Terry Wogan

My driving instructor was the double of Terry Wogan in appearance.

It was such a shock when Paul Walters died in 2006. Terry must have been devastated

I know - going off thread - but just had to put in my twopennorth re Now Voyager, a film I love and have watched so many times.

The glory that was Sir Terry can never be regained. Deadly Alancote, Doctor Pauly and poor Jean Marais, who was such a game butt of the Janet & John stories ... like so many others my morning drive to work was always a dangerous undertaking as quite often I couldn't see the road for the tears of laughter. And the music was always wonderful, even after the powers-that-be decreed that nothing recorded before 1960 was allowed to be played, thus depriving us of Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Holly (to name but a few).

No longer listen to any BBC radio stations except for The Archers and sport on 5Live on a Saturday afternoon.

Oh yes Calendargirl a great film.

Kate1949

I watched a bit of Talking Pictures today about Bette Davies. There was a clip of Terry interviewing her when she was 79. She seemed quite taken with him and told him he was 'very attractive'.

Didn’t watch Talking Pictures, (seen previously) but watched Now Voyager before it. (Have also seen that many times).

One of my favourites.

“Don’t ask for the moon, Jerry, we have the stars”. ❤️

Sorry, digressing from Terry.

Graham Norton is very entertaining. He's a good interviewer but is often funnier and cleverer than his, often, vapid guests. I watch the programme for him rather than the latest parade of people with something to advertise.

Aveline

Nicholas Cage was just an idiot. Terry handled him very well. Grace Jones was the one who wouldn't speak. Both pains in the neck and not worth air time.

I knew it was a Hollywood star who refused to speak on Wogan, but couldn't remember. I found this:

ANNE BANCROFT: Anne was beyond criticism as an actress but not the easiest of guests. She came into make-up before the show and she was crying with fear because no-one had told her that the show was live and she never did live television. She got herself into a state by the time she came on the show and didn't speak at all. Ben Elton was on too and he sort of saved the day by keeping talking.^

www.thefreelibrary.com/THE+BEST+AND+WORST...+OF+WOGAN!%3B+Chat+show+king+tells+of+guests+who...-a061132687

I watched a bit of Talking Pictures today about Bette Davies. There was a clip of Terry interviewing her when she was 79. She seemed quite taken with him and told him he was 'very attractive'.

Yes, there were some very interesting chats and very often no mention by the guest of any book or movie. Parkinson was good with men but very leery with attractive women. He was obviously a boobs man and would get all silly and giggly with people like Rachel Welch and Helen Mirren, it was pathetic. Wogan on the other hand was never fazed by a pair of boobs. He coped with anything, rudeness, cheekiness, whatever they did, he stayed professional. He was wonderful.

Graham Norton is very good at coping with anything, but his show is very shallow and has no substance. It's all about the latest book or movie.

Two people who can give a really good interview are Piers Morgan and Jonathan Ross. I've seen both of them interviewing people at length, but it doesn't happen very often.

What I liked about those chat shows of old it that the guests went on to chat about this, that or the other, instead of just plugging the latest book/film/record. I watch none of them at all now unless I know that a favourite of mine is appearing.

Aveline

Nicholas Cage was just an idiot. Terry handled him very well. Grace Jones was the one who wouldn't speak. Both pains in the neck and not worth air time.

NC started with a somersault which was very funny I thought, the last thing you'd expect. But then he went on to give a reasonable interview considering (there may have been other factors at play there). All in all I thought it was an entertaining interview and Terry Wogan handled it perfectly.

Thank you for the Janet & John link - I hadn’t heard of them! I didn’t listen to Wogan that much, just on the school run, really, so the J&J thing passed me by. Plenty to listen to on YouTube!

Yes. Could have been. Russell Harty! I'd forgotten him. That's showbusiness!

I think it was Grace Jones who slapped Russel Harry when he interviewed her.

Aveline

Nicholas Cage was just an idiot. Terry handled him very well. Grace Jones was the one who wouldn't speak. Both pains in the neck and not worth air time.

Oh yes, Grace Jones. I couldn't remember.

I wonder what the ladies of my WI would say. 😳

They probably loved him!!

Thank you Callistemon for your recommendation of the Off Licence. Next time I’m having a sherry I will think of Janet glugging it back from the bottle 🤣.

This thread is a tonic for me with no one making woke remarks. Hurray 👍

I wonder what the ladies of my WI would say. 😳

Anne Bancroft ?

Nicholas Cage was just an idiot. Terry handled him very well. Grace Jones was the one who wouldn't speak. Both pains in the neck and not worth air time.

I'll try to find it, don't think I ever saw it.

Which one of the guests on Wogan just sat there and didn't say anything? Or just monosyllabic answers.

Did no-one find the Nicholas Cage interview funny? I thought that was quite something for him to handle such a wild guest! It's one of my favourite ever interviews.

I remember when George Best was on his TV Show, real car crash television 📺 yet Terry handled it so professionally. He was just superb at his job

The dog show!? Oh dear! 😂😂😂

I loved Terry Wogan's breakfast show and I listened to it every week day morning. Listening to Janet and John sent me into work convulsed with laughter. He's much missed

The Off Licence 🍷😂