Terry Wogan dead: tributes paid to Eurovision, Children in Need and BBC Radio 2 broadcasting legend

The veteran BBC broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan has died of cancer aged 77.

Sir Terry’s television career spanned 50 years and included appearances on Eurovision, Children in Need and Wake up to Wogan on BBC Radio 2.

Tributes to the Limerick-born have poured in since the news was announced on Sunday morning.

Chris Evans said: “We are all so terribly sad upon hearing of the passing of Terry. I can't put into words how the whole radio two family is feeling.

”Our most heartfelt thoughts go out to Helen, Mark, Alan, Katherine and Vanessa. To many of us Terry was Radio 2. We still can't believe it.“

Bob Shennan, the controller of Radio 2, added: ”As the host of Wake Up To Wogan, Terry established himself as one of the greatest and most popular radio hosts this country has ever heard.

“We were brightened by his wonderful personality and charm as he woke us up every weekday morning, becoming an essential and much loved part of our lives.”

Esther Rantzen, who worked with him on the first Children In Need programme in 1980, told Sky News: “I just loved his company and the viewers and listeners loved his company. And he had that extraordinary warmth and charm.

”He was funny, witty - a really skilled interviewer, which looked so effortless but was not.“

Other tributes included:

The BBC director general Tony Hall added: “Terry truly was a national treasure.”