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
Disco 2 (TV series) Disco 2 (TV series) Disco 2 (or Disco Two) was a BBC2 television music show that ran between January 1970 and July 1971. It was the successor to "Colour Me Pop" and the precursor of "The Old Grey Whistle Test". The earliest programmes were billed as Line Up's Disco 2, the programme - like "Colour Me Pop" before it - originally being a spin-off of "Late Night Line-Up". The series was produced by Rowan Ayers (the father of musician Kevin Ayers) and directed by Granville Jenkins. The regular presenter of the first series was Tommy Vance, who was replaced for