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Terry Wogan

Irish radio and television broadcaster (1938-2016) · Ireland · On the map · Actors · Died at 77

Sir Michael Terence Wogan was an Irish radio and television broadcaster who worked for the BBC in Britain for most of his career. Between 1993 and his semi-retirement in 2009, his BBC Radio 2 weekday breakfast programme Wake Up to Wogan regularly drew an estimated eight million listeners.

Terry Wogan is read about 497 times a day, in 26 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

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2016Died31 January 2016The Story of... The Day the Clown CriedFilm, 20162014Country Queens at the BBCFilm2012Tales of Television CentreFilm2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSeries2009Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert HallFilm2008Ashes to AshesSeries, Terry Wogan (voice)2006Boom Bang-a-Bang! 50 Years of EurovisionFilm2005Knight Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward2004The Paul O'Grady ShowSeriesLooking for SophiaFilm, 20042002Top GearSeries2001Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins StoryFilm1998ParkinsonSeries1997Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1995In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny EverettFilm1994Room 101Series1987The VisionFilm, Himself (archive footage)1979Blankety BlankSeries1974Reserved for AnimalsFilm, Narrator1970The GoodiesSeries1956Eurovision Song ContestSeries1938Born3 August 1938

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  • WHAM! 2023
  • Nothing Like a Dame 2018
  • Gascoigne 2015
  • Domino 2005

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Filmography 40

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Television 24

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Awards

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire2005
Officer of the Order of the British Empire1997

About this person

He was believed to be the most listened-to radio broadcaster in Europe.

Country
Ireland
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 2016 · aged 77

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