Terry Wogan

Michael Terence "Terry" Wogan, KBE (born 3 August 1938) is a popular radio and television broadcaster on the BBC in the United Kingdom. He was born in Limerick, Ireland and educated by the Salesians and the Jesuits at Crescent College. He is married and has three children.

Trivia

Wogan received a mention in the song "The Dark of the Matinée" by Scottish indie rockers Franz Ferdinand. ("So I'm on BBC2 now telling Terry Wogan how I made it and / What I made is unclear now, but his deference is and his laughter is / My words and smile are so easy now"...) He was also the subject of a 1989 single by A Tribe of Toffs, "Terry Wogan's On T.V. (Again!)".

Related Topics:
The Dark of the Matinée - Franz Ferdinand - 1989 - A Tribe of Toffs

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Also mentioned in the box set Divine Madness by British ska group Madness. Track 9 of disk 2 is the "Terry Wogan Jingle" (25 seconds). ("Ter-ry Wo-gan is a blankity blankity blank.")

Related Topics:
Divine Madness - Madness

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