 Sir Michael Parkinson may be best known for his decades-long career as an interviewer, but fans have remembered a truly terrifying show he once took part in. First starting his career in television in the 1960s, it was in 1971 that his eponymous BBC series Parkinson first hit screens. By his own account, by the time the show wrapped up in 2007, Sir Michael believed he had interviewed over 2,000 of the world's celebrities. After an acclaimed career, on Thursday the chat show host's family confirmed that he had died aged 88. A statement: 'After a brief illness Sir Michael Parkinson passed away peacefully at home last night in the company of his family. 'The family request that they are given privacy and time to grieve.' The presenter appeared in the 1992 Halloween special Ghostwatch (Picture: Emily Manley) Tributes have poured in from fans and famous faces alike, but some have also reminisced on some of Sir Michael's more unusual career moves over the years, including one that seized upon his role as a trusted broadcaster to terrify the nation. Back in 1992, Sir Michael fronted a Halloween horror mockumentary titled Ghostwatch alongside Sarah Greene. In it, the pair presented what appeared to be a live news report investigating paranormal activity at a family home. The mockumentary followed a family being terrorised by a ghost (Picture: Emily Manley) The report featured 'home footage' of a ghost terrorising two children in their bedroom with their mother rushing to get them out of the house. However, many people didn't quite realise the whole thing was a set-up and the BBC was flooded with a jaw-dropping 30,000 complaints within an hour of it going to air. Many claimed their children had been left traumatised by the scary scenes and the episode was subsequently banned from ever appearing on British TV again. Blamed for giving children PTSD, the parents of one 18-year-){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Sir Michael Parkinson may be best known for his decades-long career as an interviewer, but fans have remembered a truly terrifying show he once took part in.
First starting his career in television in the 1960s, it was in 1971 that his eponymous BBC series Parkinson first hit screens.
By his own account, by the time the show wrapped up in 2007, Sir Michael believed he had interviewed over 2,000 of the world’s celebrities.
After an acclaimed career, on Thursday the chat show host’s family confirmed that he had died aged 88.