Season
- Season 16 1986-09-20
- Season 15 1985-10-01
- Season 14 1984-10-23
- Season 13 1983-09-18
- Season 12 1982-09-17
- Season 11 1981-10-01
- Season 10 1980-10-07
- Season 9 1979-09-18
- Season 8 1978-09-19
- Season 7 1977-09-20
- Season 6 1976-09-28
- Season 5 1975-09-30
- Season 4 1974-09-24
- Season 3 1973-09-25
- Season 2 1972-09-12
- Season 1 1971-09-21
- Season 0
Episode
- Episode 1: The Damned / Echo & the Bunnymen / Hang Wangford / Billy Bragg / Brendan Croker
- Episode 2: Paul Simon special
- Episode 3: End of the Year
- Episode 4: Run DMC
- Episode 5: Episode 5
- Episode 6: Michelle Shocked
- Episode 7: The Comfy Area
- Episode 8: The Cult
- Episode 9: Run DMC
- Episode 10: World Party
- Episode 11: Episode 11
- Episode 12: Episode 12
- Episode 13: Deep Purple / The Mission
- Episode 14: U2 / Sinéad O’Connor
- Episode 15: Episode 15
- Episode 16: Wet Wet Wet
- Episode 17: Paul Simon
- Episode 18: Level 42 in concert
- Episode 19: Big in Japan special
- Episode 20: That Was The Whistle Test That Was
The Old Grey Whistle Test
The Old Grey Whistle Test is an influential BBC2 television music show that ran from 1971 to 1987. It took over the BBC2 late night slot from "Disco Two", which had been running since January 1970, while continuing to feature non-chart music. It was devised by BBC producer Rowan Ayers. According to presenter Bob Harris, the programme derived its name from a Tin 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. The songs they could remember and whistle, having heard it just once or twice, had passed the old grey whistle test.
