Wogan in panto shocker.

One famous Radio 2 disc-jockey will rock down a storm up north this Christmas as he slips into his role as third ugly sister in the local production of Cinderella in a cold town up there in England's famous north.

Charitable big-boss BBC-ers have let him have time out over the yuletide logging period from his morning radio show to concentrate on this his first role in panto since it was invented by Christopher Biggins in 1872.

Taking on the part with gusto he will be dressing up as a grotesque lady complete with a huge hairpiece, and be wheeled on each night in a comedy cart.

"Ever since I was little I dreamed of being a bigun in the medium of Biggins, coming on stage in Wigan in a wagon with a wig on," said Wogan.

Fox out.

Oh yes it was!

The famous panto call and response of originated in 1903 when Tommy Owen (playing Widow Twankey) had an argument with his wife, who was in the audience, about whether he had done the washing up or not.