Another legend gone - RIP Terry Wogan MOD NOTE POST 1

The Saint · 31-01-2016 9:07am #1

News just breaking that Terry Wogan has passed away. It seems 2016 is going to be a bleak year for pioneering legends in their fields.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35453541

Mod note:I understand that Terry Wogan is going to be seen as more British or more Irish to some people but this is not a thread to troll and/or argue about it. It's a respectful thread so let's keep it that way, thanks.

RayCon · 31-01-2016 9:09am

Ah balls ....

Gael23 · 31-01-2016 9:09am

Sky don't even have it yet, literally just breaking.

nullzero · 31-01-2016 9:09am

He made the BBC. RIP.

Banjo String · 31-01-2016 9:10am

No more stoppit and tidy up. :mad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sHjiKRrKOM

Menas · 31-01-2016 9:11am

Ach, good old Terry.
Kind of fella you would like to meet down the pub for a chat. He could tell a great anecdote.

antodeco · 31-01-2016 9:12am

RIP. Always reminded me of my dad!

The Black Oil · 31-01-2016 9:12am

Just heard it on Radio 4. RIP.

AndyBoBandy · 31-01-2016 9:14am

I had the pleasure of catching him on Radio 2 the odd time when in the U.K. and he was an absolute joy. he was funny, quick witted, and never forgot where he came from.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 31-01-2016 9:14am

A contemporary of mine. I met him many years ago when he did the 7o'clock Wogan show and had a drink with him. A funny man at his peak.

tritium · 31-01-2016 9:14am

RIP, another good one gone

mailforkev · 31-01-2016 9:15am

Ah, not another legend.

He made the Eurovision watchable, wonderful broadcaster.

His radio show was huge in the UK too which most people here would be unaware of.

Edit to add one of my favourite Wogan related clips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDx7IZFA6lQ

BMJD · 31-01-2016 9:15am

RIP, always seemed like a lovely man. Best Top Gear guest ever too

iLikeWaffles · 31-01-2016 9:15am

No way....

"Terry truly was a national treasure." yeah IRISH national treasure

Andy-Pandy · 31-01-2016 9:16am

Rip Terry, he did a great job of reminding the British that we all didn't just blow things up. Was massive in the UK at a time when it was tough to be Irish .

CarrickMcJoe · 31-01-2016 9:17am

Used to love his sarcastic comments about block voting when he was presenting the Eurovision .

RIP Terry

SafeSurfer · 31-01-2016 9:19am

What a fantastic voice he had. RIP

panda100 · 31-01-2016 9:22am

I was born in London in the 80's to Limerick born parents. It wasn't easy being Irish and living in the UK in those days. It was the likes of Terry Wogan that made it a little bit easier and more acceptable in being Irish in Britain. He and other big Irish personalities in the 80s and 90s really paved the way for what the UK has become today for Irish people, a very welcoming place.

Sad day.

The Raptor · 31-01-2016 9:22am

Can we skip the rest of the year please? I'm not looking forward to the rest of the year if January is anything to go by.

RIP

Richard · 31-01-2016 9:24am

iLikeWaffles wrote: »

No way....

"Terry truly was a national treasure." yeah IRISH national treasure

He was a treasure in both countries. RIP.

SimonTemplar · 31-01-2016 9:32am

He definitely represented the best of Irishness - charming, warm, genuine, funny and irreverent.

A true icon in his field. RIP.

Badly Drunk Boy · 31-01-2016 9:33am

Ah, poor auld Terry! RIP

whiskeyman · 31-01-2016 9:33am

His popularity literally spanned generations.
Loved the programmes he did on the Beeb travelling around Ireland. A great ambassador for us.

Mr E · 31-01-2016 9:38am

One of the good guys.

RIP Terry.

At the end of the year, they're going to need a whole supplement for people we lost this year (rather than the usual 2 page spread).

Buona Fortuna · 31-01-2016 9:43am

Lovely guy.

Quite gutted.

Eurovision was never the same when he left it.

RIP Tell

Mongfinder General · 31-01-2016 9:44am

Terry Wogan? You mean that's his real name!

Richard · 31-01-2016 9:47am

Mongfinder General wrote: »

Terry Wogan? You mean that's his real name!

I think his name was Michael Terrance Wogan.

Tribute programme now on www.bbc.co.uk/radio2

Welsh Megaman · 31-01-2016 9:54am

A true broadcasting legend, both on TV and radio.

RIP

Beefy78 · 31-01-2016 9:56am

What horrible, horrible news. Growing up in the UK Terry was a constant fixture in my TV screen as a child. I remember his BBC evening chat show, he was the face of Children in Need and as has been said he made Eurovision watchable, which is a testament to his brilliance as a broadcaster.

When I got older I discovered his morning radio show. The idea that a Radio Two breakfast show could be more popular than the Radio One but when you listened to it it was no sunrise as to why it was so successful and it was all because of his personality. It felt like you were waking up to a friend who would chat with you for the next few hours.

RIP Terry.

Richard wrote: »

He was a treasure in both countries. RIP.

This. Yes I'm sure there will be lots of people in the UK who assume that Wogan was British. Can we please get through this thread without 20 pages of that bollocks? Ta.

KKkitty · 31-01-2016 9:58am

He will be sadly missed. R.I.P. Terry Wogan.

mrsdewinter · 31-01-2016 10:01am

Very sad news. So many memories of listening to him with my mum in the kitchen when we lived in England. When I was a small girl, my parents would point to Terry as someone who was Irish as well.
At a time when there must have been pressure to play down his Irish identity (the 70s), he flew the flag for Ireland.

robinph · 31-01-2016 10:17am

Beefy78 wrote: »

This. Yes I'm sure there will be lots of people in the UK who assume that Wogan was British. Can we please get through this thread without 20 pages of that bollocks? Ta.

He was British.
He also happened to still retain his Irish citizenship.

Mince Pie · 31-01-2016 10:22am

When I lived in the UK he kept me company on the radio on many a dreary morning going to work. I have been in tears laughing to some of his stories especially the Janet and John ones. I used to look at other people in cars to see if they were laughing as well and sometimes they were. Sad loss.

The_Morrigan · 31-01-2016 10:24am

I have to admit I have just shed a tear.
He reminded me so much of my Grandfather also a proud Limerick man.

RIP

Duck Soup · 31-01-2016 10:26am

He lived in a place called Taplow in Buckinghamshire, about 3 miles from where I grew up. As the saying goes, nobody had a bad word to say about him. I think that was the key to his success - the warmth and charm were real, not manufactured, and that came across on both TV and radio. Farewell Tel.

Chris_Bradley · 31-01-2016 10:28am

iLikeWaffles wrote: »

No way....

"Terry truly was a national treasure." yeah IRISH national treasure

Ah so what! He was over there for years and they're entitled to say that. Get over yourself.

take everything · 31-01-2016 10:29am

RIP.
A lot of legends passing away in the last year or two.

LordSutch · 31-01-2016 10:32am

...or even in the last month or two!

Beefy78 · 31-01-2016 10:39am

LordSutch wrote: »

...or even in the last month or two!

With the explosion of celebrity culture over the years we're probably going to have to get used to many, many months like this one. There's more famous people getting older than there used to be.

LordSutch · 31-01-2016 10:42am

Sir Terry will be sorely missed, he was a great entertainer on both Radio & TV.
Can't believe he's gone.
RIP Terry.

Mint Sauce · 31-01-2016 10:45am

Absolutely shocked waking up to see this. Am old enough to remember his chat show on the beeb, and as long as I can remember Children in Need and Eurovision, he just didn't make the BBC, he WAS the BBC. Would have been an absolute scope for RTE had they got his back.

Would the be ultimate line up of an interview should Heaven have a chat show. Lemmy, Bowie, Rickman, St Peters reaction to them all, with Wogan the Helm.

RIP

Condolances to your family, friends, and colleagues. You will be truly missed.

Harry Palmr · 31-01-2016 10:50am

antodeco wrote: »

RIP. Always reminded me of my dad!

I just saw a pix of him on the guardian website from the early-mid 70s and I had the same thought!

His genius was that it appeared to be utterly effortless for him though I'm sure he was working hard under the waterline.

His last TV work was I think his Terry & Mason's Great Food Trip which was a cheap and cheerful "filler" on BBC Two and which ended up a valedictory tour of "his kingdom" he could chat to anyone and anyone passing could chip in with a "hello" as he and Mason walked down the streets.

Disgruntled Badger · 31-01-2016 10:53am

Legend RIP

If you were a kid in 70s 80s he was Mr TV. He was on everything. Like Nagui in France.

He had his own chat show, blankety blank.... Yeah remember that.....!.. and presented all the one off stuff. He was the first guy to poke fun at the eurovision when everyone else was taking it seriously.

pajor · 31-01-2016 10:54am

RIP Tog-meister. I'm a bit too young to remember on air for that long, but will always remember him for Eurovision on the Beeb.

F*ck cancer.

IamtheWalrus · 31-01-2016 10:54am

This headline is symptomatic of the Irish inferiority complex with respect to the Brits.

Sir Oxman · 31-01-2016 10:55am

Broadcasting legend and by all accounts a very nice gentleman.
R.I.P. Terry Wogan

MugMugs · 31-01-2016 10:56am

IamtheWalrus wrote: »

This headline is symptomatic of the Irish inferiority complex with respect to the Brits.

I don't follow? It's not inaccurate, he started out with RTE, moved to the Beeb and has always been quite vocal with respect to his roots.

IamtheWalrus · 31-01-2016 11:11am

MugMugs wrote: »

I don't follow? It's not inaccurate, he started out with RTE, moved to the Beeb and has always been quite vocal with respect to his roots.

The 'Irish' part.

mansize · 31-01-2016 11:21am

Waking up to Wogan's death - v sad

mzungu · 31-01-2016 11:25am

A true legend of broadcasting. RIP.

Berserker · 31-01-2016 11:25am

A truly decent man and a wonderful broadcaster. Such a terrible loss to the world. I was in shock when I heard it. RIP Sir Terry.

Another legend gone - RIP Terry Wogan MOD NOTE POST 1

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