The Old Grey Whistle Test Story
2007, English. Directed by Dione Newton.
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.
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- 0h 40m
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- 3 January 2007
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The Old Grey Whistle Test Story isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 January 2007. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Old Grey Whistle Test Story?
The Old Grey Whistle Test Story (2007) was directed by Dione Newton and stars Jo Brand.