Presenter was best known for hosting self-titled talkshow between 1971 and 2007 and interviewing 2,000 celebrities
Michael Parkinson, the broadcaster best known for hosting the talkshow Parkinson from 1971 to 2007, has died, aged 88.
A statement from his family said: “After a brief illness Sir Michael Parkinson passed away peacefully at home last night in the company of his family.
