BBC 2 - (The Old Grey) Whistle Test - Friday 10th February 1984 - Philips N1700 Transfer.

Rare Domestic Recording.
Featuring a report on the new Cable Music TV Channels.
Dire Straits and The Rolling Stones edited out due to copyright

[@u2me2us2]

Wow Billy Bragg! What a treat - thx for uploading

[@MultiVince95]

BBC two continuity Friday 10th February 1984

[@ColmORourke1981]

I believe The Music Channel never went to air, at the expense of Music Box.
Nice commentary from Hepworth re: Read and Holly.
Legend has it Bragg's roadie, Andy Kershaw, was offered his presenting gig when this was recorded.
As a TV graphics nerd, I love seeing the Ryley caption generator in use on (OG)WT a month after TOTP traded up to an Aston with more choice in typefaces and colours :-)
This is from Friday 10th February 1984.

[@timdickinson7304]

Thank you so much for uploading this. I'm currently writing an article about the last few years of the Whistle Test, so this is really important bit of research. Do you have any other recordings?

[@antjarvis]

Brilliant.

[@bobrew461]

And I thought Steve Nieve got his big bwake via Jonathan Woss.