RIP Sir Terry Wogan

[Geddys nose]

Was driving yesterday with no music on and the Floral Dance popped into my head for some reason,

Very talented presenter and came across as a friendly person.

[timmo]

An iconic presenter who has always been around . RIP Sir Terry. Im off to listen to the Floral Dance

[LayDownThaFunk]

[quote name='mike f' timestamp='1454237880' post='2967678']
What a man. RIP Sir Terry Woman.
[/quote]

Wogan, sir. May he RIP.

[lurksalot]

[quote name='planer' timestamp='1454236457' post='2967657'].......... I feel like I've lost a favorite uncle. Funny, silly, kind and sincere; loved him. So sad he has gone.
[/quote]

That is a great way of putting it , I think the world is a better place for him being here .

[Lord Sausage]

[quote name='rubis' timestamp='1454231391' post='2967593']
Like him or not, he was a wit and a music fan
Had cancer apparently, more very sad news
[/quote]
Who doesn't like him?
You'd have to be a sad, bitter **** of a person to not like him.

[Lord Sausage]

Who can forget the epic episode of Points of View!

http://youtu.be/Op5YZ0p8B64

[PaulWarning]

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1454231895' post='2967597']
Boo! One of those who was literally, 'what's not to like?'.
[/quote] the floral dance? but yeah couldn't help but like him he even made the Eurovision song contest bearable

[Bikenbass]

[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1454241202' post='2967726']
Who doesn't like him?
You'd have to be a sad, bitter **** of a person to not like him.
[/quote]

I didn't.
He demanded payment for Children In Need when all others gave their time for free. He shamelessly plugged artists and bands he had an interest in on his radio show.
Sorry for any offence taken.

[steantval]

[quote name='Bikenbass' timestamp='1454247653' post='2967801']


I didn't.
He demanded payment for Children In Need when all others gave their time for free. He shamelessly plugged artists and bands he had an interest in on his radio show.
Sorry for any offence taken.
[/quote]

A bit out of order I would say.
How many bands would not have made it if John Peel had not "shamelessly plugged artists and bands he had an interest in" ?

[Lord Sausage]

[quote name='steantval' timestamp='1454253333' post='2967855']
A bit out of order I would say.
How many bands would not have made it if John Peel had not "shamelessly plugged artists and bands he had an interest in" ?
[/quote]I know, what a **** wogan was!

[Bigwan]

Gutted...

[bassace]

Strange, isn't it, how people who have a bit of a neg reputation turn out to be quite pleasant and those all round good eggs have issues. Except of course Savile who we should have known was a bastard from the start.

[kevvo66]

Rip tel , hilarious fella ,what sh*tty month it's been😞

Edited January 31, 2016 by kevvo66

[timmo]

[quote name='Bikenbass' timestamp='1454247653' post='2967801']
I didn't.
He demanded payment for Children In Need when all others gave their time for free. He shamelessly plugged artists and bands he had an interest in on his radio show.
Sorry for any offence taken.
[/quote]I guess that his fee would have been worth it as he was one of the few presenters that was high profile and seemingly universally liked, and could get you to part with your money. You could also say that the people who did it for free were shamelessly plugging themselves on such a high profile show, which I would imagine the free publicity would outweigh the potential future earnings. I wouldn`t hold that against them though.

[Roger2611]

A true broadcasting legend, RIP Sir Terry

[Lord Sausage]

[quote name='Bikenbass' timestamp='1454247653' post='2967801']
I didn't.
He demanded payment for Children In Need when all others gave their time for free. He shamelessly plugged artists and bands he had an interest in on his radio show.
Sorry for any offence taken.
[/quote]
[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1454264582' post='2968032']
I guess that his fee would have been worth it as he was one of the few presenters that was high profile and seemingly universally liked, and could get you to part with your money. You could also say that the people who did it for free were shamelessly plugging themselves on such a high profile show, which I would imagine the free publicity would outweigh the potential future earnings. I wouldn`t hold that against them though.
[/quote]
Also, it was the BBC's discretion to give him a fee. He didn't ask, the put it in his salary as an honorarium payment. They give it him for the first one and never stopped. they said they weren't ashamed of it, saw no reason to hide it and wouldn't stop. It came out of the Beebs money not Children in Needs. He didn't demand it. Plus if those two things are the only things that make him an horrible person then most people are Hitler!

[bassbiscuits]

Ah man Terry Wogan was excellent - a proper broadcasting legend.

I loved his whole Janet and John thing he used to do. Brilliant. Gutted he's gone.

[fatback]

Nobody who knew him had a bad word to say. Seems he was as decent a bloke as he appeared to be.

Edited January 31, 2016 by fatback