Series 2 Episode 3: Wogan: A Legacy, Monday 23rd May at 9:35pm on RTÉ One
Sir Terry Wogan who died in January 2016, aged 77, was the most popular and enduring broadcaster of his generation.
Wogan was born in Limerick in 1938 and seemed destined for a career in banking until he applied for a job as an announcer on Radio Éireann.
The rest is history.
At the peak of his popularity, Wogan’s morning radio show on the BBC had an audience of more than 8 million listeners, attracted by his wry and witty commentary on the affairs of the day.
His hugely successful television chat show Wogan ran from 1982 to 1992 and saw him interview everyone from British royalty to Hollywood A-listers. Sir Terry was knighted in 2005 for his services to broadcasting and his work on the telethon Children In Need, which raised £400 million for charity.
Contributors to Wogan: A Legacy, the last in the current series, include broadcasters Mike Murphy, Henry Kelly, Dara Ó Briain, Gloria Hunniford, Dermot O’Leary and Gaby Roslin.
Series Overview
RTÉ’s A Legacy is returning for a second series. Last year three late icons of Irish life – Brian Lenihan, Tony Ryan and Páidí Ó Sé – were profiled and their legacies assessed in a series of individual, hour-long documentaries.
This year three more iconic figures are profiled as the lives of Veronica Guerin, PJ Mara and Terry Wogan are considered in brand new documentaries. Each programme talks to a mix of the people who knew each of them best, from their personal to their professional lives, offering new and revealing insights into each of these figures.
This new series will broadcast on Mondays at 9:35pm on RTÉ One, starting from May 9th with Veronica Guerin: A Legacy.
This new series will broadcast on Mondays at 9:35pm on RTÉ One.
Series 2 Episode 1: Veronica Guerin: A Legacy, Monday, May 9th at 9.35pm
Series 2 Episode 2: PJ Mara: A Legacy, RTÉ One, May 16th at 9.35pm
Series 2 Episode 3: Wogan: A Legacy, RTÉ One, May 9th at 9.35pm