Nicholas Parsons show whose audience peaked at over 21 million viewers (a record for an ITV game show). Parsons was born at 1 Castlegate, Grantham, Lincolnshire; he was the middle child of the family, having an older brother and a younger sister. His father was a general practitioner whose patients included the family of Margaret Thatcher; claims that he delivered her are unproven. His mother, born in Bristol to a founder of local company W.B. Maggs & Co, was training as a nurse when she met Parsons' father at University College Hospital, London. Parsons was born left-handed but was made to write
Nicholas Parsons Nicholas Parsons Christopher Nicholas Parsons (born 10 October 1923) is an English radio and television presenter and actor. Still active in his 90s, Parsons' long career in television, radio and theatre has made him a household name and he has been described as "the ultimate quiz show host" because of his "geniality, clarity of diction and the speed with which he rattled through questions". Best known today for his long-standing position as host of the comedy radio game show "Just a Minute" in six different decades, Parsons is also famous as the long-term host of "Sale of the Century", a