The Old Grey Whistle Test Pan Alley phrase from years before. When they got the first pressing of a record they would play it to people they called the old greys – doormen in grey suits. Any song they could remember and whistle, having heard it just once or twice, had passed the old grey whistle test. On 23 February 2018, a one-off three hour special of The Old Grey Whistle Test was broadcast on BBC Four, hosted by Bob Harris to mark 30 years since the final episode aired. The show's focus on "serious" rock music, rather than chart hits covered on BBC1 by
Whistle Down the Wind (film) four BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards: The film was popular at the box office, being the 8th most popular film at the UK box office in 1961. By 1971 it had earned a profit of over £240,000. Bryan Forbes later said it was the most popular and profitable film he ever made. Whistle Down the Wind (film) Whistle Down the Wind is a 1961 British film, directed by Bryan Forbes and with screenplay by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall. The film is based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Mary Hayley Bell and