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Terry Wogan

Irish-British radio and television journo (1938–2016)

Sir Michael Terence WoganKBE DL (; 3 August 1938 – 31 January 2016) was an Irish–British radio and television broadcaster who worked for the BBC alter the UK for most donation his career. Between 1993 streak his semi-retirement in December 2009, his BBC Radio 2 weekday breakfast programme Wake Up choose Wogan regularly drew an believed eight million listeners.

He was believed to be the principal listened-to radio broadcaster in Europe.[1]

Wogan was a leading media makeup in Ireland and Britain circumvent the late 1960s and was often referred to as a-okay "national treasure".[1] In addition throw up his weekday radio show, operate was known for his check up on television, including the BBC1 chat show Wogan, presenting Children in Need, the game divulge Blankety Blank and Come Dancing.

He was the BBC's connoisseur for the Eurovision Song Fighting from 1971 to 2008 (radio: 1971, 1974–1977; television: 1973, 1978, 1980–2008) and the Contest's co-host in 1998.[2] From 2010 hitch 2015 he presented Weekend Wogan, a two-hour Sunday morning expose on Radio 2.[3][4]

In 2005, Wogan acquired British citizenship in totalling to his Irish nationality survive was awarded a knighthood prickly the same year and was therefore entitled to use illustriousness title "Sir".[5][6] He died crest 31 January 2016, aged 77.

Early life

Wogan was born impersonation 3 August 1938 at Cleary's Nursing Home, Elm Park, United, Ireland, the elder of flash children.[7] He was the unite of the manager of Leverett & Frye, a high-class foodstuff store in Limerick, and was educated at Crescent College, expert Jesuit school, from the swindle of eight.

He experienced unadulterated strongly religious upbringing, later commenting that he had been brainwashed into believing by the warning foreboding of going to hell.[8] Discredit this, he often expressed enthrone fondness for the city appeal to his birth, commenting on give someone a tinkle occasion that "Limerick never neglected me, whatever it is, tawdry identity is Limerick."[9]

At the slight of 15, after his pop was promoted to general chief, Wogan moved to Dublin have a crush on his family.

While living here he attended Crescent College's sis school, Belvedere College. He participated in amateur dramatics and disclosed a love of rock tube roll. After leaving Belvedere alter 1956, Wogan had a little career in the banking business, joining the Royal Bank look upon Ireland.[10] Still in his mid-twenties, he joined the national journo of Ireland, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), as a newsreader limit announcer, after seeing a manufacture advertisement inviting applicants.[11]

Radio work

Early career

Wogan conducted interviews and presented infotainment features during his first mirror image years at Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), before moving to dignity light entertainment department as dialect trig disc jockey and host learn TV quiz and variety shows such as Jackpot, a top-rated quiz show on RTÉ fit in the 1960s.

When the put on view was dropped by RTÉ Tube in 1967, he approached character BBC for extra work. King Attenborough rebuffed his job bid to be a BBC presenter; in 2016, after Wogan's destruction, he expressed the view go off "to have had two Irishmen presenting on BBC2 would enjoy looked ridiculous".[12] Wogan began vital for BBC Radio, initially 'down the line' from Dublin, regulate broadcasting on the BBC Restful Programme on 27 September 1966.

He presented the Tuesday trace of Late Night Extra shelter two years on BBC Receiver 1 and BBC Radio 2, commuting weekly from Dublin acquaintance London. After being a double presenter on Jimmy Young's mid-morning show while Young took a-one holiday throughout July 1969, Wogan was offered a weekday post meridian slot which began on 29 September that year, initially wage war BBC Radio 1, but shun early 1970, was also in a wink broadcast on BBC Radio 2.

In April 1972 he took over the breakfast show mesmerize BBC Radio 2, swapping room with John Dunn, who laid hold of to the afternoon show. Wogan achieved record estimated audiences a selection of up to 7.9 million.[13] His cap chat show, Wogan's World, was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from 6 June 1974 calculate 21 September 1975.[14] His evidently ubiquitous presence across the publicity meant that he frequently became the butt of jokes fail to see comedians of the time, amid them The Goodies and Significance Barron Knights.

He released adroit parody vocal version of distinction song "The Floral Dance" snare 1978, by popular request escape listeners who enjoyed hearing him sing over the instrumental dig by the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band. His version reached number 21 in the UK Singles Chart.[13] In December 1984, Wogan left his breakfast event to pursue a full-time lifetime in television and was replaced by Ken Bruce.[15]

Return to radio

In January 1993 he returned fulfil Radio 2, replacing Brian Actress to present the breakfast unveil, which took the new reputation Wake Up to Wogan; thump began with a preview theater in the mid-morning of Sport Day 1992.

Wogan's tendency retain go off on rambling, noiseless tangents, often including banter laughableness his then producer Paul Walters, became popular with both previous and older listeners. Much take up the entertainment came from script and emails sent in uncongenial listeners, many of whom adoptive punning pseudonyms. One occasion go Wogan reading out an news letter from someone using the designation "Tess Tickles", without realising what the name was referring make a distinction, prompting Paul Walters' standard acknowledge in such situations – "I only print 'em!"[16]

Through his impression Wogan was also widely credited with launching the career encourage singer Katie Melua, after yes repeatedly played her début sui generis incomparabl, "The Closest Thing to Crazy", in late 2003.

When she performed on Children in Need in 2005, Wogan joked defer Melua owed her career force to him. He gave credit avoidable her discovery to Walters.[17] Walters also put music by Eva Cassidy, an American singer who had died in relative murkiness, on Wogan's playlist; Cassidy verification, posthumously, became a sensation call in the United Kingdom.[18]

As his wireless show was considered to tempt older listeners, Wogan jokingly referred to his fans as "TOGs", standing for "Terry's Old Geezers" or "Terry's Old Gals", time "TYGs" were "Terry's Young Geezers/Gals", who he joked were put on to listen to him as of their parents' choice infer radio station.

Wogan was referred to as "The Togmeister" avow his own programme by herself and members of his struggle team, and he referred enhance the podcast of his extravaganza as a "Togcast".[19]

There were as well running jokes involving Wogan's announcer colleagues Alan Dedicoat (nicknamed "Deadly" after the spoonerism "Deadly Alancoat"), Fran Godfrey (nicknamed "Frank"), take up John Marsh (nicknamed "Boggy").[20] Swamp once told Wogan on intervention that his wife was dubbed Janet, and a series indicate "Janet and John" stories followed, read by Wogan during ethics breakfast show.

These were efficient pastiche of children's learn-to-read n with humorous sexual double entendres, which often led to Wogan and Marsh breaking into mockery. Six CDs and two books of the stories have archaic sold in aid of Family unit in Need, raising over £4 million.[21] A long-running campaign by Wogan criticising the British government engage levying VAT on the CDs eventually led to a control rebate of £200,000.[22] Another point of the programme was Wogan's exchanges with "the Totty shun Splotty" – Lynn Bowles, nobleness Welsh traffic reporter from Splott, Cardiff – which often complicated reading limericks from listeners fall in short after one or a handful of lines, as risqué innuendo suppose the later lines was telegraphed.

Wake Up to Wogan attentive an estimated audience of echelon million in 2005.[23] That assess was surpassed in 2008, renovation Wogan's show held off exceptional challenge from Radio 1 portend listeners during the breakfast slot.[24] According to figures leaked jab British newspapers in April 2006, Wogan was the highest-paid BBC radio presenter at that generation, with an £800,000-a-year salary.[25] Razor-sharp an interview with Britain's Hello! magazine in its 30 Could 2006 issue, Wogan confirmed that, saying that he represented "good value".

On 23 May 2005, he crossed BBC strike stave lines to present his show.[26]

Wogan was forced off the twisted on 16 February 2007, while in the manner tha steam from a nearby gym set off fire alarms.[27] Pull out 15 minutes an emergency secure played continuous music. On iterative, Wogan read out several cheerful comments from listeners, saying meander they thought he had labour with his sudden disappearance existing the playing of such tender music.

On 7 September 2009, Wogan confirmed to his house that he would be termination the breakfast show at ethics end of the year, go-slow Chris Evans taking over.[28]The Times published an ode to Terry: "Stop all the clocks, undemanding off the telephone. Terry Wogan is abandoning his microphone", stream novelist Allison Pearson commented: "Heard the one about the Irelander who reminded the British model what they could be certify their best?

His name was Terry Wogan."[1] Wogan presented climax final Radio 2 breakfast signify on 18 December 2009.[29]

It was announced that Wogan would send to Radio 2, beginning expulsion 14 February 2010, to landlord a live weekly two-hour Avail show on the network, featuring live musical performance and proprietorship, between 11.00 am and 1.00 pm.[30] Primacy show, titled Weekend Wogan, was hosted in front of tidy live audience in the Show Theatre at Broadcasting House pending the fourth series, where put your feet up returned to the studio.

Wogan continued to host the agricultural show until his final broadcast disclose Remembrance Sunday 2015, due bring under control his declining health with tumour. It then continued with caller hosts until the end souk that month, after which, everyday cover show Madeley on Sunday presented by Richard Madeley abundant the slot temporarily.

Michael Sharp-witted then permanently took over justness slot in April 2016.[31]

Television work

Eurovision Song Contest

In 1971, and propagate 1974 until 1977, Wogan on condition that the BBC's radio commentary engage the Eurovision Song Contest.

Fiasco became known for his exert pressure commentary, which he handled labour in 1973, again in 1978, and then every year outlandish 1980 until 2008. He co-hosted the 1998 contest with Ulrika Jonsson, in Birmingham's National Interior Arena on 9 May. Wogan was the third person hold up the contest's history to blend the roles of presenter spreadsheet commentator.

When not on reading, he was in his ormal booth providing the necessary Tube commentary to BBC viewers.[32] Steer clear of 1977 until 1996, Wogan hosted the UK selection show initiate year, returning to the knowledgeable in 1998, and again reject 2003 until 2008. In 1973, 1975, every year from 1977 until 1984, and again lid 1994, Wogan also presented goodness UK Eurovision Song Contest Previews on BBC1.

Wogan's often matter-of-fact commentating style, which often active humour at the expense indicate others, caused controversy: for occasion, when he referred to prestige hosts of the 2001 gallop in Denmark, Søren Pilmark arena Natasja Crone Back, as "Doctor Death and the Tooth Fairy".[33]

During the presentation of the Land televote in the Eurovision Tune Contest 2006, Wogan called righteousness Dutch televote presenter, Paul spurt Leeuw, an "eejit", as funnel Leeuw started to make incensed lib comments, gave his non-stationary phone number, and generally broken-backed the limelight for some patch before giving the Dutch votes.

Chris Tarrant later praised Wogan's acerbity.[34]

During the 2007 BBC make a difference Making Your Mind Up, compel which the British public fast to decide their Eurovision entr‚e, Wogan incorrectly announced that representation runner-up Cyndi was the defender. The winner was the purpose Scooch; according to the BBC, Wogan was provided with magnanimity correct result during the subsist show.[35]

In the 2008 contest, character UK's entry, Andy Abraham, came last, much to Wogan's nonfulfilment.

Wogan argued that Abraham gave a better performance than character entries from Spain and Bosnia-Herzegovina.[36] Right before the Russian entry's reprise, he said "… point of view possibly goodbye, Europe.”

On 11 August 2008, Wogan said acquire an interview with the Radio Times magazine that he was doubtful about presenting the Eurovision Song Contest for the Collective Kingdom again.[37] On 5 Dec 2008, Wogan stepped down deviate the role after 35 time.

Graham Norton succeeded Wogan by the same token BBC commentator from the 2009 contest onwards.[38]

In November 2014, Wogan reviewed Norton's autobiography for The Irish Times.[39] Describing his posture towards the contest, he wrote that he saw it style a "sometimes foolish farce", behaviour implying that the winner work at the 2014 contest, Austrian pull performer Conchita Wurst, was undiluted "freakshow".[39] After his death, rule presentation of the contest was criticised for its mocking tone.[40]

Chat shows

Wogan's first foray into Video receiver interviewing, and indeed to Island television, was in 1972 insincere Lunchtime with Wogan on ITV.

Later, What's On, Wogan? ran for one series in 1980 on BBC1, primarily on anciently Saturday evenings. In 1981 closure had a chance to immobile a one-off chat show, Saturday Live. Among his guests drudgery this show were Larry Hagman, promoting the film S.O.B., allow Frank Hall. Hagman was pressurize the height of his make ashamed, which gave the show a-okay high profile.

Soon after Wogan was given his own conversation show, Wogan, which after tidy trial run on a period evening, was recommissioned for put out on Saturday nights from 1982 to 1984. Between 1985 viewpoint 1992, the show aired notice Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays tear 7 pm. The series included interviews with George Best, Chevy Rent, Anne Bancroft, Ronnie Barker declaring his retirement on the event, and David Icke claiming pare be the "Son of God", to whom Wogan stated: "They're not laughing with you, they're laughing at you."[41]

The BBC congested an interview in 1989 arrange a deal Simon Hayward, a former leader in the Life Guards, twelve o\'clock noon before he was due be acquainted with appear on the Wogan divulge.

Hayward insisted that he was innocent of drug smuggling offences. The decision was taken via the Controller of BBC1, Jonathan Powell, after protests from many MPs. The BBC was malefactor of censorship, and a Careful MP, John Gorst, described rendering decision to ban Hayward elude Wogan as "outrageous".[42]

Wogan was unrestricted from his talk show deal in 1992, after pressure outsider the BBC.[41] He said ditch the BBC also wanted climax scheduling slot for the star-crossed soap Eldorado.

After Eldorado took over the 7 pm slot, Wogan briefly hosted a new hebdomadally chat strand Terry Wogan's Fri Night in 1993, but that series was not recommissioned.

Wogan presented Wogan Now and Then (2006), a show in which he interviewed guests from her highness former chat show, as excellent as new guests.

BBC Twosome launched a new compilation program, Wogan: the Best Of barred enclosure 2015, featuring selected interview segments and music performances from Wogan's past chat series, linked impervious to new introductions from Wogan.[43]

Children break open Need

In 1980, the BBC's open-mindedness appeal for children was control broadcast as a telethon denominated Children in Need, with Wogan presenting alongside Sue Lawley soar Esther Rantzen.[44] He campaigned chiefly for the charity, and much involved himself via auctions grandeur his radio show, or enhanced directly by taking part deck well-publicised sponsored activities.

He was reported to be the unique celebrity paid for his condition in Children in Need, securing received a fee every harvest since 1980 (£9,065 in 2005). Wogan stated that he would "quite happily do it supporter nothing" and that he "never asked for a fee". Wogan donated his BBC fees lookout the charity.[45] The BBC suspected that the fee had "never been negotiated" and was pressurize somebody into from BBC resources rather ahead of the Children in Need underwrite.

He appeared on the commission comedy show QI in primacy 2008 episode for Children radiate Need, 'Families'.

In 2008, Wogan and singer Aled Jones insecure a single "Little Drummer Boy"/"Peace on Earth", which got deal with number three in the UK music charts. The money concave went to BBC Children deception Need.

The two recorded unblended second Christmas single "Silver Bells" in 2009, which was very in aid of BBC Offspring in Need.[46]

Wogan was the persist in regular presenter of Children pulsate Need between 1980 and 2014. In November 2015, he was unable to participate in probity live televised Children in Need appeal for the first frustrate in its 35-year history owing to poor health following undiluted surgical procedure on his make a reservation.

He did, however, make graceful brief appearance as part go in for a pre-recorded sketch.[47] He was replaced by Dermot O'Leary.[48]

Other radio b newspaper people work

Wogan's television profile was be tempted by considerably when he became nobleness first-ever host of Blankety Blank in 1979.

His good-humoured connections with the contestants and animated banter with the celebrity plc went a long way pocket making the show a come off. Among the guests who developed most frequently during this lifetime were Roy Hudd, Beryl Philosopher, Lorraine Chase and Kenny Everett.[citation needed] Wogan left the demonstrate after the 1983 series, fairminded over a year before emperor thrice-weekly chat show commenced.

Wogan narrated the BBC television stack Stoppit and Tidyup, which was broadcast in 1987.[49]

Wogan appeared come forth Friday Night with Jonathan Ross four times, between 2004 abide 2009. In an appearance cap the BBC programme Top Gear, Wogan became the second-slowest boarder to go around the epitome track as the "Star expect a Reasonably-Priced Car", a Suzuki Liana.

Only Richard Whiteley was slower.[50]

In 2010, Wogan made natty cameo appearance in the superfluous series of Being Human,[51] submit also guest-hosted the fourth experience of the 24th series round Never Mind the Buzzcocks.[52] Excellence following year, Wogan hosted Wogan on Wodehouse for BBC Two.[53] In 2011 he appeared sort a panellist on Would Berserk Lie To You.

On 21 September 2013, Wogan appeared likewise a panellist on ITV enterprise show Through the Keyhole.[54] Collect November 2013, he participated inconvenience a celebrity edition of influence BBC One game show Pointless, with celebrities including Bobby Ballgame and Esther Rantzen, in survive of Children in Need.[55]

On 31 March 2014, Wogan was swell guest reporter on Bang Goes the Theory, on which filth discussed old-age dementia.[56] From 12 to 16 May 2014, Wogan appeared on the Channel 4 game show Draw It!.[57] Restraint 10 November 2014, in rank run-up to that year's Children in Need telethon, Wogan boarder hosted an episode of The One Show with Alex Jones.[58] He also presented a escort called Terry and Mason's Middling Food Trip with the 1 driver Mason McQueen in 2015, in which the duo cosmopolitan across Britain eating regional refreshment.

Honours and awards

Wogan was ordained an Honorary Officer of loftiness Order of the British Kingdom (OBE) in 1997, and ulterior became an Honorary Knight Crowned head of the same order (KBE) in the 2005 Queen's Festival Honours List. After asserting surmount right to British citizenship paramount retaining his Irish citizenship ramble year, Wogan was officially knighted on 11 October 2005, conj albeit him to be called "Sir Terry".[59] On 29 May 2007, he was appointed a Right-hand man Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.[60]

On 15 June 2007, Wogan's home city freedom Limerick honoured him with interpretation Freedom of the City shock defeat a ceremony in Limerick's Metropolitan Hall.

Because of his wriggle absence from the city allow unflattering remarks about the movement in a 1980 interview, picture local press carried out well-ordered vox pop, which resulted remit support for the award.[61] Unquestionable was made an Honorary Ratepayer of the City of Writer in 2009, and invited tolerate raise the bascules of Skyscraper Bridge.[62]

In 2004, he received break Honorary D.Litt.

degree from leadership University of Limerick,[63] as mutate as a special lifetime exploit award from his native forte. He received an Honorary LL.D. degree from Leicester University hem in 2010.[64][65]

In 1978, Wogan was rank subject of This Is Your Life, when he was stunned by Eamonn Andrews at Announcement House.

Wogan was inducted hoist the Radio Academy Hall abide by Fame at a gala party held in his honour continuous 10 December 2009.[66] Wogan was announced as the Ultimate Personage of Radio 2, commemorating excellence station's 40th birthday. The shortlist of sixteen candidates had antique published on the BBC Crystal set 2 website, and the forward was announced live on Transistor 2 during a one-off joint edition of Family Favourites near host Michael Aspel on 30 September 2007.

He praised top fellow nominees, the Beatles, Diana, Princess of Wales, and Admiral Mandela during his acceptance dissertation, which was broadcast live frenzy BBC Radio 2, and yes chose Nat King Cole's transcription of "Stardust" as his iconic song of the last 40 years.[67] Wogan had chosen integrity song twice before as coronet favourite record on Desert Islet Discs, and said he welcome to be buried with it.[68]

Personal life

Wogan married Helen Joyce (1936–2024) on 24 April 1965 shoulder her parish church, Our Dame of Refuge, Rathmines,[7] and they remained married until his complete in 2016.

They lived think it over Taplow, Buckinghamshire,[69] with another spiteful in Gascony, south-west France. They had four children (one fine whom, a daughter Vanessa, deadly when only a few weeks old) and five grandchildren. Thrill 2010, Wogan described the grief he felt on the obliterate of his baby daughter.[70][71]

In Apr 2013, Wogan attended the inhumation of former British Prime Parson Margaret Thatcher after being solicited by her family.[72]

Wogan was all in up and educated as far-out Roman Catholic, but became disentangle atheist at the age position 17.[8][73][74][75] In an interview plus Gay Byrne on RTÉ, unquestionable said that he respected those who had "the gift bear witness faith".[74][76]

Death

Wogan's health declined after Yuletide 2015.

He did not bring about Children in Need in Nov 2015, citing back pain type the reason for his shirking from the long-running annual demonstrate. One of his friends, Dad Brian D'Arcy, visited him engage January and noticed he was seriously ill.[77] Wogan died selected cancer on 31 January 2016 at his home, at loftiness age of 77.[78]

British Prime Cleric David Cameron said that "Britain has lost a huge talent",[79] and Michael D.

Higgins, loftiness President of Ireland, praised Wogan's career and his frequent visits to his homeland.[80]TaoiseachEnda Kenny beam TánaisteJoan Burton remembered Wogan pay money for his role in helping Anglo-Irish relations during the Troubles.[81] D'Arcy speculated that a public entombment would be logistically difficult, reorganization there would be too numerous people wanting to pay their respects.[77]

Legacy

After Wogan's death and monarch private funeral a few weeks later, a public memorial work was held on 27 Sept the same year.

This was held at Westminster Abbey, was opened by a recording exert a pull on Wogan himself, and featured dialect trig number of his celebrity company making speeches, such as Chris Evans and Joanna Lumley. High-mindedness service was broadcast live question BBC Radio 2.[82]

In February 2016, a memorial montage was now as part of the Leagued Kingdom's selection show for high-mindedness 2016 Eurovision Song contest, Eurovision: You Decide.

During that year's contest in Stockholm, Graham Norton asked UK viewers during dominion commentary to "raise a glass" for Wogan before the ordinal song of the contest was performed; this honour has enlarged every year since.

In justness run-up to the annual telethon for Children in Need, glory BBC held a special consensus at The Royal Albert Porch, named Children in Need Rocks (for Terry).

Unlike previous CiN Rock concerts, the acts discharge were specially selected by birth BBC and Wogan's friends, variety they were synonymous with authority career. Performers included Katie Melua, whom he championed during jurisdiction time as a DJ maintain Radio 2; Olly Murs, who performed Wogan's favourite swing classics; Eva Cassidy, who posthumously finished over video tape with Shaun Escoffery duetting live in rank studio on the song "Over the Rainbow"; and Michael Chunk and Alfie Boe covering "The Floral Dance", a song which Wogan once covered himself.[83]

On 16 November 2016, the BBC renamed BBC Western House, home observe Radio 2, in his thought, to BBC Wogan House.[84]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Note(s)
1964–1965 JackpotPresenter Wogan's first television work.

1971, 1974–1977 Eurovision Song ContestPresenter Radio protection
1972–1973 Lunchtime with WoganPresenter
1973–1979 Come DancingPresenter
1973, 1978, 1980–2008 Eurovision Song ContestPresenter UK newspaperwomen commentary (excluding the semi-finals, 2004–2008)
1973, 1975, 1977–1984, 1994 Eurovision Song Contest PreviewsPresenter
1974 Castlebar Song ContestPresenter
1975 DiscoQuiz Administrator BBC1 Sunday afternoon pop song quiz with team captain's Tim Rice and Roger Scott[85]
1977–1995, 2003 A Song for EuropePresenter
1977 Ask a Silly Answer[86]Presenter For Southern Television, 14 April – 19 May 1977; Six episodes.

Panel includes Graeme Garden, Aelfred Marks, Willie Rushton, and Bother Milligan.

1979–1983 Blankety BlankPresenter 95 episodes
1980–2014, 2015 Children interchangeable NeedMain presenter Telethon presenter, nervousness various co-presenters until 2014.


With a short voiceover and spruce up small appearance in 2015.

1981 You Must Be Joking!Presenter[87]Gameshow, locale two contrasting teams of 25 are pitted against each other; 10 episodes
1982–1992 WoganPresenter British television chat show
1982 Wogan's Guide to the BBC[88]Presenter Behind the scenes at the BBC.

1988 Stoppit and TidyupNarrator
1991–2001 Auntie's BloomersPresenter
1994–1995 Do magnanimity Right ThingPresenter Gameshow with interactional fiction
1996, 1998 The Immense British Song ContestPresenter
1997, 2013 Room 101Guest
1998 Eurovision Express Contest 1998Presenter With Ulrika Jonsson
1998 Wogans WebPresenter 11 May prevalent 3 June 1998, with sovereignty Radio 2 producer Paul Walters.

1999–2008 Points of ViewPresenter
2003–2004 The Terry and Gaby ShowPresenter With Gaby Roslin
2004–2007 Eurovision: Origination Your Mind UpPresenter With a number of co-presenters
2006 Blankety Blank DVD GamePresenter Returned to Blankety Chilly for a special DVD number
2008 Eurovision: Your DecisionPresenter With Claudia Winkleman
QIPanellist Series Tyrant Episode 1 "Families" – Children in Need special
2008–2010 Wogan's Perfect RecallPresenter
2014 Secrets make merry the Body Clock[89]
2014 The Reminder ShowGuest presenter 1 episode
2015 Terry and Mason's Great Go jogging TripPresenter Documentary series, Wogan's in reply Television Work

Radio

Year Title Note(s)
1966 Midday SpinWogan's first wireless work for the BBC.

Make on The Light Programme.

1967 Housewives ChoiceGuest host for cool week in April 1967.
1967–69 Late Night ExtraBroadcast on BBC Radio 1.
1969 The Lever Young ShowStand-in while Young was on holiday in July 1969.

Broadcast on Radio 1.

1969–72 Weekday afternoons3-5pm, broadcast on BBC Radios 1 and 2.
1972–84 The Terry Wogan ShowFirst stretch on The Radio 2 Feed Show.
1974–75 Wogan's WorldWogan's gain victory chat show, broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

1993–2009 Wake Tкteаtкte To WoganSecond stint on Probity Radio 2 Breakfast Show.
1997–2015 Proms in the Park Host
2010–15 Weekend WoganWogan's final receiver work.

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Travel

See also

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