Sir Michael Parkinson’s final TV appearance saw him hailed a ‘national treasure’ by viewers

Sir Michael Parkinson died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones

Inside Michael Parkinson's 'difficult' health battles: Veteran broadcaster battled cancer and had to learn how to walk again before his death at 88

The miner's son who became the King of British television: How Michael Parkinson went from the shadow of a Yorkshire pit to interviewing Shirley Maclaine and Muhammad Ali - as well as turning down a trip to the Playboy mansion to play cricket