Another legend gone - RIP Terry Wogan MOD NOTE POST 1

The Saint · 31-01-2016 10:07AM #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 10:09AM

Ah balls ....

Gael23 · 31-01-2016 10:09AM

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

nullzero · 31-01-2016 10:09AM

He made the BBC. RIP.

Banjo String · 31-01-2016 10:10AM

No more stoppit and tidy up. :mad:

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

Menas · 31-01-2016 10:11AM

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 10:12AM

RIP. Always reminded me of my dad!

The Black Oil · 31-01-2016 10:12AM

Just heard it on Radio 4. RIP.

AndyBoBandy · 31-01-2016 10:14AM

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 10:14AM

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 10:14AM

RIP, another good one gone

mailforkev · 31-01-2016 10:15AM

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 10:15AM

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

iLikeWaffles · 31-01-2016 10:15AM

No way....

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

Andy-Pandy · 31-01-2016 10:16AM

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 10:17AM

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

RIP Terry

SafeSurfer · 31-01-2016 10:19AM

What a fantastic voice he had. RIP

panda100 · 31-01-2016 10:22AM

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 10:22AM

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 10:24AM

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 10:32AM

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 10:33AM

Ah, poor auld Terry! RIP

whiskeyman · 31-01-2016 10:33AM

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 10:38AM

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 10:43AM

Lovely guy.

Quite gutted.

Eurovision was never the same when he left it.

RIP Tell

Mongfinder General · 31-01-2016 10:44AM

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

Richard · 31-01-2016 10:47AM

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 10:54AM

A true broadcasting legend, both on TV and radio.

RIP

Beefy78 · 31-01-2016 10:56AM

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 10:58AM

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

mrsdewinter · 31-01-2016 11:01AM

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.

Another legend gone - RIP Terry Wogan MOD NOTE POST 1

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