Wogan ended its run in July 1992 and was replaced in the schedule by the soap opera Eldorado.

The show received a high profile with Hagman at the height of his fame starring as J. R. Ewing on Dallas.

When BBC1 was relaunched on 18 February 1985, the show was moved to weekday evenings at 7:00pm, three nights per week, and inter-scheduled with their new soap EastEnders to help streamline and maintain viewers throughout the course of the evening, as designed by the then-controller of BBC One, Michael Grade.

"[3] Grade also said "The series would bring a much needed element of surprise and unpredictability to BBC Television".

[5][6] During this time, BBC Scotland often moved the Friday edition to a late night slot.

Others included David Frost (in 1986), Kenneth Williams (in 1986),[21] Ben Elton (in 1989), Joanna Lumley (in 1989), Selina Scott (again in 1991), Jonathan Ross (in 1990), Gloria Hunniford (in 1991), Felicity Kendal, Esther Rantzen and Bruce Forsyth.