{"id":97821,"date":"2023-08-18T19:10:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T19:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=97821"},"modified":"2023-08-18T19:10:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T19:10:47","slug":"bbc-shake-up-tv-schedule-to-air-a-string-of-michael-parkinsons-best-interviews-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/tv-movies\/bbc-shake-up-tv-schedule-to-air-a-string-of-michael-parkinsons-best-interviews-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC shake-up TV schedule to air a string of Michael Parkinson&#x27;s best interviews | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE BBC will air some of Sir Michael Parkinson\u2019s most memorable interviews to celebrate his career after his tragic death.<\/p>\n<p>Archive footage from his telly talk show Parkinson, which ran from 1971 to 1982 and 1998 to 2007, will be shown in the five special episodes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2014-chat-show-host-sir-838486909.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/episode-ten-pictures-muhammed-ali-838512715.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow night, the first episode shows Michael &#8211; who died at the age of 88 this week &#8211; revisiting four interviews with late boxing legend Muhammad Ali.<\/p>\n<p>The programme, which airs at 10:40pm on BBC Four, will be followed by the journalist\u2019s 1998 interview with Billy Connolly.<\/p>\n<p>Michael\u2019s candid sit down with George Michael will follow on August 26, detailing the singer-songwriter\u2019s childhood and Wham! career, as well as his interview with actress Ingrid Bergman.<\/p>\n<p>A 1974 interview with Dr Jacob Bronowski, the presenter and writer of documentary series The Ascent of Man, will air on September 2.<\/p>\n<h2><span>read more on Michael Parkinson<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/tar-comp.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Jimmy Tarbuck fights back tears over final time he saw friend Michael Parkinson<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/TM-comp-Ally-Ross-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Michael Parkinson&#8217;s remarkable Billy Connolly interview gets better every year<\/h3>\n<p>On the same date, collated archive footage will see Michael meet Hollywood\u2019s leading ladies, including Bette Davis, Raquel Welch, Bette Midler, Lauren Bacall and Miss Piggy.<\/p>\n<p>Michael died peacefully at home on Wednesday night following a brief battle with illness.<\/p>\n<p>Parky filmed over 650 episodes of his talk show, which also saw him interview Sir Elton John, Tom Cruise and Madonna.<\/p>\n<p>The chat show king sat down with\u00a02,000 celebrity guests\u00a0after becoming a pioneer of the one-on-one interview format.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in TV<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/www-instagram-com-p-cwfoiorit-838713114.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>STAR TRAGEDY<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>EastEnders actress dies as tributes paid to &#x27;immensely talented&#x27; star<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shameless-david-threlfall.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>frank admission <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Shameless legend is unrecognisable in first look at new ITV drama Passenger<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/newspress-collage-23543765-1692349793454.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section 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