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
Tucker County Seat War Tucker County Seat War The Tucker County Seat War was a dispute between the towns of Parsons and St. George, in Tucker County, West Virginia, over which should be the county seat. When Tucker County, West Virginia was created in 1856 out of Randolph County, the enabling act also called for the county seat, where the country court would be located, to be in Westernford, originally known as "Fort Minear" and first settled in 1776. The name of the town was directed to be changed to "St. George" to complement the name of the county, which honored Henry St. George