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The Old Grey Whistle Test Story

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Jo Brand narrates a profile which celebrates the life and times of the BBC's first flagship live music programme, The Old Grey Whistle Test, which ran from 1971 to 1987. It looks at the music, the presenters, the TV rivals, the sparse studio and the legacy, finds out why Bob Harris whispered, what Sid Vicious tried to do to him and what Camel did with a woodwind quartet and why. All these questions are answered and many more, followed by loving compilations of those early 70s years, the era that time forgot.

English
  • Originally Aired January 9, 2007
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Production Code b0074t7r
  • Network BBC One
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Name Type Role
Annie Nightingale Guest Star
Paul Morley Guest Star
Jools Holland Guest Star
Charles Shaar Murray Guest Star
Jo Brand Guest Star
Mark Radcliffe Guest Star
Bob Harris Guest Star
Jarvis Cocker Guest Star
Dione Newton Director