'What's On Wogan' has been seemingly wiped from the national consciousness, possibly as a result of 'Manchurian Candidate' style brainwashing, or just possibly because it wasn't very good. It was Tel's first attempt at a peak-time Saturday night talk show, a forerunner to the more successful ( and equally bland ) thrice-weekly one he'd front a few years later.
The guests were a mixed bunch; Vincent Price proved about as lively as some of the characters in his horror movies, the ones on the mortuary slab. The highlight of that groundbreaking premiere show was Vince showing viewers how to cook fish in a washing machine. Later shows included Kelly Monteith, Penelope Keith, Paul Daniels, Kenny Everett ( who caused a storm by saying a rude word that rhymes with 'scollops' ), and a rare and unexpectedly delightful ( and alas, final ) appearance from Arthur Askey and Richard 'Stinker' Murdoch. The 'Band Waggon' boys showed they still had a few gags left in them. A pair of lovely Scottish girls in tartan, Fran and Anna, wiggled their way through every other episode, much to Tel's obvious embarrassment.
'What's On Wogan' was one of those shows where everything gets thrown into the pot in the hope that everyone finds something to like. In this case, no-one did.
The guests were a mixed bunch; Vincent Price proved about as lively as some of the characters in his horror movies, the ones on the mortuary slab. The highlight of that groundbreaking premiere show was Vince showing viewers how to cook fish in a washing machine. Later shows included Kelly Monteith, Penelope Keith, Paul Daniels, Kenny Everett ( who caused a storm by saying a rude word that rhymes with 'scollops' ), and a rare and unexpectedly delightful ( and alas, final ) appearance from Arthur Askey and Richard 'Stinker' Murdoch. The 'Band Waggon' boys showed they still had a few gags left in them. A pair of lovely Scottish girls in tartan, Fran and Anna, wiggled their way through every other episode, much to Tel's obvious embarrassment.
'What's On Wogan' was one of those shows where everything gets thrown into the pot in the hope that everyone finds something to like. In this case, no-one did.
