Veteran broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson has died at the age of 88.
His TV career spanned seven decades, and he interviewed the world’s biggest stars on his long-running chat show.
Sir Elton John was among the former guests paying tribute to the “TV legend”, who was a “real icon who brought out the very best” in guests.
Sir Michael Caine agreed he “brought the best of everyone he met”, while Sir David Attenborough said he “always wanted the interviewee to shine”.
Sir David, who was a guest on Parkinson a number of times, told BBC Radio 4’s The World At One: “With Michael, it was always friendly, always thorough, always intelligent, always a pleasure to do it, and I think that came over no matter who his interviewee was.
“He always did his homework, he always knew what the interesting bits were, and he steered you through.”
He added: “As a viewer, you knew if Michael was asking the questions there were going to be good questions, they would elicit good answers.”
