The Dundee Courier reported on the show's length the following day (25th October 1986), noting:
"A slightly curtailed Wogan (B.B.C.1), due to a fire in the "hallowed portals" during the six o'clock news. Still, there was time for a chat with Star Trek's. Captain Kirk (William Shatner), via satellite, and a song-his first live professional performance on TV for two years-from Bob Geldof. "This Is The World Calling" was the title, but it didn't ring too many bells with this viewer."
"A slightly curtailed Wogan (B.B.C.1), due to a fire in the "hallowed portals" during the six o'clock news. Still, there was time for a chat with Star Trek's. Captain Kirk (William Shatner), via satellite, and a song-his first live professional performance on TV for two years-from Bob Geldof. "This Is The World Calling" was the title, but it didn't ring too many bells with this viewer."