Terry Wogan
Synopsis:
"BBC staff no longer proud to do their work," says Terry Wogan.
This exclusive interview with the Radio Times - to mark Wogan's 70th birthday - was been widely picked up by the press across the UK.
They call Terry Wogan the Don Corleone of radio, his "family" of Togs (Terry's Old Geezers/ Gals) are fiercely loyal, and his shows are legendary. So how did the Togfather get to where he is today? Christopher Middleton finds out…
It's not a matter for dispute. At the age of 70, Sir Terry Wogan is the capo di capi, the boss of bosses, with a broadcasting record as long as your arm. And what got him to this elevated position? "Oh, I think a lot of it is down to my own natural laziness," he smiles, in full eye-twinkle mode, as he steps through the clouds of atmospheric smoke and takes his seat-cum-throne at the start of the RT shoot, where he's the Godfather for the day.
"Do you want the full Marlon Brando bit?" he asks, giving us a lifelike rendition of the Hollywood legend's cotton-wool-assisted dialogue, plus a tweak of his cuff links....
- Publish date:
- 12 August 2008
- Author:
- Christopher Middleton
- Source:
- Radio Times.com
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