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Bob Harris celebrates 40 years of Whistle Test with live music and star interviews

Bob Harris celebrates the 40th anniversary of The Old Grey Whistle Test. Remembering each series with archive recordings, plus new interviews and exclusively recorded sessions

Old Grey Whistle Test 40: Series 1

Old Grey Whistle Test 40: Series 1: Episode 2

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BBC Radio 2 - Old Grey Whistle Test 40, Series 1, Episode 2

Part two of Bob's celebration of Whistle Test includes live music from Ralph McTell.

Bob Harris presents part two in this celebration of the classic TV programme, including interviews with Colin Blunstone, Thijs van Leer of Focus and live music from Ralph McTell.

Bob Harris celebrates the classic music TV show. Each programme looks at one complete series of the original Old Grey Whistle Test and includes archive recordings, alongside both new interviews and exclusively recorded sessions with guests from the featured series.

Programme two covers the series that ran from September 1972 to July 1973. Alongside contributions from the show's original producer Mike Appleton, Bob speaks with Rod Argent and Russ Ballard of Argent, Colin Blunstone, and Donal Gallagher (brother of the late Rory Gallagher - a regular guest) about their memories of the programme.

Singer/songwriter Ralph McTell and Plainsong (Iain Matthews and Andy Roberts) both perform new exclusive session songs; and Thijs van Leer from Focus not only remembers his band's UK TV debut, but also provides an impromptu flute solo that merges a live improvisation with a blast of an old favourite.

These performances are complimented by classic archive sessions from Bill Withers, Del Shannon, the aforementioned Rory Gallagher and the first ever British TV appearance by The Wailers and their emerging star Bob Marley.

First broadcast on Radio 2 in 2011.

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