The Old Grey Whistle Test: 1978/9
Season 8 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Old Grey Whistle Test Season 7.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 8 Progress Shield
Siouxsie and the Banshees / The Cars / John Cooper Clarke / Steely Dan / Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger
Oct 24, 1978 · 60 min
01 - Introduction by Anne Nightingale 02 - Metal Postcard - Siouxsie and the Banshees 03 - Jigsaw Feeling - Siouxsie and the Banshees 04 - The Cars - Interview with Bob Harris p
Emerson, Lake & Palmer special
Jan 23, 1979 · 60 min
Karen Evil 9 - 1st impression / Watching Over You / Tank / Tiger in a Spotlight / Show me the Way to go Home / Piano Concerto (instrumental) / Pirates All recorded in Memphis, exc
Johnny Winter in concert
Apr 17, 1979 · 60 min
Johnny Winter in concert at TV Shepherds Bush Theatre, London. Hideaway / Messin’ with the Kid / Mississippi Blues / Walking by Myself / Rock n’ Roll
Thin Lizzy in concerts
Jun 12, 1979 · 60 min
Thin Lizzy live at the Rainbow Theatre March 1978. The Boys are Back in Town / Emerald / Dancing in the Moonlight / Massacre / Still in Love with You / Don’t Believe a Word / Are