--- title: "4 Bbc Quotes By Terry Wogan" description: "4 Bbc quotes by Terry Wogan. Plus more from Terry Wogan and more Bbc sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0b/terry-wogan-8372_always_i-ve-always-had-an-unsentimental-view-i_297309.jpg" --- > [I've always had an unsentimental view. I don't think the BBC is my auntie. I worked there for years, and you learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wogan/i-ve-always-had-an-unsentimental-view-i-don-t-think-the-bbc-is-my/) [Terry Wogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0b/terry-wogan-8372_always_i-ve-always-had-an-unsentimental-view-i_297309.jpg) > [BBC TV gets hold of an idea and beats it to death until we're all heartily sick of it. They buy people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wogan/bbc-tv-gets-hold-of-an-idea-and-beats-it-to-death-until-we-re-all/) [Terry Wogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed3/terry-wogan-8372_around_bbc-tv-gets-hold-of-an-idea-and-beats-it_2786256.jpg) > [The BBC knew I was successful from early on, but they weren't sure why, and they still aren't sure. What I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wogan/the-bbc-knew-i-was-successful-from-early-on-but-they-weren-t-sure-why/) [Terry Wogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/terry-wogan-8372_bbc_the-bbc-knew-i-was-successful-from-early_3043494.jpg) > [The BBC is the greatest broadcaster in the world. It's the standard that everyone measures themselves against. If we lose the BBC,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wogan/the-bbc-is-the-greatest-broadcaster-in-the-world-it-s-the-standard/) [Terry Wogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ee/terry-wogan-8372_against_the-bbc-is-the-greatest-broadcaster-in-t_3056342.jpg) ## Other authors on Bbc ## More by Terry Wogan > [Oh, I'm a great believer in the power of the pause. Radio is a bit brasher now. My style was slower. I just used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wogan/oh-i-m-a-great-believer-in-the-power-of-the-pause-radio-is-a-bit/) [Terry Wogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wogan/) > [My father was always slightly bemused by my success. Although he knew that I had reasonable intelligence, he always thought that I was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wogan/my-father-was-always-slightly-bemused-by-my-success-although-he-knew/) [Terry Wogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wogan/) > [I'm glad there's been so much laughter in the audience tonight." "But they're not laughing with you. They're laughing at you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wogan/i-m-glad-there-s-been-so-much-laughter-in-the-audience-tonight-but/) [Terry Wogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wogan/) > [A couple of years before he died, I kissed my father goodbye. He said, 'Son, you haven't kissed me since you were a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wogan/a-couple-of-years-before-he-died-i-kissed-my-father-goodbye-he-said/) [Terry Wogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wogan/) > [I've always had an unsentimental view. I don't think the BBC is my auntie. I worked there for years, and you learn that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wogan/i-ve-always-had-an-unsentimental-view-i-don-t-think-the-bbc-is-my/) [Terry Wogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wogan/) > [I've no patience for people who say they never watch television. It's a great way to keep in touch with popular culture, and it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wogan/i-ve-no-patience-for-people-who-say-they-never-watch-television-it-s/) [Terry Wogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wogan/) > [I get a lot of letters from people saying, 'How do I get into radio, how do I get into telly?' and I wish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wogan/i-get-a-lot-of-letters-from-people-saying-how-do-i-get-into-radio-how/) [Terry Wogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wogan/) > [I have great fun with the Togs - Terry's Old Geezers and Gals. They're a group that formed around me over the years of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wogan/i-have-great-fun-with-the-togs-terry-s-old-geezers-and-gals-they-re-a/) [Terry Wogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wogan/) > [Age, they say, is only important if you're cheese. or a wine. They also say, if you are stuck behind one on a golf…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wogan/age-they-say-is-only-important-if-you-re-cheese-or-a-wine-they-also/) [Terry Wogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wogan/) > [I will never do 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' There are certain things you'll do that you have some control over,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wogan/i-will-never-do-i-m-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here-there-are-certain/) [Terry Wogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wogan/) > [I'm asked to do 'Strictly Come Dancing' on a regular basis, but I always say no.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wogan/i-m-asked-to-do-strictly-come-dancing-on-a-regular-basis-but-i-always/) [Terry Wogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wogan/) > [A talk show is about having a look at a famous face, a bit of stand-up comedy, knockabout stuff - an interview is what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wogan/a-talk-show-is-about-having-a-look-at-a-famous-face-a-bit-of-stand-up/) [Terry Wogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wogan/) > [Worried about a skin condition? Leap smartly into a bath of porridge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wogan/worried-about-a-skin-condition-leap-smartly-into-a-bath-of-porridge/) [Terry Wogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wogan/) > [There's not enough silliness in the world. Eurovision helps to keep it balanced.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wogan/there-s-not-enough-silliness-in-the-world-eurovision-helps-to-keep-it/) [Terry Wogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wogan/) > [I have a happy temperament: a bit like 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wogan/i-have-a-happy-temperament-a-bit-like-rebecca-of-sunnybrook-farm/) [Terry Wogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wogan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bbc/terry-wogan/#itemlist", "name": "4 Bbc Quotes By Terry Wogan", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've always had an unsentimental view. I don't think the BBC is my auntie. I worked there for years, and you learn that they don't love you for yourself. They'll use you as long as you're popular. 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