i see stephen fry saying the genius of parky was he i saying the genius of parky was he was always 100%ms to sum him up? i the word authentic, but that seems to sum him up?— to sum him up? i suspect he never interviewed — to sum him up? i suspect he never interviewed a _ to sum him up? i suspect he never interviewed a as _ to sum him up? i suspect he never interviewed a as guest _ to sum him up? i suspect he never interviewed a as guest anyone - to sum him up? i suspect he never interviewed a as guest anyone he l interviewed a as guest anyone he didn't respect and admire and he got the best out of people, the more in awe of the talent he was, whether it was bing crosby or whoever, shirley maclain, the better his interview and he was charm and not aggressive and he was charm and not aggressive and looking for a cheap sound bite. he prodded and probed, but he wanted to create, give the artist, the stars, the opportunity to express themselves and tell us who they were and not tell us who parky was. [10 and not tell us who parky was. do ou and not tell us who parky was. do you think we have

nobody better than parky, god rest his soul. michael parkinson who has died at the age of 88. to west africa — where more than 60 migrants are presumed dead — after their boat was found drifting off cape verde. it's thought they were trying to reach the spanish canary islands — the boat was found about 300 kilometres from cape verde. it's believed almost all those on board came from senegal. 38 people, including children, were rescued and brought ashore — on the island of sal. officials in senegal said they were making arrangements to bring survivors home. mayenijones reports. they are the lucky ones. these survivors were spotted in a wooden boat near cape verde by a spanish fishing vessel and they had spent a month at sea. three of mahmoud's siblings and his cousin were on the boat. his 24—year—old brother died. they both tried making the journey together earlier this year. translation: one of my brothers called to say - another brother was dead. i was shocked because we were close and he was a fighter. he was married and had t

parky as well. us. called him parky as well. welcome. >> had northern >> he had that northern hospitality just every time i spoke to him . he was just very spoke to him. he was just very kind, very authentic, as many people have said. and it was so weird to be interviewing him because there you are. >> you can see you're in the same colour they're interviewing parky . parky. >> just think to myself, >> and i just think to myself, it's one of those things. he was a legend and he actually deserves and that deserves that name. and that title. you can imagine, title. and as you can imagine, there's many people across there's so many people across there's so many people across the who've been the showbiz industry who've been leading tributes, including stephen , who was interviewed stephen fry, who was interviewed by park. and he said it was simple. was impossibly simple. he was impossibly thrilling. then we've had thrilling. and then we've had twiggy lawson who said he was a wonderful listener and a true gentleman . and but what's b

parky died aged 88.g of the chat show, the greatest ever interviewer who owned saturday night tv . who can owned saturday night tv. who can forget his frosty clash with meg ryan in 2003? are you wary of journalists? >> i mean , does it give you an >> i mean, does it give you an insight into what they're after now that i'm wary of them, yes. >> you are wary of journalists. you're wary of me. >> you're wary of the interview. you don't like being interviewed. >> you can see it's in the way that you sit and the way you are. >> that's you don't like doing it. >> but parky humbly admitted, actually that actually after that confrontation neither of confrontation that neither of them top but many them were on top form. but many of other interviews of his other interviews certainly rank among the best of television , a bit like bowe . television, a bit like bowe. >> one smack. i mean , did you >> one smack. i mean, did you think, oh, god, this is a guy, this is a girl i'm going to get married to and live the rest

parky died aged 88.g of the chat show, the greatest ever interviewer who owned saturday night tv . who can owned saturday night tv. who can forget his frosty clash with meg ryan in 2003? are you wary of journalists? >> i mean , does it give you an >> i mean, does it give you an insight into what they're after now that i'm wary of them, yes. >> you are wary of journalists. you're wary of me. >> you're wary of the interview. you don't like being interviewed. >> you can see it's in the way that you sit and the way you are. >> that's you don't like doing it. >> but parky humbly admitted, actually that actually after that confrontation neither of confrontation that neither of them top but many them were on top form. but many of other interviews of his other interviews certainly rank among the best of television , a bit like bowe . television, a bit like bowe. >> one smack. i mean , did you >> one smack. i mean, did you think, oh, god, this is a guy, this is a girl i'm going to get married to and live the rest

it is how likeable and how warm parky was. hear of his passing. an absolute legend, straight talking shows were talking man. his shows were brilliant. in peace and brilliant. rest in peace and john has written in to say very sad news to hear of sir michael parkinson's death . parkinson's death. >> he was a brilliant broadcaster and a talk show host, a legend , especially host, a true legend, especially liked chat show liked his own chat show parkinson plus also presenting . parkinson plus also presenting. give us clue for a while . my give us a clue for a while. my condolences his family condolences to his family friends on the sad loss and he's just added in his favourite interview, which was with tommy coopeh interview, which was with tommy cooper, who always made him laugh comedic timing laugh with great comedic timing and magic. >> oh well, that's really lovely. >> thank so much for those >> thank you so much for those tributes memories tributes and those memories there. be talking to there. and we will be talking to geoff

sir david attenborough also said parky went beyond regional class . he was just himself, sir michael died at home, surrounded by his family after a short illness with gb news across the uk. on your tv, in your car , on uk. on your tv, in your car, on your digital radio, and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news. channel >> it is all action tonight. but i'm starting with this. we are on the brink of eight channel migrants overload several red alert days have already been issued for the coming weeks, which means that we will see a repeat of overflowing detention centres like we did exactly this time last year. earlier, gb news exclusively revealed that just 80 migrants are being housed at raf wethersfield, a site that was due to have 1700. now, part of the problem just part of it, by the way, is that anybody who claims to be a victim of human trafficking or modern slavery apparently can't be housed at these sites, which is basically everyone least everyone everyone or at least everyone who's a lawyer anyway. who's spoken t

, because we're all the greatest podcasters emulate parky all the greatest parky because all the greatestck and let the podcasters sit back and let the talent that they're to . talking talent that they're to. talking yeah. express their views and create their entertainment. >> very relaxed. he's >> and he's very relaxed. he's a very natural presence and, you know, wonderful accent wherever it's from. some of the north of england. yorkshire. yorkshire, yeah, yeah . yeah, yeah. >> i wonder if piers morgan likes him . likes him. >> anyway, that's it >> no idea. anyway, that's it for part one. coming up, we've got graham lennon cancelled for the second time this week. karen burning live in the studio though cash lives on for now though and cash lives on for now . see in a couple of this one. i can tell you, live across the uk, this is news . radio >> welcome back to headliners. >> welcome back to headliners. >> i'm here so i'm still here with paul cox and chris to win. and let's crack on with the stories . kicking things off with stories. kicking things off with the meal and another venue has

sean has been in such saying. watch parky saying. our family watch parky every week.e was a one every single week. he was a one off treasure. and that is the point that frank was just making there. around, there. people did gather around, wasn't was a national wasn't it? and it was a national conversation individual conversation with an individual at heart of it, but a life at the heart of it, but a life well lived 88 years, as i said , well lived 88 years, as i said, he was a keen cricket lover as well, is a very, very good innings to him. right i have to say, if you're a keen viewer of gb news, you will be familiar perhaps with our don't kill cash campaign, something we feel very passionate about here on this channel. you know, in society , channel. you know, in society, we're all different people with different choices . if you want different choices. if you want to play by your debit card, if you want to pay online, good, brilliant. but if you also choose to pay by cash, we feel very passionately that you should be able to do so. so with the help of all of you guy

the interview was never about parky. his guest. >> yeah, that's exactly what stephen fry has said. the genius of parky was that unlike most people, he was always himself. he was all authentic and he listened as much as he spoke, actually. i mean, if you watch his interviews, he says he probes the way using his fuel words as possible. and the really interesting thing is that he listens . he actively listens he listens. he actively listens as opposed to waiting for your turn to speak. and that's why he got the best out of so many of his guests. and that's why at the moment, trending on on twitter, if you look twitter, twitter, if you look at twitter, it's parkinson, it's it's not just parkinson, it's all people he's interviewed. all the people he's interviewed. and some the and you mentioned some of the interviews. they actually haven't mention. haven't had many people mention. nigel clough. was that the one where said, have a chat where he said, we have a chat about decide i was right and about it, decide i was right and

on board british olympian john goodwin who is the second person with parki's diseaseo travel into space. andaughterom the gers a a caribbean who won seats through a charity fundraiser. virgin galactic completed its first commercial space flight in june carrying members of the italian air force. the price tag on the flight to space? $450,000 per seat. >>> we'll have to wait until next year for tv's biggest night. the emmy awards have new date, monday, january 15th four months after the original scheduled date, september 18th. the ceremony was pushed back because of the ongoing actor and writer strikes in hollywood so this means tinsel town is going to have a very busy award season. the new emmys date is a week afteter the golden globes and o day after the critics choice awards. back in our area, the sold out three day festival kicks off tomorrow and today we got a preview at golden gate park. there are close to 100 performers set to hit the stage this weekend with headliners kendrick lamar, foo fighters, and owe dezza. while it is all about the music there is also the chance to taste the

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parky will always stand out to me as the best.e of the highlights of a tv career which spanned seven decades. also on the programme... oh, my god, i'm about to cry! the moment of truth — a levels, btecs, t levels and as levels — tens of thousands of teenagers get their exam results. out with the police in northern france, trying to stop small boats crossing the channel, we have a special report. and attempts to bring back the water vole, an endangered creature, in a new nature reserve in the lake district. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news... owen farrell could still miss the start of next month's rugby world cup, we'll have the latest on his red card against wales last weekend.

parky will always stand out to me as the best. there will never be another one as good, and he's a legend, a true legend. we'll be looking back at some of the highlights of a tv career which spanned seven decades. also on the programme... oh, my god, i'm about to cry! the moment of truth — a levels, btecs, t levels and as levels — tens of thousands of teenagers get their exam results. out with the police in northern france, trying to stop small boats crossing the channel, we have a special report. and attempts to bring back the water vole, an endangered creature, in a new nature reserve in the lake district. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news... owen farrell could still miss the start of next month's rugby world cup, we'll have the latest on his red card against wales last weekend. good evening. one of the biggest names in british television, sir michael parkinson, has died at the age of 88. in a career spanning seven decades, he interviewed some of the world's greatest stars on his tv chat show, including th

we will be paying to parky. and paying tribute to parky.s presenters hand—delivered presenters who hand—delivered that that 300,000 of that petition, that 300,000 of you signed tell our you have signed to tell our authorities, don't kill cat. thank you very much , everybody. thank you very much, everybody. qr code on your screen there. get it signed. let's be a force for good . yep, loads on this for good. yep, loads on this houh for good. yep, loads on this hour. i'm also desperate to try to find out as well how many asylum seekers are being housed with their own families whilst they await processing strong views on both sides of this gb views of gbs. do you think it's a good thing? saves us money on hotel doesn't hotel bills? doesn't say potential bad thing. of course potential a bad thing. of course they could just leg it. gb views and gbnews.com. now though, it's your headlines. >> patrick, thank you . good >> patrick, thank you. good evening. well, the top story tonight is that tributes are being paid to the legendary broadcaster. sir

he last words, which was dedicated to parky.m imposter syndrome and that mostly came down from him being a northerner from south yorkshire , coming from a village yorkshire, coming from a village called cudworth . and he said called cudworth. and he said that at the time when parky was coming class coming in, he had working class guilt he didn't that he guilt. he didn't think that he was enough . he felt the bbc was good enough. he felt the bbc were looking down on him like they questioned his they really questioned his authority just because he was from a, you know, from up north. and it's quite if you think about his career, he's had an amazing career interviewed all these people . but that of these people. but that sense of working guilt never left him. >> but you see it was very much a thing, wasn't it, that that if you were .on if you were a broadcast master, you had to be posh. >> yeah. yeah >> yeah. yeah >> that was that was always the thing. it changed a little bit in well, there's a nice in my time. well, there's a nice

just first of all, your your lasting memories of parky .y. >> well, it was a remarkable man in so many different ways . his in so many different ways. his television was absolutely spectacular . the best spectacular. the best interviewer you would ever hope to meet and most of the very best people in the world open their selves to michael parkinson because he was just such an incredibly good man on that job. we actually did a thing with him a few months ago live in a tape such as we're working on now, and he was sharp as a needle. he's hadn't lost a thing. he knew everything we had done together in various different occasions because in my early days of winning formula one races, i did several of his programmes . but you know, the programmes. but you know, the line up of the people he's whole muhammad ali for example, or any of the enormously successful sports people, never mind anything to do with other business, if you like. he just was the ultimately best interviewer you could find . and interviewer you could find. and that's the best th

. >> but even i mean , i grew up >> but even i mean, i grew up with remember it with parky. house to go out with him. i believe you also echo that. absolutely. also echo that. yes, absolutely. >> least because some of >> and not least because some of the interviews parkinson the interviews that parkinson did guise of almost a did under the guise of almost a fireside chat were of an incredibly serious nature for instance, with muhammad ali. yeah. when ali converted to islam and they had really quite a punchy discussion about that parkinson questioning about those beliefs with nelson mandela , with, well , elton john, mandela, with, well, elton john, when elton john was, as it were , coming out. but there are also those great moments that one remembers the peter ustinov remembers over the peter ustinov interviews many peter and interviews and many peter and peter cook and kenneth williams, peter cook and kenneth williams, peter sellers and all of these moments of great entertainment . moments of great entertainment. i think when you consider he interviewed 1500 interviewed ove

i can remember itrp with parky.ouse to go out with him. i believe you also echo that. yes, absolutely. go out with him. i believe you als> and not least because some of the interviews that parkinson did guise of almost a did under the guise of almost a fireside chat were of an incredibly serious nature for instance, with muhammad ali. yeah. when ali converted to islam and they had really quite a punchy discussion about that parkinson questioning about those beliefs with nelson mandela , with, well , elton john, mandela, with, well, elton john, when elton john was, as it were , coming out. but there are also those great moments that one remembers the peter ustinov remembers over the peter ustinov interviews many peter and interviews a