[Littlepeahead]

I wondered how bad it was when he played no part in Children In Need last time. They said he wasn't well enough and that was so much his programme.

I grew up with Blankety Blank and the chat show back in the days when we had 3 channels. What I liked about him was when he went off on his jaunts he met people and with such friendliness, laughing along at their customs with kindness not putting them down. Something Clarkson, Chris Tarrant and Graham Norton should learn.

His voice over of The Eurovision was always the highlight. I remember a group of us watching it one year and supporting Poland because we had a load of Polish vodka. Every time Terry made a dry witty comment we had to do a shot. It wasn't a sober evening.