RIP Terry Wogan

That is dreadfully sad news

RIP Sir Terry

Proper legend.

R I P

Probably interviewing god as we speak. A charming man.

RIP

Cancer yet again I'm afraid

Aged 77 awful news for such a legendary figure in broadcasting

Very sad news

RIP Tel.

Another legend gone. Always enjoyed his Eurovision commentary, such dry wit.

There was a golden age for TV around the 70's an 80's when we only had 4 channels. I wonder will the kids of today be having these same threads about the Kardashians, Justin Beiber etc.

Held the worlds longest televised putt.

Also a great bunker player

rip

RIP but now a day for avoiding the news as all we'll get for the remainder of the day is the various news agencies falling over each other with a queue of still alive celebrities having the opportunity to offer 'sincere' rent a quotes, reminding us they are still very much alive and available to present Children in Need etc.

the good news,children in need will be a million better off each year,
the bad news, a sad loss to tv and rsdio as you wont get anyone better than sir terry

Having been on a quiz show he hosted I can honestly say he was a genuinely nice man.

Rip tel, as dry as a bone.

loved his radio 2 morning show in the early days with the racing preview and wogans winner
very witty and clever man

I went off him when I heard about his fee from the BBC for presenting Children in Need.

Surely a genuine person would have donated it to the fund?

RIP to a genuine nice man

RIP

I cant think of a bigger loss from the 'off the telly/radio' category than the death of Wogan. (bigger than Parkie and Bruce by quite a way imo)

RIP

A wonderful dry wit, never better than when hosting Eurovision song contest.

Shame his legacy is tarnished by banking large cheques for presenting Children in Need. Whilst the multi millionaire implored the owrking class to dig deep he was lining his pockets.

And as you can't take it with you when you go was it really worth it?

Jan 31, 2016 -- 11:26AM, Dr Crippen wrote:

I went off him when I heard about his fee from the BBC for presenting Children in Need.Surely a genuine person would have donated it to the fund?

Perhaps he did, Dr?

RIP

charwell

The epitaph of almost every celebrity that ever was, can be expressed on their headstone as such:

''I did it for the money folks''

yes maybe he did trilby

I remember him being challenged over his fee for CiN, and he replied angrily that he was simply being paid for his services by the BBC.

It was just another job to him.

He was a bit of a knob, imo, but he's not here anymore - so good luck to him.

Stayed schtum on what he knew about Saville and others at the BBC, saw him getting quite angry once when the questions were put to him.

Yep....not a saint.
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/terry-wogan-hatred-jimmy-savile-2341936

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Veteran TV and radio legend Sir Terry Wogan has spoken of his hatred of Jimmy Savile and how his crimes were an open secret at the BBC.

The 75-year-old broadcaster has told of how he despised Savile and how his horrific legacy of child abuse has “poisoned” the BBC.

He said: “He always struck me as creepy. I’ve talked to people and not one of them has said: 'I really liked him.’"

The Children in Need host recalled a celebrity lunch with journalists revealing that it was common knowledge in the industry what Savile was up to.

“I was sitting at a table having lunch and Savile was sitting one up from me, and also up from me was Jean Rook (the legendary columnist)

“And Jimmy Savile got up to go to the loo, and she looked across at me and said: ‘When are they going to expose him?’

And I said ‘that’s your job.’ And nobody ever did, even though everyone had heard the rumours.

“This whole Savile thing has poisoned everything.”

A very nice man.  Rest In Peace.
Only death stopped him talking.

Who were the real children in need back then ? And nothing was done. Not blaming Tel and others but it's all very unsavory,

Yes RIP, he was a good egg.

i liked wogan. really liked him. it's takes great great skill to amuse people without needing to offend or parody anyone or anything.

i shall be listening to Peter Serafinowicz's T-Wogs recordings in remembrance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fj9O77jMKs

Easy now.

Nice tribute from Peter Deal on Sporting Life website

" Prominent racehorse owner Peter Deal has paid tribute to his close friend Sir Terry Wogan after his death from cancer at the age of 77.

Deal, who owned 1997 Champion Hurdle winner Make A Stand, regularly attended race meetings with the Limerick-born broadcaster and even named a Nicky Henderson-trained horse in his honour.

Sir Terry, who died after "a short but brave battle with cancer" and was known for his velvety voice on radio and television, was one of the UK and Ireland's best known stars.

He had a keen interest in racing, owning horses himself with Henderson and fellow Lambourn handler Barry Hills.

Deal said: "Sir Terry didn't actually own the horse, Wogan, but I decided to name him after him as he is by Presenting out of a mare called Fall About, who is by Comedy Star. Sir Terry liked the linkage.

"He followed the horse regularly and always showed an interest. He loved his racing and was an absolute joy as a companion.

"He was a great man to be around, always positive and his private persona was just a lovely as his public persona.

"It's a very sad day as he was a legend in my eyes and a wonderful example of how life should be lived."

FFS It's not Wogans job, in the entirety of the BBC, to be a whistle blower because he heard a rumour, and if he did come out and publically say something when he had no evidence other than heresay, he'd be off into in a court under a defamation/libel suit before you could say now then now then.

Get some perpspective you pious judgemental keyboard warriors, jesus christ what are you like.

i liked wogan. really liked him. it's takes great great skill to amuse people without needing to offend or parody anyone or anything.

very well put and so true of terrys style.

i liked wogan. really liked him. it's takes great great skill to amuse people without needing to offend or parody anyone or anything.




Pretty sure he offended the whole of Europe on an annual basis every Eurovision


Never even knew he was unwell.

My God! Only just picked this up on here.

Very sad news of the loss of a unique, and  much loved broadcaster, who certainly had "Kissed The Blarney Stone"!

Didn't even know he was ill, and still haven't got over the loss of David Bowie, which really hurts.

RIP Sir Terry and look out for the great "Blarney Stone" in the sky....x

Jan 31, 2016 -- 5:07PM, Just Checking wrote:

FFS It's not Wogans job, in the entirety of the BBC, to be a whistle blower because he heard a rumour, and if he did come out and publically say something when he had no evidence other than heresay, he'd be off into in a court under a defamation/libel suit before you could say now then now then.Get some perpspective you pious judgemental keyboard warriors, jesus christ what are you like.

He could have gone to the police and pushed it, the same as all the other bbc people who 'knew'....he didn't and alot more children were abused.....maybe he was scared?

I liked him, but the truth is the truth.

No loss to me, just about every programme he hosted was a load of tosh.

He had an affable self deprecating humour, how many of the present generation 'personalities' do ppl think we still be around after 50 years?
Nick grimshaw, or whatever his name is?
Doubt it

Just checked when John Peel died and was a bit shocked to find it was over 11 years ago now.

Poor by left wing leopard, why didnt you bring up this stuff before his death ?

Such poor taste, completely ruined a fred with your aftertiming.

Good or bad, but to label Sir Terry as a paedo accomplish is just bizarre.

Amyway, another fred ruined by people who only bring up stuff when people are dead.

One day a RIP fred wont be ruined by some lefties.

^ I didn't need to....the Mirror already did.......I didn't know until I googled it....you don't like to be aware of history

Ostrich with head in sand comes to mind.

I would sincerely hope that not one chit chatter would read the mirror.

^ Don't think anyone was labeling him a 'paedo accomplice' for feck sake. And with the friends Savile had in high places at that time, namely Mrs.Thatcher, Prince Charles, Ted Heath etc. how far would a whistleblower get with his/her complaint anyway. So Tel and others stayed quiet. As I said it is all a very unsavory subject.
Now more importantly, did Sir Terry wear a wig or not ?

Of course he did.

RIP to a decent man.

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RIP
Tel

tel was balding by the early 1970s so of course that was a rug,one of Frankie howards cast off"s im told

shocked to here this. Didn't realise he was suffering from cancer.
Used to love his breakfast radio 2 show a few years back. F knows why they let Evans take it on.

RIP Terry - you'll be missed

He could have gone to the police and pushed it, the same as all the other bbc people who 'knew'....he didn't and alot more children were abused.....maybe he was scared?

Of course he could have pushed it, but he didn't.
He had the country's ear through his radio show. It would have been easy for him to start the ball rolling.

Yet like all the others who said nothing and let Savile get away with it. The possible damage to their careers from speaking out, was worth far more to them than the lives of the poor souls that Savile was abusing.

All those who kept silent over Savile at the BBC are tarred with the same brush as far as I'm concerned.

It's no good them condemning Savile in public now he's dead.

They had the chance to bring him to justice while he was alive and they all turned a blind eye.
That makes them all guilty in my book.

Re Savile and the BBC - many, many people lacked any moreal backbone to intervene. Truly sickening.

Re Sir Terry - loved his humour. I wasn't quite one of his famous TOGS but would liked to have been. His relationship with his listeners was legendary. He made fun of every situation, every person, especially himself. Always gracious and incredibly gifted.

Dr Crippen  • January 31, 2016 11:26 AM GMT 
I went off him when I heard about his fee from the BBC for presenting Children in Need.
Surely a genuine person would have donated it to the fund?

He did. A He wrote the fund a cheque each year.

Had longevity in his career and built up an enormous following.
Chose to keep his cancer a secret even telling friends he had a sore back.
RIP

Very good tribute on the one show.

And it's the first time I've seen Lynn Bowles in person. Bit of a MILF.

He did. A He wrote the fund a cheque each year.

I couldn't find any evidence of that.

He was paid by the BBC as a matter of contract.
When it was pointed out to him he repaid the cash.
I will try to find a link but I remember very clearly reading that in the press some years back.

Stop manipulating the truth akabula.

Terr Wogan got paid for presenting Children in Need. Nothing to do with 'a matter of contract.' He trousered every penny of it until the outcry when the cat was out the bag. Then he stopped getting paid. He could have declined to take a fee years before he was publicly shamed into doing so.

Also said Hillsborough victims 'brought it upon themselves.' Nice to have such a view and talking out of his backside before knowing the facts.

agree about bowles,milf of the week all right

He was contracted to the BBC. Read up on it charwell.
As regards Hillsborough the public were led to believe that by the police evidence and the biased reporting of some.

Let's just ignore the millions that Wogan made for Children in Need,it was his idea and he drove it and made it successful and concentrate on the wages he negotiated with BBC instead ? How puerile,eh ? Did anyone knocking the guy pay their slaary into the charity ?

Did Sir Terry have horses in training with Sir Henry Cecil? They may have pounded the Doncaster straight.

Wogan didn't make millions for children in need. He was the presenter of the tv show! And the millionaire got paid very well for doing so. Never heard such BS as 'he was contracted.'

Ok Terry we are giving you £50k to present children in need.

Terry 'no thanks, I already earn a salary; I will do it for free as it's a charity event.'

There that wasn't hard was it?!

And that's ok then Terry jumps on the bandwagon despite knowing sweet FA about Hillsborough, insults the dead and their families and despite a lot of evidence from the outset dismissing the fabricated police claims.

Look for the worst in people and you will find it. The trouble is what does it say about you as a person and the life you lead if you always seem to be looking for the worst in people.

I've been watching the One Show tribute on iplayer. Not sure why as I never listened to Radio 2 and his chat show was at best not very good. On the subject of CIN payments, where do you stop? Does no-one get paid: producers, directors, camera crews?

The only good part of the tribute was Chris Evans' story at the beginning.

Foinavon
     31 Jan 16 20:16   



No loss to me, just about every programme he hosted was a load of tosh


Completely correct absolutely the biggest bore to grace tv and radio,in saying that at least he wasn't from the ''wrong un'' club from that era...

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As regards Hillsborough the public were led to believe that by the police evidence and the biased reporting of some.

Agreed....


No one jumped on Sir John Smiths grave when he died.  All because he blamed the Heysel deaths on Chelsea fans.

Anyone not understanding that Terry Wogan made a massive contributuion to the success of Children in Need is in delusion. Thousands of the people who organised parties and groups to collect on behalf of the charity were motivated by their allegiance to Tel,it may have continued after he helped to start it off but he drove it forward.He may not have been your cup of tea but he had millions of followers.

He may not have been your cup of tea but he had millions of followers.

I find it laughable when people call him boring. As you've said he had millions of followers.

brilliant on the radio ... perhaps not so good on tv


not many people knew about Saville they heard gossip

to know they would have had to be there

perhaps Dr Crippen thinks Terry Wogan was hiding in a cupboard watching