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Old Grey Whistle Test 40

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Episode 1

Duration:
57 minutes
First broadcast:
Wednesday 24 August 2011

Bob Harris presents the first in a new series celebrating the 40th anniversary of the classic music TV show. Each programme will look at one complete series of the original Old Grey Whistle Test and will include archive recordings alongside both new interviews and exclusively recorded sessions with guests from the featured series.

Programme One covers series one, which ran from September 1971 to July 1972. Bob interviews the show's producer Mike Appleton about the creation of the show and speaks with Alice Cooper and Elton John about their appearances on The Old Grey Whistle Test. Both artists also feature in archive sessions and there are more classic performances from David Bowie and Curtis Mayfield. Yusuf performs two exclusive acoustic numbers and chats about both his Whistle Test days recording as Cat Stevens and his current projects. There is further new live music from Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash.

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  • Bob Harris and Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash

    Bob Harris and Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash

    Martin Turner, Dave Wagstaffe, Bob Harris, Danny Willson and Ray Hatfield at Maida Vale 3 recording episode one of Old Grey Whistle Test 40.

    Photo by: Miles Myerscough-Harris

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