Terry Wogan - Sadly, I can't avoid being 75. Like many people of my

Sadly, I can't avoid being 75. Like many people of my age, we are all heading towards the grim reaper, and I am clinging on. I just to have to sharpen my fingernails a little so that I can hang on for longer!

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Wogan, Terry. The Little Book of Common Sense. John Blake Publishing, 2013.

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About the Author

Terry Wogan

Born: August 3, 1938
Died: January 31, 2016
Nationality: Irish
Profession: Entertainer

Biography

Sir Michael Terence Wogan KBE DL was an Irish radio and television broadcaster who worked for the BBC in the UK for most of his career. Between 1993 and his semi retirement in December 2009, his BBC Radio 2 weekday breakfast programme Wake Up to Wogan regularly drew an estimated eight million listeners. He was believed to be the most listened-to radio broadcaster in Europe.

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