Nicholas Parsons was an English actor and a radio/television presenter best known as the long time host of the television game show titled ‘Sale of the Century’. Nicholas was born in Lincolnshire into an affluent family indulged in the medical profession. Despite suffering from dyslexia as a kid, Nicholas excelled in academics and was on his way to become a mechanical engineer. However, he loved acting and impersonating famous personalities, which led him to do stage acting for fun. He eventually decided to pursue it as a full-time career and in the mid-1940s, he began his film career appearing in films such as ‘Master of Bankdam’ and ‘Simon and Laura’ among others. However, he found wider fame with his television and radio gigs. For a decade, starting from the mid-1950s, he was the straight man to comedian Arthur Haynes for many ITV television series’. He was also known for hosting the game show titled ‘Sale of the Century’. On the radio, he hosted many shows for BBC Radio, such as ‘Just a Minute’ and ‘Listen to this Space’. He remained associated with the show ‘Just a Minute’ for many decades until 2019. He has been honoured with a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.