The interview with Terry Wogan and Tin Machine produces one of the more awkward moments in the series, with Wogan and David Bowie verbally jousting throughout. When Terry asks about touring, David makes playful reference to there being a "lot of movements on the road", seemingly a pun on bowel movements. Terry responds that you wouldn't get anywhere on the road without movement, and, after a pause, "you'll get knocked down for a start." As if sensing a veiled threat, Bowie smiles broadly, while muttering "that's right, Terry" as Terry directs the conversation to the rest of the band.
In his 2000 autobiography, "Is it me?", Terry revealed that Bowie's attitude on the show had indeed tested his patience, writing: "David Bowie would not speak, or at least not sensibly, and would not allow his backing group to talk, either. He will never know how close he came to a slap on live television."
In his 2000 autobiography, "Is it me?", Terry revealed that Bowie's attitude on the show had indeed tested his patience, writing: "David Bowie would not speak, or at least not sensibly, and would not allow his backing group to talk, either. He will never know how close he came to a slap on live television."
Terry's interview with David Bowie was referenced in Episode #24.4 (2010) when Terry appeared as a guest host. Panellist Noel Fielding, impersonating Bowie, jokes "It was a shit interview, Terry. Afterwards you called me a prick."