Sir Terry Wogan R.I.P.

Paul K · Post by **Paul K** » 31 Jan 2016, 10:22

For those of us outside the UK, who might not be familiar with the name, Terry Wogan was probably Britain's best known broadcaster. He has died, aged 77.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35453541

David Bowie, Alan Rickman, and now Terry Wogan, all gone in the same month. Rest in peace.

dodger · Post by **dodger** » 31 Jan 2016, 10:47

Very sad to hear, RIP.

I remember even now back in the 1970's when he used to do his morning show on the beeb i was driving to work across Dartmoor and he was waffling away and i said" Why don't you shut up for five minutes" [or words to that effect] he then said "well there is there is no need to talk to me like that" .it made my hair stand up!

He knew what he was doing to wind everyone up,

A fine broadcastor, one of the best.

Roger.

Post by **DaveB** » 31 Jan 2016, 10:59

I'd not heard about this. RIP 'El Tel'

ATB
DaveB

Tomliner · Post by **Tomliner** » 31 Jan 2016, 13:06

This is sad.In addition to the others mentioned earlier, there was also the loss of Ed Stewart.
Roger, Terry's morning radio show was indeed very popular.Like you, most of my listening was done when driving to work.Two paricularly memories that I recall were firstly in the mid 70's when at the end ofArt Garfunkel's "Since I Don't Have You"' Terry calling Yoohoo to the singer.Have a listen to the song,you'll see what I mean.
Then many years later I was in my van and held up in heavy traffic in Peterborough trying to get to a rush job at Perkins Diesel. It was just before Christmas and the delay was getting me rather tense. Terry introduced the next song,which was Nat King Cole's 'Christmas Song' (chestnuts roasting on an open fire).What a way to unwind.
R.I.P Terry.

EricT

Post by **DaveB** » 31 Jan 2016, 13:43

I'm convinced that many folk used to 'endure' the Eurovision Song Contest not to watch the spectacle or hear the songs but to hear Terry's commentary. He was very skilled in rubbishing something without actually saying it was rubbish

ATB
DaveB

511Flyer · Post by **511Flyer** » 31 Jan 2016, 14:19

Also died today, the actor Frank Finlay.

D.

Hot_Charlie · Post by **Hot_Charlie** » 31 Jan 2016, 20:21

Not one of the best, but the best broadcaster our nation has known.

RIP

simondix · Post by **simondix** » 31 Jan 2016, 21:09

I suppose many of us on this page were TOGs

nigelb · Post by **nigelb** » 01 Feb 2016, 01:01

Rest in Peace, Sir Terry! I used to listen to him on Radio 2 over the internet if I was up early enough and sometimes on the iplayer later on if I missed his show.. I loved his wit an humour/ I will always remember him for really discovering Eva Cassidy. She died way too early of cancer but she used to play at The Blues Alley in Washington, DC, about 20 miles from me, but at that point, I had never heard of her.. I was browsing in the classical department at Tower Records and heard her CD on the PA and just had to have it.- what a voice! I played it for my daughter while on the way taking her back to Uni and she became a fan. But hardly anyone on this side of the pond had heard of her. That is until Sir Terry played "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" on his breakfast show and apparently the BBC switchboard lit up like Christmas on Oxford Street. The Washington Post caught wind of this story somehow, published a piece about Sir Terry and Eva and the late Eva Cassidy's CD's began to sell like mad. Leddra Chapman was another young artist he introduced me to. I just loved the horn passages in "Story"

Sir Terry will be missed by many,

Nigel²

Paul K · Post by **Paul K** » 01 Feb 2016, 05:27

511Flyer wrote:Also died today, the actor Frank Finlay.

D.

Rest in peace, Frank.

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