My first choice of dinner companion would be....

Each to his own - I found Parkinson a touch obsequious and I wish he wouldn't advertise those awful over-50 insurance policies.
And as for Piers Morgan..................
I would like a chance to ask Sean Connery why he thinks it is all right for men to slap women.
I would have Charlotte Green just for the pleasure of listening to her voice, and add Nicholas Parsons for wit and wisdom.

Stephen Fry, Dr Robert Winston, Judi Dench, Germaine Greer.
One at a time.I do hope my guest would have the ability to make me feel
interesting and get a word in.

Sir Terry Pratchett, Richard Dawkins, Marilyn Monroe and Gioachino Rossini would do for starters... or for the entrée come to that. We could be joined for coffee and Cognac (Armagnac for those who prefer it) by Oscar Wilde and Dorothy Parker...

Great choices, feetlebaum - can I come to your party?

Absent from what I remember, not in his later years. Anyway, drunk or sober, he would still be top of my list. I would also like to join feetlebaum in taking coffee with Dorothy Parker! Perhaps we could present her with One Perfect Rose (and no doubt she'd chuck it back at us!)

I put 'Woody Allen' on the FB post about this, then last evening watched a very nice film called 'Midnight in Paris', only to find it was directed by...Woody Allen.

Woody Allen makes very funny films, but I have read that he is a miserable sod in real life! I went off him when he started an affair with his adopted daughter.

John Suchet - a thoroughly decent man who happens to be devastingly dishy into the bargain.

@Greatnan - to be fair, Woody and Soon Yee are still married after all this time.

Must agree with the poster who mentioned Charlotte Green, for her speaking voice - like having warm honey dripped into your ear. Other female voices I could go for include Patricia Hughes, who used to read extracts in Quote Unquote, and Kay Cavendish - singer, pianist and possessor of an extremely come-hither speaking voice!

Then there was Joan Greenwood... hmmm...

My son goes to a jazz place in Greenwich Village when he is in New York and Woody Allen often strolls in to join in and play his clarinet with the regulars. Apparently he looks such a miserable so and so, but is an amenable man who can be shy. I don't understand how he gave himself permission to begin a relationship with an adopted daughter, unless he hardly knew her and the relationship with Mia Farrow had ended when they got together. He did seem to have an affinity with very young looking women.

Soon Yi was Mia Farrow's adopted daughter, not Allen's - Allen and Farrow were not married. If he & Farrow were married, or he was the adoptive dad I think he'd have been in trouble!

That makes sense Riverwalk.! Thanks for explaining.

I`ll go for Joanne Lumbly, Janet Street-Porter and Ann Robinson for a good old girly gossip.

I would invite Andre Rieu, Gregory Peck, James Patterson, Andy Hamilton. Definately no women because I havent had male attention for so long would want this to make up for it.

A get together with Ann Widecombe and Helena Kennedy would be interesting and for reasons best kept to myself Angelina Jolie.

Michael Wood was very dishy in his series Legacy in the 90's, so I'd like him, Stephen Fry, Judi Dench and Laurence Olivier (my first theatre crush!) I probably wouldn't get a word in edgeways, but I wouldn't need to!

Stephen Fry for the witty conversation
Oscar Wilde for the same reasons as SF and they'd make a lovely couple
Richard Burton for that gorgeous treacly voice - he could read the menu
Dame Judi Dench for her wicked sense of humour
Victoria Wood for the funny observations
Kate Moss because she probably eats like a sparrow so more cake for me
Alexander Armstrong to sit right next to - well, it's my party!

Bryn Terfel - I would try and get him to sing to me - he's big enough and doesn't need any more grub!

For that purely personal one to one dinner date it could only be Professor Alice Roberts. A perfect combination of charm, intellect and enthusiasm for life. As a lecturer/presenter her voice holds me enthralled.
For a more animated event, I would add Profs. Richard Dawkins and David Starkey to the mix ..... a guaranteed exciting debate and very educational.

Of course Gorgeous George - he could sit next to me. Then I think I'd like to invite Lesley Garratt who has a lovely sense of humour, Ann Widdicombe, Dawn French, Stephen Fry, and maybe Sir Tel. to bring everyone back down to earth again. For entertainment, could I please bring back Mr. Mozart as a young man? Maybe he could team up with Lesley and give us a song or two. It's interesting to see how many posters have concentrated on humour.

Galloway??? or have i got the wrong George? Boy?

JessM!

Or Gilbert's buddy maybe?

Allegaya?