Sir Terry Wogan has BBC Radio 2 building named after him to honour illustrious career

The BBC has named a radio building after Sir Terry Wogan to honour his illustrious broadcasting career.

BBC Western House, where Sir Terry recorded his Radio 2 breakfast show for many years, will now be called BBC Wogan House.

The late star’s family attended the inauguration to see the new signage unveiled on Wednesday, saying that it was a ‘wonderful gesture’.

In a statement, they said that Radio 2 had been “such an important part” of Sir Terry’s life over the years.

“He spent so many happy years there doing what he loved - chatting and laughing with the listeners from his studio in BBC Western House every weekday morning,” they added.

BBC director-general Tony Hall, deputy director-general Anne Bulford and director of radio Bob Shennan were also at the event, which honoured the life and career of the broadcasting legend.

“Each time we all walk through the doors of Wogan House we will be forever reminded of him - his warmth, wit and endless charm," said Shennan.

Sir Terry, who died in January at the age of 77, was a Radio 2 stalwart and presented the breakfast show from 1972-1984 and then again from 1993-2009.

The broadcasting icon then returned the station in 2010 to host a live two-hour Sunday show, which he continued to front until November 2015.

The BBC hosted a star-studded Children in Need Rocks concert this week to honour Sir Terry , with performances from Beverley Knight, Take That and Olly Murs.