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Sir Terry Wogan chooses his favourite words and music. With David Jason, Finbar Furey and Frances Tomelty. From 2014.

Sir Terry Wogan chooses the prose and poetry that mean the most to him.

With the help of special guests:

Sir David Jason
Frances Tomelty

Both read works by a variety of writers from Yeats to Robert Frost and PG Wodehouse.

* Sir David Jason reads Vitai Lampada by Sir Henry Newbolt
* Frances Tomelty reads When You Are Old by WB Yeats
* Finbar Furey sings Sweet Sixteen
* Sir David Jason reads an excerpt from Elegy In A Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray
* Sir David Jason reads Gussie's Prizegiving Speech from Right Ho Jeeves by PG Wodehouse
* Frances Tomelty reads Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening by Robert Frost and In Westminster Abbey by Sir John Betjeman
* Finbar Furey sings Raglan Road

Finbar Furey provides live music.

Producer: Maggie Ayre

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2014.

22 days left to listen

30 minutes

Last on

Last Sunday02:30

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterTerry Wogan
PerformerDavid Jason
PerformerFrances Tomelty
PerformerFinbar Furey
ProducerMaggie Ayre

Broadcasts

  • Thu 3 Jul 201411:30
  • Fri 3 Apr 201523:27
  • Last Saturday07:30
  • Last Saturday12:30
  • Last Saturday18:30
  • Last Sunday02:30

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