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Old Grey Whistle Test 40

Series 1

Episode 9

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 2Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 2

Bob Harris continues to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the classic music TV show and episode nine marks the transition of the programme from the 70s into the 80s.

Bob talks to Debbie Harry about Blondie's New Year's Eve concert from Glasgow which was broadcast by the show and Greg Lake reminisces about the filmed reports of ELP's American tour. There are sessions from Judie Tzuke and Steve Hackett, guitarist with Genesis during the classic line-up of the early 70s, who continues to have an illustrious solo career.

The programme also features archive songs from ZZ Top, Tubeway Army and there are period performances from Tom Waits and Public Image Ltd, the latter introduced (in an archive interview) by Annie Nightingale as her favourite Whistle Test performance during her four years as presenter of the show.

First broadcast in 2011. Show less

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