‘John Martyn’ Special
The Old Grey Whistle Test - S7 - E18
May you Never / Small Hours / Certain Surprise / Couldn’t Love You More / Big Muff / Bless the Weather (credits) Inside out / Spencer and the Rover
The Old Grey Whistle Test: Season 7 - 39 Episode s
7x1 - ‘Rolling Stones’ in Concert
September 20, 1977
Rolling Stones in concert at Les Abbatoirs recorded for French TV Honky Tonk Women / Hand of Fate / Fool to Cry / Hot Stuff / You Gotta Move / You Can’t Always Get What You Want / Baby (feat. Billy Preston) / Outta Space (feat. Billy Preston) / Jumping Jack Flash / Street Fighting Man / I Can’t Get No Satisfaction
7x2 - Episode 2
September 27, 1977
7x3 - Joan Armatrading / Harry Chaplin
October 4, 1977
7x4 - Episode 4
October 11, 1977
7x5 - Dr. Hook
October 18, 1977
7x6 - The Runaways
October 25, 1977
7x7 - James Taylor & Carly Simon
November 1, 1977
7x8 - Episode 8
November 8, 1977
7x9 - Cher & Greg Allman
November 15, 1977
7x10 - ‘Southside Johnny & The Ashury Dukes’ in Concert
November 22, 1977
Live from the TV Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush. This Time It’s for Real / Love on the Wrong Side of Town / She got Me Where She Wants Me / Little by Little / It Ain’t the Meat (It’s the Motion) / The Fever / We’re Having a Party (credits) / Stagger Lee
7x11 - Tyla Gang / Don McLean / Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers / Warsaw Pakt / Steve Hillage
November 29, 1977
Tyla Gang: Don't Shift A Gear / The Young Lords Don McLean: Prime Time / Colour TV Blues Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: I Need To Know / American Girl / interview (Whiskey A GoGo, Los Angeles clip) Warsaw Pakt: Fast Eddie (film) Steve Hillage: Motivation Radio (live in Germany)
7x12 - Episode 12
December 6, 1977
7x13 - Episode 13
December 13, 1977
7x14 - Episode 14
December 20, 1977
7x15 - The Kinks’ Christmas Concert
December 24, 1977
Bob Harris introduces the Kinks in concert at the Rainbow Theatre, London. Sleepwalker / Life on the Road / Well Respected Man / Death of a Clown / Sunny Afternoon / Waterloo Sunset / All Day and All of the Night / Slum Kids / Celluloid Heroes / Get back in the Line / Schoolboys in Disgrace / Lola / Alcohol / Skin & Bone / Father Christmas / You Really Got Me
7x16 - Ramones
January 3, 1978
7x17 - Picks of Last Years Bunch
January 5, 1978
(Originally intended for 31st December)
7x18 - ‘John Martyn’ Special
January 10, 1978
May you Never / Small Hours / Certain Surprise / Couldn’t Love You More / Big Muff / Bless the Weather (credits) Inside out / Spencer and the Rover
7x19 - Episode 19
January 17, 1978
7x20 - Episode 20
January 24, 1978
7x21 - Talking Heads / Fabulous Poodles
January 31, 1978
7x22 - Adverts / Jim Capaldi / Styx / Dusty Springfield
February 7, 1978
7x23 - XTV / Radio Stars English
February 14, 1978
7x24 - ‘Dickie Betts & Great Southern’ in Concert
February 21, 1978
Dickey Betts in concert at the TV Theatre Shepherds Bush. Leaving me Again / Back on the Road / Good Time Feeling / Jessica / Ramblin’ Man / Southbound (credits)
7x25 - Episode 25
February 28, 1978
7x26 - Episode 26
March 7, 1978
7x27 - Billy Joel
March 14, 1978
Billy Joel and his band performing live on the British rock programme “The Old Grey Whistle Test” in 1978. Miami 2017 / Movin’ Out / New York State of Mind / Entertainer / She’s Always a Woman to Me / Root Beer Rag / Just the Way You Are / Only the Good Die Young (Credits)
7x28 - ‘Graham Parker & The Rumour’ in Concert
March 21, 1978
Graham Parker & The Rumour live at the BBC. Stick to me (Take 1) / Stick to me (Take 2) / Problem Child / Back Door Love / Thunder and Rain / Turned up Too Late / Fools Gold / Saturday Night is Dead / I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down / Don’t Ask Me Questions / Soul Shoes
7x29 - Cheap Trick
March 28, 1978
7x30 - Episode 30
April 4, 1978
7x31 - Episode 31
April 11, 1978
7x32 - Episode 32
May 2, 1978
7x33 - Episode 33
May 9, 1978
7x34 - Dire Straits
May 16, 1978
"Sultans Of Swing"
7x35 - The Jam
May 23, 1978
The Jam • Billy Hunt " In The Street Today " " 'A' Bomb In Wardour Street "
7x36 - Episode 36
May 30, 1978
7x37 - ‘Randy Newman’ in Concert
June 6, 1978
Randy Newman in concert from TV Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush. Birmingham / Leave Your Hat On / Texas Girl at the Funeral of her Father / Short People / Simon Smith & the Amazing Dancing Bear / In Germany Before the War / Political Science / Rider in the Rain / I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today / Rednecks / Guilty / Sail Away / It’s Lonely at the Top
7x38 - Episode 38
June 13, 1978
7x39 - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in concert
June 20, 1978
Bob Harris introduces Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in concert at the BBC Television Centre in London's Shepherd's Bush in 1978. Anything That’s Rock & Roll / Fooled Again (I Don’t Like It) / I Need to Know / Breakdown / Listen to Her Heart / You’re Gonna Get It / American Girl / Strangered in the Night / Shout
The Old Grey Whistle Test: All seasons
S0: Specials
18 Episode s
S1: 1971/2
42 Episode s
S2: 1972/3
49 Episode s
S3: 1973/4
43 Episode s
S4: 1974/5
42 Episode s
S5: 1975/6
35 Episode s
S6: 1976/7
36 Episode s
S7: 1977/8
39 Episode s
S8: 1978/9
37 Episode s
S9: 1979/80
34 Episode s
S10: 1980/81
41 Episode s
S11: 1981/2
29 Episode s
S12: 1982/3
22 Episode s
S13: 1983/4
20 Episode s
S14: 1984/5
38 Episode s
S15: 1985/6
31 Episode s
S16: 1986/7
20 Episode s