Like every other nation in the world, the UK loves a good chat show. We’re lucky in the UK to have some of the best at it. Whoever was your favourite; you’ll still need decent reception to see them. You’ll always need TV aerial repair Bristol-based experts like https://aerial-installations-bristol.co.uk/ to ensure you get it. Here are some of the best chat show hosts, past and present.
- Sir Terry Wogan. A BBC man to the end, Terry started life as a radio presenter on Radio 2’s breakfast show. Throughout the 70s and 80s, he built a large fanbase. It was this that decided the BBC to thrust him into a chat show for an unprecedented three days a week. Monday, Wednesday and Friday were devoted days, from 7 pm to 7.45 pm, for ten years, from 1982 to 1992, to his show. The show had its ups and downs, one of them being Sir Terry falling over as he raced to welcome Elton John on the first one. He had a drunk George Best, a silent Chevy Chase and the actress Anne Bancroft appeared to be on the edge of a nervous breakdown.
- Des O’Conner. Mr Jovial himself, and a talented singer to boot, Des was the master of fun. He never had an issue or demanded guests because he was so friendly and warm himself that it was impossible for the guest not to be. He was one of the few stars to transition from the BBC to ITV successfully. His show ran for 26 years.
- Michael Parkinson. Rather than go to the pub on a Saturday night, you could watch famous people be allowed to talk by Michael Parkinson. “Parky” was never one to talk over his guest, asking open-ended questions and allowing them to chat freely. It worked on both BBC and ITV, and he attracted some of the biggest names in entertainment. He also helped launch the careers of Billy Connolly and Peter Kay.
- Alan Carr. More fun than any of the others, whilst Alan’s “Chatty Man” series was never going to be a hotbed of debate over current affairs, and it was clear that the guests were enjoying themselves and prepared to have a good laugh with the host. Being a skilled and genuinely funny comedian, Alan’s shows were frothy but always good entertainment.
