This last episode of the second series was scheduled slightly earlier than usual, going out at 9:55pm instead of the usual 10pm or 10:05pm timeslot.
This post-watershed episode of Wogan didn't make the BBC1 Top Ten that week. However, Wogan on the Orient Express (1983), broadcast at 8pm the following day, came eighth in the BBC-only ratings, with 9.4 million viewers.