User:Binks61818/William Wogan

William Wogan is a fictional character featured in the British radio comedy, 'Any Thoughts? With William Wogan'. An easily irritated host of a moderately successful live radio phone in show, Wogan is driven by a sycophantic desire to meet the approval of his educated middle class listeners, but is consistently plagued by misunderstandings, ambiguities and a constant stream of irritating, confused and angry listeners.

Character History
William Wogan’s career in radio began at the University of Aberdeen, where he created and presented ‘Wogan’s Hour’. Beginning with a fortnightly early morning show, by the end of his three-year degree ‘Wogan’s Hour’ had become so popular that Wogan found himself presenting two-hour long editions, twelve times a week. The show was so integral to the university radio’s schedule that when Wogan graduated the station collapsed due to lack of listeners, the culmination of a decline that had begun years earlier.

Wogan then turned his attention to politics, and for three years he was an active intern at one of Britain’s leading Kent-based Conservative thinktanks. His interest in presenting continued, however, and soon Wogan decided to return to the world of audio.

After making a name for himself with his topical online podcasts, in 2005 Wogan’s big break came, when he was given his own national phone-in show. Unfortunately, ‘Words With Wogan’ was cancelled after two episodes, due to un-abating caller confusion over the identity of the presenter.

When Terry Wogan announced his retirement in September 2009, however, William Wogan was given another chance, and on 1 January 2010 ‘Any Thoughts? With William Wogan’ hit the airwaves, instantly becoming a moderate commercial success.