Terry Wogan (1938–2016)
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See John Run: The Complete Radio 2 Janet and John Marsh Stories as Told by Terry Wogan (2009) — Erzähler — 21 Exemplare
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BandAGEd: Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth By Sir Terry Wogan & Aled Jones (2008-12-08) (2008) 2 Exemplare
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- Wogan, Michael Terence, Sir
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- 1938-08-03
- Todestag
- 2016-01-31
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- Ireland
UK (citizenship, 2005) - Geburtsort
- Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland
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- Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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- Dublin, Ireland
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- Crescent College, Limerick
Belvedere College, Dublin - Berufe
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- Royal Bank of Ireland
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
British Broadcasting Corporation
Eurovision Song Contest (BBC radio commentator later television presenter|1971-2008)
Children in Need (television appeal presenter|1980-2014) - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Order of the British Empire (Officer, 1997)
Honorary D.Litt. (University of Limerick, 2004)
Order of the British Empire (Knight Commander, 2005)
Deputy Lieutenant (Buckinghamshire, 2007)
Freedom of the City of Limerick (2007)
Radio Academy Hall of Fame (2009) (Zeige alle 7)
Honorary LL.D. (Leicester University, 2010)
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The British Government in 1960s controlled the radio airwaves of the nation through their wholly owned subsidiary The British Broadcasting Company (BBC). They totally refused to play any Rock n Roll music and filled the day with The Billy Cotton Bandshow and Mantivani, music from the 30s and 40s. There was no other radio and only the very rich had TV.
This situation created the need for The Pirates. These were small ships at sea broadcasting, quite legally, just outside the British three mile territorial waters. They played the music the nation wanted to hear and as a result were fantastically successful. The public loved them. The BBC did not.
Over time even the BBC eventually noticed their listeners had nearly all defected.
At dawn one morning The Royal Navy appeared, arrested all the pirate radio ships simultaneously, all around the coast, then escorted them into ports. They were charged with broadcasting within the British SIX MILE legal sea limit. When they protested, six miles? Since when has it been six miles? They were told “since midnight last night”. Yes! The British Government, which always takes many years to amend British law, had changed this law (to aid it’s own BBC) overnight.
So The Royal Navy really worked for the BBC? So it would seem. A long time later. after much protest, the BBC were forced to produce a new program they called Radio One. It was a poor substitute for Pirate Radio but it was all there was. It was galling hearing phony BBC DJs proclaiming the success of the channel the public had had to force them to create.
Probably the only good thing to come out of Radio One was Terry Wogan, who's show was very entertaining and included skits about See John run.… (mehr)