Guest Guest Posted January 31, 2016 Somebody post up that Radio 1 photo on the steps of the BBC please. Stewart and Wogan can be crossed off it now , Young for a quickfire hattrick ? my moneys on Steve Wright dropping dead from a massive heart attack. have u seen the size of him lately? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted January 31, 2016 West Brit goes south Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,086 Posted January 31, 2016 This is the biggest hit of the year, and i'm willing to bet it will remain so. Way bigger than Bowie, Lemmy etc. Wogan has had at least 10% of the population listening to him almost every single day for the last 40+ years. He is by a long way the greatest presenter the UK has ever seen. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 605 Posted January 31, 2016 This is the biggest hit of the year, and i'm willing to bet it will remain so. Way bigger than Bowie, Lemmy etc. Wogan has had at least 10% of the population listening to him almost every single day for the last 40+ years. He is by a long way the greatest presenter the UK has ever seen. Wogan's death is not bigger than Bowie. Otherwise I agree with your post. He's one of the three people who I will never pick for my DDP teams (Grace Slick and June Whitfield are the other two). Perhaps I should have picked him, he'd have lasted longer then... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,570 Posted January 31, 2016 I think the thing about Wogan is that he was part of the cultural furniture. If Bowie was a precious ornament Wogan was your really comfy armchair. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted January 31, 2016 We were told his reason for not doing children in need ( to which he did take a few of around £8k a year in the early years) was because of a back problem. http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/terry-wogan-waives-his-9000-fee-for-children-in-need-6648423.html My Dad had a 'back problem' six months before he died of cancer. Its pretty obvious that Wogan didn't have a short battle with Cancer, he had it for way longer. It still pisses me off when I read the words 'battle' and cancer in the same sentence. Anybody who has had to witness and live through that fucking horror is painfully aware that its a one sided battle that people very rarely win when they get to a certain kind of age. Its no way to go. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,570 Posted January 31, 2016 Looking at the BBC tribute feed there are names in there to note for the future but when did Simon Mayo suddenly start looking so rough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 31, 2016 This is the biggest hit of the year, and i'm willing to bet it will remain so. Way bigger than Bowie, Lemmy etc. Wogan has had at least 10% of the population listening to him almost every single day for the last 40+ years. He is by a long way the greatest presenter the UK has ever seen. Wogan's death is not bigger than Bowie. Otherwise I agree with your post. He's one of the three people who I will never pick for my DDP teams (Grace Slick and June Whitfield are the other two). Perhaps I should have picked him, he'd have lasted longer then... Wogan must surely at some point in his radio career have played (and introduced) 'Life on Mars?'... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted January 31, 2016 This is the biggest hit of the year, and i'm willing to bet it will remain so. Way bigger than Bowie, Lemmy etc. Wogan has had at least 10% of the population listening to him almost every single day for the last 40+ years. He is by a long way the greatest presenter the UK has ever seen. Wogan's death is not bigger than Bowie. Otherwise I agree with your post. He's one of the three people who I will never pick for my DDP teams (Grace Slick and June Whitfield are the other two). Perhaps I should have picked him, he'd have lasted longer then... I think YIA was pertaining to the UK for the biggest hit? I quite agree with that. Bowie was universal but Wogan was utterly integral to our society, a true broadcasting legend that reached the public in a bigger way than Bowie did. His Radio 2 shows attracted millions, his TV shows ditto and his audience was all ages and all walks of life. His like wont be seen again. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,570 Posted January 31, 2016 This is the biggest hit of the year, and i'm willing to bet it will remain so. Way bigger than Bowie, Lemmy etc. Wogan has had at least 10% of the population listening to him almost every single day for the last 40+ years. He is by a long way the greatest presenter the UK has ever seen. Wogan's death is not bigger than Bowie. Otherwise I agree with your post. He's one of the three people who I will never pick for my DDP teams (Grace Slick and June Whitfield are the other two). Perhaps I should have picked him, he'd have lasted longer then... I think YIA was pertaining to the UK for the biggest hit? I quite agree with that. Bowie was universal but Wogan was utterly integral to our society, a true broadcasting legend that reached the public in a bigger way than Bowie did. His Radio 2 shows attracted millions, his TV shows ditto and his audience was all ages and all walks of life. His like wont be seen again. I did think for a while Jonathon Ross was (in his own mind) aiming for the Terry Wogan mantle but he rather let himself down and was far too interested in himself rather than the people he was talking to. Graham Norton has inherited some of Terry's actual roles but he does alienate quite a few people. People underestimate the ability Terry had for being apparently very at ease and making his guests likewise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Droosy Posted January 31, 2016 I always loughed at how insecure Wogan was when he was interviewing people who were funnier than him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted January 31, 2016 Loughing is presumably an Irish term relating Wogan to a body of water which might not not remain stable, but it's not one I'm aware of. Another icon of a young penguin's life gone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted January 31, 2016 This is the biggest hit of the year, and i'm willing to bet it will remain so. Way bigger than Bowie, Lemmy etc. Wogan has had at least 10% of the population listening to him almost every single day for the last 40+ years. He is by a long way the greatest presenter the UK has ever seen. Wogan's death is not bigger than Bowie. Otherwise I agree with your post. He's one of the three people who I will never pick for my DDP teams (Grace Slick and June Whitfield are the other two). Perhaps I should have picked him, he'd have lasted longer then... Wogan must surely at some point in his radio career have played (and introduced) 'Life on Mars?'... He interviewed Bowie, certainly: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35454033/when-sir-terry-interviewed-david-bowie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted January 31, 2016 I didn't rate him as an interviewer, he was way better on Radio than on the TV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,313 Posted January 31, 2016 I always remember my grandparents listening to him in the morning.When someone texted me saying simply Terry Wogan:( I knew he had either died or been arrested by Operation Yewtree! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weebl 216 Posted January 31, 2016 I always remember my grandparents listening to him in the morning.When someone texted me saying simply Terry Wogan:( I knew he had either died or been arrested by Operation Yewtree! LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,086 Posted January 31, 2016 Yes, I meant as a UK hit. No-one could suggest Bowie was more integral to British life since 1970 than Wogan. I mean he was great from 1971-77 but for most of the rest nothing special. Whereas Wogan was the country's top broadcaster for almost all of that period with a way bigger reach. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scraggy Taters 290 Posted January 31, 2016 Somebody post up that Radio 1 photo on the steps of the BBC please. Stewart and Wogan can be crossed off it now , Young for a quickfire hattrick ? my moneys on Steve Wright dropping dead from a massive heart attack. have u seen the size of him lately? Yes, he does resemble 'Fat Bastard' from the Austin powers films. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scraggy Taters 290 Posted January 31, 2016 Back to Wo-gone.. he did coin the phrase 'Coffin Dodgers' regarding old folk. Looks like there'll be one coffin he definitely won't be dodging now. (Well, unless he does a 'Bowie' and swiftly gets cremated in the next few days instead) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted January 31, 2016 Well-known in Australia for hosting Eurovision (until we finally got our act together and found our own comperes, that is...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pistol Knight 49 Posted January 31, 2016 A huge slice of BBC history passed away today. Along with many others, I slowly became drawn to the charm, humour, and natural banter of one of Irelands finest. He struck me as professional, but never rehearsed, ready with the adlib, or get out clause if things went awry. I preferred the radio Wogan than the television version. A real peoples broadcaster, who spoke to all as individuals. Irreplaceable 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 31, 2016 What's it all mean, Terry? I'm fucked if I know. (That's the only reference any Yank will have to your Terry fellow, glad to help) SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 605 Posted January 31, 2016 I've been musing whether there should be a tribute to Wogan at this year's Eurovision. I've come to the conclusion that unless they make an 'In Memoriam' section (like the Oscars) a regular thing then there shouldn't be a tribute. I don't think we've had tributes and the like before. Udo Jurgens only got a brief moment on screen last year because it was hosted by Austria. We've already lost so many Eurovision legends but, being a morbid sort who thinks the death montage is the best part of the Oscars ceremony, I'd quite like to see such a tribute segment, especially as so many worldwide Eurovision legends are getting on a bit. Otherwise, I think the only people who deserve a special tribute during the show are probably Lys Assia and the members of Abba. I think it's inevitable that there will be something for him at the national final. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted January 31, 2016 I've been musing whether there should be a tribute to Wogan at this year's Eurovision. I've come to the conclusion that unless they make an 'In Memoriam' section (like the Oscars) a regular thing then there shouldn't be a tribute. I don't think we've had tributes and the like before. Udo Jurgens only got a brief moment on screen last year because it was hosted by Austria. We've already lost so many Eurovision legends but, being a morbid sort who thinks the death montage is the best part of the Oscars ceremony, I'd quite like to see such a tribute segment, especially as so many worldwide Eurovision legends are getting on a bit. Otherwise, I think the only people who deserve a special tribute during the show are probably Lys Assia and the members of Abba. I think it's inevitable that there will be something for him at the national final. At this rate the BAFTAs death montage this year will take half the show up. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ra Ra Rasputin 99 Posted February 1, 2016 I've been musing whether there should be a tribute to Wogan at this year's Eurovision. I've come to the conclusion that unless they make an 'In Memoriam' section (like the Oscars) a regular thing then there shouldn't be a tribute. Otherwise, I think the only people who deserve a special tribute during the show are probably Lys Assia and the members of Abba. I think it's inevitable that there will be something for him at the national final. Very likely to be a tribute for the UK national final, quite possible for something at Eurovision proper as the news of Wogan's death has made the Swedish newspapers. I agree with you regarding the tribute part, though just a nod to Wogan will be enough and a nice touch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
