Bid to get Terry Wogan to No 1

Sir Terry Wogan's army of fans are launching an internet campaign to get their hero his first ever No 1 single, the veteran broadcaster has said.

The TOGs are planning to get Sir Terry to the top spot before he leaves his morning slot on Radio 2 on December 18.

At the launch of his charity single, a cover of The Beatles' hit All You Need Is Love, Sir Terry said: "I'm quietly confident. I got to No 3 last year, let's go for it."

He continued: "When I was 12 years of age I got to No 15 with a song called Floral Dance but I've never had a No 1. It's really about charity though, for Children in Need, this will be as much Pudsey's No 1 as mine."

Chief TOG Norman Macintosh said: "We want him to have a No 1 for his last week of broadcasting. We got him to No 3 last year so let's go two better. The TOGs are an influential bunch."

Sir Terry, who will be replaced by Chris Evans in December, has 7.76 million listeners tuning in each week. He jokingly refers to his fans as TOGs, which stands for Terry's Old Geezers or Terry's Old Gals.

The single All You Need Is Love will raise money for Children In Need and is available in shops on Monday November 9.