live now to gloria hunniford, presenter of rip off britain on bbc one, as well as a myriad of other programmes through the years. gloria, you knew michael parkinson for many of those years. what are your thoughts right now? my thoughts toda are your thoughts right now? my thoughts today are just — your thoughts right now? my thoughts today are just sadness, _ your thoughts right now? my thoughts today are just sadness, because - your thoughts right now? my thoughts today are just sadness, because in - your thoughts right now? my thoughts today are just sadness, because in a l today are just sadness, because in a weird, naive way, i thought michael would go on forever. i feel like weird, naive way, i thought michael would go on forever. ifeel like he has been part of our lives for so long. i heard you saying that he has done over 2000 interviews. i think as a legacy, we are going to be seeing michael on the television for quite a long time. there is a lot of fodder there, quite a long time. there is a lot of fodderthere, it quite a long time. there is a lot of fodder there, it is all in the arc

well, one person who knew sir michael parkinson well was the tv presenter gloria hunniford.he best in the business. over the years, you know, i interviewed him, he interviewed me, and he very kindly had me on his television programme, which of course, was a landmark for me. and even one of my sons came along to just walk down the stairs before the programme began to know what it was like to walk down those stairs. so, legendary, the best in the business. and what i loved about michael, probably more than anything, is the fact that not only was he the most brilliant interviewer, but he was the most brilliant listener. and that's why he got so much out of all his guests. and so i really feel sad. i kind of always felt that michael would always be there, you know? so i can't help but feel very sad today. but on the other hand, there's such a supply of interviews, wonderful interviews, world class. ijust think that he was an all—round person, you know what i mean? i mean, his passion for cricket, his passion for music, his passion for people and his kindness. i mean, i'll give y

gloria hunniford is joining us down the line. hello good morning.e would be 14 and i was 16. 15~ _ schoolkids. he would be 14 and i was 16. 15 we _ schoolkids. he would be 14 and i was 16, 15. we met as schoolboys. he went— 16, 15. we met as schoolboys. he went to _ 16, 15. we met as schoolboys. he went to barnsley grammar school and i went to barnsley grammar school and i went _ went to barnsley grammar school and i went to _ went to barnsley grammar school and i went to a _ went to barnsley grammar school and i went to a secondary modern school. that is _ i went to a secondary modern school. that is when — i went to a secondary modern school. that is when we first met. you are seeing the pictures on the screen. these are archive pictures. this is him on the beach when he was a little older. his him on the beach when he was a little older-— him on the beach when he was a little older. , ., ., little older. his father wanted him to -la for little older. his father wanted him to play for yorkshire. _ little older. his father wanted him to play for yo

how many tributes have come in elton john, theresa may, stephen fry , gloria may, stephen fry, gloria hunnifordany people have given their tributes. it seems like he was universe really loved . loved. >> yes. and it wasn't just british because he loved cricket, for example . and he cricket, for example. and he went down mostly every winter to sydney and lived there for quite a few months while the cricket was on. he was a very versatile man, but , you was on. he was a very versatile man, but, you know, i got to know him because we all used to go to the same tailor and a great collection of people and amazing collection people. doug. doug was the i won't go into his details was the tailor and he just collected from the rothschilds to the jackie stewart's michael parkinson was one of his best friends and he just was the best man. it was. it was like going in for a cup of coffee. you went to see them and who would be there? michael parkinson because the two of them got so well together. he was just the perfect integer . was just the perfect integer. you know, a man like muhammad ali, who was trave