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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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18 episodes

S0 E1 · Old Grey Whistle test Vol 1

Over its incredible 16-year run from 1971-1987 The Old Grey Whistle Test was THE destination in the U.K. to see cutting ed live performances by the hottest emerging acts in music. The first in a series of three Old Grey Whistle Test DVD compilations to be exported to the U.S. The Old Grey Whistle Test features performances by such legends as John Lennon Elton John Bob Marley Lynyrd Skynyrd Rory Gallagher The Police REM and U2 often at the start of their legendary careers! PLUS historic interviews with Mick Jagger John Lennon Keith Richards Robert Plant Bruce Springsteen and Elton John - over three hours of music and interviews in total - all on one DVD that will be a must have for music fans everywhere! Complete Playlist (in order of appearance on the program): Alice Cooper "Under My Wheels"; Elton John "Tiny Dancer"; Curtis Mayfield "We Gotta Have Peace"; Randy Newman "Political Science"; Bill Withers "Ain't No Sunshine"; Rory Gallagher "Hands Off"; The Wailers "Stir It Up"; Roxy Music "Do The Strand"; The Edgar Winter Group "Frankenstein"; Captain Beefheart "Upon the My O My"; Little Feat "Rock 'n' Roll Doctor"; John Lennon "Stand By Me"; Lynyrd Skynyrd "Freebird"; Emmylou Harris "Amarillo"; Bonnie Raitt "Too Long At The Fair"; Tom Waits "Tom Traubert's Blues"; Talking Heads "Psycho Killer"; XTC "Statue of Liberty"; Blondie "(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear"; Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers "American Girl" The Police "Can't Stand Losing You"; Bruce Springsteen "Rosalita"; Iggy Pop "I'm Bored"; The Specials "Message to You Rudi"; The Damned "Smash It Up/I Just Can't Be Happy Today"; The Ramones "Rock 'n' Roll High School"; U2 "I Will Follow"; REM "Moon River" / "Pretty Persuasion"

S0 E2 · John Martyn Live at the BBC

This is a fantastic collection of Old Grey Whistle Test and Rock Goes To College appearances. The Old Grey Whistle Test, Collegiate Theatre, UCL, January 10th 1978 - May You Never, Small Hours, Certain Surprise, Couldn't Love You More and Big Muff. Rock Goes To College, Reading University, October 20th 1978 - May You Never, One World, One Day Without You, The Dealer, Certain Surprise, Big Muff and Anna. Rock Goes To College, Stirling University, March 2nd 1981 Big Muff, Some People Are Crazy, Grace and Danger, Save Some (For Me), Eibhli Ghail Chiuin Ni Chearbhail, Couldn't Love You More, Amsterdam and Johnny Too Bad. Bonus Footage, ALL from The Old Grey Whistle Test; March 13th 1973 May You Never and I'd Rather Be The Devil. January 17th 1975 One Day Without You and You Can Discover. March 1st 1977 Couldn't Love You More and One World. October 15th 1982 Hiss On The Tape, Hung Up and Gun Money.

S0 E3 · Guitar heroes at the BBC

Compilation of 1970s BBC performances on shows from The Old Grey Whistle Test to Sight and Sound by such luminaries of the electric guitar as Carlos Santana, Mark Knopfler, The Edge and Peter Green, as well as acoustic masters like John Martyn, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn and Paco Pena. Happening For Lulu - 04/01/1969 Jimi Hendrix — Voodoo Chile Monster Music Mash - 07/10/1969 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well Top Of The Pops - 15/10/1970 Deep Purple — Black Night In Concert: Pentangle - 04/01/1971 The Pentangle — Blues In Time Sounds For Saturday - 01/07/197 Paco Peña — Cantes Por Bulerias Top Of The Pops - 01/12/1973 Thin Lizzy — Whiskey in the Jar The Old Grey Whistle Test - 17/01/1975 Little Feat — Rock & Roll Doctor The Old Grey Whistle Test - 14/03/1975 Dr. Feelgood — Roxette Sign And Sound In Concert - 22/01/1977 Santana — Oye Como Va Sign And Sound In Concert - 15/10/1977 John Martyn — Dealer The Old Grey Whistle Test - 16/05/1978 Dire Straits — Sultans Of Swing The Old Grey Whistle Test - 20/06/1978 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers — American Girl The Old Grey Whistle Test - 17/10/1978 B.B. King — 'Hold On' Rock Goes To College - 27/01/1979 Rory Gallagher — Brute Force And Ignorance Rock Goes To College - 24/02/1979 The Police — Message in a Bottle The Old Grey Whistle Test - 28/02/1981 U2 — I Will Follow

S0 E4 · Old Grey Whistle Test Unreleased Volume 1

01. Eagles - Take It Easy (In Concert, Recorded 20th March 1973) 02. Little Feat - Fat Man In The Bathtub (17th January 1975) 03. Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way (Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead - 26th October 1976) 04. Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (Studio, 16th May 1978) 05. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama (Televison Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London - 11th November 1975) 06. Bob Seger - Still The Same (In Concert 1978) 07. Tom Petty - Fooled Again (10th May 1977) 08. ZZ Top - Cheap Sunglasses (15th April 1980) 09. Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon (In Concert 1976) 10. Rory Gallagher- Walk On Hot Coals (13th February 1973) 11. Steve Miller Band - The Gangster Is Back (Rainbow Theatre, London February 1972, OGWT 19th July 1975) 12. Joe Walsh - Turn To Stone (2nd May 1975) 13. Eagles - Hotel California (In Concert 1978) 14. Little Feat- Long Distance Love (Studio 1975) 15. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (Knebworth Festival, 21st August 1976) 16. Reelin' In The Years - Steely Dan (November 1978) 17. Like A Hurricane - Neil Young (Hammersmith Odeon, March 1976)

S0 E5 · Old Grey Whistle Test Unreleased Volume 2

01. Ramones - Don't Come Close - studio 1978 02. ZZ Top - I Thank You - studio 1980 03. Talking Heads - Life During Wartime - in concert 1979 04. Spirit - Turn To The Right - studio 1981 05. Bruce Springsteen - Quarter To Three - in concert 1979 06. Linda Ronstadt - Willin' - in concert 1976 07. John Martyn (with Phil Collins) - Sweet Little Mystery - studio 1980 08. Genesis - I Know What I Like - in concert 1973 09. Yes - Yours Is No Disgrace (cut) - in concert 1972 10. George Benson - Nature Boy - studio 1977 11. Curtis Mayfield - Keep On Keeping On - studio 1972 12. Elton John - The B*tch Is Back - in concert 1974 13. Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way - in concert 1976 14. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Rich Girl - studio 1977 15. Nils Lofgren - Back It Up - studio 1975 16. Dr Feelgood - She Does It Right - studio 1975 17. Manfred Mann's Earthband - Blinded By The Light - (Midnight Special 1976) 18. Rolling Stones - Hip Shake ( Montreux 1972) 19. Rolling Stones - Bluesberry Jam/ John's Jam (Montreux 1972)

S0 E6 · Old Grey Whistle Test Unreleased Volume 3

01. Tourists - Blind Among The Flowers - 1979 02. Japan - Swing - 1981 03. Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing - 1981 04. Nina Hagen - Ziggy Stardust 05. Patti Smith - Horses - 1976 06. Jim Croce - Workin' At The Car Wash Blues - 1973 07. Paul Butterfield - Slow Down - 1977 08. Alvin Lee - Don't Be Cruel - 1975 09. Stackridge - Dancing On Air - 1975 10. Bonnie Raitt - Love Has No Pride - 1975 11. Joni Mitchell - Help Me - 1975 12. Van Morrison - Wild Nights - 1975 13. Southside Johnny & The Asbury Dukes - The Fever - 1977 14. Bad Company - Feel Like Makin' Love - 1975 15. Ry Cooder - Vigilante Man - 1973 16. Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way - 1975 17. Tell Everyone 18. Sweet Lady Mary

S0 E7 · Old Grey Whistle Test Volume Unreleased 4

01. OGWT Intro 02. Bob Harris Intro 03. Spanish Tide - Family (November 1971) 04. Fog On The Tyne - Lindisfarne (October 1971) 05. Think About It, Darling - Jerry Lee Lewis (April 1972) 06. Rusty Red Armour - Vinegar Joe (April 1972) 07. What About Me? - Richie Havens (June 1972) 08. God's Song - Randy Newman (March 1972) 09. Looking For A Love - The J. Geils Band (January 1973) 10. Use Me - Bill Withers (November 1972) 11. On Broadway - The Drifters (July 1973) 12. Looking For A Kiss - The New York Dolls (November 1973) 13. Dance With Me - Janis Ian (October 1974) 14. This Is The Day - Captain Beefheart (June 1974) 15. If You Want To Get To Heaven - The Ozark Mountain Daredevils (April 1976) 16. Be My Baby - Kate & Anna McGarrigle (February 1977) 17. Johannesburg - Gil Scott-Heron (February 1976) 18. White Punks On Dope - The Tubes (November 1977) 19. Radios In Motion - XTC (February 1978) 20. The Beginning Of The End - Eddie & The Hot Rods (February 1978) 21. Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions - Graham Parker & The Rumour (March 1978) 22. My Best Friend's Girl - The Cars (November 1978) 23. Free For All - Ted Nugent (May 1979) 24. Burma Shave - Tom Waits (April 1979) 25. Peter Gabriel Interview (OGWT, 1982-10-09) 26. Bob Dylan & Dave Stewart - Interview & Performance (OGWT, 1985-11-22) 27. Goin' To Brownsville - Ry Cooder (OGWT, 1973) 28. Smack Dab In The Middle - Ry Cooder (OGWT, January 1977) 29. He'll Have To Go - Ry Cooder (OGWT, January 1977) 30. How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live? - Ry Cooder (OGWT, 1982)

S0 E8 · Old Grey Whistle Test Volume Unreleased 5

01. The Mumble Rumble & The Cocktail Rock - Kilburn & The High Roads (Ian Dury) - 1973-11-20 02. Doolin Dalton - J.D. Souther - 1973-04-24 03. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder - 1974-02-03 04. Costafine Town - Splinter - 1974-10-08 05. This Is The Day - Captain Beefheart - 1974-06-18 06. Another Sleep Song - Graham Nash - 1974-05-08 07. Coast To Coast - Ducks Deluxe - 1974-01-20 08. Space Circus - Chick Corea - 1974-03-12 09. Turn To Stone - Joe Walsh - 1975-05-02 10. Fat Man In The Bathtub - Little Feat - 1975-01-17 11. You Never Can Tell - Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance 1975-02-21 12. Piano Man - Billy Joel - 1975-05-16 13. Hey Joe - Patti Smith - 1976-05-11 14. Love Me Like A Man - Bonnie Raitt - 1976-03-23 15. For A Dancer - Jackson Browne - 1976-12-07 16. Mohammed's Radio - Warren Zevon & Jackson Browne - 1976-12-07 17. Without Love - Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes - 1977-04-16 18. Fooled Again - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 1977-05-10 19. Close Your Eyes - James Taylor & Carly Simon - 1977-11-01 20. Sixteen Again - The Buzzcocks - 1978-11-14 21. Art-I-Ficial - X-Ray Spex - 1978-12-05 22. Definitive Gaze - Magazine - 1978-09-19 23. Don't You Write Her Off - McGuinn, Clark & Hillman - 1979-02-20 24. On The Nickel - Tom Waits - 1979-04-24 25. Cheap Sunglasses - ZZ Top - 1980-04-15 26. Interview / Doin' The Things That We Want To - Lou Reed - 1984-12-18 27. The Lay Of The Land - The Fall (with The Michael Clark Company) - 1984-11-20 28. Lights Of Downtown - The Long Ryders- 1985-10-01 29. The Last Time (I Get Burned Like This) - The Robert Cray Band - 1985-11-26 30. Uncomplicated - Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 1986-05-27 31. Farewell From Bob Harris - 1988-01-01 (The Last Whistle Test) 32. Sally MacLennane - The Pogues - 1985-06-04

S0 E9 · Old Grey Whistle Test Volume Unreleased 6

01. Queen B*tch (Take 2) - David Bowie 1972-02-08 * 02. We Got The Beat - The Go-Go's 1982-01-21 03. Indiscipline - King Crimson 1982-03-18 04. I Know What Boys Like - The Waitresses 1982-04-29 05. Another One Bites The Dust - Clint Eastwood & General Saint 1982-04-22 06. A Dream Goes On Forever - Todd Rundgren 1982-06-03 07. Ziggy Stardust - Bauhaus 1982-10-04 08. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John 1982-12-24 09. Scullery - Clifford T. Ward 1973-11-20 10. On The Line - Graham Nash 1974-05-08 11. Lovesick Blues - The Crickets 1972-12-12 12. Walk On Hot Coals - Rory Gallagher 1973-02-13 13. Thousand Stars - Big Country 1983-04-22 14. Gold - Spandau Ballet 1983-04-29 15. war Baby - Tom Robinson (recorded in Chippenham 1983-11-28) 16. Reel Around The Fountain - The Smiths (recorded at The Assembly Rooms, Derby 1983-12-06) 17. I Will Not Follow - The Waterboys 1983-05-27 18. our Lips Are Sealed - Fun Boy Three 1983-05-06 19. Tear-Stained Letter - Richard Thompson 1984-03-23 20. Frost & Fire - Everything But The Girl 1984-10-30 21. I Love You Suzanne - Lou Reed 1984-12-18 22. Gun Law - Kane Gang 1985-02-19 23. Uncomplicated - Elvis Costello & The Attractions 1986-05-27 24. Guitars, Cadillacs - Dwight Yoakam 1986-07-15 25. Back To Centre - Paul Brady 1986-06-17 26. Shop Lifters - Ivor Cutler 1986-06-03 27. Severina - The Mission (with Julianne Regan) 1987-03-04 28. Just Like You Said It Would Be - Sinead O'Connor (recorded in Belfast 1987-03-11) 29. Ship Of Fools - World Party 1987-02-11 30. Exit - U2 (recorded in Belfast 1987-03-11) 31. Chantilly Lace > Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Jerry Lee Lewis 1972-04-25

S0 E10 · Old Grey Whistle Test Volume Unreleased 7

01. Workin' For MCA - Lynyrd Skynyrd 1974-12-05 (Rockpalast) 02. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd 1974-12-05 (Rockpalast) 03. Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton 1976-10-26 04. Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits 1978-05-16 05. Foxhole - Television 1978-05-16 06. Don't Come Close - The Ramones 1978-09-19 07. War Zone - The Vibrators 1978-04-04 08. Ha Ha, I'm Drowning - The Teardrop Explodes 1980-11-08 09. Too Much, Too Young - The Specials 1979-10-02 10. Cosmic Surfing - Yellow Magic Orchestra 1979-10-09 11. Down By The River - Neil Young & The International Harvesters 1985-10-15 (excerpt) 12. I'm Waiting For The Man - Lou Reed 1984-12-18 outtake 13. Dying On The Vine - John Cale 1985-12-03 14. Brenda's Iron Sledge - Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians 1985-04-16 15. Milkman of Human Kindness - Billy Bragg 1984-02-10 16. Inbetween Days - The Cure 1985-11-19 (@ Camden Palace, London) 17. Home - Public Image Limited 1986-05-20 18. Neat, Neat, Neat - The Damned 1986-09-20 19. Oblivious - Aztec Camera 1983-12-16 (@ Aston University Birmingham) 20. Working For The Yankee Dollar - The Skids 1979-11-13 21. Don't Worry About The Government - Talking Heads 1978-01-31 22. Streams Of Whiskey - The Pogues 1986-06-17 23. Born In The U.S.A - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 1984-10-30 24. Listen Like Thieves - INXS 1986-07-08 25. Severina - The Mission (with Julianne Regan) 1987-03-04 26. The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen 1985-11-12 27. Medicine Show - Big Audio Dynamite 1986-05-13 28. E=MC2 - Big Audio Dynamite 1986-05-13 (excerpt) 29. Cheap Sunglasses - ZZ Top - 1980-04-15 30. I Found Love - Lone Justice 1987-02-25 31. Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd 1974-12-05 (Rockpalast) 32. Women Of Ireland - The Chieftains 1976-04-06 33. OGWT Outro (inc “Billy Hunt” - The Jam 1978-05-23 and “I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor” - Arctic Monkeys, The Old Grey Whistle Test Story, 2007-01-03)

S0 E11 · Old Grey Whistle Test Volume Unreleased 8

01. Psycho Killer - Talking Heads - "RockPop" (@ Westfallenhalle, Dortmund 1980-12-20) OGWT 1981-01-31 02. Andy Kershaw Intro 1985-02-26 03. Chasing The Night - The Ramones 1985-02-26 04. Ships In The Night - Be Bop Deluxe 1976-01-13 05. She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult 1987-01-28 06. King Kong - Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - "Colour Me Pop" (BBC) 1968-10-23 (OGWT 1971-11-16) 07. Fly Away - James King & The Lone Wolves 1985-03-05 08. Horses > Hey Joe - Patti Smith 1976-05-11 09. Keith Don't Go - Nils Lofgren 1976-05-25 10. Sin City - Hank Wangford, Billy Bragg & Brendan Croker - "Rock Around The Clock" (BBC) 1986-09-20 11. When Will I Be Loved? - Linda Ronstadt (@ New Victoria Theatre, London) OGWT 1976-11-23 12. You Be Illin' - Run DMC 1987-02-04 13. This Charming Man - The Smiths (@ The Assembly Rooms, Derby 1983-12-06) "Whistle Test On The Road" 1983-12-09 14. Forgotten Sons - Marillion 1983-05-20 15. Run Run Run - Echo & The Bunnymen with Billy Bragg - "Rock Around The Clock" (BBC) 1986-09-20 16. Dreamboat Annie - Heart 1976-12-14 17. Walking By Myself - Johnny Winter (@ BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush 1979-04-30) OGWT 1979-05-01 18. Celluloid Heroes - The Kinks (@ The Rainbow Theatre, London 1977-12-24) 19. Terminal Love - The Boys 1980-01-08 (or 15th?) 20. Elephant Talk - King Crimson (@ The Venue, London 1981-10-05) OGWT 1981-11-26 21. I Wanna Be Your Dog - Iggy Pop 1979-04-24 22. Get Back To The Country - Neil Young & The International Harvesters 1985-10-15 23. Neil Young interview excerpt 1985-10-15 24. Feelin' Single, Seein' Double - Emmylou Harris & The Hot Band (@ BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush 1977-01) OGWT 1977-04-12 25. Smoke On The Water Intro - Ritchie Blackmore 26. Ritchie Blackmore talks to "Dawn Chorus" (Liz Kershaw) 27. The Unwritten Law (excerpt) - Deep Purple (Tracks 26-28 @ Palais des Omnisports, Bercy, Paris 1987-02-20) OGWT 1987-03-04 28. Ants Invasion - Adam & The Ants 1981-01-17 29. Poptones - Public Image Limited 1980-12-02 30. Hang On To Yourself - David Bowie (@ Dallas Convention Center 1978-04-10) OGWT 1979-02-27 31. Bob Harris Intro 1977-09-20 32. Street Fighting Man - The Rolling Stones (@ Les Abbatoirs, Paris 1976-06-05) OGWT 1977-09-29

S0 E12 · Old Grey Whistle Test Volume Unreleased 9

01. OGWT Intro (1977-09-20) 02. Bob Harris Intro (1977-09-20) 03. Eleven O'clock Tick Tock - U2 (1981-02-28) 04. Love On The Wrong Side Of Town - Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (1977-11-22 BBC Televison Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London, England) 05. School Days - The Runaways (1977-10-25) 06. Whatever Happened To Benny Santini? - Chris Rea (1978-05-16) 07. I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick (1978-03-28) 08. Sail Away - Randy Newman (1978-06-06 BBC Televison Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London, England (recorded 1978-06-02)) 09. Without A Word - Jack Bruce (1975-06-06) 10. Say When - Lene Lovich (1979-03-13) 11. Down In The Park - Tubeway Army (1979-05-22) 12. Night Boat To Cairo - Madness (1979-12-11) 13. She's Tuff - Fabulous Thunderbirds (1980-11-03) 14. Beasley Street - John Cooper Clarke (1980-11-03) 15. Messages - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (1980-04-15) 16. Inglan Is A B*tch - Linton Kwesi Johnson (1980-03-06) 17. To Hell With Poverty - Gang Of Four (1981-04-11) 18. All About You - Scars (1981-04-18) 19. Never Gonna Cry Again - Eurythmics (with Holgar Czukay) (1981-06-02) 20. Insects - Altered Images (1981-11-26) 21. Musta Notta Gotta Lotta - Joe Ely (1981-05-11) 22. Sense Of Purpose - The Sound (1981-11-26) 23. The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor) - Ry Cooder (recorded 1982-05-18) 24. Alathea - Robin Trower (1975-01-24) 25. Hand Of Fate - Rolling Stones (1976-06-06) 26. Fool To Cry - Rolling Stones (1976-06-06) 27. Outta Space - Billy Preston with the Rolling Stones (1976-06-06) 28. Live Life - Terry Reid (1973-06-19) 29. Sweet Gene Vincent - Ian Dury & The Blockheads (1980-12-24)

S0 E13 · 70s Gold

A celebration of the musically mixed-up decade that was the 1970s and which is reflected in the OGWT archive, from Elton John and David Bowie to the advent of punk and new wave.

S0 E14 · Old Grey Whistle Test Volume 2

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S0 E15 · Old Grey Whistle Test Volume 3

Featuring over 30 tracks including: David Bowie - 'Oh You Pretty Thing', Roger Daltrey - 'Giving It All Away', Supertramp - 'Dreamer', Janis Ian - 'At Seventeen', Joe Jackson - 'Sunday Papers', Orange Juice - 'Rip It Up', B.B. King - 'When It All Comes Down/Hold On' and Chris Rea - 'Fires Of Spring'.

S0 E16 · Lynyrd Skynyrd in Concert

Bob Harris presents a 1975 Lynyrd Skynyrd concert from BBC TV Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, featuring Double Trouble, I Ain't The One, Call Me the Breeze, Same Old Blues, Every Mother's Son, Sweet Home Alabama and Freebird.

S0 E17 · California Comes to the Whistle Test

A compilation of BBC performances by artists who lived and worked in California in the 1970s. Featuring Jackson Browne, Little Feat, Ry Cooder, Judee Sill, Bonnie Raitt and a rare duet between James Taylor and Carly Simon.

S0 E18 · For One Night Only

Hosted by Bob Harris, this live studio show features music, special guests and rare archive to mark 30 years since the legendary series was last broadcast in 1988. Bob also chats to Whistle Test alumni along with fans. A night of reminiscence, great music and fun.

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42 episodes

The first series of The Old Grey Whistle Test began on 21st September 1971 and concluded on 11th July 1972 for a total of 43 episodes.

S1 E1 · Season 1, Episode 1

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S1 E2 · Season 1, Episode 2

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S1 E3 · Season 1, Episode 3

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S1 E4 · Season 1, Episode 4

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S1 E5 · Season 1, Episode 5

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S1 E6 · Season 1, Episode 6

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S1 E7 · Season 1, Episode 7

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S1 E8 · Season 1, Episode 8

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S1 E9 · Season 1, Episode 9

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S1 E10 · 0Season 1, Episode 10

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S1 E11 · Series 1, Episode 11

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S1 E12 · Series 1, Episode 12

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S1 E13 · Series 1, Episode 13

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S1 E14 · Series 1, Episode 14

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S1 E15 · Series 1, Episode 15

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S1 E16 · Series 1, Episode 16

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S1 E17 · Series 1, Episode 17

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S1 E18 · Series 1, Episode 18

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S1 E19 · Poco

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S1 E20 · Bowie

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S1 E21 · Series 1, Episode 21

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S1 E22 · Series 1, Episode 22

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S1 E23 · Series 1, Episode 23

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S1 E24 · Series 1, Episode 24

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S1 E25 · Series 1, Episode 25

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S1 E26 · Series 1, Episode 26

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S1 E27 · Series 1, Episode 27

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S1 E28 · Kevin Ayers

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S1 E29 · Series 1, Episode 29

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S1 E30 · Series 1, Episode 30

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S1 E31 · Jerry Lee Lewis

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S1 E32 · Series 1, Episode 32

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S1 E33 · Series 1, Episode 33

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S1 E34 · The Beach Boys

"You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone"

S1 E35 · Series 1, Episode 35

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S1 E36 · Series 1, Episode 36

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S1 E37 · Series 1, Episode 37

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S1 E38 · Series 1, Episode 38

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S1 E39 · Series 1, Episode 39

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S1 E40 · Series 1, Episode 40

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S1 E41 · Series 1, Episode 41

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S1 E42 · Rolling Stones

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1972/3

49 episodes

The second series of The Old Grey Whistle Test started on 12th September 1972, concluding on 31st July 1973 with a total of 49 Episodes

S2 E1 · Series 2, Episode 1

Loggins and Messina: "Danny's Song" and "House At Pooh Corner"

S2 E2 · Series 2, Episode 2

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S2 E3 · Series 2, Episode 3

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S2 E4 · Series 2, Episode 4

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S2 E5 · Series 2, Episode 5

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S2 E6 · Series 2, Episode 6

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S2 E7 · Birtha / Mike Hugg / Rick Wakeman

Birtha: Free Spirit / Too Much Woman For The Henpecked Man Mike Hugg: Blue Suede Shoes Again Rick Wakeman Interview

S2 E8 · Series 2, Episode 8

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S2 E9 · Episode 9

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S2 E10 · Series 2, Episode 10

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S2 E11 · Series 2, Episode 11

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S2 E12 · Series 2, Episode 12

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S2 E13 · Series 2, Episode 13

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S2 E14 · Focus

The guys in Focus were jamming in a small BBC studio in the heart of Television Centre, rehearsing for their first appearance on the Old Grey Whistle Test. It was 12th December 1972, The atmosphere was great, very light-hearted and enjoyable as the band rehearsed its set. They decided to play 'Sylvia', 'Anonymous II' and 'Hocus Pocus', with a seasonal slant. Instead of following the usual pattern of the vocal breaks, This launched into a mock-serious yodelling version of ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas...’ building up to that top falsetto with a heart-rending ‘And a Happy New Yeeeeeaaaaarrr...’, tailing off into Jan’s million miles an hour guitar playing. The performance was an absolute sensation. People had never seen anything quite like them before.

S2 E15 · Series 2, Episode 15

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S2 E16 · Boxing Day Compilation

Alice Cooper: Under My Wheels Dion / Runaround Sue David Bowie: Queen Bitch Ten Wheel Drive: The Night I Got Out of Jail The Beach Boys: You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone Steve Miller Band: Living in the USA Vinegar Joe: Rusty Red Armour Carole King and Merry Clayton: Oh No Not My Baby Curtis Mayfield: Keep On Keeping On Mick Jagger: Interview The Rolling Stones: Tumbling Dice Poco: Just For Me and You The Beatles: Some Other Guy Roxy Music: Ladytron Stevie Wonder: Interview Janis Ian: He’s A Rainbow Jerry Lee Lewis: Think About It Darlin’ Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge: Help Me Make it Through the Night

S2 E17 · Genesis

Hammersmith, England, Old Grey Whistle Test, "Willow Farm"

S2 E18 · J Geils Band / Joan Armatrading / David Geffen / Captain Beefheart / Barclay James Harvest / Exuma

J. Geils Band: Looking for a Love / Floyds Hotel Joan Armatrading: Child Star / Give it a Try David Geffen interview Captain Beefheart : Some Yo Yo Stuff (filmfinders) Barclay James Harvest: Thank You (Marquee film) Exuma: Baby Let Me In (filmfinders)

S2 E19 · Series 2, Episode 19

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S2 E20 · Roberta Flack / Mike Absalom / The Rolling Stones / Frank Zappa

Roberta Flack: Sonny and Sister Joy / I Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer Mike Absalom: Hector the Dope Sniffing Hound / Saga of WPC Sadie Stick The Rolling Stones: Happy, All Down The Line (concert clips) Frank Zappa: Cleetus Awreetus Awrightus (filmfinders clip)

S2 E21 · The Who / Claire Hammill / Shawn Phillips / Status Quo

The Who: The Relay / Long Live Rock Claire Hammill: The Artist / Please Stay Tonight Shawn Phillips Status Quo: Don’t Waste My Time (Marquee film)

S2 E22 · Sharks

No summary.

S2 E23 · Rory Gallagher / Duncan Browne / Bette Midler / Loggins & Messina

Rory Gallagher: Hands Off / Walk on Hot Coals Duncan Browne: Ragged Rain Life / My Old Friends Bette Midler interview Loggins & Messina: Your Mama Don't Dance (promo)

S2 E24 · Strawbs / Judee Sill

No summary.

S2 E25 · Tony McPhee / Tassavallan / Donovan / Mickie Most / Country Joe MacDonald

Tony S McPhee: Write Me a Few Short Lines / Me and the Devil Tassavallan: Presidenti Lounge Donovan: Cosmic Wheels (film) / interview Mickie Most interview Country Joe MacDonald

S2 E26 · Argent / Shawn Phillips / Sha Na Na / Roy Buchanan

Argent: God Gave Rock ’n’ Roll to You / It’s Only Money Shawn Phillips: I Took A Walk / Lady Of The Blue Rose Sha Na Na: Rock N Roll is Here To Stay (Crystal Palace, London clip) Roy Buchanan: Them Changes / After Hours (Madison Square Garden, New York, 1972 clip)

S2 E27 · Roger Daltrey / John Martyn / John Lennon & Yoko Ono / Edgar Winter Band

Roger Daltrey: Giving It All Away / One Man Band John Martyn: May You Never / I’d Rather Be The Devil John Lennon & Yoko Ono: Move On Fast (from ‘One to One’ concert) Edgar Winter Band: Heavy (concert clip)

S2 E28 · Humble Pie / Ry Cooder / Led Zeppelin / Deliverance

Humble Pie: Black Coffee / Twist and Shout Ry Cooder: Goin’ To Brownsville / Vigilante Man / interview Led Zeppelin: No Quarter (filmfinders) Deliverance : Dueling Banjos (film clip)

S2 E29 · Episode 29

No summary.

S2 E30 · Roxy Music

No summary.

S2 E31 · Episode 31

No summary.

S2 E32 · Episode 32

No summary.

S2 E33 · Birtha / John David Southern

Birtha: I Can't Stop The Madness John David Southern: How Long / Doolin’ Dalton vintage Motown clips of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

S2 E34 · The Wailers

No summary.

S2 E35 · Yes: Live in Concert

Yes, live in Concert at the Rainbow Theatre, Dec 1972. And You and I / Clap / Roundabout / Yours is no Disgrace / Wurm

S2 E36 · Alaquin

No summary.

S2 E37 · American Blues Legends Live in Concert

Homesick James: Louisiana Blues Snooky Pryor: Do the Boogie Woogie Boogie Woogie Red: Hello Little Girl Washboard Willie - Love You Baby 24 Hours a Day Whispering Smith - Never Leave me Baby Lightnin’ Slim - Too Much Monkey Business

S2 E38 · Roy Bucchanan

No summary.

S2 E39 · Leon Russell / BB King

No summary.

S2 E40 · Nazareth / Harvey Andrews / Camel / The Eagles / Del Shannon

Nazareth: Bad Boy / Vigilante Man Harvey Andrews: Friend Of Mine / For My Father Camel: Never Let Go (promo) The Eagles: Outlaw Man (filmfinders) Del Shannon interview

S2 E41 · Cream

No summary.

S2 E42 · Episode 42

No summary.

S2 E43 · Focus: Live in Concert

No summary.

S2 E44 · John Entwistle - Kevin Ayers - Slick & Kanter - Seals & Crofts

John Entwistle - Peg Leg Peggy / My Wife Kevin Ayers: Shouting in a Bucket Blues / Oh Wot A Dream Slick & Kanter interview Seals & Crofts: Dust On My Saddle (film)

S2 E45 · Terry Reid - Del Shannon - Strider - Mike Oldfield - Pete Sinfield

Terry Reid: Without Expression / Live Life Del Shannon - Louise Kelly Strider: Higher & Higher (promo) Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells (promo) Pete Sinfield: Still (promo)

S2 E46 · Episode 46

No summary.

S2 E47 · Edgar Winter Group / Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee / Alan Hull

Edgar Winter Group: Frankenstein / Rock N Roll Boogie Woogie Blues / Hanging Around Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee: Walking My Blues Away / Sonny's Thing / Walk On Alan Hull: Numbers (film)

S2 E48 · Johnny Rivers / Drifters / Pete Sinfield

No summary.

S2 E49 · Freddie King / Dr John / Doobie Brothers / Blue

Freddie King: Boogie Funk Woman / Across The River Dr. John: Such A Night Doobie Brothers: Long Train Running (promo) Blue: Red Light Song (promo)

1973/4

43 episodes

The third series of The Old Grey Whistle Test started on 25th September 1973, concluding on 9th July 1974 for a total of 43 episodes.

S3 E1 · Blue / Jim Croce

No summary.

S3 E2 · Reggae in Edinburgh special

No summary.

S3 E3 · Rolling Stones / Country Gazette / Leo Kottke

Country Gazette: Keep On Pushing / Tried So Hard / Swing Low Sweet Chariot / Down The Road Leo Kottke: The Driving Of The Year/ Nail Stealing Mick Jagger interview The Rolling Stones: Silver Train / Dancing With Mr. D (promos)

S3 E4 · Leo Sayer / Don McLean

No summary.

S3 E5 · Bloodstone / John Martyn

No summary.

S3 E6 · Episode 6

No summary.

S3 E7 · Episode 7

No summary.

S3 E8 · Brinsley Schwarz / Gallagher & Lyle / Golden Earring

Brinsley Schwarz: Hooked on Love / Surrender to the Rhythm Gallagher & Lyle: Shine a Light / I Believe in You Golden Earring: Radar Love (film)

S3 E9 · Episode 9

No summary.

S3 E10 · Clifford T Ward / Greenslade / Stealers Wheel / Man / Bees Make Honey

No summary.

S3 E11 · New York Dolls / Michael Chapman / B.B. King

No summary.

S3 E12 · Hudson Ford / Gordon Giltrap / Mickey Dolenz

No summary.

S3 E13 · Episode 13

No summary.

S3 E14 · Sensational Alex Harvey Band / Rita Coolige / Kris Kristofferson / Linda Lewis / Jackson Browne / Billy Preston

No summary.

S3 E15 · Emerson, Lake & Palmer

No summary.

S3 E16 · Episode 16

Unbroadcast

S3 E17 · Dave Mason

No summary.

S3 E18 · Sutherland Bros and Quiver / Ralph McTell / Ducks Deluxe

No summary.

S3 E19 · Episode 19

No summary.

S3 E20 · Stevie Wonder / Doobie Brothers / Neil Sedaka

No summary.

S3 E21 · Pete Berryman / Cockney Rebel / Marshall Tucker Band

No summary.

S3 E22 · Horslips / Roy Harper / Joe Walsh / Maggie Bell

No summary.

S3 E23 · Babe Ruth / Argent / Loggins and Messina / Cheech and Chong / Steve Howe / Rick Wakeman / Cousin Joe / Bonnie Raitt

No summary.

S3 E24 · Canned Heat / Van Morrison / Bill Haley / Alquin

No summary.

S3 E25 · Episode 25

No summary.

S3 E26 · Rab Noakes / Chic Corea / Stefan Grossman

No summary.

S3 E27 · Saffrons / Stefan Grossman

No summary.

S3 E28 · Lindisfarne / Isotope / Sharks / Alice Cooper

No summary.

S3 E29 · Cashman & West / Argent / Cat Stevens

No summary.

S3 E30 · Strawbs / Judi Pulver / Jobraith

No summary.

S3 E31 · Jesse Colin Young / Robin Trower

No summary.

S3 E32 · Episode 32

No summary.

S3 E33 · Episode 33

No summary.

S3 E34 · Beckett / Graham Nash / Bill Wyman

No summary.

S3 E35 · Nazareth / James Griffin / Lesley Duncan / Tangerine Dream

No summary.

S3 E36 · Montrose / Tim Buckley / James Gang / Black Oak Arkansas

No summary.

S3 E37 · Van Morrison in concert

No summary.

S3 E38 · Episode 38

No summary.

S3 E39 · The Butts Band / Bridget St. John / Groundhogs / Pink Floyd

No summary.

S3 E40 · Captain Beefheart / Dory Previn / Paul Simon

No summary.

S3 E41 · Heavy Metal Kids / Pete Atkin / Ian Hunter / Loudon Wainwright III / JSD Band

No summary.

S3 E42 · Elton John / Dobie Gray / Adam Faith / Stevie Wonder

No summary.

S3 E43 · Rolling Stones, 1965 US tour film

No summary.

1974/5

42 episodes

The forth series of The Old Grey Whistle Test began on 24th September 1974, finishing on 26ht Jul 1975 for a total of 42 episodes.

S4 E1 · Arlo Guthrie / Loudon Wainwright III / Richard Digance / Planxty

From Cambridge Folk Festival Arlo Guthrie: Gamblin’ Man / The Motor Cycle Song / Don't Think Twice It’s Alright Loudon Wainwright III: Guru / I Am The Way Richard Digance: Working Class Millionaire Planxty: The Blacksmith

S4 E2 · Wally / The Rolling Stones

Wally: Sunday Walking Lady / The Martyr The Rolling Stones: Ain't Too Proud To Beg (film) Keith Richards: interview

S4 E3 · Episode 3

No summary.

S4 E4 · Episode 4

No summary.

S4 E5 · Episode 5

No summary.

S4 E6 · Episode 6

No summary.

S4 E7 · Episode 7

No summary.

S4 E8 · Episode 8

No summary.

S4 E9 · Episode 9

No summary.

S4 E10 · Episode 10

No summary.

S4 E11 · Episode 11

No summary.

S4 E12 · Elton John Christmas Concert

Bob Harris introduces a concert by superstar Elton John, recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon. White Christmas / Grimsby (Unbroadcast) / Rocket Man / Goodbye Yellow Brick Road / Daniel / Grey Seal / Bennie & the Jets / Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds / I Saw Her Standing There / Don’t Let the Sun go Down on Me / Honky Cat / Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting / Crocodile Rock / The Bitch is Back / Your Song

S4 E13 · Ace / Leo Sayer / Doobie Brothers / Van Morrison

No summary.

S4 E14 · Episode 14

No summary.

S4 E15 · Episode 15

No summary.

S4 E16 · Episode 16

No summary.

S4 E17 · Episode 17

No summary.

S4 E18 · Episode 18

No summary.

S4 E19 · Episode 19

No summary.

S4 E20 · Episode 20

No summary.

S4 E21 · Episode 21

No summary.

S4 E22 · Episode 22

No summary.

S4 E23 · Dr. Feelgood

No summary.

S4 E24 · Nutz

No summary.

S4 E25 · Billy Cobham

No summary.

S4 E26 · Episode 26

No summary.

S4 E27 · Episode 27

No summary.

S4 E28 · Episode 28

No summary.

S4 E29 · Judas Priest

No summary.

S4 E30 · Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show

No summary.

S4 E31 · David Gates / Seals & Croft

No summary.

S4 E32 · Episode 32

No summary.

S4 E33 · Episode 33

No summary.

S4 E34 · Episode 34

No summary.

S4 E35 · ‘Jack Bruce Band’ Special

Can you Follow / Morning Story / Keep it Down / Pieces of Mind / One / Spirit (instrumental) / Without a Word / Smiles and Grins

S4 E36 · Episode 36

No summary.

S4 E37 · Episode 37

No summary.

S4 E38 · Episode 38

No summary.

S4 E39 · Episode 39

No summary.

S4 E40 · Moonrider / John Dawson Band

No summary.

S4 E41 · Episode 41

No summary.

S4 E42 · ‘Yes’ in Concert

Yes at QPR Long Distance Runaround / The Clap / And you and I / Ritual / Runaround / Sweet Dreams

1975/6

35 episodes

S5 E1 · John Lennon interview in New York

No summary.

S5 E2 · Episode 2

No summary.

S5 E3 · Episode 3

No summary.

S5 E4 · John Mayall

No summary.

S5 E5 · Freddie King / Jack the Lad

No summary.

S5 E6 · Episode 6

No summary.

S5 E7 · Lynyrd Skynyrd in concert

No summary.

S5 E8 · Episode 8

No summary.

S5 E9 · Dr. Hook special

No summary.

S5 E10 · Episode 10

No summary.

S5 E11 · Episode 11

No summary.

S5 E12 · Ace / Strawbs

No summary.

S5 E13 · Queen in concert

No summary.

S5 E14 · Pick of the Year

No summary.

S5 E15 · Episode 15

No summary.

S5 E16 · Episode 16

No summary.

S5 E17 · Episode 17

No summary.

S5 E18 · Supertramp in Concert

No summary.

S5 E19 · Episode 19

No summary.

S5 E20 · Episode 20

No summary.

S5 E21 · Episode 21

No summary.

S5 E22 · Episode 22

No summary.

S5 E23 · Rory Gallagher

No summary.

S5 E24 · Episode 24

No summary.

S5 E25 · Return to Forever

No summary.

S5 E26 · Bonnie Raitt

Bob Harris introduces Bonnie Raitt in a special concert performance for the Old Grey Whistle Test from 1976.

S5 E27 · Jim Capaldi & The Space Cadets

No summary.

S5 E28 · Episode 28

No summary.

S5 E29 · Episode 29

No summary.

S5 E30 · Ozark Mountain Daredevils

No summary.

S5 E31 · Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble

No summary.

S5 E32 · Episode 32

No summary.

S5 E33 · Episode 33

No summary.

S5 E34 · Daryl Hall & John Oates

No summary.

S5 E35 · Nils Lofgren & Band

No summary.

1976/7

36 episodes

S6 E1 · Bob Dylan

No summary.

S6 E2 · Episode 2

No summary.

S6 E3 · Janis Ian

No summary.

S6 E4 · Episode 4

No summary.

S6 E5 · Peter Frampton

No summary.

S6 E6 · Episode 6

No summary.

S6 E7 · Ralph McTell

Bob Harris introduces Ralph McTell in concert at the BBC Television Theatre in London's Shepherds Bush in 1976.

S6 E8 · Episode 8

No summary.

S6 E9 · Linda Ronstadt

No summary.

S6 E10 · Episode 10

No summary.

S6 E11 · Jackson Browne

No summary.

S6 E12 · Heart / Racing Cars

No summary.

S6 E13 · Macon Whoppee (Capricorn Summer Picnic)

No summary.

S6 E14 · Rod Stewart in concert

The Old Grey Whistle Test presents Rod's Christmas Concert recorded on 1976-12-15 featuring The Rod Stewart Group performing on stage at Olympia, London. Tonight’s the Night / The Wild Side of Life / This Old Heart of Mine / Sweet Little Rock ’n’ Roller / I Don’t Want to Talk About It / The Killing of Georgie / Maggie May / Get Back / Losing You / Sailing

S6 E15 · Pick of the Year

No summary.

S6 E16 · Episode 16

No summary.

S6 E17 · Episode 17

No summary.

S6 E18 · The Eleventh House

No summary.

S6 E19 · Ry Cooder & The Chicken Skin Band

No summary.

S6 E20 · Average White Band

No summary.

S6 E21 · Episode 21

No summary.

S6 E22 · Manhattan Transfer

No summary.

S6 E23 · Episode 23

No summary.

S6 E24 · Episode 24

No summary.

S6 E25 · Andrew Gold

No summary.

S6 E26 · The Kinks

No summary.

S6 E27 · Bandit

No summary.

S6 E28 · Emmylou Harris & The Hot Band

No summary.

S6 E29 · Episode 29

No summary.

S6 E30 · The Kinks

No summary.

S6 E31 · Episode 31

No summary.

S6 E32 · Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

No summary.

S6 E33 · Dory Previn in concert

No summary.

S6 E34 · George Benson / Udio Lindberg

No summary.

S6 E35 · Episode 35

No summary.

S6 E36 · Eric Clapton

No summary.

1977/8

39 episodes

The seventh series of The Old Grey Whistle Test began on the 20th September 1977, concluding on 20th Jun 1987 and containing 39 episodes.

S7 E1 · ‘Rolling Stones’ in Concert

Rolling Stones in concert at Les Abbatoirs recorded for French TV Honky Tonk Women / Hand of Fate / Fool to Cry / Hot Stuff / You Gotta Move / You Can’t Always Get What You Want / Baby (feat. Billy Preston) / Outta Space (feat. Billy Preston) / Jumping Jack Flash / Street Fighting Man / I Can’t Get No Satisfaction

S7 E2 · Episode 2

No summary.

S7 E3 · Joan Armatrading / Harry Chaplin

No summary.

S7 E4 · Episode 4

No summary.

S7 E5 · Dr. Hook

No summary.

S7 E6 · The Runaways

No summary.

S7 E7 · James Taylor & Carly Simon

No summary.

S7 E8 · Episode 8

No summary.

S7 E9 · Cher & Greg Allman

No summary.

S7 E10 · ‘Southside Johnny & The Ashury Dukes’ in Concert

Live from the TV Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush. This Time It’s for Real / Love on the Wrong Side of Town / She got Me Where She Wants Me / Little by Little / It Ain’t the Meat (It’s the Motion) / The Fever / We’re Having a Party (credits) / Stagger Lee

S7 E11 · Tyla Gang / Don McLean / Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers / Warsaw Pakt / Steve Hillage

Tyla Gang: Don't Shift A Gear / The Young Lords Don McLean: Prime Time / Colour TV Blues Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: I Need To Know / American Girl / interview (Whiskey A GoGo, Los Angeles clip) Warsaw Pakt: Fast Eddie (film) Steve Hillage: Motivation Radio (live in Germany)

S7 E12 · Episode 12

No summary.

S7 E13 · Episode 13

No summary.

S7 E14 · Episode 14

No summary.

S7 E15 · The Kinks’ Christmas Concert

Bob Harris introduces the Kinks in concert at the Rainbow Theatre, London. Sleepwalker / Life on the Road / Well Respected Man / Death of a Clown / Sunny Afternoon / Waterloo Sunset / All Day and All of the Night / Slum Kids / Celluloid Heroes / Get back in the Line / Schoolboys in Disgrace / Lola / Alcohol / Skin & Bone / Father Christmas / You Really Got Me

S7 E16 · Ramones

No summary.

S7 E17 · Picks of Last Years Bunch

(Originally intended for 31st December)

S7 E18 · ‘John Martyn’ Special

May you Never / Small Hours / Certain Surprise / Couldn’t Love You More / Big Muff / Bless the Weather (credits) Inside out / Spencer and the Rover

S7 E19 · Episode 19

No summary.

S7 E20 · Episode 20

No summary.

S7 E21 · Talking Heads / Fabulous Poodles

No summary.

S7 E22 · Adverts / Jim Capaldi / Styx / Dusty Springfield

No summary.

S7 E23 · XTV / Radio Stars English

No summary.

S7 E24 · ‘Dickie Betts & Great Southern’ in Concert

Dickey Betts in concert at the TV Theatre Shepherds Bush. Leaving me Again / Back on the Road / Good Time Feeling / Jessica / Ramblin’ Man / Southbound (credits)

S7 E25 · Episode 25

No summary.

S7 E26 · Episode 26

No summary.

S7 E27 · Billy Joel

Billy Joel and his band performing live on the British rock programme “The Old Grey Whistle Test” in 1978. Miami 2017 / Movin’ Out / New York State of Mind / Entertainer / She’s Always a Woman to Me / Root Beer Rag / Just the Way You Are / Only the Good Die Young (Credits)

S7 E28 · ‘Graham Parker & The Rumour’ in Concert

Graham Parker & The Rumour live at the BBC. Stick to me (Take 1) / Stick to me (Take 2) / Problem Child / Back Door Love / Thunder and Rain / Turned up Too Late / Fools Gold / Saturday Night is Dead / I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down / Don’t Ask Me Questions / Soul Shoes

S7 E29 · Cheap Trick

No summary.

S7 E30 · Episode 30

No summary.

S7 E31 · Episode 31

No summary.

S7 E32 · Episode 32

No summary.

S7 E33 · Episode 33

No summary.

S7 E34 · Dire Straits

"Sultans Of Swing"

S7 E35 · The Jam

The Jam • Billy Hunt " In The Street Today " " 'A' Bomb In Wardour Street "

S7 E36 · Episode 36

No summary.

S7 E37 · ‘Randy Newman’ in Concert

Randy Newman in concert from TV Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush. Birmingham / Leave Your Hat On / Texas Girl at the Funeral of her Father / Short People / Simon Smith & the Amazing Dancing Bear / In Germany Before the War / Political Science / Rider in the Rain / I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today / Rednecks / Guilty / Sail Away / It’s Lonely at the Top

S7 E38 · Episode 38

No summary.

S7 E39 · Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in concert

Bob Harris introduces Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in concert at the BBC Television Centre in London's Shepherd's Bush in 1978. Anything That’s Rock & Roll / Fooled Again (I Don’t Like It) / I Need to Know / Breakdown / Listen to Her Heart / You’re Gonna Get It / American Girl / Strangered in the Night / Shout

1978/9

37 episodes

S8 E1 · Ramones

No summary.

S8 E2 · Rezillos / Steven Bishop

No summary.

S8 E3 · The Police

No summary.

S8 E4 · Jethro Tull in concert

No summary.

S8 E5 · Episode 5

No summary.

S8 E6 · Siouxsie and the Banshees / The Cars / John Cooper Clarke / Steely Dan / Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger

01 - Introduction by Anne Nightingale 02 - Metal Postcard - Siouxsie and the Banshees 03 - Jigsaw Feeling - Siouxsie and the Banshees 04 - The Cars - Interview with Bob Harris pt1 05 - My Best Friends Girl - The Cars 06 - The Cars - Interview with Bob Harris pt2 07 - Just What I Needed - The Cars 08 - Reelin In The Years - Steely Dan 09 - I Don't Want To Be Nice - John Cooper Clarke 10 - Kung-Fu International - John Cooper Clarke 11 - Readers Wives - John Cooper Clarke 12 - Walk And Don't Look Back - Peter Tosh & Mick Jagger

S8 E7 · Episode 7

No summary.

S8 E8 · Episode 8

No summary.

S8 E9 · Buzzcocks

No summary.

S8 E10 · Devo

No summary.

S8 E11 · X-Ray Spex

No summary.

S8 E12 · Muddy Waters / Devo

No summary.

S8 E13 · Episode 13

No summary.

S8 E14 · Rod Stewart in concert

Repeat from 24th December 1976

S8 E15 · Pick of the Year, Part 1

No summary.

S8 E16 · Pick of the Year, Part 2

No summary.

S8 E17 · Episode 17

No summary.

S8 E18 · Episode 18

No summary.

S8 E19 · Episode 19

No summary.

S8 E20 · Emerson, Lake & Palmer special

Karen Evil 9 - 1st impression / Watching Over You / Tank / Tiger in a Spotlight / Show me the Way to go Home / Piano Concerto (instrumental) / Pirates All recorded in Memphis, except Piano Concerto and Pirates, filmed in Montreal.

S8 E21 · Episode 21

No summary.

S8 E22 · Episode 22

No summary.

S8 E23 · Episode 23

No summary.

S8 E24 · Episode 24

No summary.

S8 E25 · Episode 25

No summary.

S8 E26 · Episode 26

No summary.

S8 E27 · Episode 27

No summary.

S8 E28 · Episode 28

No summary.

S8 E29 · Episode 29

No summary.

S8 E30 · Iggy Pop / Tom Waits

No summary.

S8 E31 · Johnny Winter in concert

Johnny Winter in concert at TV Shepherds Bush Theatre, London. Hideaway / Messin’ with the Kid / Mississippi Blues / Walking by Myself / Rock n’ Roll

S8 E32 · Episode 32

No summary.

S8 E33 · Episode 33

No summary.

S8 E34 · Episode 34

No summary.

S8 E35 · Episode 35

No summary.

S8 E36 · Episode 36

No summary.

S8 E37 · Thin Lizzy in concerts

Thin Lizzy live at the Rainbow Theatre March 1978. The Boys are Back in Town / Emerald / Dancing in the Moonlight / Massacre / Still in Love with You / Don’t Believe a Word / Are You Ready / Sha la la / Baby Drives me Crazy / Me and the Boys

1979/80

34 episodes

S9 E1 · Nils Lofgren in concert

No summary.

S9 E2 · Rickie Lee Jones concert highlights

No summary.

S9 E3 · Episode 3

No summary.

S9 E4 · Episode 4

No summary.

S9 E5 · Episode 5

No summary.

S9 E6 · Episode 6

No summary.

S9 E7 · Episode 7

No summary.

S9 E8 · Episode 8

No summary.

S9 E9 · Episode 9

No summary.

S9 E10 · Episode 10

No summary.

S9 E11 · Episode 11

No summary.

S9 E12 · Madness

Bed & Breakfast Man / Night Boat To Cairo

S9 E13 · Mike Oldfield

No summary.

S9 E14 · Blondie in concert

No summary.

S9 E15 · Episode 15

No summary.

S9 E16 · Pick of the Year

No summary.

S9 E17 · Episode 17

No summary.

S9 E18 · Episode 18

No summary.

S9 E19 · Episode 19

No summary.

S9 E20 · Episode 20

No summary.

S9 E21 · Episode 21

No summary.

S9 E22 · The Knack in concert

No summary.

S9 E23 · Episode 23

No summary.

S9 E24 · Fabulous Thunderbirds

No summary.

S9 E25 · Episode 25

No summary.

S9 E26 · Episode 26

No summary.

S9 E27 · Rory Gallagher concert highlights

No summary.

S9 E28 · Girl

No summary.

S9 E29 · ZZ Top

No summary.

S9 E30 · Episode 30

No summary.

S9 E31 · Episode 31

No summary.

S9 E32 · Episode 32

No summary.

S9 E33 · Episode 33

No summary.

S9 E34 · Genesis in concert

Genesis in concert highlights at London’s Lyceum Ballroom 07/05/80. Behind the Lines / Duchess / Guideline / Medley: In the Cage/Slipperman solo / Afterglow / Dance on a Volcano / Los Endos

1980/81

41 episodes

The tenth series of The Old Grey Whistle Test began on the 7th October 1980, concluding on the 14th July with a total of 41 episodes.

S10 E1 · Kate Bush in concert

No summary.

S10 E2 · The Police in the East

Documentary-style film of the Police's tour of Japan, Hong Kong, India, Egypt and Greece in 1980. Anne Nightingale accompanies the band and interviews its members during the tour. Includes concert footage and behind-the-scenes sequences of the band. All I Want is to be Next to You / Bring on the Night / Message in a Bottle / Walking on the Moon / So Lonely / Visions of the Night / Can’t Stand Losing You / Roxanne / Truth Hits Everybody / Driven to Tears / Born in the fifties

S10 E3 · The Story So Far - 350th Edition

No summary.

S10 E4 · Police in concert

No summary.

S10 E5 · Paul Simon

No summary.

S10 E6 · Episode 6

No summary.

S10 E7 · Episode 7

No summary.

S10 E8 · Episode 8

No summary.

S10 E9 · Episode 9

No summary.

S10 E10 · Episode 10

No summary.

S10 E11 · Episode 11

No summary.

S10 E12 · Episode 12

No summary.

S10 E13 · Episode 13

No summary.

S10 E14 · Ian Dury & The Blockheads in concert

Ian Dury & The Blockheads Live from the Dominion Theatre. Partial to your Abracadabra / Superman’s Big Sister / Yes & No (Paula) / Uncoolohol / Billericay Dickie / Delusions of Grandeur / Dance of the Crackpots / I Made Mary Cry / Wot a Waste / Hey, hey Take me Away / Manic depression (Jimi) / Oh Mr Peanut / Hit me with Your Rhythm Stick / Sweet Gene Vincent / Blockheads / Sex & Drugs & Rock n’ Roll

S10 E15 · Review of the Year

No summary.

S10 E16 · Episode 16

No summary.

S10 E17 · Episode 17

No summary.

S10 E18 · Rockpop, Part 1

No summary.

S10 E19 · Rockpop, Part 2

No summary.

S10 E20 · Episode 20

No summary.

S10 E21 · Episode 21

No summary.

S10 E22 · Episode 22

No summary.

S10 E23 · Episode 23

No summary.

S10 E24 · Episode 24

No summary.

S10 E25 · Episode 25

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S10 E26 · Joni Mitchell in concert

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S10 E27 · Rockplast, Part 1

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S10 E28 · Rockplast, Part 2

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S10 E29 · Episode 29

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S10 E30 · Episode 30

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S10 E31 · Episode 31

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S10 E32 · Episode 32

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S10 E33 · Episode 33

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S10 E34 · Episode 34

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S10 E35 · Episode 35

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S10 E36 · Clark/Duke Project

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S10 E37 · Eurythmics

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S10 E38 · Jack Bruce & His Friends

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S10 E39 · Episode 39

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S10 E40 · Duran Duran

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S10 E41 · Episode 41

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1981/2

29 episodes

The eleventh series of The Old Grey Whistle Test began on the 1st October 1981, concluding after 29 episodes on 10th June 1982.

S11 E1 · Episode 1

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S11 E2 · Episode 2

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S11 E3 · Episode 3

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S11 E4 · Episode 4

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S11 E5 · Altered Images

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S11 E6 · Episode 6

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S11 E7 · Toyah in concert

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S11 E8 · Pick of the Year

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S11 E9 · No One Gets Out Alive: Doors documentary

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S11 E10 · Episode 10

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S11 E11 · Rockpop in concert, Part 1

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S11 E12 · Soft Cell

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S11 E13 · XTC

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S11 E14 · Rockpop in concert, Part 2

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S11 E15 · Episode 15

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S11 E16 · Episode 16

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S11 E17 · Episode 17

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S11 E18 · Episode 18

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S11 E19 · Teardrop Explodes

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S11 E20 · Van Morrison & Rick James in concert

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S11 E21 · Episode 21

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S11 E22 · Episode 22

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S11 E23 · Episode 23

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S11 E24 · Episode 24

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S11 E25 · Episode 25

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S11 E26 · Ry Cooder

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S11 E27 · Episode 27

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S11 E28 · Todd Rundgren

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S11 E29 · Episode 29

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1982/3

22 episodes

S12 E1 · Simple Minds / Hot Club

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S12 E2 · Episode 2

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S12 E3 · Episode 3

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S12 E4 · Episode 4

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S12 E5 · Episode 5

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S12 E6 · Episode 6

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S12 E7 · Episode 7

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S12 E8 · Episode 8

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S12 E9 · Episode 9

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S12 E10 · Episode 10

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S12 E11 · Elton John in concert

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S12 E12 · Pick of the Year

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S12 E13 · Episode 13

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S12 E14 · Episode 14

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S12 E15 · Episode 15

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S12 E16 · Spandau Ballet

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S12 E17 · Episode 17

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S12 E18 · Episode 18

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S12 E19 · Episode 19

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S12 E20 · Waterboys / Eurythmics

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S12 E21 · Roman Holliday

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S12 E22 · Joni Mitchell

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1983/4

20 episodes

S13 E1 · Fun Boy Three special

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S13 E2 · Episode 2

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S13 E3 · Level 42

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S13 E4 · Tom Robinson & The Crew

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S13 E5 · The Smiths

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S13 E6 · Aztec Camera

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S13 E7 · Pick of the Year

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S13 E8 · Paul Young and the Royal Family

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S13 E9 · Episode 9

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S13 E10 · Red Guitars / Gary Moore

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S13 E11 · Episode 11

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S13 E12 · Episode 12

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S13 E13 · Episode 13

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S13 E14 · Icicle Works in concert

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S13 E15 · Episode 15

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S13 E16 · Episode 16

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S13 E17 · Episode 17

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S13 E18 · Episode 18

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S13 E19 · Episode 19

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S13 E20 · Episode 20

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1984/5

38 episodes

S14 E1 · Violent Femmes

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S14 E2 · Episode 2

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S14 E3 · Episode 3

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S14 E4 · Episode 4

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S14 E5 · Episode 5

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S14 E6 · Episode 6

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S14 E7 · Episode 7

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S14 E8 · Episode 8

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S14 E9 · Lou Reed

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S14 E10 · Bruce Springsteen in concert

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S14 E11 · Big Country in concert

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S14 E12 · Nik Kershaw in concert

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S14 E13 · Old Grey Pick of the Year

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S14 E14 · Episode 14

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S14 E15 · Episode 15

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S14 E16 · Episode 16

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S14 E17 · Episode 17

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S14 E18 · Episode 18

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S14 E19 · Episode 19

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S14 E20 · Episode 20

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S14 E21 · Episode 21

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S14 E22 · Episode 22

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S14 E23 · Episode 23

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S14 E24 · Episode 24

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S14 E25 · Episode 25

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S14 E26 · Prince in concert

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S14 E27 · Episode 27

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S14 E28 · Mick Jagger extended special

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S14 E29 · Episode 29

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S14 E30 · Episode 30

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S14 E31 · Episode 31

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S14 E32 · Episode 32

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S14 E33 · Episode 33

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S14 E34 · Episode 34

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S14 E35 · Episode 35

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S14 E36 · Episode 36

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S14 E37 · Episode 37

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S14 E38 · Episode 38

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1985/6

31 episodes

S15 E1 · Long Ryders

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S15 E2 · Episode 2

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S15 E3 · Episode 3

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S15 E4 · Episode 4

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S15 E5 · Episode 5

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S15 E6 · Episode 6

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S15 E7 · Episode 7

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S15 E8 · Episode 8

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S15 E9 · Episode 9

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S15 E10 · Episode 10

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S15 E11 · Episode 11

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S15 E12 · Episode 12

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S15 E13 · 85 Whistle Test 86

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S15 E14 · Meatloaf in concert

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S15 E15 · Joni Mitchell in concert

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S15 E16 · Bryan Ferry special

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S15 E17 · Episode 17

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S15 E18 · Episode 18

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S15 E19 · Episode 19

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S15 E20 · Episode 20

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S15 E21 · Stevie Wonder special

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S15 E22 · Episode 22

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S15 E23 · Episode 23

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S15 E24 · Episode 24

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S15 E25 · Episode 25

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S15 E26 · Episode 26

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S15 E27 · Episode 27

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S15 E28 · Episode 28

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S15 E29 · Episode 29

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S15 E30 · Big Country in concert

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S15 E31 · Rolling Stones

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1986/7

20 episodes

S16 E1 · The Damned / Echo & the Bunnymen / Hang Wangford / Billy Bragg / Brendan Croker

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S16 E2 · Paul Simon special

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S16 E3 · End of the Year

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S16 E4 · Run DMC

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S16 E5 · Episode 5

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S16 E6 · Michelle Shocked

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S16 E7 · The Comfy Area

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S16 E8 · The Cult

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S16 E9 · Run DMC

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S16 E10 · World Party

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S16 E11 · Episode 11

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S16 E12 · Episode 12

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S16 E13 · Deep Purple / The Mission

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S16 E14 · U2 / Sinéad O’Connor

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S16 E15 · Episode 15

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S16 E16 · Wet Wet Wet

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S16 E17 · Paul Simon

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S16 E18 · Level 42 in concert

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S16 E19 · Big in Japan special

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S16 E20 · That Was The Whistle Test That Was

5 hour finale