Do you think we have lost something now that we don t have formats like this, appointment to view television? it was a very different style, it was cosy, journalistic. these days, it s all a bit aggressive and sound bitey and everyone is selling something to somebody, it s not quite the same. i don t know any appointments to view like there were with parky on a saturday night. so, if you were talking to young journalist, telling them to watch some sir michael parkinson, what should they be looking to learn from him? listen, learn to listen. it s not about you, it s about your subject, learn to listen. absolutely right. nobody better than parky, god rest his soul. paying tribute there to sir michael parkinson who has died at the age of 88.