Wogan

Wogan is the title of a chat and light entertainment show hosted by Terry Wogan (b.1938 - d.2016) on BBC One from 1982 to 1992.

Initially broadcast on a Tuesday evening, the series was moved to Saturday nights for its second series in January 1983 to replace ''Parkinson. In 1985 the show was moved to weekday evenings at 7:00 pm, three nights per week, inter-scheduled with the popular soap opera EastEnders, and aired for 137 episodes. ''150 shows per year were aired between 1986 and 1991. Audiences had waned considerably however by 1991 and the show ran for a final season, 78 episodes, in 1992.

Dates

 * 15 January 1983 - Radio Times feature
 * 22 January 1983 - relaunching the career of Cilla Black
 * 16 April 1983 - Rowan Atkinson, Johnny Mathis
 * 03 March 1984
 * 10 March 1984
 * 06 September 1985
 * 07 September 1987
 * 28 September 1987 - Radio 1's 21st birthday
 * 09 November 1987 - Boy George
 * 29 September 1989 - Tina Turner
 * 24 January 1990 - Phil Collins
 * 09 May 1990 - Frank Muir
 * 22 July 1991 - Madonna
 * 31 May 1991 - Jodie Foster
 * 24 July 1991 - "the final curtain at the BBC's Television Theatre"
 * 12 February 1992 - BRIT Awards

People

 * Rick Astley
 * David Icke
 * John Peel
 * Selina Scott