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With his relaxed charm and Yorkshire brogue, Michael Parkinson got some of the world’s biggest stars to open up. Martin Chilton pays tribute to once-in-a generation broadcaster Michael Parkinson, who has died at the age of 88

It didn’t matter how famous you were: ‘Parky’ knew his job wasn’t to ingratiate himself but to get people to talk, says arts writer Fiona Sturges

He was confrontational without being aggressive, respectful but never fawning - and huge stars from the worlds of sport, music, film and TV passed by his sofa over 40 years

The Yorkshireman didn’t do ‘touchy feely’ and would have made a terrible guest on his show. But there will never be a better broadcaster

Before Parky, TV audiences had never seen his style of intimate, comfy chats with stars of stage and screen - and he made Saturday night TV almost unthinkable without him

Telegraph: The pioneering broadcaster, who has died aged 88, didn't do 'touchy feely'.

Elena Zhukova, who has been divorced twice, has lived in America since leaving Russia in 1991 and is a friend of Murdoch’s third wife Wendi Deng.

Funding respite care for the families of terminally ill Clallam County residents has been Sequim Bay Yacht Club’s goal for more than 30 years, and this year the club expects its all-time total of contributions to Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County (VHOCC) to surpass $500,000.

Although they were never married, John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara had their own version of a love affair, keeping up a strong friendship throughout their careers. This tale of their final farewell is just beautiful.

IS BRIAN Desmond Hurst (1895-1986) Northern Ireland's greatest underrated film director? Pace Kenneth Branagh, where the second adjective doesn't apply, the answer is yes, because when you tour the Ulster Museum's exhibition of the artwork surrounding Hurst's films, you get a sense of cinematic genius.