![]() ![]() When we met in the early 1990s, however, the series was still running and he didn't want to deter prospective guests. Of course, the chat show had been taken off air by the time he voiced his criticism, and there was nothing to lose by allowing some exasperation to glint through the bonhomie. But I suppose when Wogan decided to say nothing, he did it with more charm and style than most people can draw on. Much later, I read a piece in which he reproached some of his chat show guests for agreeing to be interviewed and then saying nothing. Receive today's headlines directly to your inbox every morning and evening, with our free daily newsletter.Įnter email address This field is required Sign Up The deal was that he would give the interview to promote his three-evenings-a-week BBC chat show, while I'd use the time to try and get under the Woganmobile bonnet.ĭaily Headlines & Evening Telegraph Newsletter ![]() It was an art form, and he spent a lifetime on television and radio perfecting it. He was affable and relaxed - while choosing to say as little as possible in as pleasant a manner as he could. I've never exited an interview so baffled at my inability to pin someone down, yet bathed in the subject's geniality. But not words that revealed much about the man behind the light entertainment host viewed in Britain as a national treasure. Words shaped into stories and quips giving the impression of a conversation, all delivered with a smile, a chuckle or a self-deprecating shrug. It took a while to work out that questions were being batted away because of all the words. But it was a little insubstantial on reflection. Granted, the experience was enjoyable in the moment. Any question I asked simply bobbed against the structure and came sailing back without anything much resembling an answer. ![]() Interviewing Terry Wogan was like throwing balls at a bouncy castle. ![]()
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