Wogan changes from a post-watershed Saturday night show into a live, thrice-weekly series going out at prime time. Guests include Elton John and Tina Turner, but all eyes are on Terry as he slips and falls on the stage.
Terry hosts the second edition of his prime-time show the day after he'd won the TV Times "Personality of the Year" award for the seventh year running. Included is an update on the Children In Need appeal.
The critics are already showing signs of getting restless with Terry's three-times-a-week format, as Terry deals with a member of the public slating his golf, and a song tribute from Leni Harper.
Arthur C. Clarke tells Terry that the monoliths in "2001" are like Swiss army knives, much to Terry and the audience's bafflement. Also on the show are Bonnie Langford, Lionel Fanthrope, Cyril Smith and Victor Spinetti.
Joan Armatrading performs her new single "Temptation", though Joan and her band appear to struggle to take the process of having to mime seriously. Also on the show are Liv Ullmann, Sir Michael Tippett and Frank Finlay.
Sam Harris, winner of US talent show "Star Search", sings "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" and gets cross-legged on the sofa for a chat with Terry. Also on the show are Cynthia Lennon, Peter Stringfellow and Kit Fraser.
Bruce Grobbelaar answers Terry's assertion that goalkeepers are "eccentric", and confesses that they can sometimes be "daft". Also on the show are Paul Hogan, Matthew Kelly, Marius May and Paul Theroux.
Wogan is still held in such high regard by the BBC that they don't broadcast the start of the night's live football match in order to stay with Terry. Guests keeping Manchester United and West Ham fans waiting include Nigel Havers.
In a packed show, guests include Pamela Sue Martin talking about playing Fallon in "Dynasty", Donald Sinden discussing his puppet in "Spitting Image", and north east club comedian Bobby Thompson performing a stand-up set.
Terry gets to interview Princess Anne, who tells Terry of the hazards of attending royal film premieres without having seen the movies first, what she'd do if royalty was abolished, and how she got a HGV driver's licence.
Lively talker Redmond O'Hanlon is cut off in mid-sentence when Terry needs to end the show before they run out of time. Also on the programme are Graeme Souness, Anna Ford and Edna O'Brien, with music from The Flying Pickets.
Christopher Lee discusses what it's like to still be known as "The Prince of Darkness", while there's a chance to hear two possible entries for the UK's "Song For Europe". Also among the guests are Lorraine Chase and Shirley Conran.
Terry presents two more possible songs to represent the UK in Eurovision, giving viewers a preview of the songs "Whether you like it or not." Also included on the show is Joan Rivers.
Terry meets Jimmy Nail, horse rider Virginia Holgate and karate expert Geoffrey Thompson. Providing music are Marc Almond and Bronski Beat, while the winners of the Conversationalist and Town Crier of the Year awards are announced.
Everton F.C. are on the show to sing their new record, "Here We Go", but Gary Lineker is absent from a situation he would later describe as "beyond cringeworthy". Included among the other guests are Miriam Margoyles and Patrick Macnee.
Among Terry's guests is Tony Curtis, who reflects on life, explodes the myth of him being from the Bronx, and talks about his alcohol and drug addictions.
Nick Logan, editor of "The Face" magazine, is asked if coming on to the Wogan show would suddenly make him unfashionable. Also appearing are composer Marvin Hamlisch, medium Doris Stokes, and the Style Council with their new single.
Phil Collins performs "One More Night" at the piano and chats to Terry about his busy schedule, including his recent tour in Japan, getting offered a part in Miami Vice (1984) and his experience at the Oscars.
Terry meets new "Breakfast Time" presenter Debbie Greenwood, and speaks to Frankie Howerd about his part in the war. Also on the show are Brian Glover, Jimmy Boyle and Dr. Hook, while tenor Robert White sings "Roses of Picardy".
Helen Mirren is among the guests, discussing her recent success in Cannes, how she hasn't bothered to dress up for the show, and reminding Terry of a time they shared a radio interview and she "couldn't get a word in edgeways".
Bob Hope receives a birthday cake from Terry ahead of his 82nd birthday. While in the studio, he talks about his career in showbusiness, his thoughts on politics, and whether he'll ever retire. Among the other guests are Duran Duran.
Dynasty's Diahann Carroll gives her first major UK TV interview, while among the other attractions is the offbeat music of Agnes Bernelle and 3 Mustaphas 3, joined by their executive producer, Elvis Costello.
Michael Praed, Sarah Douglas, Craig Charles and Alan Titchmarsh are all guests in the studio, while Marillion provide the music, playing their new track "Kayleigh".
A broad range of guests sees Terry welcome Esther Rantzen and Pete Townsend, along with bodybuilder Marilyn Luscombe and French-Canadian pianists the Lebeque Sisters.
Irish comedian Brendan Grace brings along some stout for Terry, while a couple celebrating marriage on Blackpool Tower bring him some rock. Also featured are Catherine Bach, puzzle maker Kit Williams and music from Fine Young Cannibals.
A special late-night edition, broadcast after 10pm to make space for the broadcast of the evening's European Cup Final. Terry's guests include Henry Cooper and Telly Savalas.
Joining Terry in the studio are Sir Robin Day, Steve Cauthen and Bertice Reading. Music is provided by Sting, singing his new track, "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free".
Pierce Brosnan discusses his Irish background, how he was a commercial artist who got into acting almost by accident, Remington Steele, and rumours that he'll be the next James Bond.
A packed show, as Roger Moore and Fiona Fullerton are in the studio to talk about "A View To A Kill", Benny and Bjorn are with Tim Rice to discuss "Chess", and Torvill and Dean also stop by for a chat.