<Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> 21 September 1971--1 January 1988 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Old Grey Whistle Test (usually abbreviated to Whistle Test or OGWT) was a British television music show . </P> <P> It was commissioned by David Attenborough and aired on BBC2 from 1971 to 1988 . 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 . The original producer, involved in an executive capacity throughout the show's entire history, was Michael Appleton . 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 . Any song they could remember and whistle, having heard it just once or twice, had passed the old grey whistle test . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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