Sting's emotive description of the destruction of rain forests - "It's like looking at a rape. If you see someone being raped in the street you wanna stop it" - may seem a little shocking for the family teatime slot in which Wogan was broadcast.
It was reported that Sting and chief Raoni initially had conflict between them when they first met. The Daily Mirror (26th April 1989) stated:
"They arrived in Britain yesterday, to appear on tonight's Wogan show, and were clearly the best of friends. It wasn't always the case. Sting once teased Raoni by inserting a digestive biscuit in his lower lip to imitate the traditional Indian lip-plate. Not funny, decided Raoni. He produced a very large knife and invited the rock star to have his throat altered. Sting apologised profusely while he still had vocal cords."
"They arrived in Britain yesterday, to appear on tonight's Wogan show, and were clearly the best of friends. It wasn't always the case. Sting once teased Raoni by inserting a digestive biscuit in his lower lip to imitate the traditional Indian lip-plate. Not funny, decided Raoni. He produced a very large knife and invited the rock star to have his throat altered. Sting apologised profusely while he still had vocal cords."
The three episodes of Wogan broadcast this week (including the repeat edition on the Monday night) averaged 6.7 million viewers, charting at 55th place.
This was the first new edition of Wogan since Episode #9.46 (1989), with the Monday night episode pulled from transmission due to BBC strike action. The cancelled episode was scheduled to include Jason Donovan.
However, the ratings counted by BARB still registered three episodes for the week, as the slot was filled with a repeat of Episode #8.109 (1988).
However, the ratings counted by BARB still registered three episodes for the week, as the slot was filled with a repeat of Episode #8.109 (1988).