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== Shows ==
== Shows ==
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[[Do the Right Thing]]
[[Do the Right Thing]]
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[[Eurovision Song Contest]]
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[[Eurovision Song Contest]] (commentator & host)
[[Fighting Talk]] (guest host)
[[Fighting Talk]] (guest host)
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[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]] (guest host)
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[[Perfect Recall]]
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[[Punch Line]]
[[A Song for Europe]]
[[A Song for Europe]]
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[[Star Town]]
[[Star Town]]
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[[You Must be Joking]]
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[[The Year In Question (1)|The Year In Question]] (resident panellist)
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[[Twenty Questions]]
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[[You Must be Joking (1)|You Must be Joking]]
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Even today, mention the classic panel game ''Blankety Blank'' and people will remember the encounters between Wogan and [[Kenny Everett]].
Even today, mention the classic panel game ''Blankety Blank'' and people will remember the encounters between Wogan and [[Kenny Everett]].
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His three-times-a-week chat show on BBC 1 was replaced by ''Eldorado'', a disastrous soap opera. Terry has since returned to the radio, although still continues to present ''Children In Need'' night and ''The Eurovision Song Contest''.
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His three-times-a-week chat show on BBC1 was replaced by ''Eldorado'', a disastrous soap opera. Terry later returned to the radio, although he still continued to present ''Children In Need'' night. He stepped down from ''The Eurovision Song Contest'' after the 2008 show, and in September 2009 announced that he would be leaving the Radio 2 breakfast show at the end of the year. He has been replaced by [[Chris Evans]].
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Wogan continued to work on Radio 2, hosting a Sunday show and the ''Children in Need'' telethon. He died on 31 January 2016, aged 77.
== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
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In his native Ireland, he hosted the RTE gameshow ''Jackpot''.
In his native Ireland, he hosted the RTE gameshow ''Jackpot''.
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Terry's BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, ''Wake Up with Wogan'', is the UK's most popular. His audience are known as TOGs (Terry's Old Geezers, or Gals) - visit the official website at http://www.togs.org/ for more info.
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He was one of the original Radio 1 DJs, hosting the "Late Night Extra" programme in rotation with other hosts including [[Bob Holness]].
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He was made an honorary KBE in the 2005 Queen's Birthday honours list. He took dual British/Irish citizenship shortly afterwards, thus he can now officially be called "Sir Terry Wogan".
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Terry's BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, ''Wake Up with Wogan'', was the UK's most popular. His audience were known as TOGs (Terry's Old Geezers, or Gals) - visit the official website at http://www.togs.org/ for more info.
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He hosted the BBC's outtake show 'Auntie's Bloomers' during the 1990s, which included some series relating to specific TV footage, such as 'Auntie's Natural Bloomers' and 'Auntie's Sporting Bloomers'. He did occasionally (and quite rightly, wethinks) show clips of his own on-screen gaffes, in particular the occasion on the first of his thrice-weekly 'Wogan' shows in 1985, in which he tripped and fell on his backside while walking over to greet Elton John, who duly helped Wogan back to his feet. Apparently, this incident rang considerable alarm bells within the production team, who were afraid that a gaffe like that meant that the future of the show did not bode well, but, as we all know, they were more than proved wrong, given that the show lasted 7 years.
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He had a number of stand-ins during his time on 'Wogan', many of them associated with quizzes. They included Selina Scott, [[Ronnie Corbett]], [[Kenneth Williams]], [[Bruce Forsyth]], Sue Lawley, Joanna Lumley, [[David Frost]], Felicity Kendal, [[Jonathan Ross]], Ben Elton, [[Anna Ford]], [[Gloria Hunniford]], [[Mike Smith]] and Derek Jameson.
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He was made an honorary KBE in the 2005 Queen's Birthday honours list. He took dual British/Irish citizenship shortly afterwards, allowing him to officially be called "Sir Terry Wogan".
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Various honours were bestowed upon him in December 2009, in the weeks leading up to the last ''Wake Up to Wogan''. He received the John Peel Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music Radio from the Performing Right Society,<!--yes, it's "Right", not "Rights", everybody gets this wrong! --> who also inducted him into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame at a ceremony at which presenters of rival breakfast shows (including [[Chris Moyles]] and [[John Humphrys]]) lined up to pay tribute to him. He was also given a Lifetime Achievement award at the British Comedy Awards, and was awarded the Freedom of the City of London. He'd previously been awarded the Freedom of his home city, Limerick, and - the greatest honour of all - was the owner of a gold [[Blue Peter]] badge.
== Books / Tapes ==
== Books / Tapes ==
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[http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0563534222/labyrinthgames Is It Me? (autobiography) (paperback)] | [http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0563551399/labyrinthgames (hardback)]
[http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0563534222/labyrinthgames Is It Me? (autobiography) (paperback)] | [http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0563551399/labyrinthgames (hardback)]
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== Contact ==
 
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Jo Gurnett Personal Management Ltd, No. 2 New King's Road, London SW6 4SA
 
== Web links ==
== Web links ==
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[http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0937369/ Internet Movie Database entry]
[http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0937369/ Internet Movie Database entry]
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== See also ==
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[[Weaver's Week 2016-02-07|Weaver's Week obituary]]
[[Category:People|Wogan, Terry]]
[[Category:People|Wogan, Terry]]

Revision as of 09:31, 7 July 2020

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Contents

Shows

All Star Cup (commentator)

Blankety Blank

Come Dancing

Disco

Do the Right Thing

Eurovision Song Contest (commentator & host)

Fighting Talk (guest host)

Never Mind the Buzzcocks (guest host)

Perfect Recall

Punch Line

A Song for Europe

Star Town

The Year In Question (resident panellist)

Twenty Questions

You Must be Joking

Biography

Like many television presenters, his route in to television was via the radio, although his first career was as a bank clerk.

Even today, mention the classic panel game Blankety Blank and people will remember the encounters between Wogan and Kenny Everett.

His three-times-a-week chat show on BBC1 was replaced by Eldorado, a disastrous soap opera. Terry later returned to the radio, although he still continued to present Children In Need night. He stepped down from The Eurovision Song Contest after the 2008 show, and in September 2009 announced that he would be leaving the Radio 2 breakfast show at the end of the year. He has been replaced by Chris Evans.

Wogan continued to work on Radio 2, hosting a Sunday show and the Children in Need telethon. He died on 31 January 2016, aged 77.

Trivia

In his native Ireland, he hosted the RTE gameshow Jackpot.

He was one of the original Radio 1 DJs, hosting the "Late Night Extra" programme in rotation with other hosts including Bob Holness.

Terry's BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, Wake Up with Wogan, was the UK's most popular. His audience were known as TOGs (Terry's Old Geezers, or Gals) - visit the official website at http://www.togs.org/ for more info.

He hosted the BBC's outtake show 'Auntie's Bloomers' during the 1990s, which included some series relating to specific TV footage, such as 'Auntie's Natural Bloomers' and 'Auntie's Sporting Bloomers'. He did occasionally (and quite rightly, wethinks) show clips of his own on-screen gaffes, in particular the occasion on the first of his thrice-weekly 'Wogan' shows in 1985, in which he tripped and fell on his backside while walking over to greet Elton John, who duly helped Wogan back to his feet. Apparently, this incident rang considerable alarm bells within the production team, who were afraid that a gaffe like that meant that the future of the show did not bode well, but, as we all know, they were more than proved wrong, given that the show lasted 7 years.

He had a number of stand-ins during his time on 'Wogan', many of them associated with quizzes. They included Selina Scott, Ronnie Corbett, Kenneth Williams, Bruce Forsyth, Sue Lawley, Joanna Lumley, David Frost, Felicity Kendal, Jonathan Ross, Ben Elton, Anna Ford, Gloria Hunniford, Mike Smith and Derek Jameson.

He was made an honorary KBE in the 2005 Queen's Birthday honours list. He took dual British/Irish citizenship shortly afterwards, allowing him to officially be called "Sir Terry Wogan".

Various honours were bestowed upon him in December 2009, in the weeks leading up to the last Wake Up to Wogan. He received the John Peel Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music Radio from the Performing Right Society, who also inducted him into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame at a ceremony at which presenters of rival breakfast shows (including Chris Moyles and John Humphrys) lined up to pay tribute to him. He was also given a Lifetime Achievement award at the British Comedy Awards, and was awarded the Freedom of the City of London. He'd previously been awarded the Freedom of his home city, Limerick, and - the greatest honour of all - was the owner of a gold Blue Peter badge.

Books / Tapes

Wogan on Wogan (biography)

Is It Me? (autobiography) (paperback) | (hardback)

Web links

BBC Radio 2

Wikipedia entry

Internet Movie Database entry

See also

Weaver's Week obituary

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