It was reported in the Daily Mirror (16th March 1985) that the first 15 minutes of a West Ham vs. Manchester United football match, screened on BBC1, wasn't televised due to Wogan. The game, which ended in a 2-2 draw, reportedly featured a bad start by West Ham, which viewers missed due to the chat show being prioritised: "West Ham should thank Wogan that the viewers missed the first 15 minutes because in that spell they could have lost the game."