The Old Grey Whistle Test 1973, the show changed to an entirely live format. On 23 February 2018, the BBC broadcast a special programme, hosted by Bob Harris, to mark the 30 years since the legendary series was last broadcast. This live studio show featured music, special guests and rare archive footage. It featured performances from Peter Frampton, Richard Thompson, Albert Lee and others. Bob Harris chatted to Whistle Test alumni, including Dave Stewart, Joan Armatrading, Ian Anderson, Chris Difford and Kiki Dee, as well as fan Danny Baker. The programme hosted many seminal acts of the era, including the first British TV performance of
The Stranger (album) of a previously unreleased concert featuring Billy and his band, "Live at Carnegie Hall 1977", recorded at the historic Manhattan venue on June 3, 1977, one month before the sessions for "The Stranger" album. The Deluxe Limited Edition included a DVD showcasing two live promotional videos from "The Stranger"; and Joel's performance on the BBC's "Old Grey Whistle Test", a seldom-seen sixty-minute set from 1978 that has aired only once on the UK's BBC2. Also included in this box set is a facsimile poster from the 1977 Carnegie Hall concert, and a facsimile notebook that contains copies of rough draft