Truly, Madly, Deeply Vale while the British musical landscape was changing from progressive rock to punk. It was narrated by Bob Harris, former presenter of "The Old Grey Whistle Test", and has since been released on DVD in a much extended form as the 3 hours plus the Deeply Vale Festivals DVD. Truly, Madly, Deeply Vale Truly, Madly, Deeply Vale is a 2004 television documentary produced by David Nolan for Granada Television, about the history of the Deeply Vale Festivals which ran from 1976 to 1979 in the North West of England. The programme makers tracked down many of the musicians who played there,
Test the Nation could play along using interactive television, log onto the BBC website, or just use a pen and paper to keep score. The first show, in May 2002, was an IQ test and the six groups of 50 studio participants included blondes, brunettes, teachers and students. They were pitted against a group of 10 celebrities including "EastEnders" star Adam Woodyatt, pop music presenter Fearne Cotton, Olympic athlete Jonathan Edwards and former "Sunday Times" editor and broadcaster Andrew Neil. The teachers came out on top. The last IQ test in the UK was shown on 27 August 2007, when the studio groups