Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Old Grey Whistle Test (usually abbreviated to Whistle Test or OGWT) is a British television music show aired on BBC2 that ran from 1971 to 1987. 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. 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.. }
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- The_Old_Grey_Whistle_Test abstract "The Old Grey Whistle Test (usually abbreviated to Whistle Test or OGWT) is a British television music show aired on BBC2 that ran from 1971 to 1987. 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. 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.".