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The Earl Grey Whistle Test: The Writer's Wardrobe

Reflecting on his near-40 years spent working as a music journalist, David Hepworth discusses the dress code for the creative homeworker.

In a week of Essays, David Hepworth and Mark Ellen reflect on their nearly 40-year partnership as music journalists and TV presenters and what they've learned along the way. On the legendary ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ music show The Old Grey Whistle Test and on numerous magazines from Smash Hits in the 1980s to Q to The Word Hepworth and Ellen worked so closely together that they still get mistaken for each other.

Today, The Writer's Wardrobe - David Hepworth on the dress code for the creative homeworker.

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  • Wed 29 Jun 2016 22:45

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