The Old Grey Whistle Test The Old Grey Whistle Test The Old Grey Whistle Test (usually abbreviated to Whistle Test or OGWT) was a British television music show. It was commissioned by David Attenborough and aired on BBC2 from 1971 to 1988. It took over the BBC2 late night slot from "Disco 2", which ran between September 1970 and July 1971, while continuing to feature non-chart music. The show was devised by BBC producer Rowan Ayers. The original producer, involved in an executive capacity throughout the show's entire history, was Michael Appleton. According to presenter Bob Harris, the programme derived its name from a Tin
The Good Old Days (UK TV series) to survive complete. 63 of the programmes were broadcast on BBC Four between November 2015 and January 2018. On Friday 30 December 1983 a "Goodbye to the Good Old Days" was shown, a documentary celebrating the end of the 30-year run that year; Barry Cryer served as narrator for the documentary. The Good Old Days (UK TV series) The Good Old Days is a BBC television light entertainment programme produced by Barney Colehan which ran from 1953 to 1983. It was performed at the Leeds City Varieties and recreated an authentic atmosphere of the Victorian–Edwardian music hall with songs and