Product Description

Eight million people improve their mornings by tuning into Terry's words of wisdom on Wake up to Wogan. But is their appetite sated by this daily exposure? Not in the slightest. So it's lucky that Terry has been known to turn his hand to the odd bit of writing. This has allowed him to shed light on such weighty matters as how to survive a wedding, what Bank Holidays are for, why Eurovision could be responsible for the Celtic Tiger, whether we should watch out for potatoes, and where exactly it all went pear-shaped ... WHERE WAS I? gives his devoted followers exactly what they want - the unadulterated, inimitable Wogan viewpoint; a droll, forthright voice of sanity in a world gone gently mad (or is it them?). Like his broadcasting, his writing is an effortless flow of easy wit and sage opinion. WHERE WAS I? builds up a picture not only of Terry's world, but of Terry himself - a man who somehow manages to be off the wall and on the money all at the same time. Never less than funny, and never less than frank, WHERE WAS I? demonstrates exactly how he has come to be regarded as a national treasure.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #155 in Books
• Published on: 2009-09-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 272 pages

Review
'If you like listening to him, you'll love this book. It's gentle, discursive, charming and every now and then a shaft of steel flickers through.' (THE LADY )

About the Author
Terry Wogan was born in Limerick and educated at Crescent College. After five years in banking Terry joined Radio Telefis Eirann as a newsreader/announcer. Moving to light entertainment as a DJ and host of TV quiz and variety shows, in 1969 Terry stood in for BBC Radio's Jimmy Young and was soon given daily shows on BBC Radio 1 and 2. In 1972 he took over the prestigious morning show and it's been downhill since then. Terry's TV credits include his live chat show series WOGAN, SONGS FOR EUROPE, THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST, COME DANCING and BLANKETY BLANK, to name but a few. In 1993 Terry rejoined BBC Radio 2 to present WAKE UP TO WOGAN the most listened to breakfast show in the UK. In a moment of weakness Her Majesty the Queen honoured him with a knighthood in 2005. He is married to the sainted Lady Helen and has two sons and a daughter.

Customer Reviews

Terry collected - a neat gathering of pieces.
Those who have read one of Terry's books before and enjoyed it won't be disappointed - this is a timeless collection of his writings covering roughly a ten year period and written in his usual light, humorous, sometimes pithy, sometimes surreal style. It has a very interesting see through plastic cover that just itches to be decorated with felt-tips, or was that just me? Anyway the content will be delightfully familiar to TOGS - one of the pieces is titled I'm Looking For Something in Beige - and could almost stand as a good final souvenir of Wake Up To Wogan. This will no doubt be a best-seller and deserves to be - Terry writes so well that one wonders where a career in journalism might have led him. Recommended.

Terry Wogan
Im a big fan of Sir Tel so I was a little disappointed by this book - just written for the cash?

Easily confused
I must be well into TOG-dom! Ordered this thinking it was a book so when it arrived was disappointed. Sent it back and so far haven't got round to ordering the 'proper' version.