Parsons attended The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in Elstree, and studied Modern History at St Anne's College, Oxford.
[citation needed] He was previously motor racing correspondent of The Sunday Times[1] and has written widely about Formula One.
He also reports on major news stories, including the Grenfell Tower fire, the Manchester Arena bombing and the Catalan independence campaign.
[7] Parsons left the BBC in 2009 to take over as the Director of Communications and Public Affairs at the British Olympic Association.
[1][8][9] Parsons has written two books on Motor Racing - F1: Through the Eyes of Damon Hill, and Five Days of a Grand Prix.