"Is it Me?" is written in Terry Wogan's own inimitable style. Terry brings to the reader a wry take on everyday life, mixed with a self-deprecating humour, as he describes his whole life, both personal and professional.
Growing up in the 70s and 80s, I was fully aware of Terry Wogan though, as my Dad liked him, he didn’t become an immediate favourite of mine (plus I listened to Radio 1). But I listen to Radio 2 now and like Wogan a lot and kind of wish I’d paid more attention before but there you go. This tells his story, from birth to 1985, in his quirky voice that had me smiling and laughing and, occasionally, wiping a tear away. I’d have preferred more of his time after he met his wife and a little less of t
Growing up in the 70s and 80s, I was fully aware of Terry Wogan though, as my Dad liked him, he didn’t become an immediate favourite of mine (plus I listened to Radio 1). But I listen to Radio 2 now and like Wogan a lot and kind of wish I’d paid more attention before but there you go. This tells his story, from birth to 1985, in his quirky voice that had me smiling and laughing and, occasionally, wiping a tear away. I’d have preferred more of his time after he met his wife and a little less of the earlier stuff, but that’s a minor quibble. This is a chummy read, honest but decent and highly recommended.
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I really like Terry Wogan on the radio and TV, but I found this book rather boring. I think it was more the style really than the contents. Maybe I should have listened to it as audio book whilst potting around the house, as it didn't keep my attention sadly.
Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE, DL (born 3 August 1938), or also known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish radio and television broadcaster who holds dual Irish and British citizenship. Wogan has worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career. Before he retired from the weekday breakfast programme 'Wake Up to Woga'n on BBC Radio 2 on 18 December 2009, Sir Terry had a regular 8 mill
Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE, DL (born 3 August 1938), or also known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish radio and television broadcaster who holds dual Irish and British citizenship. Wogan has worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career. Before he retired from the weekday breakfast programme 'Wake Up to Woga'n on BBC Radio 2 on 18 December 2009, Sir Terry had a regular 8 million listeners, making him the most listened-to radio broadcaster of any European nation. He began his career at Raidió Teilifís Éireann where he presented shows such as Jackpot in the 1960s.
Wogan has been a leading media personality in the UK since the late 1960s and is often referred to as a national treasure. He is perhaps best known in the United Kingdom for his BBC1 chat show Wogan, for his work presenting Children in Need, as the host of Wake Up to Wogan, the original host of the BBC game show Blankety Blank (before being replaced by Les Dawson), a presenter of Come Dancing in the 1970s, and as the BBC's commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest on radio and television from 1971 to 2008. Wogan started a primetime weekend show on Radio 2 from 14 February 2010.
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