Old Grey Whistle Test 40th Anniversary Beeb 4 this weekend

[Ash]

Whispering Bob, the thinking man’s muso.

Bob played one of my old bands on his Radio 1 show circa 91. Good ol' Bob.

[SWv2]

I can honestly say TOGWT had a bigger influence on me than Top of the Pops,John Peel et al
I can distinctly remember watching and thinking Bob Marley was from fúcking Neptune :sigh:

Did you see Don Letts programme on Skinheads last weekend, not sure if it was BBC4 or Sky Arts?

[TheCurly]

Did you see Don Letts programme on Skinheads last weekend, not sure if it was BBC4 or Sky Arts?

I did aye
I enjoyed it but thought it was a tad simplistic.No real explanation how it had morphed from mod

[SWv2]

I did aye
I enjoyed it but thought it was a tad simplistic.No real explanation how it had morphed from mod

Aye, just went from Windrush generation to London estates in the late 60s.

I'm not sure about that Letts bloke. Seems obligatory for any show he ever does that he mentions the fact he DJ'ed at The Roxy.

[Ash]

Aye, just went from Windrush generation to London estates in the late 60s.

I'm not sure about that Letts bloke. Seems obligatory for any show he ever does that he mentions the fact he DJ'ed at The Roxy.

Letts has made some good programmes imo. And if you'd DJ'ed at the Roxy you might mention it from time to time. Did you like the prog? I saw it was on BBC4 but we had something else to watch. I might iPlayer it.

[SWv2]

Letts has made some good programmes imo. And if you'd DJ'ed at the Roxy you might mention it from time to time. Did you like the prog? I saw it was on BBC4 but we had something else to watch. I might iPlayer it.

Yes it was quite watchable.

The transition from Jamaican music through to the more aggressive Oi is one hell of a musical path, stopping off en route with the NF and of course Chelsea.

[Viva Prat Vegas]

Whispering Bob had his teeth filed down with a rasp and levelled out years ago

[Viva Prat Vegas]

He keeps saying "Can you hear me at the back?"