Terry Wogan 1938-2016
Limerick-born broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan has died of cancer, his family confirmed. He was 77.
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Everything. As It Happens.
We’ll miss his gently mocking commentaries – a lovely spirit gone from us.
So saddened to wake up to this news.
Brilliant presenter, made it all look so easy.
Love this skit on el tel…
http://youtu.be/Op5YZ0p8B64
Terry made sir gay Byrne look silly when he started to rave about God on his show, the meaning of life
Had a secret fondness for oul’ Terry – his Eurovision stuff was always amusing.
RIP Mr Wogan, thanks for the memories, and the quips :)
Ah poo.
Sadly missed.
“Get on your toes, keep your wits about you, say goodnight politely when it’s over, go home and enjoy your dinner” – the golden rule of broadcasting.
will his Syrup ‘ave it’s own casket?
ex forti dulcedo
Sad indeed- a consummate professional, though loved the silliness, classic witticisms, gorgeous voice & a legendary stalwart, liked his sartorial elegance with his 1980’s style!
Loved The Wogan Show & Blankety Blank when was a childer.
People from the entertainment world have been taking off like birds from a branch over the past couple of months
I remember texting a guy once who was bothering me, as they tend to do, to please leave me alone, that my dad would be gone soon. Predictive text changed ‘gone’ to ‘home’. Here’s hoping he’s home.
Always liked him.. reminds me of my dad.
Anne, do
yourselfus all a favour.Switch off your predictive text and stick to your usual copy/pasta, followed by a link to your source. It’s much easier to decipher.
Oh the other hand, predictive text goes some way towards explaining some of the nonsense you post.
This comment makes it sound like you correspond with guys who tend to bother you. You poor thing.
I’m sure that’s not true.
Nobody is that stupid.
PS.
This post isn’t about you. Like the road to Dublin and the Shannon runway it’s about something GOOD that came out of Limerick.
Ooh er matron
He’s in a better place now, far from Britain and the eurovision
Britain can be a nice place.Take off the republican cock lenses.
“Who knows what hellish future lies ahead? … Actually, I do. I’ve seen the rehearsals,”
Hahaha. Brilliant!
such a great turn of phrase.
:O)
Ah. That voice.
I loved Blankety Blank too. Must find some later to watch.
The greatest English man of his generation.
He was quintessentially Irish. But have your dig and let us know what you are.
Says the voice of puke. I suppose you are right. There is something quintessentially “Irish” about hating your own kind.
there’s no hate like self. Wogan never showed any signs of hating the Irish, far from it.
Saint Paul Says
Your a fake and a foney. Give it up, Saint Paul.
If Saint Paul did speak he would at least attempt to do so in a literate way
An incredible broadcaster
And never used cue cards either
“Ah the Irish, sur the never invaded anyone”
G’luck ta’ Terry Bhoy
That’s a pity. I never really got into his shtick on the wireless, but he was a consummate broadcaster and a fantastic chat-show host.
One from the archives: Terry on his bike in Montrose.
https://www.broadsheet.ie/2012/10/12/terry-wogan-at-29/
A great loss. Rest in peace Sir Terry.
The only reason I ever watched the eurovision.
He’ll be missed.
As students in Cork, we connected up a hotbird and an astra satillite dish in the garden to an old computer with its newly installed TV card (one of the first Cambridge tech released – oh the excitement!)
One side effect we did not previously realise is that were were able to get the FM BBC radio stations on astra. Mornings were Pam Ayres followed by James Naughty and Tel.
If Ken Bruce came on, you knew you had to leggit as you were already late for first lecture.
Our little household was two Irish blokes, one Irish girl, two Scottish blokes and a French chap. We all loved Tel. In fact, the French chap probably still speaks most of his English words in Terry’s accent today.
My favorite saying of his on the wireless was “sure rip away, my mothers a seamstress…..”
Oh and this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu9uSsTGeFo
Two Irishmen abroad. One dazed and the other confused.
Self regarding overrated West Brit – no great loss
There’s lovely.
Just my opinion Bert – as valid as yours. He hated the Irish and making jokes at the expense of eejits in the Eurovision is hardly an incredible achievement
You’re perfectly entitled to your opinion just as I’m perfectly entitled to feel that it’s unseemly and nasty of you to air it when he’s just passed away.
However, I suspect you’re simply looking for a reaction so I’ll leave you to wallow in your malignance.
Only in Ireland can someone who took the Queen’s shilling be revered for saying he hates us for being backward.
ps I was merely being malevolent not malignant
We know what you were, and are.
But you didn’t leave him to wallow in his malignance. You responded. Which is what keeps these ladygardens going.
That’s the same fella you welcomed back last night Bertie. He’s got a few personalities going.. all depraved.
You pair are having a terrific spat, I must say.
I can never figure out who’s who with multiple log-ins Anne.
I’m guessing you’re not Frilly though :)
Multiple log-ins are the work of Devils Bertie.
You should ignore them.
False assertions of multiple log-ins are the work of paranoid idiots with an inflated sense of importance.
You should ignore them too.
Yeah me too Bertie.
Most people are innocuous enough here really. The depraved ones with multiple log-ins tend to exhibit the same depravity though. :) It’s hardly likely we have 2/3 sociopaths in our midst. :)
We’re back, baby!
The queens schilling? Would you ever fuk off back to your 5th class history book? Clown
Even a five year old would know the Kaiser’s kopf is auf dem schilling let alone an 11 yr old
This is great, and check out the tweets from @stu_mather_ about him, lovely story!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ussbf8hJKSA
Thanks for both of those …Lovely :)
A brilliant broadcaster and a very nice man. Met him in London once. Spoke briefly about Limerick and people who he had known when growing up.
Driving to Swansea to get the ferry (there used to be a ferry to Cork from that port younger viewers) Pulled in to the carpark (mud field) Put on the radio and settled back for a nap before being called to board.
Wogan comes on and in a very subdued, serious voice he started to apologise for a story from the day before about a restaurant serving squirrel. He spent about five minutes about how irresponsible both he and the production team had been to broadcast this item. Then he finished by saying how he really should have ended the broadcast yesterday with what he was going to say now……
squirrel cutlets may contain nuts
I could tell who else was parked up listening to the radio because they all rocking with laughter.
That was his gift, turning the mundane into the hilarious and never taking himself too seriously. It’s been a while since I regularly did that run but I will always have very fond memories of him on the wireless keeping me company. If you can find them on YouTube, his reading of the Janet and John stories are an utter joy to listen too.
RIP
A witty chap and good at his work. RIP.