This was the sixth and last time that Spike Milligan would appear on the show with Terry. Although he appeared once more on Wogan in
Wogan with Joanna Lumley (1989), the edition was with Joanna Lumley as the host.
Many years later in The Independent (10th October 2011) Terry Wogan was asked the question of which of his guests he wanted to "throttle the most", and Spike was among the six cited: "Spike Milligan was always difficult. He was a good friend of mine and, as any of his friends will tell you, Spike could come and go. He was a manic-depressive. If you got him when he was manic, he would drive you mad. I think I preferred him when he was depressed."