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 (band) from Ofcom and so replacement tracks was rapidly recorded in the band's own studio to fill the already booked launch schedule and "Amongst the Northern Lochs" was released as a free download on 3 October 2011. Tracks from this EP, "The Ballad of Little Beef Cramps" and "The Paris Express", waere featured on "Kowalskiy's Free Monthly 5-track Scottish EP No. 16" and the "Scottish Fiction October EP" respectively through October 2011. Although the band have gained a largely positive response for "On the Fly", some critics expressed reservations over both the band's sound and material. Supermarionation (band) Supermarionation are a