The Old Grey Whistle Test
1971-1987
60 minutes
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...
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The Damned / Echo & the Bunnymen / Hang Wangford / Billy Bragg / Brendan Croker
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Paul Simon special
1986-12-23
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End of the Year
1986-12-31
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Run DMC
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1987-01-13
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Michelle Shocked
1987-01-14
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The Comfy Area
1987-01-21
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The Cult
1987-01-28
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Run DMC
1987-02-04
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World Party
1987-02-11
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1987-02-18
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1987-02-25
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Deep Purple / The Mission
1987-03-04
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U2 / Sinéad O’Connor
1987-03-11
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1987-03-18
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Wet Wet Wet
1987-03-25
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Paul Simon
1987-04-01
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Level 42 in concert
1987-04-20
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Big in Japan special
1987-04-21
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That Was The Whistle Test That Was
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