Season
20 - That Was The Whistle Test That Was
Apr. 22,1987
5 hour finale
19 - Big in Japan special
Apr. 21,1987
18 - Level 42 in concert
Apr. 20,1987
17 - Paul Simon
Apr. 01,1987
16 - Wet Wet Wet
Mar. 25,1987
15 - Episode 15
Mar. 18,1987
14 - U2 / Sinéad O’Connor
Mar. 11,1987
13 - Deep Purple / The Mission
Mar. 04,1987
12 - Episode 12
Feb. 25,1987
11 - Episode 11
Feb. 18,1987
10 - World Party
Feb. 11,1987
9 - Run DMC
Feb. 04,1987
8 - The Cult
Jan. 28,1987
7 - The Comfy Area
Jan. 21,1987
6 - Michelle Shocked
Jan. 14,1987
5 - Episode 5
Jan. 13,1987
4 - Run DMC
Jan. 07,1987
3 - End of the Year
Dec. 31,1986
2 - Paul Simon special
Dec. 23,1986
1 - The Damned / Echo & the Bunnymen / Hang Wangford / Billy Bragg / Brendan Croker
Sep. 20,1986
Trailer
The Old Grey Whistle Test is an influential BBC2 television music show that ran from 1971 to 1987. It took over the BBC2 late night slot from "Disco Two", which had been running since January 1970, while continuing to feature non-chart music. It was devised by BBC producer Rowan Ayers. According to presenter Bob Harris, the programme derived its name from a Tin Pan Alley phrase from years before. When they got the first pressing of a record they would play it to people they called the old greys—doormen in grey suits. The songs they could remember and whistle, having heard it just once or twice, had passed the old grey whistle test.
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