anderson produced a pilot episode for another Supermarionation/live-action hybrid entitled "The Investigator" but was displeased with the results, so no series resulted. This is the last known occasion in which a full Supermarionation production was mounted. Supermarionation techniques were recreated and employed during the production of "Filmed in Supermarionation", a 2014 documentary that told the behind the scenes story of the films and television series produced by AP Films. In 1983, Gerry Anderson returned to puppetry with the science-fiction TV