Old Grey Whistle Test Spoof on Rutland Weekend Television

[Teasing the Korean]

Hilarious spoof of the UK music show from Eric Idle's short-lived comedy show.

 

[sidewinder]

‘Toad The Wet Sprocket’.

’Whistling’ Bob Harris - mainstay of that show after Richard Williams and up to the advent of punk.

Funnily enough, that sketch was shown on TV here last night. I’d always assumed it came from Python.

[mjazzg]

'Whispering' surely? After he left OGWT he did a show on my local BBC radio station.

I remember his dismay, low key of course, when an LP snapped in his hand

[sidewinder]

‘Whispering’, yes, of course.

Wasn’t it one of the Reading stations that he moved to afterwards? 

OGWT also used to feature the occasional bit of jazz rock. Remember seeing Return To Forever on one occasion.

[mjazzg]

6 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

‘Whispering’, yes, of course.

Wasn’t it one of the Reading stations that he moved to afterwards? 

OGWT also used to feature the occasional bit of jazz rock. Remember seeing Return To Forever on one occasion.

Yes, it was Reading. Radio Thames Valley or similar

[sidewinder]

Thought so. I have a copy of his bio somewhere on the bookshelves. An entertaining read.