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.