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Sir Terry Wogan voted Radio 2 listeners' Ultimate Icon
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91Èȱ¬ Radio 2 listeners have chosen Sir Terry Wogan as their Ultimate Icon of the last 40 years, in a vote held as part of the network's 40th birthday celebrations.
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The winner was announced today, Sunday 30 September, on Family Favourites With Michael Aspel during a day of special programming marking Radio 2's anniversary.
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Sir Terry says: "I've always suspected that the great British public thought of me in the same way as a great piece of art or great work of art...
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"I just hope this result doesn't mean they want to hang me somewhere."
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Over the past weeks Radio 2 has invited listeners to nominate and vote for the icon who, for them, best represents the last four decades.
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From a nominated shortlist of 16, listeners voted The Beatles; Diana, Princess of Wales; Nelson Mandela; and Sir Terry Wogan into the final.
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The Beatles came second, followed by Nelson Mandela, and Diana, Princess of Wales.
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The shortlisted names were (in alphabetical order): Muhammad Ali; The Beatles; David Bowie; Kate Bush; David Cassidy; Lara Croft; Diana, Princess of Wales; Michael Jackson; John Lennon; Nelson Mandela; Sir Paul McCartney; Morrissey; Donny Osmond; Elvis Presley; Sir Cliff Richard; and Sir Terry Wogan.
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Full details of Radio 2's Ultimate Icon and its birthday programming can be found at bbc.co.uk/radio2.
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