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Michael Parkinson addresses breaking down on Piers Morgan's Life Stories appearance
Sir Michael Parkinson, 84, had to pause for a moment and compose himself when Piers Morgan interviewed him for his Life Stories programme in 2019.The TV veteran became visibly emotional as the Good Morning Britain host quizzed him on his father, Jack Parkinson’s, death that had occurred in 1975, following a battle with lung disease pneumoconiosis – which is caused by long-term retention of dust.Following his appearance, Michael was inspired to write his latest book offering Like Father, Like Son.Michael explained: “I broke down nearly 40 years later over my father's death, I thought I had stored that away, I thought I had got rid of that grief, but I hadn’t.”The book was co-written with the youngest of Sir Michael's three sons, Michael
