Wogan - Radio 1's 20th Anniversary

Here's Terry Wogan with his BBC1 evening chat show celebrating Radio 1's 20th anniversary in 1987.
The jocks appearing are Tony Blackburn, John Peel, Mike Smith, Bruno Brookes, Janice Long, Dave Cash, Ed Stewart, Pete Murray and David Symonds.
Parts of this programme are already on KZbin but this is the full version.

[@nigelfreeman6192]

And what a evening line that was on BBC 1. Not one mind numbing realty show in sight. Brilliant oh those were the days

[@johnking5174]

Terry Wogan started off his radio career in Ireland on what was known as "Radio Eireann" which in 1966 was renamed RTE Radio. Ireland had just one national radio station, and with a limited schedule of around 7.30am - Midnight per day, being a presenter on it was a top job to have, and Terry knew it.

[@ElisabethJ.V.Beardsell]

Flowers in the rain sounds great as usual❤

[@scottiedog4236]

So good in 2022 step back to better times with Sir Terry Wogan ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Truly BBC GOLD 🫠best of Our Great BBC Radio’s shows still today. Steve Wright in the Afternoon is no longer but we love him he’s been a part of our everyday life’s for decades ❤️❤️

[@bebbingtons1987]

Monday 28th September 1987 is the date for this episode of Wogan

[@robalexander8065]

Great line up of programmes.

[@terrortorn]

Lovejoy on at 10.10.... no wonder I didn't watch it, past my bedtime!

[@johnking5174]

Sir Terry Wogan came from old Radio Eireann, later renamed RTE Radio. He got a reprimand by RTE Radio when he worked there before he joined the BBC. Back before 1969, RTE Radio hours were very restricted, just 8.00am-3.00pm and 5.00pm-11.45pm, and at the 3.00pm closedown Sir Terry told Irish listeners that if they wanted afternoon entertainment BBC Radio was on the air, which caused a lot of consternation at RTE and he got a severe reprimand.

[@audreyperrin320]

Terry was great I used to lissen to him

[@martinplatt5928]

Crickey....this is almost 30 years old

[@johnking5174]

Do I sense a little bit of tension between Blackburn and Wogan here? Seems the two men did not get on.

[@johnking5174]

Terry was used to hearing BBC Radio, as unlike television signals, radio signals were far more receivable across all of Ireland, and so BBC Radio was received as far south as Cork City and far west as Limerick (where Terry was from) and so BBC had a huge influence on Terry.

[@EdParnell]

Amazing line up of radio talent. You wouldn't get that now. Was much better in those days. People seemed to enjoy their shows, rather than pretend to enjoy their shows.

[@johnking5174]

Well think back to 1987 and the BBC had very little competition. Since 1973 there was Independent Local Radio, but they never made an impact to the BBC. However now in 2022, the BBC Radio services are dying on the vine, an exodus of presenters leaving the BBC, and the one who is benefiting is Global, the largest commercial radio station owner in Britain, who have poached so many BBC presenters in the last 5 years. Also, Heart Radio, Classic FM, Smooth Radio, LBC, XFM and Capital owned by Global are now beating the BBC in the listening figures.

[@RossPatzelt]

love this but wish the volume was louder i can hardly hear it

[@Omnicient.]

How interesting; I've had to turn the volume down!

[@Westy1971]

@@Omnicient. I've got it on 100 & it's still quiet!

[@Omnicient.]

On mine it's loud and my volume is just before the halfway point. If you listen and watch the internet on a phone then that might be the problem! I never use phones.

[@NPA1001]

Smashie and Nicey

[@johnking5174]

BBC Radio 1 was always hampered from the very start in 1967 by the pathetic "needle time" restrictions imposed on it by the music unions. The needle time limit per day strangled the station.

[@EdParnell]

Amazing to think all the people bar Bruno and Tony are dead. And I mean dead. Not moved to Capital Gold.

[@RandomRadioJottings]

Pete Murray and David Symonds are still very much with us

[@andrewsmith2757]

I'm presuming this was only available in stereo on BBC Radio 1 FM in the London area? R1 on FM didn't go nationwide until September 1988. This was September 1987.

[@johnking5174]

Yes around 35% could receive stereo Radio 1 in 1987, by 1988 that increased to 65%.

[@HughTerry69]

Interestiing stuff! Too short, in Wogan's typically facile way. There's not much about the world in 1967 - or the years in between, come to that! Ed Stewpot's in good form, John Peel & Tony Blackburn too. There is a noticeably strong undercurrent of rivalry/jealousy, albeit seemingly good-natured. At the end, Pete Murray says: 'Rubbish!' With hindsight about the behaviour of certain notorious characters at the BBC, you do wonder what really went on behind the scenes. (No sign of Noel Edmonds or Jimmy Savile, either.)

[@robalexander8065]

Rather poignant to view now. RIP Sir Terry Wogan, John Peel, Carl Wayne, Mike Smith and Ed Stewart.

[@NewRootsHairUK]

Pete Murray's 95.

[@jimmy27paul]

Wow almost 20 years older than Wogan, still going strong.

[@NewRootsHairUK]

jimbob jim And Jimmy Young is 97!!

[@JasonTDolan]

Add Jimmy Young to that list.

[@paulm.7422]

Pete Murray is 92.

[@Merlinman31]

Very sad to here that Ed Stewart died yesterday at the age of 74.

[@stepheng8779]

Ha Brooks talking about quality broadcasting, nowhere near pal. Peel, Stewpot, Everett, Wogan, Blackburn and the rest in a different league.

[@SiBanstead89]

Perfect Radio voices. Some say its cheesy but it was innocent...well...the radio shows were anyhow

[@philiphalpenny9761]

I don't think they appreciated that "idiot boards" remark from Wogan somehow...

[@Bruce-vq7ni]

Thankfully no Dodgy DLT 😲

[@johnking5174]

Or Savile

[@Loverboy19691]

Apart from the obvious sex scandals, now including Tony Blackburn I still say that this was the time when Radio One was actually good to listen, I mean when they played decent music,...not like it is today, it's completely unrecognisable. I'm aware that it has to appeal to todays audience but I don't have to like it and I certainly don't listen to it anymore !

[@TheOptimod]

Made yourself look a dick there didn't you.... Tony Blackburn was not accused of any offences and is back on the BBC. Unless you have a portfolio of evidence you can show us....

[@mikebarratt8146]

Unless you are under 30 it quite rightly should be unrecognisable to you. It would be doing something wrong if it still sounded the same as it did in the 70s and 80s

[@319metresMW]

For the record Tony Blackburn was dismissed from the BBC for a supposed discrepancy between the evidence he gave to Dame Janet Smith and an interview with Bill Cotton in the early 70s over an alleged incident. He was subsequently reinstated by the Beeb with no case to answer so mention of his name in connection with sex scandals is both inaccurate and unfair.