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Aug 17, 2023 · CHAT show host and journalist Sir Michael Parkinson - arguably Barnsley’s most famous son - died at the age of 88 on Wednesday night. The Chronicle delved into the TV king’s colourful life... Parky grew up in Moorland Terrace, Cudworth and his father Jack worked at Grimethorpe Pit.
Aug 16, 2024 · He was the only son of a mining family from Cudworth, outside Barnsley, and his parents passed on their passions: his mum took him to the cinema, and his dad, a decent player himself, taught him cricket.
Aug 28, 2023 · The late Sir Michael Parkinson’s son has said his dad was ‘not the father of the year’ as he reflected on his public and private legacy.
Aug 17, 2023 · At the end of his final Parkinson show he made a poignant reference to his father Jack, who died in 1975 following a battle with lung disease pneumoconiosis - caused by long-term retention of...
Nov 29, 2020 · Pressed by the Good Morning Britain presenter about the death of his father, the veteran broadcaster was overwhelmed by grief. Parky had written about his father, who died in 1976, previously,...
Aug 28, 2023 · Michael Parkinson's son has reflected on the "strange experience" of losing his famous father, who is a public figure, after he sadly died aged 88 after a short illness earlier this month.
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Aug 18, 2023 · At the end of his last ever broadcast on ITV, Parkinson told a little story, one he would come to repeat many times, about one of the last conversations he had with his father before his passing.
