Weekend Wogan

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.

Weekend Wogan
GenreTalk, music
Running time2 hours (11:00am - 1:00pm)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 2
StarringSir Terry Wogan
Alan Dedicoat (2010–12)
John Marsh (2010)
Elio Pace (2010)
Produced byAlan Boyd
Anthony Cherry
Ste Softley
David Manero
Recording studioBBC Radio Theatre (2010) Western House, London (2011–15)
Original release14 February 2010 (2010-02-14) – 8 November 2015 (2015-11-08)
No. of series4
Audio formatStereo
WebsiteOfficial Website
PodcastOfficial Podcast

In its first year, the show was broadcast in front of a live audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, before moving to Wogan House, headquarters of Radio 2, 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 with cancer. He later 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. 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.

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.[1] He presented his final edition of Wake Up to Wogan on 18 December 2009,[2] 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 11.00am and 1.00pm.[3]

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.[4] 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.

In 2011 the televised version was decommissioned and Weekend Wogan was hosted from BBC Radio 2's studios in Western House.

On 3 July 2012 the BBC Trust ruled that Sir Terry had breached the 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.[5]

Show format

Airing from 11 am to 1 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.[6] 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. Sir Terry 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[4] and on the Red Button.

Televised episodes

Series 1

# Guests Original airdate
1Ian McKellen, Jamie Cullum and Norah Jones14 February 2010 (2010-02-14)
2Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Gray and Sharleen Spiteri21 February 2010 (2010-02-21)
3Peter Alliss, Neil Sedaka, Beth Nielsen Chapman and John Barrowman28 February 2010 (2010-02-28)
4Carly Simon, Craig David and Jonathan Pryce7 March 2010 (2010-03-07)
5June Whitfield, Beverley Knight and Paul Carrack14 March 2010 (2010-03-14)
6Natalie Imbruglia, Mick Hucknall and Griff Rhys Jones21 March 2010 (2010-03-21)
7Timothy B. Schmit, Albert Lee and Sheila Hancock28 March 2010 (2010-03-28)
8Elkie Brooks, Mica Paris and Debbie Reynolds4 April 2010 (2010-04-04)
9Ringo Starr, Mika and Nell Bryden11 April 2010 (2010-04-11)
10Ricky Gervais, Don McLean and Scouting for Girls18 April 2010 (2010-04-18)
11Graham Norton, Billy Ocean, Richard Briers and Red Hurley25 April 2010 (2010-04-25)
12Katie Melua, Glen Campbell and Justin Lee Collins2 May 2010 (2010-05-02)

Series 2

# Guests Original airdate
1Jeff Goldblum, Nerina Pallot and Des O'Connor13 June 2010 (2010-06-13)
2Ronnie Corbett, Sandi Thom and Ben Montague20 June 2010 (2010-06-20)
3Tony Hadley, Jodie Prenger and Rick Astley27 June 2010 (2010-06-27)
4Maureen Lipman, Brian Kennedy and The Real Thing4 July 2010 (2010-07-04)
5Bernard Cribbins, Gabriella Cilmi and Jon Allen11 July 2010 (2010-07-11)
6Esther Rantzen, Richard Hawley and Joe Longthorne18 July 2010 (2010-07-18)
7Tony Christie, Gretchen Peters and Kiri Te Kanawa25 July 2010 (2010-07-25)
8Richard Wilson, Marti Pellow and Paloma Faith1 August 2010 (2010-08-01)
9Sharon Corr, Ben's Brother, Leon Russell, and James Martin8 August 2010 (2010-08-08)
10Brian May, Kerry Ellis, Fyfe Dangerfield and Robert Lindsay15 August 2010 (2010-08-15)
11Kiki Dee and Incognito22 August 2010 (2010-08-22)

Series 3

# Guests Original airdate
1A 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 Hope3 October 2010 (2010-10-03)
2Chris De Burgh, John Legend and Sandie Shaw10 October 2010 (2010-10-10)
3The Hoosiers, Huey Lewis, Tift Merritt and Joshua Radin17 October 2010 (2010-10-17)
4Judie Tzuke, Ruthie Henshall and Seth Lakeman24 October 2010 (2010-10-24)
5Lulu, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Roy Hudd31 October 2010 (2010-10-31)
6Westlife, Raul Malo and Thea Gilmore live from BBC Maida Vale Studios7 November 2010 (2010-11-07)
7Money can't buy auction in aid of children in need live from the Radio 2 Studio14 November 2010 (2010-11-14)
8The Script, Charlotte Church and Elaine Paige from BBC Maida Vale Studios21 November 2010 (2010-11-21)
9Russell Watson, Brenda Edwards, Richard Craker and OMD[7]28 November 2010 (2010-11-28)
10Katherine Jenkins, Patrick Stewart and Chelsea Pensioners5 December 2010 (2010-12-05)
11Josh Groban, Rumer and Great British Barbershop Boys12 December 2010 (2010-12-12)
12Gilbert O'Sullivan, Nell Bryden and Jimmy Carr19 December 2010 (2010-12-19)

References

  1. "Sir Terry to leave breakfast show". BBC News. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  2. "Sir Terry Wogan bids farewell to show". BBC News. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  3. "Sir Terry Wogan to launch brand new Sunday programme on Radio 2 in 2010". BBC Press Office. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  4. "Sir Terry Wogan makes radio comeback". BBC News. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  5. "Sir Terry Wogan rapped by BBC for Costa Concordia 'Rock the boat' joke". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  6. "Synopsis for Weekend Wogan". BBC Radio 2. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  7. "OMD - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | news". Omd.uk.com. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

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