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Old 30-07-2005, 20:19   #14
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Re: The Old Grey Whistle Test

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Originally Posted by patrickp
AIR there were a couple of presenters before Whispering Bob; the first, I think, was Richard Williams. I remember on one occasion he was interviewing Captain Beefheart, a slightly (to say the least) eccentric musician, and it was quite obvious Richard simply couldn't understand the responses to his questions (the Captain could be a little - er - lateral minded...). So, after every reply, he had to change the subject rather than admit he didn't have the least idea what had just been said to him...
the DVD sleeve-notes credit Mike Appleton with being the 'founding producer' & states the 'key' (whatever that means??) presenters as Richard Williams, Bob Harris, Anne Nightingale, Mark Ellen, David Hepworth & Andy Kershaw.
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