The Old Grey Whistle Test The Old Grey Whistle Test The Old Grey Whistle Test (usually abbreviated to Whistle Test or OGWT) was a British television music show. It was commissioned by David Attenborough and aired on BBC2 from 1971 to 1988. It took over the BBC2 late night slot from "Disco 2", which ran between September 1970 and July 1971, while continuing to feature non-chart music. The show was devised by BBC producer Rowan Ayers. The original producer, involved in an executive capacity throughout the show's entire history, was Michael Appleton. According to presenter Bob Harris, the programme derived its name from a Tin
American Girl (Tom Petty song) the song on the BBC2 television show "The Old Grey Whistle Test" in 1978. The song has been featured in several Hollywood films and television shows, most notably "FM" (1978), "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982), "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991), The Sopranos (1999), Scrubs (TV series) (2001), "Chasing Liberty" (2004), Parks and Recreation (2009), "Ricki and the Flash" (2015) and "The Handmaid's Tale" (2017). Its use in "The Silence of the Lambs" made the list of Top 11 Uses of Classic Rock in Cinema at UGO. According to Tom Petty, The Strokes have admitted to taking the riff