Chris Evans v Terry Wogan: what the Togs say

Lesley Macintosh, aka Hellen Bach, Queen of the Togs: I was quite nervous when I woke up this morning but I liked [the show]. I think my husband liked it too. I like Chris, I like his tone, and I like the way he is. The only criticism that I have – which is a very strong one – is that it had phone-ins. I don't like phone-ins. They make it sound like commercial radio. I loved hearing Moira Stuart and the way they interacted was brilliant. I tweeted Chris last night to wish him good luck because I knew it would be difficult and that he'd be nervous, and he tweeted back, which was nice. This wasn't about Chris trying to please the Togs, it was about Chris trying to please his listeners. I was absolutely thrilled that his first record was a Beatles one. There was a very good feeling from the beginning of the show and it transported me back to when I used to listen to Radio 1 when I was young. I thought: 'This is nice'. Chris is a completely different person to Terry Wogan. He's upbeat. You can't compare the two. I want to listen to Terry Wogan forever, and if he hadn't left it I would have been delighted, but we're looking forward to his Sunday show. Still, we had to change, and having Chris on now is just fine. He's a lovely person; I wasn't expecting Terry."