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Whistle Test

on BBC Two England

Q: Which British musician has written and played on top ten hits with four different bands and is still only 26?
A: Vince Clarke with Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly and now Erasure.
Mark Ellen searches for the secret of his success.
In the studio, Andy Kershaw unearths two contrasting new American talents - country singer Lyle Lovett and the enigmatic Californian band Camper van Beethoven. WT cameras penetrate the hideaway of scientist, engineer and inventor Tom Scholz.
Producers TREVOR DANN and JOHN BURROWES
Director DOMINIC BRIGSTOCKE Editor MICHAEL APPLETON

Contributors

Unknown:
Vince Clarke
Unknown:
Mark Ellen
Unknown:
Andy Kershaw
Singer:
Lyle Lovett
Unknown:
Tom Scholz.
Producers:
Trevor Dann
Producers:
John Burrowes
Director:
Dominic Brigstocke
Editor:
Michael Appleton

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