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The Essay

The Earl Grey Whistle Test

Episode 2: The Earl Grey Whistle Test: Dancing About Architecture

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Music journalist and broadcaster Mark Ellen reflects on the problems faced by writers trying to find a suitable vocabulary to describe music. Show more

The Essay

The Earl Grey Whistle Test

Episode 3: The Earl Grey Whistle Test: The Writer's Wardrobe

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Reflecting on his near-40 years spent working as a music journalist, David Hepworth discusses the dress code for the creative homeworker. Show more

The Essay

The Earl Grey Whistle Test

Episode 4: The Earl Grey Whistle Test: It's All About the Drummer, Stupid

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Reflecting on his near-40 years spent as a music journalist, David Hepworth discusses who is to him the only member of a band who matters: the drummer. Show more

The Essay

The Earl Grey Whistle Test

Episode 5: The Earl Grey Whistle Test: Hope I Die Before I Get Old

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Reflecting on nearly 40 years as a music journalist, David Hepworth explores what keeps rock stars such as Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones performing into old age. Show more

The Essay

The Earl Grey Whistle Test

Episode 1: The Earl Grey Whistle Test: The Indivisible Men

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Music journalists David Hepworth and Mark Ellen, who have had a long partnership, discuss other double acts and analyse their own creative and personal relationship. Show more