The following interview is taken from the best of Andrew Denton's award-winning Enough Rope series, ranking among the most penetrating discussions from the 2000s with celebrities, larger-than-life personalities and average Joes. Michael Parkinson has a reputation that is positively Bradmanesque - arguably the greatest the game has ever seen. He plays with style, grace and an unfailing sense of decency. His surname is his passport, he?s just about everyone?s point of comparison, and he?s the only Yorkshire man who could teach Geoffrey Boycott a thing or two about a long innings.