Mark Lawson Talks To: Terry Wogan
8:55 pm - 9:55 pm, Sunday, February 1 on BBC Four (9)
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About this Broadcast
Terry Wogan
An interview with the veteran broadcaster, who has become renowned for hosting programmes including his own TV chat show, the Eurovision Song Contest and Children in Need. Wogan has also had an extensive career in radio, forming part of the original line-up of Radio 1 DJs in 1967 and presenting Radio 2's breakfast show for 16 years. He discusses his upbringing in Ireland, how the occasionally ramshackle nature of early Irish television helped him learn to cope with the challenges of broadcasting live, and why his approach to the job has helped sustain his career for more than 50 years
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Mark Lawson
(Host)
Terry Wogan
(Guest)
Anya Saunders
(Producer)
Louise Bourner
(Director)
Eamon Hardy
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Mark Lawson
(Host)
Terry Wogan
(Guest)
Born:
August 03, 1938
in
Limerick
Best Known For:
His long-running TV and radio career.
Early-life:
Born Michael Terence Wogan on August 3, 1938, in Limerick; his father was a grocer. The family later moved to Dublin, where Terry developed a fondness for rock 'n' roll and amateur dramatics. After leaving college he went into banking, but five years later joined Irish broadcaster RTE as a newsreader/announcer. He later became the presenter of game show Jackpot, one of the station's most-watched programmes.
Career:
Wogan's first BBC job came in 1966 when he hosted radio's Light Programme. During the early days of Radio 1 he presented Late Night Extra, but made his name as the presenter of the Radio 2 breakfast show. He quit in 1984 to concentrate on TV work, but returned in 1993; Wogan eventually retired from the programme in 2008, and went on to present a Sunday morning show. He began presenting Children in Need in 1980 and was given his own TV chat show, Wogan, which ran three times a week from 1985 to 1992. His other TV work includes Come Dancing, Blankety Blank, Points of View and, until 2008, commentating on the Eurovision Song Contest. His version of the Floral Dance topped the charts in 1978. He died on January 31, 2016, after a short battle with cancer. He was 77.
Quote:
On the secret of his success: "I put it all down to clean living and plenty of roughage."
Trivia:
Wogan was knighted in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Anya Saunders
(Producer)
Louise Bourner
(Director)
Eamon Hardy
(Executive producer)
