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
Rick Adams (television presenter) Rick Adams (television presenter) Rick Adams formally known as Rick Prosser (credited as DJ Rick) (born 16 October 1971) is an English television presenter and online radio DJ. After attending Bournemouth University, Adams has hosted television and radio shows for a variety of leading networks including Nickelodeon, Children's BBC, Bravo and ITV in the UK on which he presented "Crazy Cottage", a kids' game show. He was a co-presenter of Channel 4's "The Big Breakfast" in 1996. He has co-hosted Nickelodeon US's "Slime Time Live" and Nickelodeon UK telecasts of the US "Kid's Choice Awards", which he co-hosted one year