Michael Parkinson

Star, famous for songs such as Tutti Frutti, was an originator of the genre

The broadcaster on his friendship with the footballer, the 'skinny kid' from Belfast

Big Yin’s forthright attitude about his condition in keeping with his attitude to life

The comedian says his ill-health has been overstated but his touring days are over

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RTÉ marks Gay Byrne’s 60 years in broadcasting with highlights from ‘The Meaning of Life’

Anthony Hopkins plays Lear, Gay Byrne takes a trip down memory lane and Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope comes to a friendship-wrecking close

Michael Parkinson says murderous Coronation Street makes him recoil. But soaps have always straddled a thin line between sensation and audience comfort

Bruce Forsyth obituary: born February 22nd, 1928; died August 18th, 2017

Romancing the reputations of public figures does a disservice to those they let down

Friends of comedian say ‘goodnight’ to star for last time after he passes away aged 85

The journalist and TV host talks about a life spent asking questions, his recovery from serious illness and how he fears he will be remembered for an errant emu

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Chelsea’s greatest ever manager proved incapable of arresting slide down table

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Time in his company was enriching, he was a walking, talking cure for cynicism

Shareholders were even allowed to go up to interact with Richard Pym and David Duffy