Grandstand original theme

[taintedfrenchfry73]

Here, Here to all comments !!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT stuff, British PRIDE

[Pierlover]

The composer, Len Stevens, was a cousin of my mum's - so my second cousin. We never knew him or anything about him actually - so if anyone out there does please get in touch. I'm also a composer - and only found out about my composing family member fairly recently!

[lostintrivia]

Just brilliant. For a few moments I was once more a boy in the mid 1960's. The later Grandstand theme was good - this is better....

[mcunk1]

Great tune, great era, great sportsmen and sportswomen, 

[GEOFF0906]

Reminds me of my late Grandad, sitting at the tea table, waiting for the football pools results to come on. He was partially deaf, and would shout at us all to be quiet so that he could hear if he had won a fortune - never did though!

[TZEITEL10]

Quite evocative really.it reminds of my dad,who loved to come in from a quick drink in the pub to watch the races.

[AnthonyUK]

It sounds like stereo! If NICAM Stereo came into the 50's and 60's with the sets, that would be marvellous!

[ISS2010]

Ahhhhhh, what can I say? What can I say? This theme along wih the visuals that went with it (thank you to whoever said their father was involved with that) brings back the very fondest memories for me. I concur with the views of everyone here, and yes, I too would give anything for a return to thoe halcyon days. Days during which we were blissfully innocent and the only things that mattered were tombolas, the annual garden fete and what time Dixon of Dock Green was on. A paradise lost, indeed.

[globeman8]

Sounds like ding dong the wicked witch is dead

[ludwigvonsteampole1]

@globeman8 LOL Thats got me rolling with laughter...Good one mate

[Feisty1967]

Makes you proud to be British!

[RoyManners]

david coleman. a legend. wish there was one like him about now. he made sport

come alive.

[fericitchannel]

always found granstand boring..but loved the theme tunes!

[georgetjn]

This brings a tear to my eye, it takes me back to when I was small and watched this at home most Saturdays. I always remember the football results, that were read off a sort of telex machine in those days and were just before I had tea with my parents.

I am sitting here today in Hong Kong, but in my mind I am back in Edinburgh on a wet Saturday afternoon in the early 1960s !

[steve281980]

it may be from a great era, but its not as good as the later version, good to get away from the militaristic sound

[gurneyer]

Thanks for posting, delightful! From an era when the beeb provided a high standard of sports coverage - a world apart from todays cheap tacky presentations (which seem to be made by kids for kids). Grandstand simply was Saturday afternoon in those days.

[jungfraujoch11333]

Thanks for uploading

Very nostalgic

[Torowe1]

David Coleman was the BEST football commentator ever !!

[ScrewAttackEurope]

@Torowe1 He's Remarkable :D

[Torowe1]

wish Coleman was doing the World Cup this year !!

[OrodesIII]

Such happy memories of childhood this brings back.

[tarqogan]

They took Grandstand off the air,which was the longest running sports programme in the world. We all know that its the BBC that should be scrapped as it has long past its sell-by date.

[gurneyer]

@tarqogan

[tarqogan]

What fantastic memories this Grandstand theme evokes for me. Happiest years of my life which I would return to tomorrow ,given the chance.

[BaddaBigBoom]

LOL I have this image now of footballers running onto the pitch with their knees almost knocking their chins wearing great big long shorts.

[Jonathan6561]

Yay Pythons for using this in the fantastic sketch "Hospital Run by R.S.M."

[OrodesIII]

I never liked sport shows as a boy but I did like this theme.

[Cool2BCeltic]

I remember it. But although it's from the 1950s it's rather reminiscent of a 1940s newsreel.

[dalekgun]

Are there any editions of Grandstand still

existing with this theme?

[AndrewJM70]

From an era when one was truly proud of this country.

[gramule]

@AndrewJM70 lol

[jtcfc]

@AndrewJM70 I think you'll find that many are proud in this era.

[barky673]

just brings a tear to your eyes!!!

[platterscratcher]

This is "Newsscoop". I have it on Side B of a 45rpm 7". Side A is a later Grandstand theme that's not half as good. My brother bought it for Side A, but I nicked it from him for Side B !

Not being interested in sport, we used to tune in every Saturday afternoon, 5 minutes before Doctor Who, in order to catch this theme and see the fascinating four-lens camera.

After Doctor Who there would be Juke Box Jury, with its theme "Hit & Miss".

Those three themes are so evocative of my youth.

[flammasherman]

That ' fascinating four-lens camera ' was a Pye Image-Orthicon camera,my late father was involved in it's creation in the 1950's.The theme is wonderful and as others have said is so evocative of a time of the security of family life,sadly so lacking today.

[somit53]

wonderful stuff!! thanks so much.how dumb the bbc are to ditch such iconic images and themes.

[vinylseat]

I was a television service engineer through the 60's/70's and more. This introduction to Grandstand on a Saturday afternoon has great memories. Another great tune was 'Sportsview with Peter Dimmock, It always sounded like galloping horses. Thanks. J.

[PURPLEBEATTIE1]

Brilliant

[croda2008]

Brill

[tzzatzza]

I enjoyed that, thanks for posting.

[francilius]

This was far and away the best Grandstand theme and all those wonderful sporting memories come flooding back. If they ever discover how to travel back in time I'll be one of the first in line

[gusgorilla76]

Cor!! Thanks for bringing back this great memory. Reminds me of Saturday dinner and watching the horseracing before going to see grandparents. I remember, for just a minute, how it felt to be eight.

[DavidTL]

Fantastic sound quality!

[AnthonyUK]

I used to have that theme on BBC Sporting Themes on a pickwick cassette!

[pegbars]

Composed by Len Stevens.

[Titlebaum]

Thank you!!!Thank you!!! Been after this tune for years! Brings back so many memories!

[scorpiofootiemad]

It's a pity.This year would have been the 50th anniversary of the show.

[UISTMAN59]

Excellent photos and great theme music. *****