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The Old Grey Whistle Test

1971–1988BBC TwoDocumentary

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The serious music programme to Top of the Pops' singles chart, with a harmonica riff and a star-kicker cartoon.

The Old Grey Whistle Test opens with a main title sequence of 28 seconds.

It arrived on BBC Two in 1971, when The Morecambe & Wise Show and The Goodies were also on the network.

1 sequence85th most looked up of 151 in the 1970sIMDb ↗Official site ↗
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