Did anyone see Sir Terry Wogan's programme on Ireland last night?

Johnny Utah · 24-01-2011 11:47AM #1

The BBC are currently showing a series featuring Terry Wogan travelling around Ireland. However, having watched the programme last night, I thought that it was quite cringeworthy at times and played up the outdated stereotype of the 'gombeen Irish'.

The programme covered a 'moving statute' in Cork and the pub culture in Ireland, amongst other things.

Also, Terry Wogan reffered to the "British Isles" a number of times during the show. For example, when describing the river Shannon, he mentioned that it's the biggest river in the British Isles.

mathie · 24-01-2011 11:50AM

Are you saying dares more to Oireland dan dis?

Lumen · 24-01-2011 11:51AM

Yes, it was cringeworthy.

Terry Wogan is only funny when he's taking the piss out of other Europeans.

Parsley · 24-01-2011 11:53AM

i thought it was quite good. "played up the outdated stereotype of the 'gombeen Irish'" - you do realise Terry himself was born and raised in Limerick City, and is in fact Irish?

Johnny Utah · 24-01-2011 11:55AM

Parsley wrote: »

i thought it was quite good. "played up the outdated stereotype of the 'gombeen Irish'" - you do realise Terry himself was born and raised in Limerick City, and is in fact Irish?

Yes, but thanks for pointing it out!

orourkeda · 24-01-2011 11:55AM

Johnny Utah wrote: »

The BBC are currently showing a series featuring Terry Wogan travelling around Ireland. However, having watched the programme last night, I thought that it was quite cringeworthy at times and played up the outdated stereotype of the 'gombeen Irish'.

The programme covered a 'moving statute' in Cork and the pub culture in Ireland, amongst other things.

Also, Terry Wogan reffered to the "British Isles" a number of times during the show. For example, when describing the river Shannon, he mentioned that it's the biggest river in the British Isles.

Are you seriously suggesting that the Irish aren't gombeens?

jackiebaron · 24-01-2011 11:58AM

I saw the show. It wasn't bad. Terry's a good old skin and geographically speaking they are the British Isles. I've got no problem with the geographical and geological entity being referred to as the British Isles, providing people are aware that that's not a political term....kinda like the Iberian Peninsula includes Portugal or the Arabian Peninsula includes Arab and non-Arab states.
And there are eejits in Ireland who still believe in moving statues. Altogether the show was decent enough. Remember the show was on BBC1 so the majority of its viewers will be Tans. Got to tell them stuff about Ireland that we ourselves would already know.

Ledger · 24-01-2011 11:59AM

I watched it too. i thought it was ok. While I agree it did play up the pub thing a bit, it was just showing true Irish culture by showing we have moved on from pubs being the centre of the community, while showing how the traditional side is still alive.

What you have to remember is that it is being made for an English audience not Irish, so it always gonna seem that bit 'oirish'.

After all we need to attract as many tourists as possible, and this is what they come to see.

Sanjuro · 24-01-2011 12:01PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJWf4Ri5a-Y

Sonovagun · 24-01-2011 12:02PM

This imagine of Ireland sells. If it gets tourists over here then i am all for it.

line6 · 24-01-2011 12:05PM

slightly OT but anyway - i got pulled up once for calling that island across the water 'britain', the fella got quite shirty about it so i let it go

course in hindsight what i should have said was 'oh terribly sorry old boy, i mean GREAT britain'

by the way, if you're not allowed to call it britain, what would you call it, and the same for 'the british isles'?

prinz · 24-01-2011 12:05PM

Johnny Utah wrote: »

Also, Terry Wogan reffered to the "British Isles" a number of times during the show. For example, when describing the river Shannon, he mentioned that it's the biggest river in the British Isles.

In other news the Irish Sea is also to be renamed after the Brits objected, oh wait, nobody gives a toss.

Riamfada · 24-01-2011 12:07PM

We cant govern ourselves and the only form of reliable currency now is now gold. What exactly about the Oirish thing are you not getting here?

Duggy747 · 24-01-2011 12:07PM

I'll pull a potato out of my pocket and munch on it in public while jigging to a reel if it gets tourists over here.

Ledger · 24-01-2011 12:09PM

I'd dress my small cousins in green with fake beards to get them over here. Would only work for yanks I'd say though. ha

Guy:Incognito · 24-01-2011 12:09PM

Yeah it's a disgrace that thet show us as being backward god botherers, I mean its not like people would travel from all over in this day and age to see somethign stupid ike a tree stump.......

testicle · 24-01-2011 12:09PM

Duggy747 wrote: »

I'll pull a potato out of my pocket and munch on it in public while jigging to a reel if it gets tourists over here.

Have you red hair and a wooden leg?

bigwormbundoran · 24-01-2011 12:09PM

Johnny Utah wrote: »

Also, Terry Wogan reffered to the "British Isles" a number of times during the show. For example, when describing the river Shannon, he mentioned that it's the biggest river in the British Isles.

Yet you refer to him as "Sir" Terry Wogan in the title, so whats the big deal?

Duggy747 · 24-01-2011 12:13PM

testicle wrote: »

Have you red hair and a wooden leg?

Well, I could dye my hair and cut my leg off.

I wouldn't be keen on dying my hair, however.

Snakeblood · 24-01-2011 12:15PM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Yeah it's a disgrace that thet show us as being backward god botherers, I mean its not like people would travel from all over in this day and age to see somethign stupid ike a tree stump.......

Be fair, the last time we had a good old stare at the sun because someone told us a saint was coming. Divil the bit of harm it did us.*

*Except for those who were harmed by it.

Ledger · 24-01-2011 12:16PM

I've already got the ginger hair,

pass the hacksaw will ya?

Wolfe Tone · 24-01-2011 02:28PM

I hate Terry Wogan. Go back to england.

FlutterinBantam · 24-01-2011 02:36PM

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

I hate Terry Wogan. Go back to england.

Rather childish immature response there.

Wolfe Tone · 24-01-2011 02:42PM

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Rather childish immature response there.

Sorry sir, I will be sure to try better next time, perhaps I will make a post on a par with the ones you post

Gunsfortoys · 24-01-2011 02:47PM

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

Sorry sir, I will be sure to try better next time, perhaps I will make a post on a par with the ones you post

Those are shit infested...literally!

Badgermonkey · 24-01-2011 03:09PM

Wogans view of Ireland may appear misty eyed but it is Ireland as he sees it.

Many of his generation who permanently left our shores share that image of the country and they are more than entitled to it.

Badgermonkey · 24-01-2011 03:12PM

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

I hate Terry Wogan. Go back to england.

Yes, go back to the country which has provided a living to hundreds of thousands of Irish when their own country had failed to do so.

marzic · 24-01-2011 03:13PM

Duggy747 wrote: »

I'll pull a potato out of my pocket and munch on it in public while jigging to a reel if it gets tourists over here.

one you 'jig' to a 'jig' and 'reel' to a 'reel' you know.

phasers · 24-01-2011 03:15PM

Terry Wogan took British citizenship so people would call him "sir" Terry...

Hate him, he's so smug and he clearly thinks he's hilarious.

I didn't see the programme though so can't comment on whether it was good or not.

Wolfe Tone · 24-01-2011 03:16PM

Badgermonkey wrote: »

Yes, go back to the country which has provided a living to hundreds of thousands of Irish when their own country had failed to do so.

He has spent the past decades pretending he is British

Latchy · 24-01-2011 03:18PM

Estimated 5 million viewers in UK/British Isles watched Wogans Ireland .

Watch the tourist numbers to Ireland increase

Did anyone see Sir Terry Wogan's programme on Ireland last night?

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