Nicholas Parsons at Edinburgh Festival: I'm in a profession that retires you

The 93-year-old is among the oldest to have performed at the Scottish festival and this is his 17th year hosting a show.

Nicholas Parsons says it's the "wonderful frissance in the air" that keeps him coming back to the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe.

At 93, he's one of the oldest entertainers to have performed here and this is his 17th year of hosting a show.

His younger rivals might not have to nap quite so much, but can they claim to have been at the very first festival 70 years ago?

"I have Glasgow connections," Parsons told Sky News.

"I spent five years on Clydebank trying to be an engineer to please my family but I didn't want to.

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