Terry Wogans Ireland

Lollers

Anyone else watching. Brit abroad vibe about it.

Lady Chatterton

Lollers wrote: »

Anyone else watching. Brit abroad vibe about it.

Still trying to make up my mind whether I like it or hate it. I feel we are being portrayed as the little people.

eigrod

cringe @ the moving statue

Lollers

True, he is playing to a BBC audience. But he still has the ''Wogan'' charm.

Koloman

At least Bord Failte will be happy. The scenery looks terrific.

Bodhisopha

1 minute in and i'm already offended. Fukk off Wogan.

sudzs

eigrod wrote: »

cringe @ the moving statue

My toes are curling! Spending far too long on the subject.

Oh cripes, they keep showing the 2 saying the rosary. :rolleyes:

Lady Chatterton

Does Terry wear a wig?

Koloman

MrsD007 wrote: »

Does Terry wear a wig?

He has very vigorous hair for a man his age.

efb

It's v twee!

Lollers

It didn't come off there. The scarf regrettably stayed on.

IsaBrown

Did he just call himself a Dub? I thought he was a limerick man.

Bodhisopha

IsaBrown wrote: »

Did he just call himself a Dub? I thought he was a limerick man.

Yeah, i thought i heard that alright.

Carroller16

Have to say this country looks astounding.

Koloman

efb wrote: »

It's v twee!

If twee was a sugar I'd be having a diabetic fit about now.

Lady Chatterton

Carroller16 wrote: »

Have to say this country looks astounding.

I think that Bord Failte will be happy....Dave the driver is a pain in the ass though...

sudzs

I just hope there's no sign of any of the Healy Raes now he's in Kerry! :rolleyes:

OPENROAD

MrsD007 wrote: »

I think that Bord Failte will be happy.....

+1

Well done BBC and Terry

bnt

Lollers wrote: »

The Irish drink :rolleyes:

Jesus NOT THE ROSE OF TRALEE

He presented it, so they could hardly leave it out, could they? :rolleyes:

"Study, Rugby, Prayer and Punishment." Yikes ...

Bodhisopha

Found it pretty boring myself. Oh well, to each their own.

sudzs

Majorettes next week!

Doodah7

Very enjoyable. Bord Failte must be delighted with two hours of free advertising at primetime on the BBC!!

Koloman

Bodhisopha wrote: »

Found it pretty boring myself. Oh well, to each their own.

It may have been a bit boring to us but then we know all about the places he visited.

mike65

eigrod wrote: »

cringe @ the moving statue

It happened and it happened here! Mind you I thought it actually started in West Waterford at Mount Melleray Grotto

Skid

The BBC Press Release for this says

After 40 years, Sir Terry Wogan returns to Ireland, stepping back into his past to explore how the country helped shape him, and looking at what it means to be Irish in the 21st century.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00y44gx


So what exactly have Moving Statues in 1985 to do with either

a) The Ireland that Terry Wogan left in 1971 or

b) Ireland in the 21st Century ?


They could have stuck on a repeat of Ballykissangel, it would have been equally as informative about Ireland today.

Also,

Dear Sir Terry

The language is Irish, not gaelic

Thanks.

punchdrunk

I really like Terry wogan,enjoyed the historical slant/ family side of it
he's a gent

MidlandsM

missed this......whens it repeated?

RachaelVO

Have to say, the country looked just beautiful! As has been said a few times in the thread, Bord Failte must be chuckling with glee.

There was a smack of the oirish thing going on, no too much, but a bit. Overall I enjoyed watching it though. Wogan is charming to the end!

Lady Chatterton

I preferred watching "Three men in a boat go to Ireland". Having said that Terry has a massive fan base in the UK, so if any of the TOGS decide to come over for a visit it can only be good for our ailing tourism industry. God knows we need all the help we can get these days!

mike65

SkidMark,

Quite a lot I'd say but the point left hanging in the air wasn't finished off, namely in 2011 if anyone attempted to try that stunt it would be subjected to 99.9% ridicule, rather than hundreds of thousands making the visit to one of the many alledged moving statues. Part two may fill in teh gaps.

Koloman

MrsD007 wrote: »

I preferred watching "Three men in a boat go to Ireland". Having said that Terry has a massive fan base in the UK, so if any of the TOGS decide to come over for a visit it can only be good for our ailing tourism industry. God knows we need all the help we can get these days!

The 3 men in a boat go to Ireland show was a bit more cynical and sarcastic I thought.

Skid

tallpaul wrote: »

Very enjoyable. Bord Failte must be delighted with two hours of free advertising at primetime on the BBC!!

It will all be undone when BBC1 shows 'Mrs Brown's Boys' next month.

Mr.Nice Guy

This was better than I expected. I figured with the music and everything it would be very blarney altogether but it was quite an interesting documentary. A bit like Who Do You Think You Are. The one in Northern Ireland should be interesting.

Lady Chatterton

Koloman wrote: »

The 3 men in a boat go to Ireland show was a bit more cynical and sarcastic I thought.

There was no shamrocks and sheilaghs element to TMIAB though. It was up to date and relevant, they portrayed an Ireland that we are more familiar with.

LordSutch

Well done Sir Terrence, I thought it was a brilliant advertising campaign for Ireland, and on prime time BBC1 too! Yes of course there were cringe worthy moments like the moving statues piece, but that was the reality back in 85. With our ailing tourist industry, a series like this can only do Ireland's tourism image a massive amount of good, specially with tourist numbers from Britain down soo much in recent years > most people in Britain just love Terry, so this should go down very well.

Good job BBC Wales I say.

OPENROAD

MrsD007 wrote: »

There was no shamrocks and sheilaghs element to TMIAB though. It was up to date and relevant, they portrayed an Ireland that we are more familiar with.

The show was not aimed at us though, the parts of the show where you had the pubs with Irish music etc.. is very up to date and relevant to those people that live there I would have thought.

Mind quite alien to the Ireland where I live which is M&S, Next, Starbucks,Boots etc... though I think that might not be a very interesting show.

SuperInfinity

I thought it was awesome as well. They even poked fun at the Irish weather.... I don't think they'll be laughing about it if they actually come over here and Wogan charm isn't around. :rolleyes:

I'd thank Wogan for making sure it got done right rather than the BBC, I'm sure it was Wogan's doing.

One last hurrah for Irish respectability in the UK before its irreperably damaged for all time by Mrs. Browne and Her Boys.

Latchy

Carroller16 wrote: »

Have to say this country looks astounding.

Yes thought it was a pleasent and interesting programme and the country does looks stunning .As Wogan said himself , as a complement '' he's being living outside the country so long and to anglicized but once an Irishman , always an Irishman '' .Looking forward to part two next week .

OPENROAD

SuperInfinity wrote: »

I thought it was awesome as well. They even poked fun at the Irish weather.... I don't think they'll be laughing about it if they actually come over here and Wogan charm isn't around. :rolleyes:

I'd thank Wogan for making sure it got done right rather than the BBC, I'm sure it was Wogan's doing.

One last hurrah for Irish respectability in the UK before its irreperably damaged for all time by Mrs. Browne and Her Boys.

Will that be shown across all the BBC regions?

OPENROAD

Latchy wrote: »

Yes thought it was a pleasent and interesting programme and the country does looks stunning .As Wogan said himself , as a complement '' he's being living outside the country so long and to anglicized but once an Irishman , always an Irishman '' .Looking forward to part two next week .

In fairness to Terry, England is his home. It's just like we always seem to say that immigrants coming to Ireland have to integrate, the opposite also has to be the case

Koloman

OPENROAD wrote: »

Will that be shown across all the BBC regions?

It will be on BBC1.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x17n9

Carroller16

Had to laugh at them getting on the now defunct 10 bus. Just shows how quickly this country changes.

Latchy

OPENROAD wrote: »

In fairness to Terry, England is his home. It's just like we always seem to say that immigrants coming to Ireland have to integrate, the opposite also has to be the case

Something that people who bandy the term 'west or east brit' against somebody whom they consider to be pro british dont really understand .

Any Irish person who lives abroad as long as Wogan has will become accustomed to the culture and way's of the country they now reside in ,be it Canada ,Australia , USA or Britain while still cherishing their own roots and countrys culture .Wogan is as proud as any Irishman of who he is , were he comes from and that showed in tonights programme .

Comment from somebody in next weeks programme '' sure there's more Irish people living in Britain than there are in the whole of Ireland ''

OPENROAD

Koloman wrote: »

It will be on BBC1.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x17n9

meant BBC 1 South East, NI etc.... looks like it is

OPENROAD

Latchy wrote: »

Something that people who bandy the term 'west or east brit' against somebody whom they consider to be pro british dont really understand .

Any Irish person who lives abroad as long as Wogan has will become accustomed to the culture and way's of the country they now reside in ,be it Canada ,Australia , USA or Britain while still cherishing their own roots and countrys culture .Wogan is as proud as any Irishman of who he is , were he comes from and that showed in tonights programme .

Comment from somebody in next weeks programme '' sure there's more Irish people living in Britain than there are in the whole of Ireland ''

Which I agree which is why I never understand the anti Terry Wogan thing here.

Just like any immigrant who comes here should be proud of where they come from rather than been be asked, so do you consider yourself Irish now

Latchy

OPENROAD wrote: »

Which I agree which is why I never understand the anti Terry Wogan thing here.

I guess like Gaybo some like him , some dont and same might be said for many famous Irish people abroad and at home .

Just like any immigrant who comes here should be proud of where they come from rather than been be asked, so do you consider yourself Irish now

Indeed , why should you want to or have to turn your back on your were you come from ,in order to feel more accepted ? .Nobody ever asks the Irish abroad to forsake their culture ,same for any other race to .

Skid

On reflection I might have been a bit harsh on it (That Moving Statues lark gets my blood boiling :mad: ...).

Harmless enough, all designed and packaged for a British audience.

I liked Terry's driver going the wrong way around the Ring Of Kerry just for the craic, and stopping to take in the 'magnificent views' in the mist and rain!

mathepac

LordSutch wrote: »

Well done Sir Terrence, ...

Sir Michael. Wogan is Michael Terrance Wogan, thus Sir Michael. Sir Michael never wanted to be called "Mick" hence the use of his second name.

Sir Terrance is Terry Leahy, the Tesco bossman from Tipp via Merseyside.

FYI & FWIW

MidlandsM

mathepac wrote: »

Sir Terrance is Terry Leahy, the Tesco bossman from Tipp via Merseyside.

incorrect it seems.......he was born in liverpool:rolleyes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Leahy

neris

Was a good programe and he did make the point a good bit about the landlords and the treatment of the irish. Great shots of wicklow and powerscourt.

iamwhoiam

Could they not have waited till the drizzle cleared from the Connor Pass, what a waste of a trip .