The Old Grey Whistle Test "Stone Fox Chase" by a Nashville band, Area Code 615. The first host was Richard Williams, features editor of "Melody Maker", the music weekly. From 1972, the programme was presented by disc jockey Bob Harris (nicknamed "Whispering Bob Harris", because of his quiet voice and "laid back" style). He later became notorious among the younger generation for distancing himself on air from Roxy Music's first performance on the show and calling the New York Dolls "mock rock" and left "OGWT" in 1978. After Harris's departure, Anne Nightingale took over as host. In December 1980, Nightingale presented the show in the
The Pig and Whistle title is derived from one of the names of a traditional English public house, whose meaning in turn remains somewhat speculative. The Pig and Whistle The Pig and Whistle was a Canadian musical television series aired on the CTV television network from 1967 to 1977. Filmed in Toronto, Ontario but set in a fictional English pub, the show featured an assortment of Canadian, British and Irish performers. One of CTV's most popular programs of its day, "The Pig and Whistle" drew ratings of over a million viewers in the early 1970s. The programme was hosted by John Hewer and featured