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Sir Michael Parkinson’s son says AI podcast is not ‘bringing my father back’

An AI replica of Sir Michael’s voice will appear in new eight-part podcast series Virtually Parkinson.

Evening Standard

An AI version of a beloved British broadcaster who died last year is doing an 'autonomous' podcast series

Sir Michael Parkinson becomes Sir AI Parkinson.

PC Gamer

Michael Parkinson’s son on AI podcast concerns: It will be 100% very ethical

Michael ‘Mike’ Parkinson Jr, a producer, claimed he ‘really wanted it to be clear, it was an AI iteration’.

Evening Standard

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"This is a fired-up performance - a man determined to prove everyone wrong": Paul McCartney rails against the critics, John Lennon, Fela Kuti and muggers on Wings' classic Band On The Run

Recorded in Nigeria as his bandmates deserted him, Band On The Run might just be the best post-Beatles work by any Beatle

Louder

Michael Parkinson is back, with an AI voice that can fool even his own family

The chatshow star’s son says digital replica will interview a new generation of stars

The Guardian - UK

13 Famous Wentworth Residents And Members Through The Years

Wentworth is one of the most exclusive clubs in the UK, and it has boasted many famous faces and members of the years - here are some of the biggest names associated with it

Golf Monthly

Billy Connolly makes honest admission about death and living with Parkinson's

COMIC Sir Billy Connolly has spoken openly about facing death and living his life with Parkinson's in a new BBC show ...

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"We were getting more talented and George began to write lots of songs… he was lucky to get a track on an album." The lost 1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono interview on the Beatles' split when they insisted Michael Parkinson wore a black sack over his head

"It's total communication if you're in the bag"

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A new start after 60: after a decade of rejections, I got my first novel published. Now I’ve got my dream, I won’t stop!

After a successful career as a talent agent – representing Michael Parkinson, Ulrika Jonsson and Adam Ant – Melanie Cantor became disillusioned with TV. So she took up writing – and refused to give up on her passion.

The Guardian - UK

Victoria Beckham documentary: Her 10 funniest moments ahead of new Netflix doc

She may be our Posh, but Victoria Beckham has long held the unofficial title of funniest Spice Girl too. As we await her new Netflix documentary, here are some of her best moments

Evening Standard

Sir Paul Fox obituary

Veteran television executive who served as controller of BBC One for six years and later became Yorkshire TV’s managing director

The Guardian - UK

32 interesting facts about Helen Mirren, from aristocratic ancestry to her go-to beauty secrets

Find out more about the iconic Dame Helen Mirren with these fascinating facts about her career, personal life and beauty tips

Woman & Home

Celebrity deaths 2023: Famous faces we've said goodbye to this year

Shane MacGowan, Lisa Marie Presley, Angus Cloud, Matthew Perry and Sinead O'Connor were among the famous faces to pass in 2023

Evening Standard

Musical mysteries: the unlikely album cover stars who became modern pop enigmas

As the old man on Led Zeppelin’s fourth album artwork is identified, we take a look at albums that are as famous for the faces on their sleeves as their music

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The Independent UK

Helen Mirren has a change of heart about infamous Michael Parkinson interview

Mirren and Parkinson’s ‘sexist’ exchange remains one of the most memorable moments of the BBC chat show

Evening Standard

Dame Helen Mirren makes U-turn on Sir Michael Parkinson’s archive ‘sexist’ comments about her figure

The chat show host introduced Dame Helen as the ‘sex queen’ of the Royal Shakespeare Company

The Independent UK

Helen Mirren shares new, opposite view on ‘sexist’ Michael Parkinson interview: ‘He was right’

Mirren and Parkinson’s ‘sexist’ exchange remains one of the most memorable moments of the BBC chat show

Evening Standard

Inside Sir Michael Parkinson’s ‘intimate’ funeral attended by just 90 people

The service for the legendary broadcaster was held at St Michael’s Church in Bray, Berkshire

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Evening Standard

Sir Michael Parkinson’s cause of death has been revealed

The legendary chat show host passed away ‘peacefully at home’ last month

The Independent UK

Sir Michael Parkinson’s cause of death has been disclosed

Veteran chat show host died ‘peacefully’ last month

The Independent UK

How imposter syndrome became the new normal

Michael Parkinson was, according to his son, ‘constantly questioning himself’ despite an outward appearance of chat-show confidence. But, asks Adam White, if so many of us – whether they’re Kim Kardashian or your average man on the street – believe ourselves to be imposters, what even is insecurity today?

The Independent UK

Men experience imposter syndrome too – here’s how to overcome it

Even the late great Sir Michael Parkinson was affected. By Yolanthe Fawehinmi.

The Guardian - UK

Like Michael Parkinson, I’ve found impostor syndrome hard to shake off

Letter: Like the late TV presenter, Christine Kent grew up in a working-class family in a South Yorkshire mining village, and has experienced a similar struggle with self-confidence, even in her 80s

The Guardian - UK

Michael Parkinson suffered from ‘impostor syndrome’, son says

Chatshow host also said to have felt ‘working-class guilt’ after growing up in a mining town and finding TV fame

The Independent UK

Michael Parkinson’s son says broadcaster suffered with ‘working class guilt’ throughout career

Veteran broadcaster’s son, director Mike Parkinson, says father was ‘constantly questioning’ himself despite onscreen confidence

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