Terry Wogan
Wogan during a visit to Harrogate. Harrogate (or Harrogate Spa) is a large wealthy Spa town in North Yorkshire, England.
Birth name	Michael Terence Wogan
Born	August 3, 1938 (1938-08-03) (age 69) Limerick, Ireland
Show	Wake Up to Wogan
Station(s)	BBC Radio 2
Time slot	7:30 – 9:30 a. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Limerick (pronounced /ˈlɪmrɪk/ Luimneach in Irish) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the Province of Munster Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Wake Up to Wogan (WUTW is the name of the most listened to radio show in the United Kingdom and the flagship breakfast programme broadcast on BBC Radio 2. m. Weekdays
Style	Breakfast Show Host
Country	United Kingdom
Website	Wake Up to Wogan

Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE DL (born August 3, 1938, in Limerick, Ireland), more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a radio and television broadcaster who has worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation in the UK for most of his career. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord-Lieutenant of an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Limerick (pronounced /ˈlɪmrɪk/ Luimneach in Irish) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the Province of Munster Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located He has been a leading media personality in Ireland and the United Kingdom since the late 1960s, and is often referred to as a "national treasure" of both the United Kingdom and his native Ireland. The idea of National Treasure, like National epics and National anthems is part of the language of Romantic nationalism, which arose in the late 18th ^[1][2]

Contents 1 Early life 2 Radio work 2.1 Early career 2.2 Return to radio 3 Television work 3.1 Children in Need 3.2 Eurovision Song Contest 3.3 Chat shows 4 Written works 5 Other appearances 6 Honours and awards 7 Radio 2's Ultimate Icon 8 References in popular culture 9 References 10 External links

Early life

Terry Wogan, the son of a grocery store manager in Limerick, was educated at the Jesuit school of Crescent College from the age of eight. A grocery store is a store established primarily for the Retailing of Food. ManaGeR ( MGR) is a graphical Window system. The MGR server provides a builtin Window manager and windowed graphics Terminal emulation on color The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order Crescent College Comprehensive SJ is a Secondary school located on a section of 40 acres (162000 m² of parkland at Dooradoyle Limerick, Ireland He experienced a strong religious upbringing, later commenting that "There were hundreds of churches, all these missions breathing fire and brimstone, telling you how easy it was to sin, how you'd be in hell. Sin is a term used mainly in a religious context to describe an act that violates a moral Rule, or the state of having committed such a violation We were brainwashed into believing. "^[3] Despite this, he has often expressed his fondness for the city of his birth, commenting on one occasion that "Limerick never left me, whatever it is, my identity is Limerick. "^[4] At the age of 15, after his father was promoted to general manager, Wogan moved to Dublin with his family. General Manager or GM for short is a descriptive term for certain executives in a Business operation Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Whilst living in Dublin, he attended Crescent College's sister school, Belvedere College. Belvedere College SJ is a private Secondary school for boys located on Great Denmark Street Dublin, Ireland. He participated in amateur dramatics and discovered a love of rock music. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. After graduating from Belvedere in 1956, Wogan began a career in the banking profession. He later joined the national broadcaster of Ireland, RTÉ (Radio Telefís Éireann) as a newsreader and announcer, after seeing an advert in a newspaper advertising announcer positions. ^[5]

On April 25, 1965, Wogan married Helen Joyce with whom he has three children: Alan (born 1967) and twins Mark and Katherine (born 1970). Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. He and his wife currently live in Bray, Berkshire, England. Bray (sometimes Bray-on-Thames) is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

Radio work

Early career

Wogan conducted interviews and presented documentary features during his first two years at Radio Telefís Éireann, before moving to the light entertainment department as a disc jockey and host of TV quiz and variety shows such as Jackpot, a top rated quiz show on RTÉ in the 1960s. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience A variety show or variety entertainment is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts especially Musical performances and Comedy Skits and When the show was dropped by RTÉ TV in 1967, Wogan approached the BBC for extra work. He began working for BBC Radio presenting Midday Spin in the mid-1960s and, on the inauguration of BBC Radio 1, he presented Late Night Extra for two years, commuting weekly from Dublin to London. BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. After covering Jimmy Young's mid-morning show throughout July 1969, he was offered a regular afternoon slot from 3 to 5 p. Sir Jimmy Young OBE, CBE (born Leslie Ronald Young, 21 September, 1921, Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England m. This was officially on BBC Radio 1, but lack of funding meant that it was also broadcast on BBC Radio 2.

In April 1972, he took over the breakfast show on BBC Radio 2, swapping places with John Dunn, who briefly hosted the afternoon show. Breakfast Television, also known as BT, is a Canadian morning news and entertainment program which airs on the Citytv stations (in John Churchill Dunn, professionally known simply as John Dunn, ( March 4, 1934 in Glasgow, Scotland - November 27 2004 in By this time, Radio 1 and Radio 2 had diverged sufficiently to allow separate programming. During Wogan's time on the breakfast show, he had achieved audiences of up to 7. 6 million. ^[6] He also released his own version of the song "The Floral Dance" during this time, by popular request from listeners who enjoyed hearing him sing over the instrumental hit by The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band. The Floral Dance is a popular English song describing the annual Furry Dance in Helston, Cornwall. His version reached number 21 in the UK singles chart. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry ^[6] A follow-up single, entitled "Me and the Elephant", and an eponymous album were also released, but did not chart. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public

In December 1984, Wogan left his breakfast show to pursue a full-time career in television. He was replaced on radio by Ken Bruce, followed shortly afterwards by Derek Jameson and finally Brian Hayes. Kenneth Robertson Bruce (born 2 February 1951 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a veteran British broadcaster known for his programme on BBC Radio 2, Derek Jameson (born 29 November 1929, London) is a British tabloid journalist and broadcaster Brian Hayes (born on 17 December, 1937 in Perth Western Australia) is a Radio presenter who is known in United Kingdom for his

Return to radio

In January 1993, he returned to BBC Radio 2 to present the breakfast show, now called Wake Up to Wogan. Wake Up to Wogan (WUTW is the name of the most listened to radio show in the United Kingdom and the flagship breakfast programme broadcast on BBC Radio 2. His tendency to go off on rambling, esoteric tangents, often including banter with his then producer, the late Paul Walters, seems to have become popular with both younger and older listeners. Paul Walters ( June 15, 1947 - October 21, 2006) was a BBC radio and TV producer most noted for his work and appearances on Sir The show is highly interactive with much of the entertainment coming from letters and emails sent in by listeners (many of whom adopt punning pseudonyms, such as Edina Cloud, Lucy Lastic, Mick Sturbs or Hellen Bach, for the purpose) with an often surrealistic bent. One memorable occasion involved Wogan reading out an email from someone using the name "Tess Tickles", without realising what the name was referring to, prompting Paul Walters' standard reply in such situations - "I only print 'em!"

As his radio show was perceived to attract older listeners, Wogan jokingly refers to his fans as "TOGs", standing for Terry's Old Geezers or Terry's Old Gals, whilst "TYGs" are Terry's Young Geezers/Gals who he jokes are forced to listen to him because of their parents' choice of radio station. Wogan is referred to as The Togmeister on his own programme by himself and members of his production team, and he refers to the podcast of his show as a 'togcast' in keeping with the acronyms described above. A podcast is a series of audio or Video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated Download ^[7]

There are also running jokes involving Wogan's newsreader colleagues Alan Dedicoat (nicknamed 'Deadly' after the Spoonerism 'Deadly Alancoat'), Fran Godfrey and John Marsh (nicknamed 'Boggy'). Alan "Deadly" Dedicoat (born 1 December 1954 in Hollywood in Worcestershire) is probably best known as the "Voice of the Balls" on the National Lottery Frances Helen Godfrey (born 29 June 19?? is a BBC Radio 2 newsreader most famous for her appearances on Wake Up to Wogan, the highest-rated John Marsh is a freelance newsreader on BBC Radio 2. "Boggy" as he has been nicknamed by Sir Terry Wogan, is from Sussex and was originally a Marsh once told Wogan on air that his wife was called Janet, and a series of "Janet and John" stories followed, read by Wogan during the breakfast show. Janet and John are the main characters in a series of reading books for children aged 4-7 years These are a pastiche of children's learn-to-read stories but always end with humorous double-entendres which often lead to Terry and Boggy breaking into uncontrollable laughter. Not to be confused with Puns which employ multiple phrases A double entendre is a Figure of speech similar to the Pun, in Three CDs, the first with fourteen stories, the second with sixteen and the third with eighteen (Two never broadcast), have been sold by listeners in aid of Children in Need, and have raised an enormous amount for the campaign. BBC Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. A long-running campaign by Wogan criticising the British government for levying VAT on these CDs eventually led to a government rebate of £200,000. ^[8]

Through his show Wogan is also widely credited with launching the career of singer Katie Melua after he repeatedly played her debut single, "The Closest Thing to Crazy", in late 2003. " The Closest Thing to Crazy " is the debut single of Georgia -born songstress Katie Melua. When she performed on Children in Need in 2005, Wogan jokingly said to Melua, "You owe it all to me, and maybe a little to your own talent". He has, however, made no secret that the credit for discovering her lies with his long time producer, the late Paul Walters.

In 2005, it was reported that his breakfast show Wake Up to Wogan attracted an audience of eight million. Wake Up to Wogan (WUTW is the name of the most listened to radio show in the United Kingdom and the flagship breakfast programme broadcast on BBC Radio 2. According to figures leaked to British newspapers in April 2006, Wogan was the highest paid BBC radio presenter at that time, with an £800,000 a year salary. ^[9] In an interview with Britain's Hello magazine in its May 30, 2006 issue, Wogan confirmed this, saying, "The amount they said was true and I don't give a monkey's about people knowing it. Hello! is a weekly magazine specialising in celebrity news and gossip published in Britain. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Nor do I feel guilty. If you do the maths, factoring in my eight million listeners, I cost the BBC about 2p a fortnight. I think I'm cheap at the price".

On May 23, 2005, Wogan broke strike picket lines to present his show. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The strike by BBC staff was a protest over announced job cuts. ^[10] Reportedly, he gave them a smile and wished them all well. He explained on air that the reason for doing so was that he is contracted to host Wake up to Wogan and hence is not directly employed by the BBC, and so could not legally strike with their employees.

Wogan was forced off air on February 16, 2007 when steam from a nearby gym set off fire alarms. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[11] For 15 minutes an emergency tape played non stop music, finishing with 2Pac's' "Guess Who's Back". On returning, Wogan read out several light hearted comments from listeners saying that they thought he had died with his sudden disappearance and the playing of such sentimental music.

Television work

Children in Need

Wogan first appeared for Children in Need in 1978 during a five-minute appeal on Christmas Day, and repeated this in 1979. BBC Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. In 1980, the appeal was first broadcast as a telethon with Wogan presenting alongside Sue Lawley and Esther Rantzen. A telethon is a Fundraising event broadcast on Television that lasts many hours or even days the purpose of which is to raise Money for a charitable political Sue Lawley (born 14 July 1946) is an English broadcaster Born in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England and brought up in Esther Louise Rantzen CBE (born) is an English Journalist and Television presenter who is best known for her long stint in That's ^[12] Wogan has been the presenter of this annual event ever since. ^[13]

He has campaigned extensively for the charity and often involves himself via auctions on his radio show, or more directly by taking part in well-publicised sponsored activities. "Auctioneer" redirects here For the DC Comics supervillain see Auctioneer (comics. The BBC Children In Need 2006 programme trailer featured Wogan in a wrestling ring, supported by various television personalities. His unknown opponent appeared confident in defeating him, until Terry removes his shirt to reveal the physique of a bodybuilder. Bodybuilding is the process of maximizing Muscle hypertrophy. He has since joked on his BBC Radio 2 programme that the media had got it wrong, and that his body was superimposed on somebody else's head.

He is reported to be the only celebrity paid for his participation in Children in Need, having received a fee every year since 1980 (£9,065 in 2005). BBC Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. Wogan, however, has stated that he would "quite happily do it for nothing" and that he "never asked for a fee". The BBC stated that the fee had "never been negotiated". While Wogan's fee has been paid from BBC resources and not from the Children in Need charity fund. BBC Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. ^[14]. While there is no record of Wogan ever having repaid his fee from previous years, he has stated that he will not be receiving payment for presenting the 2007 show. ^[15]

Eurovision Song Contest

Wogan first provided commentary for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973 and again in 1978. He has since commentated on every contest from 1980, and is particularly noted for his sardonic and highly cynical commentaries. He also co-hosted the contest in 1998, with Ulrika Jonsson, live from Birmingham, and is a big advocate of the contest. Eva Ulrika Jonsson (born 16 August 1967 is a Swedish -born British Television presenter. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um He earns a reported £150,000 for his work with the contest. ^[16] His commentating style, which often involves humour at the expense of others, has caused some minor controversy, for example when he referred to the hosts of the 2001 contest in Denmark as 'Doctor Death and the Tooth Fairy'. The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 12, 2001 in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen ^[17] Many British viewers consider his comments to be amusing, but his comments are far from being universally liked. The Danes were less than appreciative and Wogan now jokes that he is banned from visiting Denmark. During the 2007 BBC show Making Your Mind Up, in which the British public decides the UK entry for the Eurovision singing contest, Terry Wogan announced the runner up Cyndi as winner by mistake. The actual winner was a group called Scooch and, according to the BBC, Terry Wogan was provided the correct result during the live show. Scooch are a British Bubblegum dance group, comprising of performers Natalie Powers, Caroline Barnes, David Ducasse ^[18]

During the presentation of the Dutch televote in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, Wogan called the Dutch televote presenter, Paul de Leeuw, an "eejit", as de Leeuw started to make comments and gave his mobile phone number and lengthened the Dutch results. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Televoting is a method of Opinion polling usually conducted by telephone which incorporates deliberative democratic principles The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the Paul Henri de Leeuw (born March 26, 1962 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch Television Comedian, Singer and

Chris Tarrant remarked that "Terry Wogan's commentary is why any sane person would choose to watch the Eurovision," referring to his now-infamous acerbism. Christopher John Tarrant OBE (born 10 October 1946, Reading Berkshire) is an English Radio Broadcaster

The Contest, however, in recent years has been notorious for its perceived increase in political voting (although this aspect has been noted for many years). In 2008 the UK's entry, Andy Abraham, came bottom place, much to Wogan's disappointment. Andrew Abraham (born 17 July 1964, London) is an English Vocalist. Wogan argued that Abraham "gave, I think, the performance of his life with a song that certainly deserved far more points than it got when you look at the points that Spain got, that Bosnia-Herzegovina got - some really ridiculous songs. " As a result of this, Wogan said he may quit as the BBC's Eurovision commentator, claiming it was "no longer a music contest". ^[19]

Unknown to the main public across Europe, he is however known to much of the broadcasters of wider Europe, being seen as an institution of the Eurovision Song Contest. Indeed, within the 2008 contest he was acknowledged by both hosts, and welcomed personally by name to the show (alongside only 2 more individuals of the 43 participating broadcasting countries: French's Jean-Paul Gaultier and Finland's 2007 Contest host). Jean-Paul Gaultier (born April 24 1952, in Arcueil, Val-de-Marne) is a French Fashion designer and past television

Chat shows

In 1981, he had a chance to host a one-off chat show, Saturday Live. A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to Saturday Live was a Television Chat show which was broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One in the late 1980s. Among his guests on this show were Larry Hagman, promoting his new film S.O.B., and Frank Hall, who was then the Irish film censor. Larry Martin Hagman (born September 21, 1931) is an American film and television Actor, producer and director, primarily SOB is a 1981 film written and directed by Blake Edwards starring Richard Mulligan and Julie Andrews. Frank Hall ( 1921 - 21 September 1995) was an Irish journalist satirist and broadcaster During the course of the interview, Hall accused Wogan of selling out his Irish heritage and, responding to a question posed by Wogan about his suitability as a film censor, said there was more filth on British television than in film citing the BBC TV serial The Borgias as an example. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes The Borgias is a British television drama serial produced by the BBC in 1981.

Wogan was given his own chat show, Wogan, which was initially broadcast on Saturday nights but, between 1985 and 1992, became twice and later thrice-weekly. Notable moments of the series included interviews with a drunk George Best, a silent Chevy Chase, a nervous Anne Bancroft who was so petrified she gave monosyllabic answers and counted to ten before descending the entrance steps to the studio, Ronnie Barker announcing his retirement on the show, and David Icke claiming to be the "Son of God" to whom Wogan famously stated "They're laughing at you - they're not laughing with you. George Best (22 May 1946 &ndash 25 November 2005 was a Northern Irish professional football player best known for his years with Manchester United. Cornelius Crane “Chevy” Chase (born October 8 1943 is an American Emmy Award-winning Comedian, Writer, and television and film Anne Bancroft ( September 17 1931 – June 6 2005) was an American method Actress. Ronald William George Barker, OBE (25 September 1929 &ndash 3 October 2005 was an English actor and Comedian, best known for his roles as Norman Stanley Fletcher David Vaughan Icke (pronounced /aɪk/ born 29 April 1952 is a British writer and public speaker who has devoted himself since 1990 to researching "who and what is really controlling "^[20]

In 1992, a poll apparently revealed Wogan to be simultaneously the most and the least popular person in Britain, and he was subsequently released from his talk-show contract after pressure from the BBC. ^[20] He claims that the BBC also wanted his scheduling slot for the ill-fated soap Eldorado. Eldorado was a British Soap opera that ran for only one year from 6 July 1992 to 9 July 1993.

Wogan now presents Wogan Now And Then, a show where he interviews guests from his old chat show as well as new guests, and for which he reportedly earns £30,000 per episode. ^[16] He claims that presenting the programme is a light relief after so many years on radio. Wogan also designed the set for his new show, allowing him to get a better feel for it. He even claims that the seat he uses is designed to support the lower back since he suffers from back complaints.

Written works

Wogan has published a number of written works, including:

• Banjaxed (October 1979)
• The Day Job (1981)
• Wogan on Wogan (1987)
• Terry Wogan's Bumper Book of TOGs (1995)

He has also written two autobiographical volumes:

• Is It Me? (September 2000)
• Mustn't Grumble (September 2006)

A diary was also published last year:

• Wogan's Twelve (October 2007)

Other appearances

In 1981, Wogan set the world record for the longest successful golf putt ever televised, which was 33 yards (30. 2m) at the Gleneagles golf course in a pro-celebrity TV programme on the BBC. A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for ^[21]

Wogan has appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross in 2004, 2006 and 2007. Friday Night with Jonathan Ross is a Chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. In an appearance on the BBC programme Top Gear, Wogan managed to become one of the slowest people to go around the test track as the "Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car", a Suzuki Liana. Top Gear is a BAFTA, multi- NTA and International Emmy Award -winning BBC Television series about motor vehicles mainly The Top Gear test track is the test track used by the British automotive television programme Top Gear. His time of 2:04 was faster only than Richard Whiteley, who lapped in 2:06. John Richard Whiteley, OBE DL ( 28 December 1943 – 26 June 2005) usually known as Richard Whiteley, was Wogan's time has been beaten by Johnny Vegas, who doesn't have a driving licence, and Bosnia war veteran Billy Baxter, who is blind. Johnny Vegas (born 11 September, 1971 as Michael Joseph Pennington) is an English Actor and Comedian. Billy Baxter served with the 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery in Bosnia.

Other television programmes he has presented:

• Come Dancing (ballroom dance show) (1974-1979)
• Blankety Blank (game show) (1979-1984)
• Auntie's Bloomers (outtakes show)
• Points of View (viewers' letters) (1999-2008)
• Wogan's Web
• The Terry and Gaby Show (with Gaby Roslin) (2003-2004)

Wogan also narrated the 1980s children's animated series Stoppit And Tidyup. Come Dancing was a BBC TV Ballroom dancing competition show that ran on and off from 1949 to 1998, becoming one of television's longest-running Blankety Blank is a British comedy game show based on the Australian game show Blankety Blanks which was compared by Australian television icon Graham An outtake is a portion of a work (usually a Film or Music Recording) that is removed in the Editing process and not included in the work's final Points of View is a long-running television show shown in the United Kingdom on BBC One, featuring the letters of viewers offering praise criticism The Terry and Gaby Show was a daytime television show broadcast on Five on weekday mornings between June 2003 and March 2004, produced by Gaby Roslin (born July 12 1964) is an English Television presenter and Actress. Stoppit and Tidyup was a British children's Animated cartoon series originally broadcast by the BBC in 1988.

Honours and awards

In 2005, Wogan was awarded an honorary knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours, but, as a result of becoming a British citizen that year, the knighthood was made substantive on October 11, 2005, allowing him to use the style "Sir". The Queen's Birthday Honours (or King's Birthday Honours when the monarch is male is a civic occasion on the celebration of the Queen's Official Birthday in which Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[22] He was made an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1997, which is now subsumed in the knighthood. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. On 29 May 2007 he was made a Deputy Lieutenant of Berkshire. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord-Lieutenant of an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South ^[23]

In 2004, he was awarded the Gold Blue Peter Badge. A Blue Peter badge is a much coveted award for Blue Peter viewers given to people on the children's Television programme for either being

On 15 June 2007, his home town of Limerick honoured him with the 'Freedom of the City' at a ceremony in Limerick's Civic Hall. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Limerick (pronounced /ˈlɪmrɪk/ Luimneach in Irish) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the Province of Munster The Freedom of Limerick honour dates from medieval times. Because of his long absence from the city as well as some well remembered, less than flattering remarks about the city in an 1980 interview, the local press carried out a vox pop which resulted in unanimous support for the award. Vox populi, a Latin phrase that literally means voice of the people, is a term often used in Broadcasting for Interviews of members He has since acknowledged the strength of character of the local population who "never give up . . . never say die and . . . are never beaten. " "Limerick never left me" he is quoted as saying and "whatever it is, my identity is Limerick. " He has previously received an honorary doctorate from the University of Limerick as well as a Special Lifetime Achievement Award from his native city

Radio 2's Ultimate Icon

Wogan was announced as the Ultimate Icon of Radio 2 to commemorate the station's 40th birthday. The University of Limerick ( UL) (Ollscoil Luimnigh was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and The shortlist of 16 candidates had been published on the BBC Radio 2 website and the winner was announced live on Radio 2 during Family Favourites with Michael Aspel on 30 September 2007. Successor to the wartime show Forces Favourites, Family Favourites (also known as Two-Way Family Favourites) was broadcast at Sunday lunchtimes Michael Terence Aspel OBE (born 12 January 1933) is an English Journalist and Television presenter. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He praised his fellow nominees, The Beatles, Diana, Princess of Wales and Nelson Mandela during his acceptance speech which was broadcast live on BBC Radio 2, and he chose Nat King Cole's Stardust as his Iconic Song of the last 40 years, which he had chosen twice before as his favourite record on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician Desert Island Discs is a long-running BBC Radio 4 programme It was first broadcast on 29 January 1942 and is said by the Guinness

References in popular culture

As a well-known public figure, Terry Wogan has been referred to on television, in novels, in films, and in music. In the novelisation of the television series Yes, Prime Minister, for example, the fictional Prime Minister, Jim Hacker, discusses having an interview with Wogan. Yes Minister is a multi-award winning satirical British sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn that was first transmitted Doctor James 'Jim' George Hacker Baron Hacker of Islington KG PC, BSc (Lond To his suggestion that Wogan be given a knighthood to ensure that the interview went well, his Private Secretary replied "Sir Terence Wogan? I hardly think so, Prime Minister. Sir Bernard Woolley (born September 2, 1937) is one of the three main fictional characters of the 1980s British sitcom Yes Minister "

Wogan is referred to in the song "The Dark of the Matinée" by Scottish indie rockers Franz Ferdinand. " The Dark of the Matinée " also known simply as " Matinée " is a song by Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand. Franz Ferdinand is a rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2001 The relevant line goes "So I'm on BBC2 now telling Terry Wogan how I made it and / What I made isn't clear now, but his deference is and his laughter is / My words and smile are so easy now. . . ". Wogan was also mentioned in the box set The Business - the Definitive Singles Collection by British 2 Tone band Madness. The Business - the Definitive Singles Collection is a 3 disc Box set by ska/pop band Madness released in 1993 (see 1993 in music) 2 Tone (or Two Tone) is a Music genre created in England in the late 1970s by fusing elements of Ska, Punk rock, Rocksteady Madness are an English pop / Ska band from Camden Town, London, that formed in 1976 Track 9 of disk 2 is the "Terry Wogan Jingle" lasting 25 seconds in the line "Ter-ry Wo-gan is a blankety blankety blank". Blankety Blank is a British comedy game show based on the Australian game show Blankety Blanks which was compared by Australian television icon Graham

Wogan is also referred to in 'The Hitcher' episode of the British comedy series, The Mighty Boosh. The Mighty Boosh, colloquially referred to as The Boosh, is the collective name for the creators of the British television situation comedy written by and starring He appears briefly in the 'Celebrity Vicar' episode of The Vicar of Dibley, another Britcom, when Rev. The following is a list of episodes for the British sitcom The Vicar of Dibley. The Vicar of Dibley is a British sitcom created by Richard Curtis and written for its lead actress Dawn French, by Curtis and Paul A British sitcom is a Situation comedy (sitcom produced in the United Kingdom. Geraldine Granger (Dawn French), is interviewed on Wogan's radio programme, Pause for Thought. Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957 is a Welsh actress and Comedian. In March 2008, he had a voice only cameo as himself in the seventh episode of Ashes to Ashes. International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia Ashes to Ashes is a British television drama series which serves as a sequel to the 2006 series Life on Mars.

As someone whose career was principally based in the United Kingdom, Wogan was relatively unknown in the United States until the release of the 1991 film, The Commitments, in which Jimmy Rabitte repeatedly does mock interviews with "Terry". The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Commitments is a 1991 Film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Roddy Doyle, which tells the story of some unemployed Wogan is also referred to in the Willy Russell play "One for the Road". William Russell (born 23 August 1947 in Whiston Merseyside) is a British Playwright, Screenwriter, Author, In this, the characters play a game called "The Wogan Game" in which they act out interviews from the show, pretending to be Wogan.

Terry Wogan has also appeared in the lyrics of Ireland's Eurovision Song Contest 2008 entry, "Irelande Douze Pointe". Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world "Irelande Douze Pointe" is a Parody Song by the puppet act Dustin the Turkey. In it, Dustin the Turkey sings "Drag acts and bad acts and Terry Wogan’s wig. . . "

A goblin named The Wogun appears in the webcomic Scary Go Round storyline "Crock o' Gold" as a radio/TV talk show host and general charlatan. Scary Go Round is a Webcomic set in the Fictional Yorkshire and the Humber town of Tackleford England, and written by John Allison ^[24]

References

External links

• BBC webpage on Terry Wogan
• TOG webpage
• TOGs' website
• BBC Children in Need
• Telegraph article on Wogan
• IFGB Terry Wogan Golf Tournament

Media offices
Preceded by John Dunn	BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show presenter 1972-1984	Succeeded by Ken Bruce
Preceded by None	Host of Blankety Blank 1979-1984	Succeeded by Les Dawson
Preceded by Brian Hayes	BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show presenter 1993 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Carrie Crowley and Ronan Keating	Eurovision Song Contest presenter 1998 with Ulrika Jonsson	Succeeded by Yigal Ravid, Daphna Dekel & Sigal Shahamon

Persondata
NAME	Wogan, Terry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wogan, Sir Michael Terence
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Radio and television presenter
DATE OF BIRTH	August 3, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH	Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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