Weekend Wogan
{{short description|Radio show}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox Radio
| show_name = Weekend Wogan
| image = Weekend wogan for wiki.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| home_station = BBC Radio 2
| starring = Sir Terry Wogan
Alan Dedicoat (2010–12)
John Marsh (2010)
Elio Pace (2010)
| producer = Alan Boyd
Anthony Cherry
Ste Softley
David Manero
| record_location = BBC Radio Theatre (2010) Western House, London (2011–2015)
| first_aired = {{start date|2010|02|14|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2015|11|8|df=yes}}
| num_series = 4
| audio_format = Stereo
| website = [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qgw59 Official Website]
| podcast = [http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/wogan Official Podcast]
}}
Weekend Wogan was the incarnation of the Sunday morning show on BBC Radio 2 from 14 February 2010 to 8 November 2015. The show was presented by Sir Terry Wogan, which marked his return to the airwaves following his departure as presenter of the weekday breakfast show, in December 2009.
In its first year, the show was broadcast in front of a live audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, before moving to Western House, Radio 2's headquarters, where it remained until the end of its run.
Wogan hosted the show for the final time on Remembrance Sunday 2015, as his health was beginning to decline due to cancer. He died from this illness on 31 January 2016. The show's slot was filled with guest hosts until 29 November 2015 after which regular cover show Madeley on Sunday, presented by Richard Madeley, took over the slot temporarily, until it was initially assumed that Wogan would return. Michael Ball took over the slot on a permanent basis from April 2016, returning to the show he vacated in 2010 to allow Wogan to present.
The programme featured guests and live music from BBC Radio 2 studios at Western House in London. It was broadcast for approximately 40 Sundays a year, with the remaining 12 being taken by an interim show, which from May 2012 was Madeley on Sunday. Previously, until September 2011, the interim show was Michael Ball's Sunday Brunch.{{cn|date=January 2016}}
History
Wogan confirmed to his listeners on 7 September 2009 that he would be leaving the breakfast show at the end of the year with Chris Evans taking over.{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8241101.stm|title= Sir Terry to leave breakfast show|publisher= BBC News|date= 7 September 2009|access-date= 14 March 2010}} He presented his final edition of Wake Up to Wogan on 18 December 2009,{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8420157.stm|title= Sir Terry Wogan bids farewell to show|publisher= BBC News|date= 18 December 2009|access-date= 14 March 2010}} although by then it had been announced that Wogan would return to Radio 2 from 14 February 2010 to host a live weekly two-hour Sunday show, featuring live musical performance and guests, between 11:00 and 13:00.{{cite news|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/10_october/16/wogan.shtml|title=Sir Terry Wogan to launch brand new Sunday programme on Radio 2 in 2010|publisher= BBC Press Office|date= 16 October 2009|access-date= 14 March 2010}}
The three 2010 series took place in front of a live audience in the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House and had an original run of three months. Tickets for the first block of 12 shows had sold out within 24 hours. Wogan's first guests on his new show were actor Ian McKellen and jazz singers Norah Jones and Jamie Cullum. In its first year, the programme also featured a house band, led by musician Elio Pace.{{cn|date=May 2020}}
In 2011 the televised version was decommissioned{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} and Weekend Wogan was hosted from BBC Radio 2's studios in Western House.
On 3 July 2012 the BBC Trust ruled that Wogan had breached broadcasting guidelines following an edition in January of that year in which he made comments that appeared to make light of the Costa Concordia disaster, which had occurred nine days earlier. After playing "Rock the Boat" by The Hues Corporation he questioned whether it was an appropriate choice of song and joked about the Costa Concordia's captain. The ship ran aground and partially sank off the Italian Coast with the loss of lives.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9373052/Sir-Terry-Wogan-rapped-by-BBC-for-Costa-Concordia-Rock-the-boat-joke.html |title=Sir Terry Wogan rapped by BBC for Costa Concordia 'Rock the boat' joke |publisher=Telegraph Media Group |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=3 July 2012 |access-date=5 July 2012}}
Show format
Airing from 11{{nbsp}}am to 1{{nbsp}}pm every Sunday, Weekend Wogan featured a mix of live and recorded music, together with guest singers. The show also included celebrity interviews, as well as contributions from Wogan's listeners and regular guests such as, in its first year, the newsreader John Marsh.{{cite web|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qx2ts|title= Synopsis for Weekend Wogan|publisher= BBC Radio 2|date= 14 February 2010|access-date= 15 March 2010}} Features of the show included the infamous Janet and John stories featuring Marsh and which were a regular mainstay of Wake Up to Wogan. A podcast of the show was available online.
Wogan usually signed off the show saying "well, that's about the height of it" before thanking his guests and producers, previewing next week's show and playing his last record.
Throughout 2010 the show was also televised. Wogan was joined on stage by an eleven-piece house band led by musical director Elio Pace with backing vocals from Kirstie Roberts, Sue Acteson and Chloe Buswell. Video highlights of Weekend Wogan could also be viewed on the show's website from Mondays{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8514864.stm|title= Sir Terry Wogan makes radio comeback|publisher= BBC News|date= 14 February 2010|access-date= 15 March 2010}} and on the Red Button.
Televised episodes
=Series 1=
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|EpisodeNumber = 1 |RTitle = Ian McKellen, Jamie Cullum and Norah Jones |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|02|14|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 2 |RTitle = Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Gray and Sharleen Spiteri |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|02|21|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 3 |RTitle = Peter Alliss, Neil Sedaka, Beth Nielsen Chapman and John Barrowman |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|02|28|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 4 |RTitle = Carly Simon, Craig David and Jonathan Pryce |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|03|07|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 5 |RTitle = June Whitfield, Beverley Knight and Paul Carrack |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|03|14|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 6 |RTitle = Natalie Imbruglia, Mick Hucknall and Griff Rhys Jones |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|03|21|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 7 |RTitle = Timothy B. Schmit, Albert Lee and Sheila Hancock |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|03|28|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 8 |RTitle = Elkie Brooks, Mica Paris and Debbie Reynolds |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|04|04|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 9 |RTitle = Ringo Starr, Mika and Nell Bryden |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|04|11|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 10 |RTitle = Ricky Gervais, Don McLean and Scouting for Girls |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|04|18|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 11 |RTitle = Graham Norton, Billy Ocean, Richard Briers and Red Hurley |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|04|25|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 12 |RTitle = Katie Melua, Glen Campbell and Justin Lee Collins |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|05|02|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} |
=Series 2=
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|EpisodeNumber = 1 |RTitle = Jeff Goldblum, Nerina Pallot and Des O'Connor |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|06|13|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 2 |RTitle = Ronnie Corbett, Sandi Thom and Ben Montague |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|06|20|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 3 |RTitle = Tony Hadley, Jodie Prenger and Rick Astley |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|06|27|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 4 |RTitle = Maureen Lipman, Brian Kennedy and The Real Thing |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|07|04|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 5 |RTitle = Bernard Cribbins, Gabriella Cilmi and Jon Allen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|07|11|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 6 |RTitle = Esther Rantzen, Richard Hawley and Joe Longthorne |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|07|18|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 7 |RTitle = Tony Christie, Gretchen Peters and Kiri Te Kanawa |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|07|25|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 8 |RTitle = Richard Wilson, Marti Pellow and Paloma Faith |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|08|01|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 9 |RTitle = Sharon Corr, Ben's Brother, Leon Russell, and James Martin |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|08|08|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 10 |RTitle = Brian May, Kerry Ellis, Fyfe Dangerfield and Robert Lindsay |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|08|15|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 11 |RTitle = Kiki Dee and Incognito |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|08|22|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} |
=Series 3=
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|EpisodeNumber = 1 |RTitle = A special show live from the London Palladium for Children in Need. Guests Included Status Quo, JLS, KT Tunstall, Beverley Knight, Imelda May, Ben Montague, Jimmy Tarbuck, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Danielle Hope |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|03|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 2 |RTitle = Chris De Burgh, John Legend and Sandie Shaw |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|10|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 3 |RTitle = The Hoosiers, Huey Lewis, Tift Merritt and Joshua Radin |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|17|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 4 |RTitle = Judie Tzuke, Ruthie Henshall and Seth Lakeman |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|24|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 5 |RTitle = Lulu, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Roy Hudd |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|31|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 6 |RTitle = Westlife, Raul Malo and Thea Gilmore live from BBC Maida Vale Studios |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|11|07|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 7 |RTitle = Money can't buy auction in aid of children in need live from the Radio 2 Studio |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|11|14|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 8 |RTitle = The Script, Charlotte Church and Elaine Paige from BBC Maida Vale Studios |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|11|21|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 9 |RTitle = Russell Watson, Brenda Edwards, Richard Craker and OMD{{cite web|url=http://www.omd.uk.com/story/listen_to_omd_on_weekend_wogan |title=OMD - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | news |publisher=Omd.uk.com |access-date=2014-06-07}} |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|11|28|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 10 |RTitle = Katherine Jenkins, Patrick Stewart and Chelsea Pensioners |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|12|05|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 11 |RTitle = Josh Groban, Rumer and Great British Barbershop Boys |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|12|12|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 12 |RTitle = Gilbert O'Sullivan, Nell Bryden and Jimmy Carr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|12|19|df=y}} |LineColor = bfe0bf }} |
References
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