Episodes
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1. Series 5, Show 1
18 Feb 1985 · 35 min
The first edition of thrice-weekly TV show live from the Television Theatre on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Tonight's guests include: Elton John, Wendy Richard, Rory Bremner, Tina Turner.
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2. Series 5, Show 2
20 Feb 1985 · 35 min
Guests: David Cassidy, Sue Cooke, Kathy Flower, Samantha Fox, Joanna Lumley, Ian McKellern. Samantha Fox grants interview about her future career plans as a topless model.
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3. Series 5, Show 3
22 Feb 1985 · 35 min
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4. Series 5, Show 4
25 Feb 1985 · 35 min
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5. Series 5, Show 5
27 Feb 1985 · 35 min
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6. Series 5, Show 6
1 Mar 1985 · 35 min
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7. Series 5, Show 7
4 Mar 1985 · 35 min
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8. Series 5, Show 8
6 Mar 1985 · 35 min
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9. Series 5, Show 9
8 Mar 1985 · 35 min
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10. Series 5, Show 10
11 Mar 1985 · 35 min
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11. Series 5, Show 11
13 Mar 1985 · 35 min
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12. Series 5, Show 12
15 Mar 1985 · 35 min
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13. Series 5, Show 13
18 Mar 1985 · 35 min
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14. Series 5, Show 14
20 Mar 1985 · 35 min
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15. Series 5, Show 15
22 Mar 1985 · 35 min
Including an interview with HRH The Princess Anne (Mrs Mark Phillips that time). The British band Frankie Goes to Hollywood performs "Welcome to the Pleasuredome".
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16. Series 5, Show 16
25 Mar 1985 · 35 min
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17. Series 5, Show 17
27 Mar 1985 · 35 min
Join Terry and guests live from the Television Theatre, with a chance to see two of the entries for A Song for Europe.
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18. Series 5, Show 18
29 Mar 1985 · 35 min
Join Terry and guests live from the Television Theatre, with a chance to see two of the entries for A Song for Europe.
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19. Series 5, Show 19
1 Apr 1985 · 35 min
Join the old fool on April Fool's Day for a foolish 40 minutes of tomfoolery. With a chance to see two of the entries for A Song for Europe.
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20. Series 5, Show 20
3 Apr 1985 · 35 min
Join Terry and guests live from the Television Theatre, with a chance to see two of the entries for A Song for Europe.
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21. Series 5, Show 21
8 Apr 1985 · 35 min
Join Terry and his guests live from the Television Theatre for a Bank Holiday miscellany. Guests include: Tammy Wynette
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22. Series 5, Show 22
10 Apr 1985 · 35 min
Join Terry and his guests live from the Television Theatre, London for the Wednesday wingwing.
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23. Series 5, Show 23
12 Apr 1985 · 35 min
Join Terry and his guests live from the Television Theatre, London for the Friday farrago.
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24. Series 5, Show 24
15 Apr 1985 · 35 min
Terry says "Willkommen Pet" as Jimmy Nail joins him tonight for a Lumpschenkeln comparison.
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25. Series 5, Show 25
17 Apr 1985 · 35 min
Join Terry and his guests for impromptu knee-squeezing and ever-spontaneous events.
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26. Series 5, Show 26
19 Apr 1985 · 35 min
Join Terry and his guests as he flexes his thews.
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27. Series 5, Show 27
22 Apr 1985 · 35 min
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28. Series 5, Show 28
24 Apr 1985 · 35 min
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29. Series 5, Show 29
26 Apr 1985 · 35 min
Rams, black sheep and sacrificial lambs shepherded into the Television Theatre to entertain ewe.
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30. Series 5, Show 30
29 Apr 1985 · 35 min
Terry exercises his masseter, temporalis and pterygoid muscles in conversation with tonight's guests: Gregory Hines, Patrick Macnee, Miriam Margolyes, Major Pat Reid.
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31. Series 5, Show 31
1 May 1985 · 35 min
Terry puts his gluteus maximus to maximum use.
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32. Series 5, Show 32
3 May 1985 · 35 min
Terry exercises his gastrocnemii leaping about the Television Theatre.
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33. Series 5, Show 33
6 May 1985 · 35 min
Phil Collins performs "One More Night" at the piano and chats to Terry about his busy schedule, including his recent tour in Japan, getting offered a part in Miami Vice (1984) and his experience at the Oscars.
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34. Series 5, Show 34
8 May 1985 · 35 min
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35. Series 5, Show 35
10 May 1985 · 35 min
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36. Series 5, Show 36
13 May 1985 · 35 min
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37. Series 5, Show 37
15 May 1985 · 35 min
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38. Series 5, Show 38
17 May 1985 · 35 min
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39. Series 5, Show 39
20 May 1985 · 35 min
Marillion make their Wogan debut and perform their new single "Kayleigh".
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40. Series 5, Show 40
22 May 1985 · 35 min
Semi-finalist Terry Wogan from Ireland goes on live to meet tonight's guests in a no-punches-pulled rapfest. Winner to be announced on Friday.
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41. Series 5, Show 41
24 May 1985 · 35 min
Dilettante and wandering baritone Terry Wogan from Surrey, England, is the finalist in tonight's live Wogan.
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42. Series 5, Show 42
27 May 1985 · 35 min
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43. Series 5, Show 43
29 May 1985 · 35 min
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44. Series 5, Show 44
31 May 1985 · 35 min
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45. Series 5, Show 45
3 Jun 1985 · 35 min
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46. Series 5, Show 46
5 Jun 1985 · 35 min
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47. Series 5, Show 47
7 Jun 1985 · 35 min
The fast and furious Friday farrago live from fragrant Shepherd's Bush Green.
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48. Series 5, Show 48
10 Jun 1985 · 35 min
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49. Series 5, Show 49
12 Jun 1985 · 35 min
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50. Series 5, Show 50
14 Jun 1985 · 35 min
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51. Series 5, Show 51
17 Jun 1985 · 35 min
Pamela Bellwood, Chris Evert, John Lloyd, Aled Jones, pop band Dead or Alive (as Musical Guest)
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52. Series 5, Show 52
19 Jun 1985 · 35 min
Guests include: John Forsythe
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53. Series 5, Show 53
21 Jun 1985 · 35 min
A little live lobbing from County Limerick's best-known tennis player, who despite many requests, will not be wearing shorts.
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54. Series 5, Show 54
24 Jun 1985 · 35 min
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55. Series 5, Show 55
26 Jun 1985 · 35 min
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56. Series 5, Show 56
28 Jun 1985 · 35 min
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57. Series 5, Show 57
1 Jul 1985 · 35 min
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58. Series 5, Show 58
3 Jul 1985 · 35 min
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59. Series 5, Show 59
5 Jul 1985 · 35 min
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60. Series 5, Show 60
8 Jul 1985 · 35 min
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61. Series 5, Show 61
10 Jul 1985 · 35 min
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62. Series 5, Show 62
12 Jul 1985 · 35 min
Prior to the next day's Live Aid (1985) concerts, Terry is joined by Bob Geldof and Nik Kershaw in the studio and Spandau Ballet via satellite link from their rehearsals at Wembley Stadium.
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63. Series 5, Show 63
15 Jul 1985 · 35 min
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64. Series 5, Show 64
17 Jul 1985 · 35 min
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65. Series 5, Show 65
19 Jul 1985 · 35 min
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66. Series 5, Show 66
22 Jul 1985 · 35 min
Guests include: John Gordon Sinclair, Ulick O'Connor, Elizabeth Welch
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67. Series 5, Show 67
24 Jul 1985 · 35 min
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68. Series 5, Show 68
26 Jul 1985 · 35 min
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69. Series 5, Show 69
29 Jul 1985 · 35 min
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70. Series 5, Show 70
31 Jul 1985 · 35 min
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71. Series 5, Show 71
2 Aug 1985 · 35 min
Tonight's guest: the American rock band"Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show"
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72. Series 5, Show 72
5 Aug 1985 · 35 min
This week sees the 31st birthday of spare but still vigorous Terry Wogan. As he casts that simple mind back over his halcyon days of broadcasting, he may well bear in mind what the Leo horoscope for today reads: "With Saturn rising up Uranus, be careful of female digital contact with the lower extremities". Words of wisdom that will be heeded as the galaxy of stars are wheeled in for 40 minutes of live conversation. Kate Bush performs "Running Up That Hill".
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73. Series 5, Show 73 (Compilation)
7 Aug 1985 · 35 min
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74. Series 5, Show 74
9 Aug 1985 · 35 min
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75. Series 5, Show 75
12 Aug 1985 · 35 min
Can Terry ever escape from the culture palace on Shepherd's Bush Green? Is Wittgenstein just another German gag-writer? Watch and all will be revealed.
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76. Series 5, Show 76
14 Aug 1985 · 35 min
Surrealism, the Bauhaus, modernism, and now Wogan. Is art imitating life or has the cat got your tongue sandwich?
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77. Series 5, Show 77
16 Aug 1985 · 35 min
Can the cultural revolution turn on Shepherd's Bush? How many surrealists does it take to unscrew a light bulb?
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78. Series 5, Show 78
19 Aug 1985 · 35 min
Reflecting on his idyllic childhood at the mercy of the Jesuits, Terry recalls: "Talking was often forbidden, and so it was at that ripe and tender age that I knew I wanted to talk to people and to have them beat my knees rather than the backs of my hands".
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79. Series 5, Show 79
21 Aug 1985 · 35 min
Terry, who's never been averse to a slap on the wrist — from a lovely woman — squirms and fidgets in his chair as he parries with his guests live at the Television Theatre.
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80. Series 5, Show 80
23 Aug 1985 · 35 min
Terry's was a lonely life at the bank in Dublin. Sometimes he would conduct question-and-answer sessions with himself. Many erstwhile scholars cite this as the reason for his incessant chattering today. Make your own mind up tonight.
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81. Series 5, Show 81
26 Aug 1985 · 35 min
Cliff Richard performs 'I Still Believe In You'.
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82. Series 5, Show 82
28 Aug 1985 · 35 min
Terry propounds the second premise which follows inexorably upon the first as Wednesday follows Monday.
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83. Series 5, Show 83
30 Aug 1985 · 35 min
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84. Series 5, Show 84
2 Sept 1985 · 35 min
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85. Series 5, Show 85
4 Sept 1985 · 35 min
Tonight: conversation and the art of Motorcycle maintenance.
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86. Series 5, Show 86
6 Sept 1985 · 35 min
Terry shows off his new 'back-to-school' collection of ready-to-wear satchels, pencil cases, felt pens, and rubbers. In between, he may chat to the odd visiting megastar.
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87. Series 5, Show 87
9 Sept 1985 · 35 min
As he puts on his galoshes and trudges through the puddles on Shepherd's Bush Green to the day job, Terry wonders two things: will the rain ever stop, and will there be an Indian summer? That leads to a third question: what is an Indian summer?
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88. Series 5, Show 88
11 Sept 1985 · 35 min
As he shakes the rain from his trusty and impermeable umbrella, Terry ponders whether he made a mistake when he trusted the bit of seaweed he brought back from Turnberry. When it comes to forecasting the weather, it's as much use as a concrete lettuce.
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89. Series 5, Show 89
13 Sept 1985 · 35 min
As the rain trickles down his neck from his yellow sou'wester, it dawns on Terry with mounting horror that he hasn't seen a patch of blue sky all week. But his little heart is cheered as he realises that inside the Television Theatre all is sunshine and stars.
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90. Series 5, Show 90
16 Sept 1985 · 35 min
Guests include: John Inman, Demis Roussos, Diane Simpson
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91. Series 5, Show 91
18 Sept 1985 · 35 min
It was in Vichy that the great Gertrude Stein said: 'A talk show is a talk show is a talk show', and was then pelted with garlic. French enlightenment or a display of envy that Wogan is not screened in France?
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92. Series 5, Show 92
20 Sept 1985 · 35 min
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93. Series 5, Show 93
23 Sept 1985 · 35 min
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94. Series 5, Show 94
25 Sept 1985 · 35 min
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95. Series 5, Show 95
27 Sept 1985 · 35 min
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96. Series 5, Show 96
30 Sept 1985 · 35 min
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97. Series 5, Show 97
2 Oct 1985 · 35 min
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98. Series 5, Show 98
4 Oct 1985 · 35 min
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99. Series 5, Show 99
7 Oct 1985 · 35 min
Selina Scott presents the guests: Les Dawson, Prue Leith, Alain Prost
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100. Series 5, Show 100
9 Oct 1985 · 35 min
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101. Series 5, Show 101
11 Oct 1985 · 35 min
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102. Series 5, Show 102
14 Oct 1985 · 35 min
Terry returns from lying down in a darkened room to celebrate the 100th edition of the thrice-weekly charivaria.
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103. Series 5, Show 103
16 Oct 1985 · 35 min
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104. Series 5, Show 104
18 Oct 1985 · 35 min
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105. Series 5, Show 105
21 Oct 1985 · 35 min
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106. Series 5, Show 106
23 Oct 1985 · 35 min
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107. Series 5, Show 107
25 Oct 1985 · 35 min
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108. Series 5, Show 108
28 Oct 1985 · 35 min
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109. Series 5, Show 109
30 Oct 1985 · 35 min
A veritable Milky Way of megastars shine down on Terry for the Wednesday charivari.
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110. Series 5, Show 110
1 Nov 1985 · 35 min
Guests include: Steve Cram, David Rappaport, Kenneth Williams, Prefab Sprout as performer
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111. Series 5, Show 111
4 Nov 1985 · 35 min
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112. Series 5, Show 112
6 Nov 1985 · 35 min
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113. Series 5, Show 113
8 Nov 1985 · 35 min
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114. Series 5, Show 114
11 Nov 1985 · 35 min
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115. Series 5, Show 115
13 Nov 1985 · 35 min
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116. Series 5, Show 116
15 Nov 1985 · 35 min
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117. Series 5, Show 117
18 Nov 1985 · 35 min
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118. Series 5, Show 118
20 Nov 1985 · 35 min
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119. Series 5, Show 119
25 Nov 1985 · 35 min
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120. Series 5, Show 120
27 Nov 1985 · 35 min
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121. Series 5, Show 121
29 Nov 1985 · 35 min
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122. Series 5, Show 122
2 Dec 1985 · 35 min
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123. Series 5, Show 123
4 Dec 1985 · 35 min
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124. Series 5, Show 124
6 Dec 1985 · 35 min
Jim Henson (Kermit the Frog), Michael Barrymore
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125. Series 5, Show 125
9 Dec 1985 · 35 min
Guests: John Cleese, Delia Smith, Whitney Houston as performer
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126. Series 5, Show 126
11 Dec 1985 · 35 min
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127. Series 5, Show 127
13 Dec 1985 · 35 min
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128. Series 5, Show 128
16 Dec 1985 · 35 min
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129. Series 5, Show 129
18 Dec 1985 · 35 min
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130. Series 5, Show 130
20 Dec 1985 · 35 min
Terry dips a tentative toe into the pool of exciting television programmes lined up on BBC1 for your delectation over the Christmas holiday, and talks to some of the stars who will be taking part.
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131. Series 5, Show 131
23 Dec 1985 · 35 min
Guests: Cliff Richard, Hank B. Marvin, John Parr, Jimmy Savile, Loretta Swit. The show opens with John Parr singing "Bachelor Boy" partly, Cliff performs "It's In Everyone Of Us" and then the chat follows with Terry Wogan and Hank Marvin.
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132. Series 5, Show 132
25 Dec 1985 · 35 min
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133. Series 5, Show 133
27 Dec 1985 · 35 min
"You saw it first on Wogan" — among Terry's guests tonight are Andrew Lloyd Webber, with the first television performance of his musical The Phantom of the Opera.
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134. Series 5, Show 134
31 Dec 1985 · 35 min
Wogan Season 5: quick answers
How many episodes are in Wogan Season 5?
Season 5 of Wogan has 134 episodes, about 78 hours in total.
When did Wogan Season 5 come out?
Season 5 premiered on 18 Feb 1985.