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Episode 7

Old Grey Whistle Test 40 Series 1
Episode 7 of 16

Bob Harris continues to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the classic TV show with session tracks from Randy Newman, plus he talks to Andy Partridge and Mark Knopfler.

Bob Harris continues to celebrate the classic music TV show. Each programme looks at one complete series of the original Old Grey Whistle Test and includes archive recordings alongside new interviews and recorded sessions with guests from the featured series.

Programme seven includes session tracks from Randy Newman and John Otway, who also talks to Bob about the seminal Whistle Test performance of Really Free. Andy Partridge of XTC is in the OGWT40 studio with his memories of his band's debut performance on the programme, and rounding off this week's guests is Mark Knopfler recalling the rise of Dire Straits.

The featured archive material includes XTC's Statue Of Liberty, Carly Simon and James Taylor with a duet recorded in Martha's Vineyard, The Paul Butterfield band at the Bearsville picnic and Patti Smith with her biggest UK hit Because The Night.

First broadcast on Radio 2 in 2011.

57 minutes

Last on

Wed 28 Feb 2018 23:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Beat

    Mirror In The Bathroom

    • Go Feet.

  • Last Train Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    Stone Fox Chase

  • Dire Straits

    SULTANS OF SWING (Old Grey Whistle Test archive session)

  • Dire Straits

    Money For Nothing

    • Dire Straits Brothers in Arms.
    • VERTIGO.
    • 824-499-2.

  • John Otway

    BEWARE OF THE FLOWERS (Old Grey Whistle Test 40 Session)

  • John Otway

    Really Free (Old Grey Whistle Test 40 Session)

  • Patti Smith Group

    BECAUSE THE NIGHT (Old Grey Whistle Test archive session)

  • XTC

    STATUE OF LIBERTY (Old Grey Whistle Test archive session)

  • XTC

    Yacht Dance (Old Grey Whistle Test archive session)

  • None

    Deleted Record

    Artist: Levon Helm Artist: Paul Butterfield Artist: david sanborn

  • Randy Newman

    Birmingham (Old Grey Whistle Test 40 session)

  • Carly Simon

    YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES (Old Grey Whistle Test archive recording)

    Artist: James Taylor

  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    AMERICAN GIRL (Old Grey Whistle Test archive performance)

  • Last Train Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    Stone Fox Chase

Broadcasts

  • Wed 5 Oct 2011 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Fri 13 Dec 2013 04:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music
  • Wed 28 Feb 2018 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2