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Watch David Bowie serve up a hilarious impression of Mick Jagger during a UK TV chat show interview

In 2002, David Bowie appeared on British TV chat show Parkinson and unveiled his hilarious impression of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger

Louder

‘Effectively a tool of Satan’: how the UK authorities were utterly terrified by TV

For decades, politicians feared that breakfast TV would turn Brits into zombies – or that broadcasting might decimate the workforce. This is the story of our long journey to 24-hour television

The Guardian - UK

‘God knows how we got on air!’ 40 glorious, disastrous years of breakfast TV

It all started with one man in a velour V-neck. But thanks to the Green Goddess, Roland Rat, Parki and Anne and Nick, British breakfast TV became legendary. Stars recall four decades of early-morning highs, lows and record-breaking snogs

The Guardian - UK

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‘There was an explosion, and I had to close my eyes’: how TV left 12,000 children needing a doctor

The Japanese government held an emergency meeting and share prices crashed after a Pokémon broadcast. For years, its effects went unexplained – until researchers started digging …

The Guardian - UK

Hay Festival 2023: Dates and line-up with Dua Lipa, Stormzy, Helena Bonham Carter and more

The award-winning literary festival will be welcoming a whole host of famous faces

Evening Standard

Billy Connolly's star-studded career as we celebrate the Big Yin's 80th birthday

The iconic comedian who hails from Glasgow turns 80 today (November 24), and we've compiled a guide to his life and career to celebrate the man who does it all in the entertainment industry.

Glasgow Live

Susanna Reid 'snubs' former co-host Piers Morgan after his bombshell Ronaldo interview

Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley avoided mentioning their former co-host, Piers Morgan, by name on the show, which did not go unnoticed by viewers

Daily Mirror

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Michael Parkinson says president of Fifa is ‘beyond redemption’ in passionate World Cup critique

‘The people who are running the game should be ashamed,’ broadcaster said

The Independent UK

Prince Harry would be 'interesting if he told the truth', says Michael Parkinson

Sir Michael Parkinson has revealed his thoughts on Prince Harry after the King's son decided to step back from royal life and sat down for a string of interviews

Daily Mirror

"I loved him" - Michael Parkinson holds back the tears as he remembers George Best

Michael Parkinson first met football legend George Best when the Belfast hero arrived in Manchester at the age of 16

Belfast Live

Why Peter Kay will never crack America - and Las Vegas 'performance' that ended in tears

Comedian Peter Kay, who is going on a huge comeback tour for the first time in 12 years, has revealed why he hasn't tried to crack the US - and it's not because of his accent

Daily Mirror

Michael Parkinson says he ‘gets sick of’ old chat show clips as he ‘doesn’t recognise’ himself

Broadcaster, 87, made the admission during a rare TV appearance

The Independent UK

Michael Parkinson sparks concern for looking ‘frail’ as he makes rare TV appearance on BBC Breakfast

The legendary broadcaster has kept a low profile in recent years after stepping down from his hugely successful chat show in 2004

Evening Standard

BBC Breakfast's Nina Warhurst left emotional as co-star declares love for her

BBC Breakfast anchor Nina Warhurst has shared a sweet snap of a personal message a co-star left for her in the BBC One studio

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

Michael Parkinson says he ‘gets sick of’ old talk show clips as he ‘doesn’t recognise’ himself

Broadcaster, 87, has surprised viewers with a rare TV appearance

Daily Record

Michael Parkinson 'unrecognisable' in rare TV appearance on BBC Breakfast

Parky has kept a very low profile since his chat show ended in 2004 and only made a handful of public appearances.

Daily Mirror

BBC Breakfast viewers concerned for 'frail' Michael Parkinson after rare TV appearance

Legendary chat show host Michael Parkinson, 87, made a rare appearance on BBC Breakfast today as he admitted he didn't recognise himself from his days on TV

Manchester Evening News

Banned BBC show 'Ghostwatch' left traumatised viewers in tears and 'unable to sleep for MONTHS'

More 30,000 frightened viewers complained about the terrifying show when it was first broadcast 30 years ago

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Guns used in Roxborough shooting later ended up in the hands of a Philadelphia sheriff's deputy

PHILADELPHIA — Two of the guns used in the shooting outside Roxborough High School last month, which left a 14-year-old dead and four teens injured, later ended up in the hands of a Philadelphia sheriff's deputy who then illegally resold the weapons to a federal informant, according to a court…

The Guardian - UK

JFK derails Doctor Who, plus the drama that was too terrifying to show: 100 years of the BBC, part five

The Pythons fly, Doctor Who stumbles, Match of the Day shows a game of one half, The War Game is pulled – and was Dad’s Army a metaphor for military impotence during the cold war?

ABC News

Nuclear bomb tests at Emu Field remain obscured by Maralinga and the mists of time

The two atomic bomb tests at Emu Field in outback SA are perhaps less notorious than those that followed at Maralinga, but the 1953 detonations were accompanied by some extraordinary incidents.

The Guardian - UK

Michael Deakin obituary

Producer behind popular TV programmes on serious social issues, and documentaries with David Frost and Jonathan Dimbleby

Daily Mirror

Ghostwatch 30 years on - one of the most disturbing and controversial TV shows ever

Tens of thousands of complaints were made against the BBC show, starring Michael Parkinson and Sarah Greene, that has never been repeated in full on TV since it first aired

The Independent UK

Helen Mirren on why she hates the term ‘anti-ageing’ ahead of her 76th birthday

Actor has also previously railed against the term ‘beauty’

Daily Mirror

Australian Olympic icon Ian Thorpe reveals what prompted him to come out as gay in 2014

Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe explained on the Australian show This is your Life, why he decided to come as gay during an interview with Sir Michael Parkinson back in 2014

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